Changing Dynamics of Advocating for Women in the Workplace

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Changing the dynamics of advocating for women in the workplace: Building a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace, especially for women. This panel will discuss how workplaces are building out ways to support and uplift the communities that they employ, especially those without the loudest voice. Additionally, it will explore how women have successfully advocated for themselves in different scenarios through their careers, and how women have had others advocate for them and support them on their career journey. Finally, panelists will share tips and tricks to work on advancing your career in the current, changing landscape.

Featured Speakers:

• Nadia Damouni - Managing Director, Prosek

• Kanna Kitamura - Head of Human Resources, Eldridge Industries

• Ange Burt - Chief Operating Officer, Macquarie Group Americas

• Kristen Johnson - Chief Human Resources Officer, Edward Jones

• Susan Schmidt - Head of U.S. Equities, Aviva Investors

Women in Tech

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As of 2019, only 1 in 4 employees at technology companies is a woman. However, as disruptive technologies continue to transform the world as we know it, women will play an increasingly important role creating and scaling the technologies of tomorrow. In this panel you will hear from women with a diversity of tech experiences and backgrounds discuss how they have gotten to where they are today, their outlook on driving equity and diversity in the industry, and perspectives on navigating a career in tech.

Featured Speakers:

• Kathy Murray - Co-Founder & Advisor, TechUp for Women (Panel Moderator)

• Dara Treseder - CMO, Carbon

• Anndrea Moore - Product and Marketing Leader

• Leah Goldman - Strategy & Operations, Global Services and Support, Akamai

Leading Environmental Sustainability

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Sustainability is changing how businesses view their social, environmental and ethical impact. According to a growing body of research businesses that want to make a change need to realize the opportunities that women leaders can bring to their triple bottom line. This discussion will explore how women leaders today are bringing their unique skills to the table to drive sustainability leadership within their organization and industries.

Featured Speakers:

• Rebecca Henderson - Professor, Harvard Business School (Panel Moderator)

• Sophia Mendelsohn - Head of Sustainability, JetBlue Airways

• Kari Hernandez - Director Carbon Operations, Indigo Ag

• Sarah Finnie Robinson - Founding Director, The 51 Percent Project

#SelfLove: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome & Confidence Gap

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Why do women judge their experiences off being worse than they typically are while men usually judge themselves at being better? Imposter syndrome has a large impact on women and minority groups at every level including students, seasoned professionals and entrepreneurs. This panels focus is to discuss how we build that #SelfLove to overcome these thoughts. Our panel consists of women who’s focus is to motivate and drive other women to see the best in themselves. Once we learn to settle into ourselves, we begin to settle into our successes.

Featured Speakers:

• Phyllis Thompson - Lecturer of Harvard Course "Leaning In, Hooking Up: Visions of Feminism and Femininity in the 21st Century (Panel Moderator)

• Linda Ugelow - Speaker, Coach and Host of "Women Inspired" TV Show

• Ariel Garten - Co Founder and Chief Evangelist at Muse, Host of Untangle Podcast

• Professor Maja Jovanovic - Public Speaker | Sociologist | Author | TEDx Speaker

• Diane Darling - Speaker, McGraw-Hill Author, and Coach

Leading Global Businesses

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Leading Global Businesses will be explore experiences of women leading multinational companies and/or scaling businesses in a new market. Come hear about success stories, challenges, how to close cultural gaps, views on whether overseas assignments help/hurt career progression, and how to overcome difficulties breaking into new markets

Featured Speakers:

• Tapsi Dubey - Senior Consultant, L.E.K. Consulting (Panel Moderator)

• Margaret Dunlap - Northeast District Director of Marketing, UPS

• Funke Faweya - Arami Essentials

• Patty Carrolo - General Manager, IBM Global Healthcare and Life Sciences

The Business of Fashion

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Love it or hate it, fashion is a major part of all our lives. While women are the primary consumers and producers of fashion, they make up only a small percentage of the c-suite in the industry. This panel will try to understand the lack of women at the top in fashion. Are women taking the back seat? If so, why? Why are men making decisions that primarily affect women? We’ve seen the difference it makes – when women have a seat at the table, we get incredible companies and products like Thinx, Rent the Runway, Poshmark, Stitch Fix, and more. Why, then, is it still hard for women to get to the table? How can we, as women leaders of tomorrow, better prepare to take charge?

Featured Speakers:

• Amanda Kersey - Producer, Women at Work, HBR (Panel Moderator)

• Camilla Olsen- CEO Savitude

• Aadi Vaidya - COO Zilingo

• Ramy Brook Sharp - CEO of Ramy Brook

Career Breaks and Relaunches

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We all go through different life-stages such as becoming parents or taking a few months off for travel and self-discovery. This panel will discuss how companies and individuals can facilitate career breaks and re-incorporation, and perhaps enable flexible work, so that work adjusts to life and not the other way around.

Featured Speakers:

• Carol Fishman Cohen - Chair and Co-Founder, iRelaunch (Panel Moderator)

• Suzanne Lindquist - Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

• Kuae Mattox - Editorial Producer, CNN

• Liz Thorne - Senior Director Private Fixed Income, SLC Management

• Nicole Diamond - Independent Consultant Rare Disease Pharma

Role of Physical and Mental Wellness in Your Career

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The panel will discuss the importance of physical & mental health in one's career - from an individualistic perspective, a business' perspective, as well as productivity perspective. The panel will highlight how critically important it is to look after one's physical and mental health (including, but not limited to- nutrition/diet, sleep, washing one's hands, meditation, and exercise) at all stages of career and all of the positive benefits it leads to, both for the individual and the productivity of the business. It will also cover how closely linked physical and mental health are, and strategies & tactics through which the attendees can take steps to build healthier habits and build in #metime.

Featured Speakers:

• Dr. Joanne Dushay - Endocrinologist, Beth Israel (Panel Moderator)

• Julie Sharma - Co-founder, meditation.live

• Dr. Bonnie Wong - Director, Neuropsychology Program, at Mass General Hospital

• Aditi Nerurkar - MD MPH Integrative medicine doctor, author, medical correspondent and yogi; host of Thrive Global’s Parenthood Journey

• Karen Smyers - World-Champion Triathlete

Building Your Leadership Style

SPANGLER AUDITORIUM

“Too nice.” “Too bossy.” Women in leadership roles across industries are often required to navigate invisible barriers and paradoxes of gender stereotypes that their male counterparts are not faced with. Our panelists will discuss this double-bind, their own leadership journeys, and strategies for overcoming these gendered norms as you build your own leadership style and work to address these gender inequities at a macro level.

Featured Speakers:

• Aurora Turek - HBS Doctoral Student in Organizational Behavior (Moderator)

• Christine Spadafor - CEO, Spadafor Clay Group, Inc.

• Prisca Bae - Founder, Girl President LLC

• Carol Sankar - Founder, The Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership

Inclusion Crisis: Gender & Hollywood

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Despite public pressure, Hollywood is still overwhelmingly male and white. According to studies little improvement has been achieved over the last two decades in making room for women film makers. Today’s panel will discuss Hollywood’s inclusion crisis, and the importance of women behind the scenes to fuel more female-driven stories on screen.

Featured Speakers:

• Suzanne Leonard - Professor of English, Director of the Graduate Program in Gender/Cultural Studies (Panel Moderator)

• Heidi Nel - Founder & Executive Director, Good Films Impact

• Dionne Van den Berg - Filmmaker, Actress, Fountain Avenue Productions

• Stephanie Randall - Director and Producer

• Sarah Holt - Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Holt Productions LLC

Navigating the Professional Journey

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Decades of research have shown the profound impact of mentorship on the individual and the organization, yet evidence consistently shows that women face more challenges than men in finding mentors. This panel will explore the challenges women face in advancing their professional careers. The panelists will share their experiences on how they have used mentorship, networking or other tools to navigate their professional journey and how they have helped others along the way.

Featured Speakers:

• Anna Mayr - MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School (Panel Moderator)

• Martha Kammoun - Co General Counsel, Starwood Energy Group

• Elyse Pine (Winer) - Marketing Partner, Material Impact

• Judy Jackson - Global Head of Culture, WPP

• Grier Tumas Dienstag - Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company

Managing Work-Life Balance

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This panel will explore the challenges women face with balancing a successful career and a fulfilling personal life which becomes harder as women decide to start families. The panelists will share their experiences on how they managed to maintain a good work-life balance in their demanding careers as well as some of the best practices companies are applying today to help women achieve a better work-life balance.

Featured Speakers:

• Emily Truelove - HBS Professor (Panel Moderator)

• Padma Rao - VP Strategic Projects, GrubHub

• Erica Karlin - Principal, Bain & Company

• Kara Hamilton- Chief People and Culture Officer, Smartsheet

• Mary Varghese Presti - VP of Product, IBM

Thriving in a Dual-Career Relationship

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Most of us want to support our partners on their career journey, but thinking about two careers individually and then trying to marry them together is often a design challenge. In this panel, we will explore what it takes to balance a relationship with two careers and what it takes to make the workplace work for dual-career couples.

Featured Speakers:

• Amy Edmonson - Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School (Panel Moderator)

• Karen Firestone - Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, Aureus Asset Management

• David Firestone - President of Firestone and Parson, Inc.

• Angela Porter-Williams - Director of Retail and Direct Sales at T-Mobile

• Andre Williams - Nurse, Specialist in Elder Care

Women in the World of Investing and Finance

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Investing and Finance are still male-dominated professions, and investments in businesses led by women are still significantly low. Data shows that in 2017, just 2.2% of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. This panel will discuss subjects around how gender diversity in these fields is changing and what companies and senior leaders (mostly men) can do to help affect that change. Lastly, we will discuss if and how the investing/finance world is transforming as women become more involved.

Featured Speakers:

• Jen Holland - Partner, Bain Private Equity Group (Panel Moderator)

• Deborah Christie - MD, Cambridge Associates

• Caroline Greer - Managing Director, Commonfund

• Julie Urban - Executive Vice President and Chief Auditor, M&T Bank

Fertility and Family Planning

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The fertility market has seen explosive growth over the past several years. Numerous tailwinds are driving growth in the space, including couples conceiving at later ages, rising rates of obesity, and changing norms around singles and same-sex couples conceiving. The global fertility industry is expected to grow from ~$25Bn today to ~$41Bn by 2026. Numerous companies have emerged across a wide spectrum of offerings: education platforms, financing companies, preservation, genetic testing, clinics, cryo-storage technology, etc. Over $600mm of venture capital and private equity funding poured into the sector in 2018 alone. As this sector has grown, so too have the questions from men and women regarding their fertility options. The need for more discussion and education couldn’t be greater. In this panel, you will hear from some of the key players in this booming sector. They will discuss current trends, how companies and changing and innovating the space, options available to manage fertility, and facts / myths on fertility.

Featured Speakers:

• Debora Spar - HBS professor, Author (Panel Moderator)

• Khaled Kteily - Co-Founder and CEO, Legacy

• Kat Stillman - CEO of Pacific Fertility Center, part of the Prelude Network

• Amanda Rice - Founder & CEO, Chick Mission

• Kathy Gerlach - Founder & CEO, Ovally

Leading Negotiations

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This panel will explore effective approaches to leading negotiations at work and how those strategies can translate outside of the office. The panelists will share their experiences and offer input on best practices behavioral strategies and tactical approaches conducting negotiations in their respective fields. They will touch on the challenges women often face in negotiation settings and best ways to overcome these barriers.

Featured Speakers:

• Debbie Goldstein - Chief Executive Officer of the Triad Consulting Group, Lecturer at Harvard Law School (Panel Moderator)

• Heather Hansen - Heather Hansen, Author, CEO & Founder, Advocate to Win

• Rica Elysee - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at BeautyLynk

• Jennifer Breese - Professor at Penn State University

• Sara del Nido Budish - Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and Assistant Director/Clinical Instructor in the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP)

Life as a CEO / President

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Women constitute the majority of the US population. However, they lag substantially behind men in terms of their representation in leadership positions. However, the percentage of women climbing the management ranks has been rising. The share of companies with female CEOs increased more than sixfold from 1997 to 2009. This panel will feature three female CEOs who will speak about their journeys to get to where they are, describing the challenges they faced. They will share what the day-to-day life of a CEO is like and they will provide advice to women seeking to become senior executives.

Featured Speakers:

• Colleen Ammerman - Director, HBS Gender Initiative (Panel Moderator

• Lisa Tanzer - President, Life is Good

• Danielle Goldman - Co-Founder & CEO, Open Avenues

• Jules Pieri - Founder and CEO, The Grommet

#FemaleFounders

SPANGLER AUDITORIUM

What happens after you’ve moved from ideation to incorporation and started your own business? What are the challenges facing small business owners as they continue to build their companies? This panel explores the experiences of several successful female founders from several diverse industries, all currently running their own small businesses. We will learn more about the unique issues and difficulties they face as business owners/operators.

Featured Speakers:

• Deb Pine - Executive Director Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women (Panel Moderator)

• Peggy Yu - Co-founder & CEO, Stack Education

• Shobha Tummala - Founder & CEO, Shobha

• Kari Saitowitz - Founder & CEO of Fhitting Room

• Dr. Carolyn Treasure - Co-Founder, Peachy

The Only Woman at the Table

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Gender gap in top leadership representations is not a new topic. Over the years, there has been a lot of progress made in this area with some industries/organisations doing more than others. Given we may very well end up in latter industries, “the only woman at the table” panel aims to discuss the experiences of the women leaders in these so called male dominated industries/organisations. We will be discussing the challenges, biases and the successful strategies from our panelists as we navigate careers from middle management to leadership positions in the organisations.

Featured Speakers:

• Caitlin Riederer - MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School (Panel Moderator)

• Leslie Danford - Region Head Midwest, OYO USA

• Kat Marran - VP of US Marketing, UPS

• Elodie Dupuy - Founder and Managing Director, Full In Partners

• Manjula Tiwari - CEO Future Style Lab, Future Group

• Janae Walker - Vice President-Legal, Acquisitions and Innovation at American Tower Corporation

Impact Investing

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The relationship between business and social or environmental considerations has become increasingly blurred in the 21st century. Accordingly, there is a growing and diverse market of investors adopting strategies that consider non-traditional factors - such as social or environmental outcomes - alongside financial risk and return. And along multiple dimensions, women are a leading force behind this phenomenon. This panel will cover experiences of women leading the field of Impact Investing. We will discuss subjects such as: How they got to where they are and what the future of impact investing is. Additionally, we will discuss practical career advice on how to break into this industry and what the main challenges in an impact investing career are.

Featured Speakers:

• Ariella Rotenberg - Maycomb Capital (Panel Moderator)

• Eleni Delimpaltadaki - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Equivico

• Carrie Endries - Sr. Portfolio Manager and Director of Impact Investments
  Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, LLC

• Meredith Block - Senior ESG Analyst and Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Capital Management

• Nathalie Wallace - Global Head ESG Investment Strategy, State Street Global Advisors