Track I - Career Advancement/Leadership

Workplace of the Future: How We Can Get (and Keep) More Women at the Top

Kimberly Elsbach, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Davis

*Freada Kapor Klein, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Level Playing Field Institute; Author, Giving Notice: Why the Best and Brightest Are Leaving the Workplace and How You Can Stop Them

Moderator: Patricia Cureton, Senior Human Resources Manager, Oracle Corporation

During the luncheon session, UC Davis will release the results of its 2007 Study of California Women Business Leaders. If the trend of previous years continues, women will once again be underrepresented in the boardrooms and executive suites in the 400 largest public companies in California. This lively panel will explore what companies can do to remove barriers to women’s advancement. This session will challenge you to rethink the unconscious ideas about stereotypes and commonly accepted business practices that are holding American companies back as they face an international war for talent.

The Dynamics of Men and Women at Work

Christopher Flett, CEO and Founder, The Flett Group of Companies

Moderator: Tammy Davis, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Training and Development, The Golden 1 Credit Union

What are the ten factors that drive men in business and the fourteen things women do to undermine themselves in the workplace? This tell-all session from a reformed “Alpha Male” will present the steps women can take to be authentic, maintain integrity, and be taken seriously in the business world. This engaging session reveals the hidden sociology between men and women at work and discusses what truly drives men to succeed, why men fear women in the workplace, how to show (or hide) emotion, how to make sure you get credit for your work and what men say when women leave the room.

Track III - Work/Life Strategies

Ignite Your Spark: Reinventing Yourself

*Michealene Cristini Risley, Filmmaker and Writer, Fresh Water Spigot; Co-Author, This is Not the Life I Ordered

*Jackie Speier, Former California State Senator; Co-Author, This is Not the Life I Ordered

*Deborah Collins Stephens, Executive Director, Center for Innovative Leadership; Co-Author, This is Not the Life I Ordered

Moderator: Jeanne Conroy, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Physician in Chief, North Valley, Kaiser Permanente

Four women facing extraordinary life circumstances joined forces around a kitchen table nearly a decade ago. Supporting and encouraging one another through the challenges of life, they learned to reinvent themselves in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Issues such as loss of jobs, failed business endeavors, loss of spouses through death and divorce, challenges with children, the women learned not only how to survive what life had handed them but to 'thrive' in the midst of chaos. In this session, they will share the tools, wisdom and inspiration for igniting your spark and reinventing yourself.

Track IV - Healthy Living

The Fit in Profit

Sally Edwards, President, Heart Zones; Former Masters World Record Holder in the Ironman Triathlon; Professional Athlete; Author

Moderator: Xanthi Pinkerton, Corporate Communications Manager, Siemens Transportation Systems

What level of fitness – emotional, physical, financial – is required to be a successful woman in business? It is important to find your inner athlete and your inner businessperson because running a business is an endurance sport. Learn how to follow a logical progression of steps from start-up to success for the small business owner. Sally shares with you how you can put the fit back into profit, have more energy and time, and maximize your opportunities. With a 30-year career as a professional triathlete and ultramarathoner, learn how this serial entrepreneur connects the business heart with the fitness heart in a compelling story that motivates you to start on the pathway to an active, healthy, life and business-style.

Track V - Financial Empowerment

The Pathway to Wealth and Prosperity

*Peter Cole, Co-Director, Insight Financial Group; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UC Davis School of Medicine; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Co-Author, True Self, True Wealth: A Pathway to Prosperity

*Daisy Reese, Co-Director, Insight Financial Group;  Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Co-Author, True Self, True Wealth: A Pathway to Prosperity

Moderator: Jia He, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

True wealth requires more than just a healthy bank account. The presenters have taken a holistic approach by combining their experience as practicing psychotherapists with their financial expertise to help clients develop their own sense of money mastery and a secure financial future. In this session they will share their unique process to help identify and heal emotional issues relating to your money scripts, and help you embark upon a new pathway to improve your neuroeconomic status and achieve financial and life goals.

Track VI - The Entrepreneurial Woman

Personal Productivity in the Digital Age

Pierre Khawand, Founder & Principal, People-OnTheGo

Moderator: Sandra Gauthier, Manager, Global Supplier Management Group, Intel Corporation; Director, PBWC

In today's digital age, information comes our way from many fronts and in abundance. Keeping track of it and leveraging it becomes very challenging. Researchers tell us that 15% to 30% of our time is spent searching for information, and that more than half of these searches are not fruitful. The estimated cost to the U.S. economy is $98 billion dollars per year, and the opportunity cost is twice as high. The cost to individuals is even higher because it affects our ability to meet our business and personal goals. This session will demonstrate a methodology for managing e-mail and showcase some of the latest Web collaboration tools. When it comes to information overload, there is light at the end of the tunnel!

Establishing Your Financial Footing

Michael Lee, Member Education Manager, The Golden 1 Credit Union

Moderator: Teri Munger, External Affairs/Media Relations Manager, Intel Corporation

Take Control of Your Finances!  Pay off your debt.  Save for a house, a wedding or a child's education.  Become a better investor.  Build your retirement fund.  You'd like to do it all.  And the truth is, you can!  In this session, we'll cut through all the financial jargon to get to what's really essential.  Whether you are just starting out, or looking to improve your spending and saving habits, you can have greater financial control over your life--and all the wonderful things such security brings.

Track VIII - Young Women's Program

Us vs. The Media: How Advertisers Are Selling You More Than Just Beauty (and What You Can Do About It)

Jennifer Berger, Executive Director, About-Face

Moderator: Susan Wheeler, President, Sacramento Advocates for Girls Empowerment (SAGE)

Do you really understand what you're seeing when you're on the Web or reading a magazine? Barely anyone does! In this eye-opening workshop, you will learn how to “really look” at ads and other types of media. You'll learn how their messages can affect the way you look at yourself and your body, contributing to the rest of your life in a way you might not expect. How do all those "beauty tips" change your chances of success as a woman and as a professional? You're about to find out.

* Nationally-recognized author