Track I - Career Advancement/Leadership

Onward and Upward: Charting Your Own Course to the Top

*Cathy Benko, Vice Chairman and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte & Touche USA; Author, Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace with Today's Nontraditional Workforce

*Rebecca Shambaugh, President & CEO, Shambaugh Leadership; Author, It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor

Moderator: Shirley Gordon, Vice President, Operations, State Farm Insurance; Director, PBWC

Is the “sticky floor” holding you back? This session will examine women’s career advancement from two main perspectives. The first will focus on the steps women can take to address their own career-inhibiting behaviors and mindsets that may be preventing them from progressing. The second part will present a pioneering approach to employee engagement and career-life fit called Mass Career Customization that organizations can adopt to help all employees progress in their careers. The panelists will share best practices plus examples from their own experience on how to remove obstacles and align the workplace to successfully propel your career forward.

Track II - Interpersonal Communications

Speak Easy: Communicating Effectively Across All Generations

*Nanette Gartrell, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Excellence in Women's Health, UCSF; Author, My Answer is No...If That's Okay With You: How Women Can Say No and Still Feel Good About It

*Lisa Orrell, Millennial & Generation Relations Expert, The Orrell Group; Author, Millenials Incorporated

Moderator: Carol Batte, Manager, Marketing & Community Relations, Northern California & Pacific West Regions, American Airlines

Why do even the most powerful, accomplished, and successful women find it difficult to say NO? How is it possible to set limits without jeopardizing important relationships? In this session you will learn creative, practical ways to transform an automatic or reluctant YES into a healthy, respectful NO—and still feel good about it. The second part of the session will focus on communicating and interacting with Millennials, the newest generation to enter the professional workforce. Learn who these young professionals are, what they expect from their managers, and how to successfully manage, motivate and retain them.

Track III - Work/Life Strategies

Matching Work Options to Life Goals

Lydia Li and Leslie Stanion, Sales Development Managers, Worldwide PSG Accessories, Support & Factory Services, Hewlett-Packard

Tracy Weatherby, Principal & Founder, Active Ingredient

Moderator: Denise Brosseau, Co-Founder, Invent Your Future Enterprises

The workplace is vastly different today than it was a generation ago and will continue to evolve as Millennials enter the workforce in great numbers. A person’s life goals and needs fluctuate over time, so why shouldn’t career paths embody similar changes? This session will first explore the importance of creating a One Page Life Plan as a blueprint for career aspirations and then examine two versions of flexible work arrangements – job sharing and independent consulting -- that three women pursued in order to uphold their life goals. Come learn the advantages, disadvantages, business case, and keys to success for these various scenarios and see which you can apply to your own life.

Track IV - Healthy Living

Stress Relief for Working Women

Carol Scott, M.D., Emergency Physician and Health Educator; Stress Relief Coach

Moderator: Robin Eckert, Program Manager, Abbott Vascular

Stress is an epidemic! Whether it's the formidable challenges of a fast paced and competitive work environment, finances, caretaking, or jugging diverse demands, we are born with an automatic internal emergency response system that is designed to assist in settings of acute challenges. Here's the problem--stress hormones are essential but can't perform at a peak level for extended periods of time and soon become counterproductive. In fact, seeking 'balance' often becomes yet another stressor. In this session participants will learn the five step process for discovering and living in the BestStress Zone and leave with innovative tools and tactics to live better and with greater satisfaction.

Track V - Financial Empowerment

A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance

*Sharon Kedar, Chartered Financial Analyst; Co-Author, On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance

Moderator: Emily Shanks, Business Banking Market Executive, East Bay Market President, Bank of America

Most young women would love to live a carefree lifestyle filled with lunches, Louis Vuitton, and lattés, but what you might not know is that doing so can lead to future financial breakdown. Whether you’ve been living paycheck-to-paycheck, are trying to save for a down payment on your first home, or are hoping to one day retire in comfort, this non-nonsense session will teach you how to balance your desire to live well today with the need to save and invest for tomorrow.

Track VI - The Entrepreneurial Woman

Growing Your Business Exponentially

Isisara Bey, Development Advisor, Count Me In For Women's Economic Independence and Make Mine a $Million Business

Make Mine a $Million Business award-winning entrepreneurs:

Karen Bevels, Owner, Karen Bevels Custom Catering and Events

Molly Fuller, President, Hands On Gourmet

Robin Moorad, Founder & Principal, Imago Associates

Linda Russell, Owner, Mugshots Photography

Jinsoo Terry, Founder & CEO, Advanced Global Connection

Miracle Wanzo, Founder & Owner, Nala and Company

Moderator: Shelley Hendrickson, Senior Vice President & Division Manager, California Business Banking, Wells Fargo Bank

Make Mine a Million $ Business, the nation’s leading not-for-profit helping women entrepreneurs, will show you just what it takes to build a million-dollar business during this inspiring, interactive 90 minute workshop.  You’ll practice encapsulating your business idea into a potent, attention-getting pitch, and learn from women just like you who have used the Make Mine a Million program to catapult their businesses to the $1 million mark and beyond in record time!  Become one of one million women growing million-dollar enterprises, creating jobs and boosting the economy with the help of Make Mine a Million $ Business. 

Track VII - On the Pulse

What's the Big Deal About Social Networking?

Ellen Petry Leanse, Social Media Strategist, Social Power Advisors

Tina Sharkey, Chairman, BabyCenter, LLC

Moderator:  *Charlene Li, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research; Author, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

This session will examine how the wildfire-like spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them. Learn about the opportunities and threats to the existing order and the impact on our personal lives and the business world. MySpace, LinkedIn, and Facebook are just the tip of the social networking iceberg.

Track VIII - Young Women's Program

Today Decides Tomorrow: A Game Plan for Life

*Andrea Frank Henkart, Psychologist, Seminar Leader, Author, Cool Communication: From Conflict to Cooperation for Parents and Kids and The Healthy Family Handbook: Creating Physical and Emotional Nutrition at Home

*Journey Henkart, Seminar Leader, Journalist, Peer Facilitator, Co-Author, Cool Communication: From Conflict to Cooperation for Parents and Kids

Moderator: Rachel Paras, Executive Director, Oasis for Girls

Need some help facing the challenges of everyday life? This motivational and empowering mother/daughter team will teach you how to set goals, accept change, make positive life choices and move toward your dreams. You will be given an opportunity to view your life as you live it now and rewrite your own script for a positive future. You will leave feeling confident about yourself and your ability to make a difference in your own life. This highly interactive, power-packed presentation infused with music and humor will set you on the path to success in high school and beyond.

* Nationally-recognized author

Note: Program is subject to change.