CAREER ADVANCEMENT | WORKSHOP
Tapping into Your Inner Genius to Progress Your Career
Many of us feel stuck in our career trajectory after three years of change and uncertainty. But, what if the key to progressing your career is already inside you: Your Inner Genius. In this session, you will learn how to tap into the part of you responsible for breakthrough ideas, innovative problem-solving, and your highest quality work. By identifying your competence areas, your motivators and where you slide into strength overload, you will learn how to produce your best work, where you want to grow and how best to get there.
Speaker: Liz Tran, Founder, Reset & Author, The Karma of Success: Spiritual Strategies to Free Your Inner Genius
Host: Donnetta Hagist, Google
Executive Spotlight: Aleta Howell, Director, Global DEI Talent Strategy, Cisco Systems
Power Leaks: Communicating Effectively to Create Impact & Influence
There is an art and science to influential communication and it starts with the voice. Yet, very few know how to use the power of voice effectively. Worse, we have many unconscious habits that undermine our authority and negatively impact the way we are perceived – ultimately getting in the way of our success. Join this session to explore the biggest communication power leaks that siphon away our impact and influence. You will learn the strategies to navigate common communication challenges so that you can establish trust, have your voice heard, and your ideas respected. Walk away with the skills to better advocate, influence and move people to action.
Speaker: Hillary Wicht, Executive Leadership Coach & Human Systems Expert
Host: Linda West, VP, Marketing Systems, Indeed
Executive Spotlight: Doreen Burse, SVP, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines
LEADERSHIP | The “Next” Normal: Leadership for Now and Tomorrow
For all the focus on the “new normal” of work, we also need to be thinking about the next normal—a world in which flexibility and resilience are the coins of the realm. This session will offer leaders ideas to manage hybrid teams right now as well as how to adopt a “next normal” mentality so you are ready to deal with future business interruptions and evolutions.
Speaker: Stephanie Mehta, CEO, Mansueto Ventures & former Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company
Moderator: Rachana Bhide, Leadership Psychologist, Broadcaster & Founder, The Corner of the Court Project
Host: Julie Lane, Director, People & Communities, Cisco
Executive Spotlight: Claire Gray, VP, People & Communities, Cisco
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Listening Is a Skill
At work, we are taught to speak up, lead the meeting, and control the conversation. As organizations place greater importance on employee experience, team performance, and client satisfaction, listening is becoming a core leadership skill and one critical for career advancement. Journalist Kate Murphy shares why it is time to stop talking and start listening. She provides a roadmap on how to listen and why it is so important to how we connect, work, live, and lead.
Speaker: Kate Murphy, Journalist & Author, You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
Moderator: Lauren McGoodwin, Founder & CEO, Career Contessa
Host: Yael Evron Sabag, Director, Engineering, Google
Executive Spotlight: Amy Sehnert, Vice President, CV Clinical Development, Bristol Myers Squibb
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Fear & Money
What would happen if you didn’t have savings, income, or a financial safety net? Anxiety that stems from money (or lack thereof) can have a big impact on your health and well-being. One of America’s leading personal finance experts Farnoosh Torabi shares how we can leverage our financial fears for the better. Learn how to turn your financial fears into a potent motivator for taking the right steps to avoid common pitfalls.
Speaker: Farnoosh Torabi, America’s leading Personal Finance Expert & Author, When She Makes More
Host: Cassie Divine, Senior Vice President, QuickBooks Platform
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Say It Skillfully: How to Speak Your Mind at Work
The new hybrid workspace provides unique opportunities for team collaboration—and many potential communication pitfalls. Whether you are struggling to be heard while working remotely or preparing for a difficult conversation in-person, learning Molly Tschang’s 3-step framework will help you effectively use your voice.
Speaker: Molly Tschang, Founder & CEO, Abella Consulting, and Host, Say It Skillfully podcast
Host: Deniqua Crichlow, Senior Director, Human Resources, Cisco
Executive Spotlight: Le Louis, Chief Engineer & Program Manager, Raytheon Intelligence & Space
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Get Unstuck with Goal-Setting
Whether you want to launch a business or adopt a new workout routine, setting a goal can mean the difference between dreaming about it and doing it. In this session, ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia details her unique goal-setting method. You will learn to push through limits, fuel your life with purpose, and find the momentum to achieve your goals—both professionally and personally.
Speaker: Payal Kadakia, Founder, ClassPass & Author, LifePass
Moderator: Erica Williams Simon, President, SageHouse; Founder, Snapchat’s Creators Lab; social impact Strategist & Author
Host: Tiffany Martin-Ogilvie, Senior Director, Learning, UKG
Executive Spotlight: Heike Krupka, VP, Senior Early Development Program Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
LEADERSHIP | How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact
Leaders are dealing with one of the most daunting periods of mass resignation in history. But offering more incentives may not be the answer. So, what is? Drawing on a deep understanding of the science of happiness and how it needs to evolve in our changing times, Jenn Lim shares how authentic leaders can help employees connect their purpose to the company’s mission and make a bigger impact on growth and success.
Speaker: Jenn Lim, Co-Founder & CEO, Delivering Happiness, and best-selling Author, Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose & People for Growth & Impact
Host: Leslie Moore, VP, Global Corporate Communications, Juniper Networks
Executive Spotlight: Ashla Singh, International Product Manager, Roche
LEADERSHIP | Breaking Barriers & Leading the Way Together
For 30+ years, Nina Shaw has been breaking barriers for her clients, herself, and others as one of Hollywood’s most powerful dealmakers. But she hasn’t done it alone. In this inspiring session, she speaks with CNN news anchor and author of Huddle Brooke Baldwin about enacting meaningful change by bringing more chairs to the table—a phenomenon that Baldwin calls “huddling.” They discuss the power of banding together for strength and solidarity through formal organizations like Time’s Up, which Shaw co-founded, and more informal networks of allies. Join this session to learn how a huddle can help leaders of all kinds face adversity or organize to make the world a better place.
Speaker: Nina Shaw, award-winning entertainment lawyer, activist & diversity advocate
Session Moderator: Brooke Baldwin, CNN news anchor, host, CNN digital series, American Woman & author, Huddle @brookebaldwin
Session Host: Sujata Kosalge, vice president, engineering, Google @google
Sponsor Spotlight: Yana Tobelmann, product specialist, Google @google
CAREER ADVANCEMENT | Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
Whether you are assuming a leadership role for the first time, taking on a new role with greater responsibility, or working to expand your influence in your current position, leadership transitions are always a challenge—and especially this year. Herminia Ibarra, one of the foremost management thinkers in the world, shows how women can step up to greater leadership in 2021 by making small but crucial changes in their roles, networks, and leadership style. This session will change the way you think as a leader about what kind of work is important; how you should invest your time; why and which relationships matter in informing and supporting your leadership; and, ultimately, who you want to become.
Speaker: Herminia Ibarra, organizational behavior professor & best-selling author @herminiaibarra
Session Host: Angela Morris Lovelace, chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer, Silicon Valley Bank @svb_financial
Sponsor Spotlight: Erin Platts, head, EMEA & president, UK branch, Silicon Valley Bank @svb_financial
