Join us for these scheduled, interactive networking opportunities. Led by an expert moderator from the International Coaching Federation, you’ll be guided through a series of prompts where everyone has the chance to share and walk away with new insights, perspectives and peer connections.
Choose from one of the below groups.
General
Health/Life Sciences
Financial Services
Technology
Non-Profit/Education
Join a small group networking session sponsored by Cisco.
Facilitator: Kristen Brun, ICF Coach
Location: Networking Lounge
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
For too long, the narrative of imposter syndrome has persisted in the workplace. But why does so-called imposter syndrome impact women’s career progression specifically? Learn why the current messaging around this topic is flawed from Ruchika Tulshyan, co-author of “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome,” named among the top 20 most impactful and popular articles in Harvard Business Review‘s history. Find out how leaders can create environments where imposter syndrome doesn’t stall careers and develop work cultures where everyone feels they belong.
Speaker: Ruchika Tulshyan, Author, Inclusion on Purpose, and Co-Author, “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” (Harvard Business Review)
Host: Niharika Khaitan, VP, Corporate Controller, Juniper Networks
Executive Spotlight: Perika Sampson, Global Head, Inclusion & Diversity, Gilead Sciences
In 2021, aerospace engineer Dr. Swati Mohan made history when she successfully steered the rover to Mars’s surface, calmly narrating a challenging landing while the whole world watched. In this session, she shares what it takes to build a team to achieve marvels and to lead under pressure so that you can land your own bold missions.
Speaker: Dr. Swati Mohan, Psyche Guidance, Navigation, & Control Lead, NASA/JPL
Moderator: Celeste Headlee, Host, Women Amplified podcast, award-winning Journalist & Author, Speaking of Race
Host: Doreen Burse, SVP, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines
Executive Spotlight: Kristy Harris Bias, Vice President, Finance, Telecom Systems Business, Dell Technologies
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
As the saying goes, if you want to go far, go together. But how can we forge professional relationships to go the distance? In this session, Dr. Tina Opie shares a framework that embraces connection and coalition-building to counter the traditional transactional, every-person-for-themselves approach to career advancement. Learn how to form deep and lasting connections with colleagues that are more authentically reciprocal to help advance both our individual and shared interests as women.
Speaker: Dr. Tina Opie, Co-Author, Shared Sisterhood
Host: Perika Sampson, Global Head, Inclusion & Diversity, Gilead Sciences
Executive Spotlight: Mary Bui-Pham, Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Indeed
Being “the other” at work can fuel an unyielding need to prove one’s worth. So, like many other women of color, immigrants, and children of immigrants, MSNBC reporter Daniela Pierre-Bravo became an expert shapeshifter to chameleon her way around professional environments. She shares what she has learned about recognizing your power and how to effectively advocate for yourself, become your biggest believer, claim the spaces in your career that are rightfully yours, and create your vision of success.
Speaker: Daniela Pierre-Bravo, MSNBC Reporter & Author, Earn It! and The Other
Host: Beth Basham, Sr Director, IT for R&D, Bristol Myers Squibb
Executive Spotlight: Laura Guio, GM, Strategic Partnership Kyndryl & California Sr. Executive, IBM Consulting
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
We never seem to have enough time to do it all. Professor of Behavioral Decision Making Cassie Holmes says that time isn’t only a challenge, it’s also the solution. Learn how to take control of time and wisely use this precious resource to make our lives brighter and happier. Cassie will show you why too much free time is as bad as too little, how we can get time-rich instead of time-poor, and actionable strategies for designing a happier week.
Speaker: Cassie Holmes, Expert on Time and Happiness & best-selling Author, Happier Hour
Host: Megan Sugiyama, VP, IP & Product, Cohesity
Executive Spotlight: Kate Masschelein, Vice President, Digital Solutions, Johnson & Johnson