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2008 DINNER TOPICS/SPEAKERS

Five Years of Grand Openings

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Women in Arts and Entertainment
  Host:
  • Rebecca Ford Terry, Board of Trustees, Goodman Theatre; Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Draper & Kramer
Women & Changing Career Tracks
  Host:
  • TBA
Women on Corporate Boards
  Host:
  • Maryann A. Waryjas, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Women in Corporate Leadership
  Host:
  • Crain's Chicago Business
  Moderator:
  • Deborah L. DeHaas, Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche USA, LLP
Women in the C-Suite (Invitation Only)
  Host:
  • Susan G. Gallagher, Group Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group (in collaboration with Catalyst and ION)
Women in Education
  Host:
  • Elizabeth Evans, Executive Director, Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Women Entrepreneurs
  Host:
  • Allegra Biery, Senior Vice President, Northern Trust
Women in Finance
  Host:
  • Yasmin T. Bates, Executive Vice President, Community Affairs and Economic Development, Harris Bank, N.A.
Women in Health
  Host:
  • Lisa D. Johnson, Associate, Holland & Knight, LLP
  Moderator:
  • Anne Murphy, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
Women Insurance Brokers
  Host:
  • Janis Robinson, Vice President, Client Executive, Willis of Illinois
Women in International Business
  Host:
  • Anita Tang, Managing Director, Royal ROOTS Global, Inc.
Women in Law
  Host:
  • Kara E.F. Cenar, Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Women in Marketing and Advertising
  Host:
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Women in Media
  Host:
  • Sandra Rand, Director, Supplier Diversity, United Airlines
Women in Not-For-Profit
  Host:
  • Regine W. Corrado, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
  Co-Host:
  • Paula Jill Krasny, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Women in Philanthropy
  Host:
  • Eileen Sweeny, Director Of Corporate & Foundation Philanthropic Relations, Motorola (in collaboration with Chicago Foundation for Women)
Women in Politics
  Host:
  • Wendy Farley, Vice President, Government Affairs, Comcast
Women on Real Estate
  Host:
  • Janet M. Johnson, Partner, Schiff Hardin, LLP
Women in Science and Technology
  Host:
  • Melissa C. Brown, Of Counsel, Dykema Gossett, PLLC
  Co-Hosts:
  • Janet A. Stiven, Partner, Dykema Gossett, PLLC
  Moderator:
  • Lisa V. Mueller, Of Counsel, Dykema Gossett, LLC
POWER's 2004 Inaugural Event
POWER: Opening Doors for Women is hosted by the Women's Networking Community, WNC. The WNC is a 501(c)6 organization whose mission is to develop a sustainable pipeline of future women leaders.
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