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NEW Leadership Summit will be ‘meeting of the minds’
Last chance to register for September 29 event
150 executives launch Arkansas chapter with style |
The one-day Summit will include breakout sessions, networking opportunities and industry experts. It will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28-29, at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Chicago-O'Hare Rosemont, 5500 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
The Summit opens with a welcome reception Tuesday evening, September 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; it will be followed by NEW’s Fall Mentoring Orientation Session on Thursday, September 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., also at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Chicago-O'Hare Rosemont (see details below).
Morning highlights at the Summit will include: An address by author Connie Podesta (Mastering the Game of Life); remarks on “the changing face of America” by Graciela Eleta, vice president of Procter & Gamble’s Multicultural Development Organization in North America; and a talk on diversity best practices by Working Mother Media CEO Carol Evans. The morning will also include a panel discussion by industry leaders; “Our Industry’s Future” will address change in the fast-moving CPG/retail business and how to profit from it.
A networking luncheon will be followed by four concurrent breakout sessions hosted by author Trudy Bourgeois of the Center for Excellence, Chris Hoyt from Hoyt & Company, David Zahn of Clow Zahn Associates, and Maureen McGuire of McGuire Consulting Services.
The afternoon will conclude with a keynote address by famed business consultant Stedman Graham, author of Build Your Own Life Brand and chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates.
Mentoring event follows
NEW’s fall mentoring event will match protégés with complementary mentors and launch them on a yearlong coaching relationship. Registration for this event is now closed.
The NEW Summit and Fall Mentoring events will both be held at the O’Hare Airport Embassy Suites. The hotel is offering a special room rate of $165 per night for Network members; call 800 362-2779 for reservations and mention NEW.
For registration and information email Anna N. Duran of NEW member services or call 713 888-5305.
NEW ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Schedule at press-time
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome reception and registration
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Morning sessions
Welcome/Opening Remarks, Kimberly Betts
“Mastering the Game of Life,” Connie Podesta
“Changing Face of America,” Graciela Eleta, Procter & Gamble
“Our Industry’s Future,” Panel discussion with industry leaders
“Diversity Best Practices,” Carol Evans, Working Mother Media
Afternoon sessions
Networking Luncheon
Breakout sessions led by Trudy Bourgeois, Chris Hoyt, Maureen McGuire and David Zahn
Connections Café tabletops and networking
“Building Your Life Brand,” Stedman Graham
Closing Remarks
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. NEW Fall Mentoring Orientation Session
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150 executives launch Arkansas chapter with style
Second event to be held October 7 at Walton College
More than 150 executives from over thirty companies attended the
inaugural networking event of the new Northwest Arkansas chapter of the
Network of Executive Women, July 15 in Springdale, Ark.
The Northwest Arkansas Chapter was formed last June to meet the
fast-growing region’s demand for networking and education. The chapter
and its inaugural event was spearheaded by executives from such
companies as Accenture, Frito-Lay, J.B. Hunt, Johnson & Johnson,
Procter & Gamble, Tyson, and Wal-Mart.
Chandra Cox, Director of Women Markets for Wal-Mart, was emcee of the
evening, which featured remarks on mentoring by Dr. Stacey Blake-Beard,
associate professor of management at the Simmons School of Management.
The reception and learning also included special comments from a trio
of high-powered industry CIOs: Linda Dillman of Wal-Mart, Jeri Dunn of
Tyson and Kay Palmer of J.B. Hunt. The three executives were
instrumental in founding the chapter several months ago, along with
Michael Gorshe, Executive Director, Consumer Goods and Services, for
Accenture.
Bobbie O’Hare, vice president of business development for Johnson O’Hare Companies, termed the evening “terrific.” The NEW
regional events chair said, “Our regional networking events are about
support, not competition, and that creates incredible energy—you have
to be there to appreciate it.”
It was held at the offices of Saatchi & Saatchi X, and included
executives from Wal-Mart, Accenture, Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt, Johnson
& Johnson, Frito-Lay, Procter & Gamble and nearly thirty other
companies.
Three more events
The Network is sponsoring three additional regional events October: The
New England Fall Networking Event will be held at the Boston Marriott
Quincy in Quincy, Mass., October 8; the Portland Networking Event will
be held at the Embassy Suites in Tigard, Ore., October 25.
The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of NEW will hold its second networking
event, a luncheon featuring former secretary of labor Lynn Martin as
keynote speaker. The luncheon, sponsored by Deloitte, will be held on
Thursday, October 7, in conjunction with the University of Arkansas’s
Sam M. Walton College of Business in Fayetteville, Ark. The event will
focus on “Emerging Trends in Retailing.” For more information contact
Claudia Mobley of the University of Arkansas at cmobley@walton.uark.edu.
The Arkansas event was the third NEW regional event in the past three
months: More than 180 NEW members and supporters gathered outside
Boston April 27 and more than two hundred executives met outside New
York June 8.
For more information on sponsoring a NEW regional event in your area, e-mail Bobbie O’Hare.
For registration information on future NEW events, email Anna N. Duran
of NEW member services or call 713-888-5305.
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NEW website to debut at Leadership Summit
Members invited to submit links, articles
The Network of Executive Women is launching a redesigned website, and you’re invited to be part of it.
The new site features a new look, functions and content, and will be
demonstrated at the organization’s Leadership Summit September 29 in
Chicago.
“Disseminating news, ideas and opportunities to our members and friends
is critical to the mission of NEWonline.org,” says Joan Toth, NEW
executive director. “This new website design makes that easier, and we
invite our members to play an active role.”
NEW members are encouraged to submit articles and speeches for the
site’s members-only “Library” page, and to submit links to the site’s
new “Connections” page. “It’s a great opportunity for members to reach
out to hundreds of executive who share a common bond in our industry,”
Toth said.
Real-time online registration for NEW events and programs has been
added, along with other interactive functions for members only. To
receive an access code visit the site’s “Manage Profile” page or
contact Anna Duran at aduran@newonline.com, or call (713)
888-5305.
The new site design integrates content from the Network’s monthly
online newsletter and includes several other new features, including a
Speakers Bureau, scholarship page, search functions and sponsor logos.
The site was designed by Reuter & Associates, Baltimore, and Wray Marketing, Los Angeles. Matrix Group of Arlington, Va., developed the site and provides programming and support.
To submit content or links for possible inclusion in NEWonline.org, e-mail Joan Toth.
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Look who’s sponsoring NEW
Industry leaders top list of Network sponsors
Accenture, Ahold USA, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Procter &
Gamble and Wal-Mart have upgraded their support of the Network of
Executive Women this year, and PepsiCo and its operating companies have
joined them at the Title level.
“I want to thank these companies and all our sponsors on behalf of the
entire NEW membership,” said Kimberly Betts, NEW president and director
of communications for Ahold USA. “Without their support we could not
carry on our vital mission of professional education and development
for our industry.”
New and returning Platinum sponsors include Con-Agra Foods,
Deloitte, the Gillette Company, GSP Marketing Technologies, Leadership
Network Corporation, the McLane Company, and US Smokeless Tobacco.
Gold sponsors are A.C. Nielsen, Campbell’s, Del Monte Foods and Sara
Lee Coffee & Tea. Silver sponsors are Cadbury Adams, Daymon
Worldwide, Giant-Eagle, Hershey Foods, Hy-Vee. J.B. Hunt, Flowers
Foods, Mass Connections, and Morton Salt.
All Network sponsors will be getting added recognition on the NEW’s new
redesigned website, including listings on a new Corporate Sponsors
page, links on the site’s new Connections page, and a scrolling logo
bar featured on top of many of the pages.
For information on how to become a new sponsor email NEW Executive Director Joan Toth or telephone her at 312 373-5393.
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