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Featured Workshops
Wednesday, July 23 | Thursday, July 24 | Friday, July 25 | Saturday, July 26
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
Opening Business Session and Keynote 7:00 p.m.
Title: “Live Juicy! How To Be A Resilient Leader”
Keynote Speaker: Anne Barab
Audiences describe presentations by resilience expert, Anne Barab, as “combining the wisdom of Mark Twain with the humor of Lucille Ball.” While many think leadership means a head title, Barab works to help folks realize they can lead from anywhere in an organization. She will challenge you to absorb and process creative concepts, and provide take home tools to help you grow professionally and personally.
Great places to work cultivate an atmosphere of trust, pride and camaraderie to help everyone grow. As BPW/USA promotes, and research studies confirm, there is a direct link between progressive professional practices and improved bottom line results. In this Keynote Presentation participants will learn to:
- LEAD BY INFLUENCE: The five critical principles for leading by influence and example
- CONNECT WITH OTHERS: Tools and techniques for connecting with others
- THINK LIKE A LEADER: How to think like a leader, regardless of your position within the organization.
THURSDAY, JULY 24
Opening Plenary Session
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Speaker: The Honorable Mayor Shirley Franklin - Atlanta, GA
In 2001 the people of Atlanta elected Shirley Franklin, a first time candidate for public office, to serve as the 58th Mayor of the City of Atlanta. She also became the first female mayor and the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major southern city.
Since her inauguration in 2002, Mayor Franklin has worked to build a “Best in Class” managed city by strengthening existing frameworks, implementing progressive changes and making the tough decisions necessary to make Atlanta better.
Mayor Franklin has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine, Black Enterprise, Essence and many other local and national publications. Governing magazine named her 2004 Public Official of the Year. Time Magazine in 2005 named her one of the top five mayors in the country; she is ranked among the top ten mayors in the world by the World Mayor Internet organization and has been named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News and World Report. Mayor Franklin received the prestigious 2005 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. She is widely viewed as one of America’s best leaders.
Concurrent Workshops
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Track: Discovering The Leader In You
Title: Networking Made Easy – the First Step in Successful Networking
Speaker: Penny Powers
Learn the basics of relationship networking and how to experience success in your efforts
Track: Mastering Work/Life
Title: I Had A Life Plan But The Magnet Fell Off The Fridge
Speaker: Anne Barab
A lack of balance in life leads to absenteeism, safety issues, increased health care costs and high turnover. An approach to life that embraces continual self-discovery and self-improvement helps us balance attitude, reality and behavior to improve the quality of our daily interactions with clients, customers, and colleagues. You will learn:
- PRINCIPLES for understanding the differences in people
- STRATEGIES for reducing frustration and disappointment with others
- TECHNIQUES for improving professional and personal effectiveness
Track: Uniting Our Voices
Title: It's Not Just Your Grandmother's - or your Mother's - ERA!
Speaker: Kathie Kelly and guests
Ever speak with someone who thought the ERA was passed years ago, or was “retro” or is not needed today? Or that women have the same opportunities as men and shouldn't waste their time on the ERA? If so, then this workshop is for you! Learn why the ERA is more relevant than ever and how its passage would impact women’s lives for the better. You will leave armed with “talking points” to sell the ERA to your legislators and to educate the public.
Concurrent Workshops
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Track: Discovering The Leader In You
Title: How To Build A Local Camp BPW
Speaker: Terry Lemire
Track: Uniting Our Voices
Session: BPW/PAC Committee Meeting (Spectators Welcome)
FRIDAY, JULY 25
Opening Plenary Session
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Title: Legacies of Women Panel
Moderator: Irene Natividad
Panelists: TBA
The Legacies of Women panel discussion will feature successful working women discussing challenges, strategies and lessons learned from their professional journeys.
Ms. Natividad is a recognized leader for women in the United States. As the President of the Global Summit of Women, an annual international gathering of women leaders from around the world, she works to promote the increased participation of women on corporate boards globally. Ms. Natividad runs her own public affairs firm, GlobeWomen, based in Washington, D.C. A sought-after commentator, her views are aired nationally on PBS To The Contrary, an all-women news analysis series in which she serves as a regular panelist.
Concurrent Workshops
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Track: Discovering The Leader In You
Title: Organizing Your Way To Success
Presenter: TBA
Track: Mastering Work/Life
Title: Rock Star Inc.: Hiring the High-Performance, High-Maintenance Hotshots Half Your Age
Speaker: Sarah Sladek
Working nine to five isn’t the only way for them to make a living. They would rather start their own businesses than climb a corporate ladder. They will likely ask more questions in a job interview than the interview will ask them. Salary is not their primary motivator. And they certainly aren’t going to work 20 years at the same company in hopes of receiving a gold watch at the retirement party.
Track: Uniting Our Voices
Title: The Fight for Equal Pay Continues: Ledbetter v. Goodyear
Speaker: Lilly Ledbetter
More than four decades after Congress outlawed wage discrimination, women continue to be paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. Lilly Ledbetter knows about pay discrimination first hand. As one of the few female supervisors at the Goodyear plant in Gadsden, Alabama for 19 years, Lilly discovered she was earning 20 % less than the lowest paid man in the same position. She sued and won but in an enormous setback for working women, the Supreme Court ruled against her. Her case and the subsequent fight in Congress have become the new front in the fight for equal pay.
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Track: Discovering The Leader In You
Title: TBA
Track: Managing Work/Life
Title: TBA
Track: Uniting Our Voices
Title: Advocacy 101 - Tools for Political Engagement
Speaker: Rachel Lyons
Learn tips and tools for effectively pleading your case to elected officials at all levels from the BPW Director of Public Policy.
SATURDAY, JULY 26
Luncheon Workshops
Noon – 12:30 p.m.
Title: The New Recruit
Speaker: Sarah Sladek
The Baby Boomer generation has sustained membership associations for quite some time. It’s time to also start thinking about X, Y, and Z – the next generation of association executives, board members and volunteers.
The New Recruit brings to light the challenges that Boomer-centric membership associations are experiencing and viable solutions that association executives can implement to successfully recruit and retain younger generations. The only succession plan a membership association has is the continuation of its membership.
Title: The New LO
Speaker: TBA
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