• June 10-12, 2018
  • DoubleTree by Hilton
  • San Jose, CA
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Keynotes & Featured Speakers

302 - BREAKTHROUGHS IN LEADERSHIP: HERE'S HOW I GOT TO THE TOP

Carolina Milanesi, Founder, The Heart of Tech
Amy Foley, Vice President, Product Innovation & Delivery, Johnson & Johnson Health & Wellness Solutions
Mandy Mock, VP & GM, Product Engineering Solutions IT, Intel Corporation
Barbara Nelson, GM & VP, Cloud Services & Software for Consumers, Western Digital
June 12, 9:00 am - 9:30 am • Gateway Ballroom

Come hear outstanding women relate personal stories from their own experiences: growth challenges, lessons learned, and rewards they earned on their way to success ... plus advice on pitfalls to avoid. Also included: some of the greatest "AHA!" moments in their jobs that transformed the way they thought about things...

308 - BUILD TRUST, IMPROVE TEAMWORK, AND TRANSFORM YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH C-IQ

Michael Neuendorff, President, Bay Area Executive Coach
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Carmel / Monterey

In this cutting-edge session, you'll gain insight into how teams and organizations are thriving by raising the trust level, innovating like never before, and working better together with the power of Conversational Intelligence (C-IQ). This neuroscience-backed process works within organizations of any size, on any mission. C-IQ works to strengthen personal relationships, too! Regardless of your position in an organization, you will know how to make a bigger impact and raise the quality of your conversations to Level III by attending this session, being led by a certified C-IQ coach.

Keynote Luncheon

June 11, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Keynote Luncheon

June 12, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Monday Networking Breakfast

June 11, 7:30 am - 8:30 am

Tuesday Networking Breakfast

June 12, 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakout Sessions

106 - INTRODUCTION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL IN CANNABIS

Lizette De Arkos, CEO/Co-Founder, Alzar
Raeven Duckett, Co-Founder, Community Gardens Delivery & Distribution
Lilli Keinaenen, Founder, Changemaker Creative
June 10, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • San Carlos / San Juan

Cannabis is now legal in 29 states for medical usage; 17 states have passed laws specific for the usage of Cannabidiol (CBD); and 9 states have made it legal for recreational usage. In addition, 23 states have passed laws decriminalizing certain marijuana possession offenses. We're seeing numerous scientific, medical, economic, and tax revenue studies and results showing positive outcomes on all fronts with the states. More so: significant number of research studies have demonstrated that usage of marijuana is not the "gateway drug" to illicit drugs or criminal activity. The most that was demonstrated is increase in purchase of snack foods.

Yet every day, folks ask questions, especially in states where it is legal for recreational usage:
*How would working for a cannabis company affect my resume?
*If I put cannabis-related businesses and associates on my LinkedIn profile, what will the police think?
*What happens at work now if I use cannabis and they require a drug test?
*If I invest in a cannabis business, how does this affect my other clients?

This panel is set up to answer questions about the professional aspects of cannabis and how to navigate the stigma, the fear factors, and the falsehoods. And more so, to help understand the value and importance of breaking these down - especially within communities.

112 - DID YOU EVER WANT TO BE "IN" THE STORY? ENTER AR / VR / IR / MR

Gail Gessert, CEO, Gessert Media
Sue Bohle, Executive Director, Serious Play Conference
Monika Jo, VR Marketing Consultant
Tavia Morra, Interactive Engineer, Motion Graphics, Obscura Digital
Meeta Roy, Head of Operations, Bose AR
Tamara Thompson, CEO, Serious Take Productions
June 10, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Sierra

In the movie "BIG," Josh presented the idea of an interactive comic book: as the reader makes choices for the character, the story continuously re-works itself, creating new and unforeseen material. Now: imagine a database full of images, video clippings, sound bytes ... and add all the reality components (Augmented, Virtual, Immersive, Mixed) ... plus the storyteller ... and presto! Participants are engaged by making selections through a joint meeting space to be PART of the story. Talk about a new way to share the experience of storytelling!

116 - EXPLORING THE MEDICINAL / MEDICAL / WELLNESS TECHNOLOGIES OF CANNABIS

Karyn Cooks, Karyn Cooks | Modern Marketing
Tali Eisenberg, Customer Service Manager/Patient Outreach, dosist
Carrie Tice, CEO & Co-Founder, Octavia Wellness
June 10, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Join us for a conversation about the cannabis plant and the science behind its ability to help with multiple medical issues. You'll learn how to approach "the cannabis conversation" with medical practitioners for yourself or your family members.

152 - EXPLORING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN CANNABIS

Karyn Cooks, Karyn Cooks | Modern Marketing
Windy Borman, Executive Producer | Director | Filmmaker, Green Mile Pictures
Andrea Brooks, CEO/Founder, SAVA
Gwen Takagawa, Assistant Director, Green Rush Consulting
June 10, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • San Carlos / San Juan

Cannabis is one of today's fastest-growing industries, where women can - and ARE - taking the lead in entrepreneurial opportunities, women-owned businesses, technology, and innovation. Recent studies show women hold 36% of executive roles in the marijuana industry; in Nevada, that figure is closer to 50%, and growing. But not everyone understands the legitimacy of the business, science, existing products, and services aspects, as well as the relevance of emerging technologies such as big data, cryptocurrency, AI, medical research, and more. Estimates see this as a potentially $500 billion industry by the year 2040. Come learn about the multiple opportunities for women in this fast-growing and profitable sector.

155 - THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR ALL

Pushpa Ithal, Founder and CEO, MarketBeam
Parna Sarkar-Basu, CEO and Founder, Brand and Buzz Marketing
June 10, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Transitioning to an influencer has various benefits - from becoming a trusted advisor and advancing your career, to showcasing your expertise and transforming into a successful entrepreneur. You don't have to be an executive to be a thought leader. Nor do you have to be a keynote speaker to be considered a thought leader. This workshop shares best practices, tips, and tricks on thought leadership, and provides guidance on do's and don'ts. You'll walk away with a list of tangible actions and tools that you can use immediately to become an influencer.

251 - LOOK, MA - NO HANDS! AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

Sudha Jamthe, Author & CEO, IoT Disruptions
Radhika Arora, Autonomous Driving Lead, ON Semiconductor
Michele Kyrouz, Host, Smarter Cars Podcast
Lauren Maffeo, Senior Content Analyst, GetApp, A Gartner Company
Rashmi Rao, Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman
Liz Slocum, Founder, Sudocat
June 11, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Sierra

Autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots are creating new artificial intelligence technologies and disrupting many business value chains. We are at the cusp of a huge disruption affecting many industries beyond the car industry, taking us to a connected driverless world. Come to this panel to prepare yourself for the technologies, get a clear understanding of the opportunities and AV landscape, and learn how to pivot your career, your business, and your future to this exciting new space. The key focus of this panel includes:
* AI technology behind autonomous vehicles
* Levels of autonomous driving - how far we are from the driverless world?
* What is the landscape of the companies, startups involved? * What are the gaps to innovate?
* Which are the impacted industries?
* How do artificial intelligence technologies play a role?

252 - EXCITED ABOUT YOUR STORY? TELL IT LIKE A TED PRO

John Bates, Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
June 11, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Cascade

Great leaders tell great stories. Stories have the power to touch people's deepest emotions. And emotions are the wellspring of loyalty, trust, cooperation, and action. You will succeed more often, more quickly, and more completely as you master the power of stories. And, as a human being, you are a natural-born storyteller with full access and rights to the best that story has to offer. In this excellent session, you will learn how to unleash your own innate powers and have others be "Excited About Your Story."
Topics covered include:
* Why the ability to tell a compelling story is essential for startups
* 5 elements of a strategic story
* Strategies for pitching in front of various audiences: industry vs. non-industry vs. investors
* How to embed storytelling into all aspects of your business and pitches

253 - BRIDGING THE DIGITAL GENDER DIVIDE

Myra Nawabi, Senior Project Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell, Spokesperson/Head of Media Relations, International Telecommunications Union, United Nations
Jill Finlayson, Director of Mentorship & Ecosystem Partnerships, Singularity University
Jillian Scott, Director, TechWomen Program, Institute of International Education
Ized Uanikhehi, Community Evangelist, DigiClan Africa
June 11, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • San Jose / Santa Clara

Historically, the "digital divide" has referred to those with access to the Internet and those without. But increasingly, research finds that extreme GENDER inequalities exist in Internet access, digital skills, and online rights across developing countries. This session showcases stories of women and organizations that are making a positive difference in bridging that gap.

254 - FACIAL RECOGNITION IS CREEPING INTO DAILY LIFE

Kesha Williams, Software Engineering Manager, Chick-fil-A Corporate
June 11, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Facial recognition is everywhere, from Facebook to security, gaming, stores, airports, etc. ... and its use is only growing. Facial recognition is popular because face images exist of almost everyone. There are driver's license photos, identity badges from wherever you work, library cards, warehouse club cards, social media, and the list goes on. The FBI has said that its database includes at least 4.3 million "civil images" - those taken for non-criminal purposes. With the advent of several open source facial recognition libraries, the technology will become even more commonplace than it is today.

Attend this session to learn about advances in facial recognition and what it means for your life 1 year, 5 years, and even 10 years from now. Attendees will be exposed to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Rekognition, while taking a peek under the hood at a real face detection system. You'll walk away understanding the technical aspects of facial recognition and how to integrate face detection into existing applications.

255 - VIRTUAL REALITY (WHAT IS THE REALITY?): SOCIAL, BUSINESS, AND ENTERTAINMENT

Gail Gessert, CEO, Gessert Media
Jim Malcolm, GM, HumanEyes Technologies
June 11, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Siskiyou

Consumers have embraced the digital era! They experience media on their phones, tablets, computers, and now with new technological advances, virtual reality (VR) devices. They no longer live in a linear, 2D world. Consumers are expecting more and more, and particularly from a 3-D environment. After a long history, the future of VR has new focus! How businesses and 3-D content creators can truly engage everyday consumers in VR is in some sense still elusive. At the same time, however, the industry is taking giant leaps forward. Regardless of the learning curve on just how to best use the technology, one thing is for sure: while the consumer is expecting more and more, VR as an industry will advance.

In this interview-style session, you'll hear and view, first hand, what defines "the realities" about VR. The focus will be on how VR is blossoming in its applications and why so many storytellers are now flocking to the medium. Industry examples and case studies with visuals will be shared, demonstrating how educators, corporations, entertainment, and social networks are building their businesses and brands through 3-D visual innovation. You'll leave this session with a foundation in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) that will help you spawn ideas to implement your own future virtual reality projects.

276 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH CK-12 CO-FOUNDER NEERU KHOSLA

Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder and Chair, CK-12 Foundation
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Come network with Neeru to ask questions about her presentations on STEM or Don't Be Afraid - or bring your questions about Neeru's own career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

291 - FLY ME TO THE MOON: SUBORBITAL SPACE = THE JUMP POINT FOR SPACE EXPLORATION

Ioana Cozmuta, Co-Founder & CTO, Flawless Photonics
Usha Guduri, Mars 2020 Subsystem Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Susan Lucas-Conwell, Executive Vice President, CSIRO US
Myra Nawabi, Senior Project Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Sierra

From a 2014 article in the Los Angeles Times: "In the not-so-distant future, the global elite will be able to zip between practically any major city - London to Sydney, New York to Beijing - in a mere two hours or less." They estimated that suborbital commuter flights would be tested by 2017 and on sale by 2020. Fast forward to 2018, where Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, and SpaceX are all feverishly working towards private sector commercial space travel, up to and including to the moon ... which is changing the landscape of suborbital space. From expanding the International Space Station, to creating the most comprehensive satellite system to provide global internet, to tourists and travel ... come learn more about this multi-trillion dollar industry that overlaps 20 other industries.

292 - VOICE-FIRST TECHNOLOGY: WOMEN LEADING THE WAY

Bradley Metrock, CEO, Score Publishing
Katie McMahon, Vice President & General Manager, SoundHound
Cathy Pearl, Head of Conversation Design Outreach, Google
Bonnie Snyder, National Business Director, VoiceXP
Kesha Williams, Software Engineering Manager, Chick-fil-A Corporate
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Gateway Ballroom

In this session, you'll hear from four women leaders who are pioneering with voice-first technology ... from voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, and others ... to hardware like smart speakers, smart displays, smart appliances in our home, and other IoT equipment that is making our everyday lives easier. Learn where the career opportunities are in this rapidly emerging field, and how women spanning the spectrum of interests - from liberal arts all the way to engineering - can forge their own path within voice technology.

293 - DIVERSITY AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Carolina Milanesi, Founder, The Heart of Tech
Dalana Brand, Vice President, Global Total Rewards, Electronic Arts
Elizabeth Brown, Chief People Officer, Unity Technologies
Nikila Srinivasan, Product Lead, Ads Growth & China Ads, Facebook
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Cascade

A diverse workforce and management team should not be seen as a nice-to-have, nor as a way to make your company diversity report look good. Diversity must be embraced as a competitive advantage. Focusing on diversity and the different skills that a diverse team brings to the table will help your company to connect with a broader set of customers with both your products and your marketing, and attract and engage talent. Our session will give concrete examples of what can be achieved when the right mindset is in place.

294 - PERSONAL STRATEGY: YOUR TURNING POINT

Bill Lamond, Human Potential 2.0
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • San Jose / Santa Clara

This insightful workshop will focus on the power to create a new future and elevate your professional and personal life. Computer models were designed originally to mimic the way the human mind operates. Imagine having a technology for expanding your thinking that is as straightforward as using the operating system on your laptop... or, as software companies do from time to time, creating a new operating system that gives you a brand new power in your career and your life.

Would you use Windows 2000 to operate in 2018? Probably not. So why use a personal operating system you created five, ten, or even 20 years ago - that keeps you coming back to the same place over and over? Learn what it takes to design a brand-new strategy and personal operating system that optimizes everything of importance and joy to you now!

306 - GET READY, GET SET, GET HIRED: SIMPLE WAYS TO STAND OUT AND GET NOTICED

Andrew Gardiner, Co-Founder, The Hire Key
Gary Albright, Senior Executive Consultant, Kerri Evans Associates
S. Jamila Buckner, Head of Human Resources, Golden Gate University
Silvia Johnson, Vice President, Global Talent Organization, Symantec
Claudine Rezek, Senior Manager, University Recruiting, Ellie Mae
Grant Weinberg, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, TriNet
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Straightforward ways to present your very best, most professional self for recruiters. Tips as well as areas to beware.

307 - THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW: FUTURE OF DIGITAL HEALTHCARE AND TELEMEDICINE

Niharika Srivastav
Sahar Arshad, Co-Founder & COO, CloudMedx
Alexandra Barton-Sweeney, Founder & CEO, Razzberry
Charu Lavania, Director, Digital Technologies, Kaiser Permanente
Chalisa Prarasri, CEO / Co-Founder, Opter
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • San Jose / Santa Clara

Sit down and put on a vest that has a set of different sensors to collect information, with a USB port from the vest that connects to the computer. Sign in to Private Internet Channel 251, turn on your video, and transmit your readings real-time as the doctor on the other side of the zoom has your data being real-time analyzed for issues. This session will explore how to bring health care to everyone - and utilize the infrastructure of real-time learning, digital healthcare, and the Internet.

309 - GO FROM BORED, BURNED OUT, UNFULFILLED IN YOUR CAREER TO DOING WORK YOU LOVE

Renessa Boley Layne, Founder, Perfect Work Academy
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • San Carlos / San Juan

No matter how much money we earn or how "successful" we may look to others, we all get to a point where we feel bored, burned out, or unfulfilled in our work. You may want more passion, challenge, freedom, meaning, or money in your work right now, yet have no idea where to start, what "perfect work" looks like for you, or how to overcome your fear of the risk to get it.

This workshop will equip you with a simple process to redesign your ideal career or business and create a winning strategy to get highly paid doing work you love. If you're itching to change careers, start a business, or bring your "big idea" to life, this session is for you. Some of what you'll learn:
* The 4 specific questions that instantly shift you from "no idea" to "crystal clear" on the ideal role that will bring you the most fulfillment and highest income in a new career or business.
* How to strategically transition to meaningful work that excites you without going broke or forfeiting a dime of your current income.
* The top 2 mistakes preventing you from getting highly paid to do work you love right now.
* Why your past successes (NOT your fears or failures) are your biggest roadblock to doing work you love.

351 - BE SELECTIVE, GET SELECTED: HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE SELECTION PROCESS

Andrew Gardiner, Co-Founder, The Hire Key
Ashley Malone, Senior Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, Dine Brands Global
Suzanne Rumsey, Head of Global Talent Management, TiVo Corporation
Imo Udom, Co-Founder & CEO, Wepow
Genil Washington, Director, Talent Acquisition, Dignity Health
June 12, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Siskiyou

High-level Talent Acquisition (TA) professionals provide a behind-the-scenes insight into what recruiters are doing throughout the selection process. Tips on how to ensure you make it all the way through.

352 - FUTURE IT AND YOU: ENVISION YOUR POSSIBILITIES!

Hillary Barnhart, Senior Director, Business Operations, ITOM Business Unit, ServiceNow
Lauren Maffeo, Senior Content Analyst, GetApp, A Gartner Company
Shilpa Pulipaka, Technology Leader / Architect / Consultant
Mica Syjuco, Director, Technology Leadership, Avanade
Devon Valencia, Vice President, Enterprise Program Delivery, Blue Shield of California
June 12, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • San Jose / Santa Clara

Come to this session to get clued into the forces reshaping careers, dramatically shifting roles, and redefining responsibilities. You'll gain advanced insight into critical transformations within DevOps, Cloud, Security, Data Centers, Services (PaaS/SaaS), UX/UI, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. Essential, practical advice on how to position yourself for success!

353 - VISIONARIES USING TECH FOR GOOD

Beena Ammanath, Founder, Humans For AI
Sarah Richson, CEO, Richemele International Consultants
Arjita Sethi, Co-Founder, Equally
June 12, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Carmel / Monterey

Philanthropy tech is on the rise. Technology is really allowing us to address social impact in new and smart ways. We do not have all the answers yet, and technology may not solve all our problems, but it can be an effective tool to helping us get there. Meet some outstanding women who are leveraging technology to address some of the most impactful social challenges.

354 - VENTURE CAPITAL: HOW TO TURN THE NUMBERS AROUND FOR FEMALE FOUNDERS AND FUNDERS

Jennifer LeBlanc, CEO & Founder, ThinkResults Marketing
Sarika Batra, Showrunner & Director, Meet the Drapers
Morgan Lai, Investor, Founder Capital
Helena Ronis, Co-Founder & CEO, VoxSnap
Anna Shen, Startup Advisor, Ecosystem Builder & Journalist
Dea Wilson, Founder, Lifograph
June 12, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • San Carlos / San Juan

Women receive 2% of venture funding and make up 9% of VC partners, yet research shows that companies with female leaders and board members outperform all-male companies. This panel brings together experienced female venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem partners who share their expertise and tactical guidance. It's aimed at anyone wanting to win - or support a woman to win - at the heavily stacked entrepreneur and funding game.

355 - DEMYSTIFYING CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS (ICOs)

Diane Schrader, Founder & CEO, thirdACT
Radhika Iyengar-Emens, Managing Partner, DoubleNova Group
Peter Relan, Co-Founder, The Knowledge Network
Nancy Wojtas, Partner, Cooley LLP
Jorden Woods, Founder, StarChain Ventures
Heidi Yu, CEO, BOOSTO.io
June 12, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Donner

Cryptocurrencies have been all the rage since last year. How do cryptocurrencies launch into the market? What's involved in the ICO process? The SEC has been scrutinizing the ICO space, issuing subpoenas to companies that had their ICOs last year. What are the implications of the current regulatory landscape? This panel discussion will feature entrepreneurs, investors, and legal experts who will provide insights into the ICO process.

361 - INSIDER GUIDE TO HIRING

Andrew Gardiner, Co-Founder, The Hire Key
Chris Galy, Founder, NextPlay HR
Gail Jacobs, Senior Director, People Center of Excellence, Guardant Health
Amelia Merrill, People Strategy & TA Leader, Guardant Health
Howard Ting, GTM Leader for High-Growth Companies
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Siskiyou

High-level Talent Acquisition (TA) professionals provide behind-the-scenes insights into what recruiters are doing throughout the selection process. Tips on how to ensure you make it all the way through!

362 - READY TO WELCOME THE AI REVOLUTION INTO YOUR HOME AND AT WORK?

Isabelle Guis, VP Product Marketing | Sales Cloud, Salesforce
Alexandra Barton-Sweeney, Founder & CEO, Razzberry
Ingrid Burton, Chief Marketing Officer, H2o.ai
Nikki Hallgrimsdottir, Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist, Algomus
Sohila Zadran, Neuroscientist, Venture Capital & Private Equity
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • San Jose / Santa Clara

Join us to understand the technological advance that made Artificial Intelligence (AI) possible today.
* How can computers simulate human brains to learn and act?
* How will AI impact our lives from driving to investing, curing us, or making us more efficient at work?
* What can women do to be engaged in this revolution?
Your children may never need a driver's license; every office could have a virtual assistant. While some tasks could be delegated to machines, others will require more involvement from humans. AI requires a broader diversity of skills than past technology revolutions, with the addition of computer science, math, neuroscience, sociology, mechanical engineering, venture capital, and more. Could the STEM stigma disappear and gender discrimination be avoided from Day One? Our panelists - all from leadership positions in the healthcare, manufacturing, finance, robotics, and IT industries - offer a broad variety of backgrounds brought together by artificial intelligence. AI is getting ready for showtime, so don't miss the opportunity to be part of it!

363 - INSIGHTS FOR INTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURS

Jennifer LeBlanc, CEO & Founder, ThinkResults Marketing
Rian Buckley, Co-Founder & CEO, Fitcode
Caroline Hubbard, Corporate Strategist, LinkedIn
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Carmel / Monterey

Accomplished intrepreneurs/entrepreneurs share hard-learned lessons and powerful perspectives, including how-to's on:
* Navigating the work world and establishing your professional brand early on
* Becoming an advocate for change in the workplace
* Creating space for others to succeed as well as yourself
* Pursuing meaning in both your professional and personal lives
* Building a company/brand
* Rising to the special challenges of a young CEO/entrepreneur
* Using tech to solve consumer/retailer problems
* Avoiding the pitfalls that cause so many companies to fail
Come with your questions!

364 - GENDER INTELLIGENCE: WHAT, WHY, AND HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED IT?

Karen Cornwell, Senior Innovation Strategist, Gender Intelligence Group
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • San Carlos / San Juan

We hear the headlines daily about gender outrages in the workplace. Understand what Gender Intelligence is and why you want it. Learn the keys we've been missing all this years. Backed by brain science, we have fundamental differences - and once you understand them, you can stop tripping over them and start leveraging these differences to build top-line growth, innovation, and phenomenal employee engagement. Find out how you can use detailed diagnostics to identify your company's specific issues to design the right programs that address the issues that are restraining your company's growth.

Coaching Circle

161 - Coaching Circle - HOW TO GET NOTICED WHEN YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE THE BOSS

Carol Evanoff, CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

How do you get your white male bosses and Human Resources personnel to develop and promote you when they perceive leadership and higher level positions as needing people who look and act like them? How do you open a dialog about whether the "mold" can be adjusted slightly to include women and minorities? This Coaching Circle will share techniques that have worked for over a thousand protégés. We'll talk about how to get positive exposure to the decision makers for those key positions.

162 - Coaching Circle - SPEAK LIKE A LEADER MINI-BOOTCAMP

John Bates, Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

Your [and your team's] ability to communicate WELL makes a difference on every level. Learn how to use neurobiology to maximize all of your communications and get more of what you want, more of the time. Make the very most of every word you speak, and know why it works. Leave your fear and anxiety about public speaking far behind, forever.

163 - Coaching Circle - BUILDING EXECUTIVE-LEVEL CONFIDENCE

June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

Making the move from middle management to the executive suite requires a healthy dose of confidence. Self-assurance is a must. Yet women, in particular, struggle with confidence. The "Impostor Syndrome" is real. Participants will share insights on ways to overcome feeling like an imposter and building their confidence muscles.

164 - Coaching Circle - MAXIMIZE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE

Kim Meninger, Executive Coach, Your Career Success
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

Having a seat at the table means having an influential voice in the decisions that impact your work, career and overall business. In this interactive session, you'll learn strategies for getting a seat at the table, using your seat when you get there, and maintaining your seat for the long run.

166 - Coaching Circle - What Are You REALLY Communicating? 11 Assumptions in the First 7 Seconds

Judy Peebles, Principal, The Knowledge Series
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

When you meet someone for the first time, they are making at least 11 assumptions about you in the first 7 seconds. What are you REALLY communicating with your Attitude, Posture, Inner Dialogue, Body Language, etc.? What do you WANT to communicate? What can you do to influence these assumptions?

167 - Coaching Circle - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Frank Del Fiugo, Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

With a template for dealing with difficult people, we'll examine some difficult personality types. You'll learn how to apply time-tested communication strategies to manage challenging personality types, be in charge of our own reactivity to difficult people, and facilitate positive outcomes in a timely fashion.

168 - Coaching Circle - POWER UP YOUR SALES

Janet Janssen, Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Donner

We are all in sales. Embrace it by learning tips, tools, and techniques that will help you become a better listener, ask better questions, and discover and uncover through positive and effective inquiry what the customer really wants. Learn how to close the deal. (A very interactive coaching circle.)

169 - Coaching Circle - WHAT WOULD YOUR TEAM SAY ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU LEFT THE ROOM?

Diana Ackerley, President, Focusing Conversations
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

What assumptions do you hold about the team? A tool will be given to explore this topic.

171 - Coaching Circle - MASTERING GENDER COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS

Diane Malnekoff, Principal, DM Consulting
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

Learn the secrets to master communications between women and men. Work smarter, prevent miscommunications, and improve gender dynamics - change the conversation, literally. Based in brain science, understand what is in his or her brain on that phone call, that conversation, that meeting, that e-mail, that board presentation. Learn practical tactics and tools to use that understanding and raise the bar in all of your interactions.

172 - Coaching Circle - ENGAGING MEN IN WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

Bonita Banducci, Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

Bringing some consulting to coaching, you will open new opportunities for men to discover "what they didn't know they didn't know," the "competencies" you contribute to accomplishing their goals--and yours--to increase innovation, productivity and bottom line results which also allows for powerful partnerships that overcome bias and men walking on eggshells around women.

173 - Coaching Circle - 7 PITFALLS OF WOMEN LEADERS AND HOW TO SWERVE AROUND THEM

Karen Cornwell, Senior Innovation Strategist, Gender Intelligence Group
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

Based on interviews with women leaders and backed by brain science, understand the common pitfalls frequently encountered by women as they climb the corporate ladder. We'll have a lively discussion of a variety of methods to avoid these pitfalls.

174 - Coaching Circle - TRANSFORMING FROM A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO A THOUGHT LEADER

Pushpa Ithal, Founder and CEO, MarketBeam
Parna Sarkar-Basu, CEO and Founder, Brand and Buzz Marketing
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

This is a follow-up to the "Thought Leadership for All" workshop, where you can get personal tips on how to turn your passion or expertise into actionable steps to become an influencer on that topic. This is your chance to ask specific questions and discuss challenges that you may be facing.

176 - Learning Circle - CREATING A GRASS ROOTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Rachel Bell, Vice President, Scores & Analytics, FICO
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Siskiyou

First-hand advice from the woman who created a corporate mentorship program in her company: what worked, what didn't work, what factors made it successful. Her to-do list included creating the program materials from scratch; seeking out willing mentors to participate; getting support for a small budget; identifying topics and ice breakers /team building activities for the mentorship group; and more. You can do this, too!

211- Coaching Circle - SPEAK LIKE A LEADER MINI-BOOTCAMP

John Bates, Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Your [and your team's] ability to communicate WELL makes a difference on every level. Learn how to use neurobiology to maximize all of your communications and get more of what you want, more of the time. Make the very most of every word you speak, and know why it works. Leave your fear and anxiety about public speaking far behind, forever.

212- Coaching Circle - LEVERAGE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

Donna Ceriani, Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Join Donna Ceriani for a more intimate conversation about your own personal and professional goals. If you're unclear on what steps to take next to reach these goals, you'll walk away with inspiration for specific actions you can take to move forward with confidence, clarity, and focus. Be part of a group discussion with like-minded ambitious women - and accelerate your progress!

213- Coaching Circle - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Frank Del Fiugo, Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

With a template for dealing with difficult people, we'll examine some difficult personality types. You'll learn how to apply time-tested communication strategies to manage challenging personality types, be in charge of our own reactivity to difficult people, and facilitate positive outcomes in a timely fashion.

214- Coaching Circle - MAKE LINKEDIN WORK FOR YOU

Amanda Healy, Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

In this session, LinkedIn novices and vets alike will learn quick wins and ninja tricks to leverage LinkedIn to build or evolve their personal brands. Hear how to increase your profile strength, strategically grow your network, boost your search value, and much more. Discover how investing less than an hour per week can pay big dividends in achieving your professional aspirations.

215- Coaching Circle - GROW YOUR CONFIDENCE, GROW YOUR CAREER

Kim Meninger, Executive Coach, Your Career Success
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Whether you're an individual who wants to increase your own confidence, or a leader who wants to boost your team's confidence for better results, this interactive discussion will help you to more quickly and easily achieve your goals. Understand the impact of lack of confidence on you and the organization, identify common triggers of self-doubt and how to manage them effectively, and learn strategies to grow your confidence and maximize your career success.

216 - Coaching Circle - STANDING YOUR GROUND IN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SITUATIONS

Gabrielle Hildebrand, Principal, Wild and Brilliant
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Often when the stakes are high, we are hijacked by our emotions and say things we wish we hadn't, forget a critical communication, acquiesce to something we don't want, or lose the ability to speak altogether. In this coaching circle, you will learn to recognize your most common emotional responses, so that you can have access to your resources and be well spoken and effective in difficult communications.

217 - Coaching Circle - EMPOWERING WOMEN IN BUSINESS: HOW TO PARTNER BUSINESS MODE AND FRIEND MODE

Kristy Rogers, Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Are you willing to consider a new way of thinking about and understanding people? This topic is all about helping you have satisfying business relationships. You can transform your business relationships by better understanding Business Mode and Friend Mode.

218 - Coaching Circle - GETTING HELP FROM MENTORS

Carol Evanoff, CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Who are potential mentors? What steps do you take once you identify a mentor? Setting expectations with mentors. How do you use a mentor in work/life balance?

219 - Coaching Circle - DEVELOPING MALE ALLIES AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH MEN

Ahalya Kethees, Founder, Lead with Brilliance
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

With men being an influential driver in tech and potential allies for you to achieve your goals, your effectiveness as a leader is impacted by the quality of your relationships with your male colleagues. Similarly, the quality of your relationships is highly impacted by the quality of your conversations. In this coaching circle, you'll learn 3 ways to develop male allies and communicate more effectively with men at work (and at home)!

220 - Coaching Circle - TRANSFORMING YOUR INTERACTIONS, TEAMS, AND CULTURE ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME WITH CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE® (C-IQ)

Coleen McCray, Executive/Career Coach, Paragon Coaching Group/Industry Experience
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Siskiyou

Learn about the power of conversations in regulating how people feel as you interact with them. Experience ways that you can intentionally approach conversations to inspire transparency, understanding, and relationship-building to increase your and your team's ability to connect, think innovatively and strategically with others.

222 - Coaching Circle - CHANGING HABITS WITH KAIZEN WAY, HYPNOTHERAPY, AND NEUROLINGUISTIC

Janet Janssen, Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Practice three methods for lasting results. Discover the best of these modalities and how to use them to practice changing undesired habit patterns. These strategies will help to ignite motivation, sustain it, and increase productivity. (A very interactive coaching circle.)

223 - Coaching Circle - GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN YOUR CAREER

Manuela Pauer, Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Unfortunately, doing great work is not enough. Many talented and extremely capable professionals are not being recognized and are not able to show their full potential. Understand the most powerful actions that you can take towards getting to the next level in your career and the #1 thing stopping you from getting there. Leave with an action plan of what to focus on in order to advance in your career.

224 - Coaching Circle - WHY ARE WE TALKING PAST EACH OTHER?

Diana Ackerley, President, Focusing Conversations
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

As Judith E. Glaser says: "We are in conversations every day - and research shows 9 out of 10 conversations miss the mark." Come explore tools that will help elevate the quality of your conversations.

225 - Coaching Circle - CONVERSATIONS IN THE FAST LANE: INSIDER SECRETS TO REDESIGN YOUR SUCCESS

Renessa Boley Layne, Founder, Perfect Work Academy
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

In the mad dash to succeed fast, many of us compromise our health, relationships, passion and personal satisfaction for work - only to end up burned out or unfulfilled - with no idea how to fix it. This chat will equip you to redesign your success and take greater ownership of your career, fulfillment and personal life design.

226 - Learning Circle - CREATING A GRASS ROOTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Rachel Bell, Vice President, Scores & Analytics, FICO
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

First-hand advice from the woman who created a corporate mentorship program in her company: what worked, what didn't work, what factors made it successful. Her to-do list included creating the program materials from scratch; seeking out willing mentors to participate; getting support for a small budget; identifying topics and ice breakers /team building activities for the mentorship group; and more. You can do this, too!

227 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH WITI FOUNDER & CEO CAROLYN LEIGHTON

Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman, WITI
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Come network with Carolyn to ask questions about the pivotal moments in her career journey - or bring your questions about Carolyn's own career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

228 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH HITACHI VANTARA CIO RENEE McKASKLE

Renee McKaskle, CIO, Hitachi Vantara
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Come network with Renee to ask questions about her PowerTalk on DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: TIPS FOR LEADERS IN TECH - or bring your questions about career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome.

229 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH AUTODESK VP/ENGINEERING MINETTE NORMAN

Minette Norman, Vice President, Engineering Practice, Autodesk
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Come network with Minette to ask questions about the pivotal moments in her career journey - or bring your questions about Minette's own career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

230 - Learning Circle - HOW TO HANDLE A BRAND IDENTITY CRISIS: MARKETING YOURSELF & BUSINESS

Laurel Mintz, CEO, Elevate My Brand
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Marketing is an ever-changing landscape and brands need to be able to keep up with the ebb and flow of digital trends without losing themselves in the process. From new platforms to new social algorithms and advertisements it sometimes can be hard to keep up with the constant evolution without losing the foundation of who your brand is and how you want it to be represented in the marketplace, causing a brand identity crisis. Join Laurel Mintz to discuss how to bounce back from a branding rut and give your business a marketing jumpstart!

231 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH IBM FELLOW RHONDA CHILDRESS

Rhonda Childress, Vice President and IBM Fellow - GTS Data Security and Privacy Officer, IBM
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Come network with Rhonda to ask questions about her presentation on STEM - or bring your questions about Rhonda's own career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

232 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH INTEL VP/GM RAEJEANNE SKILLERN

Raejeanne Skillern, VP, Data Center Group & GM, Cloud Service Provider Platform Group, Intel Corporation
June 11, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Come network with Raejeanne to ask questions about her presentation on Finding Your Own Leadership style - or bring your questions about Raejeanne's own career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

261 - Coaching Circle - EXCITED ABOUT YOUR STORY? TELL IT LIKE A TED PRO

John Bates, Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

262 - Coaching Circle - LEVERAGE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

Donna Ceriani, Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

Join Donna Ceriani for a more intimate conversation about your own personal and professional goals. If you're unclear on what steps to take next to reach these goals, you'll walk away with inspiration for specific actions you can take to move forward with confidence, clarity, and focus. Be part of a group discussion with like-minded ambitious women - and accelerate your progress!

263 - Coaching Circle - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Frank Del Fiugo, Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

With a template for dealing with difficult people, we'll examine some difficult personality types. You'll learn how to apply time-tested communication strategies to manage challenging personality types, be in charge of our own reactivity to difficult people, and facilitate positive outcomes in a timely fashion.

264 - Coaching Circle - EDGE OUT YOUR COMPETITORS

Carol Evanoff, CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

As we grow and develop in our careers we're disappointed in not getting the jobs or promotions we apply for. Come learn how to anticipate and fill missing education, experience, and skills. How can you know before your competition or even before your manager? Learn how to identify future requirements, how to analyze your competition and get the edge on them. Learn how to think strategically. Understand how to leverage losses for your future promotions. Learn why white males get promoted, are made leaders, and earn 20% more than their female counterparts. You can learn to level the playing field.

265 - Coaching Circle - MAKE LINKEDIN WORK FOR YOU

Amanda Healy, Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

In this session, LinkedIn novices and vets alike will learn quick wins and ninja tricks to leverage LinkedIn to build or evolve their personal brands. Hear how to increase your profile strength, strategically grow your network, boost your search value, and much more. Discover how investing less than an hour per week can pay big dividends in achieving your professional aspirations.

266 - Coaching Circle - LASER COACHING FOR WOMEN ON THE RISE

Jovita Jenkins, Executive/Leadership Coach, GOOYOW GROUP
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

Participants will collaborate to help each other brainstorm, explore different perspectives, and potentially move toward solutions to work related challenges. Use this opportunity to at least identify the next small step you can take to move toward resolving your issue.

267 - Coaching Circle - USING SELF-PROMOTION STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE YOUR CAREER

Kim Meninger, Executive Coach, Your Career Success
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

Many professionals are reluctant to engage in self-promotion because it feels self-serving. In reality, your self-promotion efforts benefit not only you but your organization as well. In this session, you'll learn practical strategies to help you authentically promote your value across your organization.

268 - Coaching Circle - DISCOVER YOUR IDEAL CAREER

Manuela Pauer, Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Siskiyou

Do you feel stuck in your job and are craving more meaning and purpose, but are not sure what career would make you happy? Create a sense of clarity about the essential building blocks for having the career of your dreams and the main obstacles keeping you from your ideal career. You'll leave the session with the excitement of knowing exactly what steps to take next to create the career you truly want.

269 - Coaching Circle - FEELING CONFIDENT IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

Jeanne Nangle, Soul Coach, Jeanne Nangle Consulting
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

How comfortable are you with yourself in different situations? You can be confident, but still uncomfortable with yourself. Do you judge yourself? Are you hyper-aware of what others think? We'll discuss this topic and thinking techniques you can use to be more comfortable with yourself.

270 - Coaching Circle - DEVELOPING MALE ALLIES AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH MEN

Ahalya Kethees, Founder, Lead with Brilliance
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

With men being an influential driver in tech and potential allies for you to achieve your goals, your effectiveness as a leader is impacted by the quality of your relationships with your male colleagues. Similarly, the quality of your relationships is highly impacted by the quality of your conversations. In this coaching circle, you'll learn 3 ways to develop male allies and communicate more effectively with men at work (and at home)! 

271 - Coaching Circle - TRANSFORMING YOUR INTERACTIONS, TEAMS, AND CULTURE ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME WITH CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE® (C-IQ)

Coleen McCray, Executive/Career Coach, Paragon Coaching Group/Industry Experience
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Learn about the power of conversations in regulating how people feel as you interact with them. Experience ways that you can intentionally approach conversations to inspire transparency, understanding, and relationship-building to increase your and your team's ability to connect, think innovatively and strategically with others.

273 - Coaching Circle - MAKING IT EASY: MANAGING CHANGE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Jennifer LeBlanc, CEO & Founder, ThinkResults Marketing
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Did you know that 35-80% of launches fail? When you're trying to launch a new product or service, or even a new company, there is often a natural resistance to that change within your organization. Let's discuss ways to ease the change management process so you can make your vision successful and implement the innovation your organization needs.

274 - Coaching Circle - WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

Diana Ackerley, President, Focusing Conversations
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

In your own leadership development journey, how do you define success? What are the next steps for you? What action would you like to take-away from our Coaching Circle? A tool will be provided to explore this topic.

275 - Coaching Circle - GENDER EQUALITY IN LARGE ORGANIZATIONS

Bonita Banducci, Lecturer, Gender and Engineering, Santa Clara U/Institute for Women's Leadership
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Bringing some consulting to coaching, you can bring a new mindset and new competencies to your organization to greatly reduce bias and greatly increase inclusion, and to realize Planet 50/50 to realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals while increasing innovation, productivity, promotability and bottom line results in your large organization.

277 - LEARNING CIRCLE WITH PBS KIDS DIGITAL VP SARA DeWITT

Sara DeWitt, Vice President, PBS KIDS Digital, PBS
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

Come network with Sara to ask her questions about her PowerTalk, and learn more about digital content creation for kids - or bring your questions about career challenges, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and more.

279 MANAGING COMPLEX SALES FOR PRODUCT MANAGERS

Karen Cornwell, Senior Innovation Strategist, Gender Intelligence Group
June 11, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Donner

311 - Coaching Circle - LEVERAGE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

Donna Ceriani, Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Join Donna Ceriani for a more intimate conversation about your own personal and professional goals. If you're unclear on what steps to take next to reach these goals, you'll walk away with inspiration for specific actions you can take to move forward with confidence, clarity, and focus. Be part of a group discussion with like-minded ambitious women – and accelerate your progress!

312 - Coaching Circle - LEARNING HOW TO MANAGE PERCEPTIONS

Ronni Eloff, CEO / Founder, For Alliances
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Every team needs at least one renegade, rebel, or maverick: that person who trailblazes into uncharted territory ... tackles projects, programs ... the "get things done" type. The downside: constant reports of "not playing well with others." Managers typically aren't trained to help guide a maverick, resulting in a well-meaning uber-capable worker feeling lost, confused, and under attack. This circle focuses on the three basic parts of the perception cycle - with mentoring insights for managers, and useful tools for mavericks.

313 - Coaching Circle - FIRST STEPS TO BEING SEEN AS A LEADER

Carol Evanoff, CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Why do employers look for leadership qualities in their employees? How can you best show your leadership talents? Why you'll earn more money and get promotion faster if you are seen as a leader. Learn what leadership steps are needed. Discover how passion plays a role.

314 - Coaching Circle - MAKE LINKEDIN WORK FOR YOU

Amanda Healy, Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

In this session, LinkedIn novices and vets alike will learn quick wins and ninja tricks to leverage LinkedIn to build or evolve their personal brands. Hear how to increase your profile strength, strategically grow your network, boost your search value, and much more. Discover how investing less than an hour per week can pay big dividends in achieving your professional aspirations.

315 - Coaching Circle - MAXIMIZE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE

Kim Meninger, Executive Coach, Your Career Success
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Having a seat at the table means having an influential voice in the decisions that impact your work, career and overall business. In this interactive session, you'll learn strategies for getting a seat at the table, using your seat when you get there, and maintaining your seat for the long run.

316 - Coaching Circle - RELEASING THE GRIP OF YOUR INNER CRITIC

Gabrielle Hildebrand, Principal, Wild and Brilliant
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

The Inner Critic can be a tyrant, second-guessing our successes and hitting us when we are already down. In this fun coaching circle, we will interview and name our pesky Inner Critic (you may have more than one). The next time the Critic speaks up, you'll be ready with a compassionate thought for the Critic rather than believing what (s)he says.

317 - Coaching Circle - GAINING CLARITY IN YOUR LIFE

Jeanne Nangle, Soul Coach, Jeanne Nangle Consulting
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

We'll discuss how much clarity you have in your life. What is clear and what is not? We'll discuss techniques for getting clear about what matters to you and putting that at the center of your life.

318 - Coaching Circle - MAKING IT EASY: MANAGING CHANGE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

Jennifer LeBlanc, CEO & Founder, ThinkResults Marketing
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Did you know that 35-80% of launches fail? When you're trying to launch a new product or service, or even a new company, there is often a natural resistance to that change within your organization. Let's discuss ways to ease the change management process so you can make your vision successful and implement the innovation your organization needs.

319 - Coaching Circle - SEVEN SECONDS TO MAKING A GREAT AND LASTING IMPRESSION

Janet Janssen, Principal, Sales Consulting & Coaching Services
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Research indicates that often just the first few seconds of a first interaction will set the tone for the future of a relationship. Ask yourself: what is the first impression you're leaving in your personal life, your work life, your community, and the world? Set the intention of mastering the art of making a great impression. (A very interactive coaching circle.)

320 - Coaching Circle - DISCOVER YOUR IDEAL CAREER

Manuela Pauer, Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Do you feel stuck in your job and are craving more meaning and purpose, but are not sure what career would make you happy? Create a sense of clarity about the essential building blocks for having the career of your dreams and the main obstacles keeping you from your ideal career. You'll leave the session with the excitement of knowing exactly what steps to take next to create the career you truly want.

321 - Coaching Circle - WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MOVE FORWARD?

Diana Ackerley, President, Focusing Conversations
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

What is holding you back? If you couldn't fail, what would you be doing? Come explore how to empower yourself and take the next steps.

322 - Coaching Circle - EXPECTATIONS vs. AGREEMENTS: HOW TO CREATE A POWERFUL OUTCOME THROUGH COLLABORATION

Tina Ambrosini, Success Coach, Creativosity
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Would you like to improve communication with your team, your boss, your co-workers and in your personal relationships? We often think we have a clear understanding of what's expected of us, and that others know what we expect from them - only to be disappointed and frustrated when things don't happen the way we expect. Assumptions and expectations are at the root of the issue and they start with our language and our thinking. We'll take a look at how to shift your approach to one that is much more powerful for everyone involved.

324 - Learning Circle - BRIDGING THE DIGITAL GENDER DIVIDE WITH THE EQUALS GLOBAL NETWORK PARTNERSHIP

Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell, Spokesperson/Head of Media Relations, International Telecommunications Union, United Nations
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

EQUALS is a growing global network partnership working to bring women and girls to tech, and tech to women and girls. It was founded in 2016 by five partners: the International Telecommunications Union, UN Women, the International Trade Centre, GSMA, and the United Nations University. Come learn more about this global network and how your company or organization can become an Official Partner.

325 - Learning Circle - HOW TO TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO SCRUM

Mica Syjuco, Director, Technology Leadership, Avanade
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

Many people (men and women alike) struggle when making the transition from traditional software development methodologies/ approaches to Scrum. Come learn about the challenges you and your teams will face and how to overcome them.

326 - Learning Circle - TRANSFORMING FROM A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO A THOUGHT LEADER

Pushpa Ithal, Founder and CEO, MarketBeam
Parna Sarkar-Basu, CEO and Founder, Brand and Buzz Marketing
June 12, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm • Donner

This is a follow-up to the "Thought Leadership for All" workshop, where you can get personal tips on how to turn your passion or expertise into actionable steps to become an influencer on that topic. This is your chance to ask specific questions and discuss challenges that you may be facing.

371 - Coaching Circle - SHIFT YOUR MINDSET: EMPLOYEE vs. ENTREPRENEUR

Jovita Jenkins, Executive/Leadership Coach, GOOYOW GROUP
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

In these uncertain times, the ability to shift your mindset is a key career survival skill. You are the CEO of your life. Collaborate with other participants to begin to think like a successful startup - adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career.

372 - Coaching Circle - RAISE THE QUALITY OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH C-IQ

Michael Neuendorff, President, Bay Area Executive Coach
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

All relationships are dependent on conversations. The ability of words to impact those we work with is profound, yet largely untapped within today's modern organization that increasingly relies on digital communication. It's time to return to the power of real conversation and raise the stakes with caring, candor, and courage. Come share the conversations you're having at work as a leader and team member to find new ways to raise their quality to Level III.

373 - Coaching Circle - AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP

Coleen McCray, Executive/Career Coach, Paragon Coaching Group/Industry Experience
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

How to use your brain to enact your leadership characteristics... direct the energy from your triggers, motivators, and personality preferences to produce authentic, effective leadership. You'll leave with some key tools made available via neuroscience... and discuss among us how they're relevant in your current work context.

374 - Coaching Circle - GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN YOUR CAREER

Manuela Pauer, Career & Leadership Coach, Pauer Coaching
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

Unfortunately, doing great work is not enough. Many talented and extremely capable professionals are not being recognized and are not able to show their full potential. Understand the most powerful actions that you can take towards getting to the next level in your career and the #1 thing stopping you from getting there. Leave with an action plan of what to focus on in order to advance in your career.

375 - Coaching Circle - EMPOWERING WOMEN IN BUSINESS: HOW TO PARTNER BUSINESS MODE AND FRIEND MODE

Kristy Rogers, Founder & Leader, KristyRogersConnects
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

Are you willing to consider a new way of thinking about and understanding people? This topic is all about helping you have satisfying business relationships. You can transform your business relationships by better understanding Business Mode and Friend Mode.

376 - Coaching Circle - GET COMFORTABLE!

Jeanne Nangle, Soul Coach, Jeanne Nangle Consulting
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

How comfortable are you with yourself in different situations? You can be confident, but still uncomfortable with yourself. Do you judge yourself? Are you hyper-aware of what others think? We'll discuss this topic and thinking techniques you can use to be more comfortable with yourself. 

377 - Coaching Circle - ONE YEAR FROM NOW YOU ARE DOING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.

Diana Ackerley, President, Focusing Conversations
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

What are you doing that allows you to say that? Come focus on your aspirations and take away a mini plan for next year.

378 - Coaching Circle - EXPECTATIONS vs. AGREEMENTS: HOW TO CREATE A POWERFUL OUTCOME THROUGH COLLABORATION

Tina Ambrosini, Success Coach, Creativosity
June 12, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm • Donner

Would you like to improve communication with your team, your boss, your co-workers and in your personal relationships? We often think we have a clear understanding of what's expected of us, and that others know what we expect from them - only to be disappointed and frustrated when things don't happen the way we expect. Assumptions and expectations are at the root of the issue and they start with our language and our thinking. We'll take a look at how to shift your approach to one that is much more powerful for everyone involved.

Special Events

199 - MARY JANES: THE WOMEN OF WEED

Windy Borman, Executive Producer | Director | Filmmaker, Green Mile Pictures
June 10, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm • Gateway Ballroom

A special screening, as part of WITI's Cannabis Business and Technology Symposium, of the award-winning documentary that examines how women are pushing forward in the legal cannabis industry. Included: audience Q&A immediately following, with the film's Executive Producer/Director Windy Borman.

WITI Summit Speakers, Panelists and Moderators

202 - WELCOME and OPENING INSIGHTS

Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman, WITI
Minette Norman, Vice President, Engineering Practice, Autodesk
June 11, 8:30 am - 9:00 am • Gateway Ballroom

Minette Norman (Vice President/Engineering Practice, Autodesk) and Carolyn Leighton (Founder/CEO of WITI) will share their stories, the pivotal moments in their career journey, and how their commitment to making a positive difference impacted the decisions they made along the way.

Special Events

203 - Keynote Presentation: TECH'S (UN)CONSCIOUS BIAS PROBLEM: WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY AND HOW IT AFFECTS BUSINESS

Michelle Bailey
June 11, 9:00 am - 9:30 am • Gateway Ballroom

Unconscious attributions based on age, race, and gender permeate throughout our daily life and can have an invisible - but very real - impact on our careers. The issue of gender diversity in tech isn't just a matter of fairness; it's a very real business, shareholder, and economic problem for our industry. This session will leverage recent IDC/WITI survey data to uncover where we stand in terms of representation, compensation, and overall opportunities for women in technology. For the first time, we will highlight different workplace experiences based on job type and uncover key opportunities for effecting change.

WITI Summit Speakers, Panelists and Moderators

204 - WITI PowerTalk - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: TIPS FOR LEADERS IN TECH

Renee McKaskle, CIO, Hitachi Vantara
June 11, 9:30 am - 9:40 am • Gateway Ballroom

Digital transformation has dramatically improved the way people consume data. This PowerTalk provides an insightful definition of digital transformation and how it has changed the role of IT. You'll get insider's tips for dealing with the changes that this evolution is bringing to business, including how to stay agile despite the velocity of change, how to see other executives and stakeholders as partners, how diversity of thought and a design thinking mindset play a big part in transformation, and how to demonstrate business value without becoming mired in "geek speak."

205 - Keynote Panel: STEM VISIONARIES SHARE SUCCESS IN PRACTICE

Stephanie Hubert, Instructor, Apparel Merchandising & Product Development, University of Arkansas
Rhonda Childress, Vice President and IBM Fellow - GTS Data Security and Privacy Officer, IBM
Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder and Chair, CK-12 Foundation
Tracy Stone, Global Leader, Tech Women @ Intuit Initiative, Intuit
June 11, 9:40 am - 10:20 am • Gateway Ballroom

Outstanding examples of innovative steps women are taking to attract ... and retain ... young women into STEM careers.

206 - WITI PowerTalk - LEAD WITH COMPASSION: FIND YOUR OWN LEADERSHIP STYLE

Raejeanne Skillern, VP, Data Center Group & GM, Cloud Service Provider Platform Group, Intel Corporation
June 11, 10:20 am - 10:30 am • Gateway Ballroom

Raejeanne Skillern offers three powerful pieces of advice to women on how she leads with compassion. Join her on a journey and find out how it will inspire you to find your own leadership style.

241 - WITI PowerTalk - DON'T BE AFRAID TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO!

Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder and Chair, CK-12 Foundation
June 11, 12:30 pm - 12:40 pm • Gateway Ballroom

This is what I have learned in my life. I am not a technologist but I lead an ed-tech company. After 11 years of doing this, I would like to share what I have learned about doing hard things.

242 - WITI PowerTalk - AI and IOT: POWERFUL DUO FOR SMART ENTERPRISES AND CONNECTED HOMES

Cheemin Bo-Linn, President and CEO, Peritus Partners
June 11, 12:40 pm - 12:50 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Companies want to capitalize on the dynamic benefits of artificial intelligence, and consumers realize that connected IoT devices upgrade their lifestyle. Dr. Bo-Linn will share how to leverage the dynamic duo of both of these digital technologies, to deliver the promise. Implications for technology companies will also be discussed.

243 - WITI PowerTalk - HOW DATA ANALYSIS HELPS US IMPROVE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES

Sara DeWitt, Vice President, PBS KIDS Digital, PBS
June 11, 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Digital media has huge potential to help us learn, but is the tech industry being as creative and innovative as possible in the learning space? Sara DeWitt will challenge us to push our expectations for kids' screen time - sharing some of the latest research about how personalized and adaptive games can help young children and unlock even more learning opportunities away from the screen. She will also address how these lessons can be applied to other media.

244 - WITI PowerTalk - WITI: WHAT'S COMING NEXT?

Candice Benson, Benson Consulting/Diversify Thinking
June 11, 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Special Events

297 - MEET THE 2018 WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY HALL OF FAME HONOREES

Laurel Mintz, CEO, Elevate My Brand
Rhonda Childress, Vice President and IBM Fellow - GTS Data Security and Privacy Officer, IBM
Elizabeth Feinler, Internet Pioneer, Active Volunteer
Roz Ho, Senior VP and GM, Consumer & Metadata, TiVo
Santosh Kurinec, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor of Electrical & Microelectronic Engineering
Yanbing Li, PhD, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Storage and Availability Business Uni, VMware
Rashmi Rao, Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman
June 11, 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm • Gateway Ballroom

A shining moment: the rare opportunity to meet the extraordinary women about to be inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame, and learn how they dared to succeed. Prepare to be inspired ...

WITI Summit Speakers, Panelists and Moderators

299 - Hall of Fame Awards Induction Banquet

Coleen Kane, Innovation & Engineering Center of California, Volkswagen Group of America
June 11, 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm

Join us as we applaud this year's inductees into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame - six outstanding women who have made a powerful difference in the fields of science and technology.

Special Events

303 - WITI PowerTalk - BRIDGING THE GROWING DIGITAL GENDER DIVIDE: BRINGING TECH TO WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND WOMEN TO TECH

Jennifer Ferguson-Mitchell, Spokesperson/Head of Media Relations, International Telecommunications Union, United Nations
June 12, 9:30 am - 9:40 am • Gateway Ballroom

In today's increasingly digital world, being "connected" can mean the difference between financial independence and poverty. New data shows that the digital gender divide is growing, leaving hundreds of millions of women around the globe unable to access and benefit from the life-changing social and economic resources available through digital connectivity. At the same time, women are vastly underrepresented in the tech industry, while a significant lack of financial investment in women tech entrepreneurs exists.
In response, ITU and UN Women partnered in 2016 to create the EQUALS Global Partnership - bringing more women to tech and more tech to women and girls. Today more than 50 companies, organizations, universities, research institutes and others are working together to make a difference. Ms Ferguson-Mitchell will share the latest data and actions being taken by ITU and EQUALS.
ITU is the specialized United Nations agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of nearly 800 private sector entities and academic institutions. It is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, improving communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishing the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to cutting-edge wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, oceanographic and satellite-based earth monitoring as well as converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is "committed to connecting the world."

304 - REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Jorden Woods, Founder, StarChain Ventures
Beena Ammanath, Founder, Humans For AI
Radhika Iyengar-Emens, Managing Partner, DoubleNova Group
Suzanne Livingston, Director, IBM Food TrustTM Offering, IBM
June 12, 9:40 am - 10:30 am • Gateway Ballroom

We've heard a lot about Bitcoin lately, but its underlying blockchain technology is not as commonly known. Blockchain technology is very powerful and poised to disrupt major sectors and industries. This panel features blockchain thought leaders who will provide insights into how blockchain will transform infrastructure, supply chain, healthcare, and governance. The discussion will focus on the opportunities and challenges in each of these domains.

341 - WITI PowerTalk: WHERE HAVE ALL THE WOMEN IN SECURITY GONE?

Rhonda Childress, Vice President and IBM Fellow - GTS Data Security and Privacy Officer, IBM
June 12, 12:20 pm - 12:40 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Currently it takes more than three months to fulfill security positions. However, women only make up 8-12% of the workforce. Why is this? And more importantly, what can be done about it?

342 - WITI: WHAT'S COMING NEXT

Meredith Jacobson, Network Director, WITI LA
Melissa Jurkoic, Sr. Solutions Architect, Amadeus Hospitality
June 12, 12:40 pm - 12:50 pm • Gateway Ballroom

Founder's Reception

June 10, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm • Bayshore Foyer

Taste of Technology Reception

June 11, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

WITI CELEBRATES: NETWORKING RECEPTION

June 12, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm • Bayshore Foyer

A rare opportunity to mix, mingle, and meet with Summit attendees and speakers - to schmooze, share lessons learned, and maximize networking opportunities!

Workshops

102 - LEVERAGE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

Donna Ceriani, Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
June 10, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • Sierra

The concept of personal branding is popping up everywhere these days, but what exactly does it mean? It's not about developing a slick marketing campaign. It's all about uncovering what is the authentic value you bring to others - and making sure you leverage it! Personal branding is for professionals who want to achieve their goals while being true to themselves. During this highly interactive and engaging workshop, you will learn:

* How to uncover your own authentic personal brand
* Ways to identify your top strengths, passions, and values to gain clarity on your goals
* Strategies to align your communications, actions, networking, and environment with your brand
* The importance of linking your brand to your personal and professional goals
[REPEATED as Session #177, Sunday June 10, 4:30-5:45pm, Sierra]

103 - THE ALLY'S JOURNEY: 5 STEPS TO BECOMING AN INCLUSIONARY LEADER

Dale Thomas Vaughn, Co-Founder, Better Man Conference, Director of DEI, Good Men Project
June 10, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • Cascade

How do we engage men as allies in the intersectional movement toward equality and inclusion? What can they do to help? What can you do? What do they need to do themselves?

Each ally sets out on a personal journey to understand their privilege so they can leverage it across levels of intersectionality. That can be uncomfortable at first, but often becomes extremely empowering. Each ally starts their learning with blind spots and unconscious biases, which they need to confront within a safe space and with supportive guidance instead of shame and blame. Each ally eventually uncovers the difference between intention and impact, expanding their capacity to own their impact while connecting to the experiences of others. From this empathy grow new tools, habits, connections, behaviors, and confidence in bringing more allies to the table. The ally's journey to becoming "woke" [socially aware] is a repeatable process, and everyone wins, so all we need to do is focus on building this system into our culture en masse. In this session, you will learn:

- How to recruit male allies to help end inequality in representation and leadership.
- Why "unconscious bias" training doesn't work by itself.
- How to change your conversation with male colleagues from shame and blame to safety and accountability.

104 - MAPPING YOUR CAREER SUCCESS

Carol Evanoff, CEO, Mapping Your Career Success
June 10, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm • Siskiyou

This workshop will teach you the steps you can take to maximize your ability to get your Manager and Mentors to help build your successful career. You will maximize your competitiveness against peers in getting selected for promotions. You will fill in the gaps in your resume. You will better understand the promotion selection process. Your workshop leader will share her secrets to a successful career: at the age of 39, she became the first woman Director of the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific and led the Trident Missile Operations with 431 employees in all fields. She was a leader for Lockheed Martin for 32 years holding 26 different jobs in Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Assurance, IT, Calibration, and multiple other disciplines. And she has helped 1000+ protégés receive promotions in the past 40 years in STEM fields, even though dominated by Caucasian men!

113 - HOW TO BUILD A PERSONAL BRAND & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WITH LINKEDIN

Amanda Healy, Senior Marketing Manager & Social Media Storyteller, TIBCO Software
June 10, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Cascade

Do you have a LinkedIn profile simply because you feel you ought to? Or, have you been meaning to set one up, but don't know where to start? Chances are, even more advanced users of LinkedIn are not maximizing the platform to its fullest. With careful curation, it can be one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal, giving you the power to position yourself as a thought leader in your space, build a strong personal brand, and become a brand ambassador for your place of employment.
In this workshop, LinkedIn novices and vets alike will learn quick wins and ninja tricks to leverage LinkedIn to build or evolve your personal brand. Hear how to increase your profile strength, strategically grow your network, boost your search value, and much more. Discover how investing less than an hour per week can pay big dividends in achieving your professional aspirations.

114 - WHAT'S UP WITH BIG DATA, AI, AND ML?

Sheryl Root, Director/Assoc. Professor, Carnegie Mellon, President and CEO, RootAnalysis
June 10, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Siskiyou

In an age of abundant data and immediate answers, the ability to extract value from data - regardless of source, size, and requirements around timeliness-will be at the heart of an organization's competitive advantage. Businesses must anticipate what their customers will want or need before they even know what they want or need. One thing for sure: it is time to start re-educating yourself around data science, ML, and AI. This session provides an excellent starting point.

115 - USING SELF-PROMOTION STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE YOUR CAREER

Kim Meninger, Executive Coach, Your Career Success
June 10, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm • Donner

Many women are reluctant to engage in self-promotion because they view it as self-serving. The reality, however, is that self-promotion not only benefits you, it also benefits your organization. With the right mix of strategy and authenticity, you can use self-promotion to expand your influence and visibility while serving those around you. In this session, you will learn:
* Why self-promotion is so difficult and how to overcome the discomfort
* The benefits of self-promotion to yourself and others
* Self-promotion strategies and keys to success.

153 - SPEAK LIKE A LEADER BOOTCAMP

John Bates, Founder & CEO, Executive Speaking Success
June 10, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Cascade

Back by popular demand!
Your [and your team's] ability to communicate WELL makes a difference on every level. Come learn how to use neurobiology to maximize all of your communications and get more of what you want, more of the time:
* Make the very most of every word you speak, and know why it works.
* Move your listeners to action with a new level of ease.
* Stand out from the crowd and be remembered.
* Leave your fear and anxiety about public speaking far behind, forever.
What you'll learn in this workshop is what John Bates teaches TED/TEDx speakers and applies to conference presentations, explaining your research, pitching your business, raising venture capital, marketing, presenting, selling, or even just talking by the water cooler with 1 person, 7 people, 70, 700, or 7000.

154 - DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Frank Del Fiugo, Founder, Del Fiugo Consulting
June 10, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm • Sierra

Envision this: You've prepared for the board meeting thoroughly. Several peers have given the thumbs up. You walk into the room and begin to speak. Before you get through the introduction, you're derailed by someone in the meeting who appears to be interested in anything but your success... Or this scenario: you're working with an individual who can't take "no" for an answer. He lacks boundaries regarding your personal space, your time, and your work. Or, how about the explosive individual who overreacts verbally to the slightest feedback? Or the attention-seeker who takes all the credit and does minimal work?

If you relate to one or all of these situations, this workshop is for you. With a template for dealing with difficult people, we'll examine four difficult personality types. You'll learn how to apply time-tested communication strategies to manage these challenging personality types, be in charge of our own reactivity to difficult people, and facilitate positive outcomes in a timely fashion.

177 - LEVERAGE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS [repeat]

Donna Ceriani, Leadership Success Coach, Success Compass
June 10, 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm • Sierra

The concept of personal branding is popping up everywhere these days, but what exactly does it mean? It's not about developing a slick marketing campaign. It's all about uncovering what is the authentic value you bring to others - and making sure you leverage it! Personal branding is for professionals who want to achieve their goals while being true to themselves. During this highly interactive and engaging workshop, you will learn:

* How to uncover your own authentic personal brand
* Ways to identify your top strengths, passions, and values to gain clarity on your goals
* Strategies to align your communications, actions, networking, and environment with your brand
* The importance of linking your brand to your personal and professional goals
[REPEAT of Session #102]

And more to be announced soon!

* Speakers and Sessions are subject to change