Chicago Dinners and Speakers

 


Sponsors 2011
 
Executive Panel Discussion

Moderator: Eileen Sweeney, Senior Director, Foundation & Community Relations, Motorola Mobility Foundation


Speakers:
Maria C. Green, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Illinois Tool Works, Inc.; Vicki Kramer, Principal, V. Kramer & Associates and lead researcher of the study, Critical Mass on Corporate Boards: Why Three or More Women Enhance Governance; Connie Lindsey, Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust


Professional Development Sessions


Lessons in Leadership

Gail Evans, Former Executive Vice President, CNN & Author, Play Like a Man Win Like A Woman

The Net of Networking - "Getting The Most Out of Your Network"

Cherie Coffey, Director, Accounting, CNA Insurance; Amy Adams, Vice President - Financial Reporting, CNA Insurance

Social Media: Relationship Marketing in a New Economy

Shawne Duperon, Media & Gossip Expert, Shawne TV

Power, Presence, and Persona – Leadership Impact from the Inside Out

Gail Golden, Principal, Gail Golden Consulting, LLC.


Dinner Sessions

Crossroads of Business & Politics

Hosts: Brenda A. Russell, Director, Client Relations, PriceWaterHouseCooper LLP, The White House Project

Speakers: Deborah A. Golden, SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, GATX Corporation; Kimberley M. Euston, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Susana Mendoza, City Clerk, City of Chicago Women Entrepreneurs Dinner

Women in Banking & Finance

Hosts:  Kathy Downey, Managing Partner, Plante & Moran; Cynde Munzer, Partner, Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Speakers: CJ Johnson, Financial Representative, The Heartland Group; Cathy Niden, Principal and Managing Director, Navigant Economics; Jodie Winnett, Acting Superintendent, Illinois Lottery

Women in Corporate Leadership

Host: Maryann Waryjas, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Speakers: Nelda Connors, President and CEO, Atkore International; Katie Cunning, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations, CNA Insurance; Jean Holley, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Tellabs, Inc.; Karie Anderson, Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, Exelon Corporation  - Emerging Leader

Women Entreprenuers

Host: Sandra Rand

Speaker: Teresa Ging, Owner, Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique; Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nia Enterprises

Women in Global Leadership

Hosts: Maria C. Green, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, ITW; Cheri Chappelle, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, ITW

Speakers: Heather Paquette, Partner, Advisory Services Practice, KPMG – Emerging Leader; Jane L. Warner, Executive Vice President, Illinois Tool Works Inc.

"Pull as We Climb" – A conversation among senior level women about supporting women in the corporate pipeline

HostsRegine Corrado, Principal, Baker & McKenzie LLP; Carole Spink, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Speakers: Lori F. Arnold, Division Vice President, Taxes, Nalco Company; Katy Breitenbach, Membership Manager - Chicago, Catalyst; Christine Castellano, Associate General Counsel, South America and Europe, Corn Products International, Inc.; Anita J. Wilson, Vice President and Chief Employment Counsel, Treehouse Foods, Inc

Sharing Wisdom and Creating a Legacy” An authentic conversation with emerging leaders on how to reach their full potential

Host: Connie L. Lindsey,  Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company 

Speakers: Linda M. Nolan, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The Northern Trust Company; Fran Fattah, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, 259 Strategies, LLC