Take Control of Your Money: Financial Planning for Women (Workshop)

As smart and motivated women, we realize the importance of planning for our financial futures. Still, many of us put off this critical task because we lack reliable information or think we don't have the time to manage our money effectively. Tammy Plotkin-Oren, a Financial Services Professional, will demystify the financial planning process and provide some useful tools and resources to help workshop participants jump-start or fine tune their own financial plans. In her workshop, Tammy will cover an asset allocation model, explain the hows and whys of budgeting, and discuss various types of investments and insurance financially savvy women might consider.

Communication Patterns Across Genders (Workshop)

This workshop will help participants gain an understanding of the similarities and differences in communication between men and women as well as how these differences influence relationships, job performance and careers. It also addresses how to manage these differences, avoid unnecessary conflict, read nonverbal cues and work effectively in groups.

Making Choices, Taking Chances

This panel will explore the range of issues specific to women making choices between work and family. Our panelists include women at various stages in this decision-making process. We will hear from women who are still balancing both work and family, women who have chosen to focus only on their careers, and women who have decided to “opt out” in order to stay home with their children.

Your Personal Board of Directors: How to Maximize Mentors

No woman is an island – even at work. Learn how to build on your professional relationships to land the perfect job, advance within your company and secure the executive office. Topics will include how to find mentors, the role of networking, how technology can widen your network, and why women need mentors of both genders.

Women Entrepreneurs in Action (Workshop)

Join this discussion to learn from the in depth experiences of three successful entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. The workshop will discuss the journey, challenges, and successes of three businesswomen who have started and are operating their own ventures. Specific topics covered will include selecting a business focus, building a team, raising funding, conducting operations, and lessons learned in the process. The workshop will be interactive and will allow aspiring entrepreneurs and interested participants to ask plenty of questions about starting your own business.

Perspectives from Women in the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Industries

“Perspectives from Women in the Consumer Package Goods and Retail Industries”

More than many other business sectors, the CPG and Retail industries attract large numbers of women. With representatives from diverse companies and functional roles, this panel will spark conversation about why women are particularly interested in this arena and explore the industries’ opportunities, challenges and trends.

Where Women Dominate? Leading in the Nonprofit and Corporate Social Responsibility Fields

This panel session brings together women leaders in CSR and Non Profit to address key issues facing women in leadership today. The main focus will be answering the following question: How do issues of gender come into play in the female-dominated social sector?

Achieving Successful Balance in Finance and Consulting

More than other industries, consulting and finance are known to be male-dominated fields that pose significant challenges in achieving work/life balance, for both men and women. Panelists will discuss topics such as barriers and successful strategies to balancing work and life, challenges and advice in sustaining a long-term career in finance and consulting, key strengths and weaknesses of women in these industries, gender dynamics in the workplace, and the role of women leaders in these fields.

Homeostasis: Achieving Balance for Women in Healthcare

Senior and executive-level women from Boston Scientific, Caremark, Guidant, Genentech, and Theravance will provide candid views about their journey in achieving work-life balance in the health care sector.

Challenges & Choices – Women in Real Estate Today

This panel includes real estate professionals from across the industry and at different points in their respective careers. Each will describe what led them to where they are today and discuss the keys to their success. In addition, they will share their advice for women embarking on a career in real estate.

Women in Technology

The Women in Technology panel will feature experienced leaders within a variety of roles and segments of the dynamic technology industry.

Business Plan for Life (Workshop)

Bonnie Wild, a successful career leader and corporate executive from a Fortune 100 Health Care Corporation, will lead the group through a step-by-step plan to facilitate your journey to and through success. Every woman needs to develop life goals and to write a business plan for life so that she can control her own destiny. This workshop will help get you started on defining your personal goals and planning for success.

Finding Effective Antidotes to the Everyday

This panel is designed to help women explore different outlets to nourish the soul and rejuvenate the spirit during times of stress.

Negotiating in Daily Life (Workshop)

Learn negotiation skills that work in the boardroom as well as in your daily life.

The Rules at Work: Creating Them, Living by Them, or Changing the Game

This panel will examine HR policies as they relate specifically to women in the workplace. These may include: family and medical leave, time off for volunteering, other benefits, sexual harassment, relationships in the workplace, religion, etc.

We Asked for It, We Got it – Now What Do We Do With It All?

This panel provides an opportunity to hear stories from women who balance the tradeoffs associated with a range of different life and career choices. We hope this panel will help women take the pressure off of themselves to “have it all” and recognize that there are different definitions and timelines for “all.”