Corporate Governance Panel: Boardroom Confidential - What It Takes to Become a Director

Holding only 15% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies in 2009, women still struggle to break into the boardroom.  In this panel, we will discuss what it takes to become a corporate director - and why one would want to do it in the first place. Panelists will share their stories to dispell myths, answer questions, and inspire the audience to consider directorship in their future. [Session 2]

Panel Chair:

Nnennia Ejebe, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Janet Kraus, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Grace Fey, President, Grace Fey Advisors

Michelle Shell, Vice President, Fidelity Investments

Nandini Tandon, Managing Director, Lumira Capital

Willow Shire, President and Founder, Orchard Consulting

What motivates you every day? This panel brings together women across industries who have discovered their passion and love waking up for work every day. Whether you are an experienced professional looking to break away from a traditional work path to explore an innovative interest or a recent graduate looking to take the road less traveled and follow your heart to a fulfilling and rewarding career, this panel is for you. Learn from a diverse group of women who have had the courage to look within themselves and are living their passions. [Session 3]

Panel Chairs:

Jessica Bloch, Meghan Oliver, & Shweta Narayan, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Jana Kierstead, Managing Director, MBA Career and Professional Development, Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Carleen Haas, Vice President of Talent Strategies, Humana, Inc. 

Evaleen Jaager Roy, Principal, Jaager Roy Advisory Inc.  

Marjorie Weber, President, Florida Fidelity Group

Suzanne Cutler, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Suzanne Xie, Entrepreneur, Lollihop

General Management Panel: How I Did It - Women Leaders Share their Success Secrets

We all admire successful women leaders. Want to learn how you can do it too? Come hear four women leaders share their stories:  The events that shaped their careers, the joys and sorrows they faced along the way and ultimately how they made it to the top. [Session 3]

Panel Chairs:

Devaki Saran & Lu Zhang, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Teresa M. Amabile, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Director of Research, Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Analisa Balares, CEO, Womensphere & Chair, Womensphere Global Summits

Andrea Silbert, President , Eos Foundation

Mary E. Stutts, Founder, MES Concepts

Sandra Fenwick, President & Chief Operating Officer, Children's Hospital Boston

Susie Gharib, Anchor and EVP/Strategy, Nightly Business Report--PBS-TV

Global Career Panel: Managing Teams in a Global Context

This panel will focus on the challenges and nuances of managing teams and businesses in a global setting, whether it's working abroad or managing an international team. [Session 2]

Panel Chairs:

Carol Lauson & Olivia Leskinen, Harvard Business School 

Moderator:

Judy Shen-Filerman, Principal and Founder, Dreambridge Partners LLC

Panelists:

Ellen M. Dibb, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Pyramis Global Advisors, Fidelity Investments

 Jennifer Altarriba, Associate Director, International News Content & Bureau Operations, ESPN

 Kirsti Domay, GM Russia Integration, Alcoa

Mindy Mount, Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Online Sales Division, Microsoft

Tracey Griffin, Director, McKinsey

Psychology Panel: Putting on High Heels - What it Means to Be a Woman in the Workplace

What are the psychological traps that women should be aware of?  What actions should I take to minimize these biases and have a successful career?  In this panel we will hear from psychologists, busines women and executive coaches that know how to break through the glass ceiling and have practical solutions to be successful in a variety of work environments. [Session 2]

Panel Chair:

Sarah Hoopfer, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Amy Edmondson, Professor, Co-Unit Head TOM, Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO, 20-First

Bonnie Marcus, Certified Executive Coach, Founder and Principal, Women's Success Coaching

Lynne Camp, VP, Performance Instruments, Danaher

Merrilyn Datta, Global Services Business, Life Technologies

Sales & Networking Panel: Putting Yourself on the Front Line -  Networking and Selling with Confidence

Sales skills are perhaps the most critical gap in the academic curriculum, especially for women. We'll bring a group of exceptional women and network builders together to  share their strategies and tactics for how to get others to see your true value. Come build the skills to put your best self forward with confidence and authenticity. [Session 3]

Panel Chair:

Hang Do, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Melissa Hayes, MillerCoors

Panelists:

Freya Shoffner, Shoffner & Associates

Kathleen McQuiggan, President and Founder, Catalina Leadership

Reunion Panel: I Wish Someone Would've Told Me!....Lessons From Alumni

In twenty years, what choices will have significantly changed your life? In this panel, we'll hear insights from HBS alumni who graduated five to forty years ago.  Each alumna will explore the decisions and experiences that have made deep impacts in their lives and careers.  Our panelists will discuss how their goals and perspectives have changed since leaving HBS and offer advice to the audience on what really matters. [Session 1]

Panel Chairs:

Amy Tianying Long & Margaret Miller , Harvard Business School

Moderator:

Sasha Grinshpun, Executive Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker, Talent Mosaic

Panelists:

Elise McDonald, Managing Director, Harvard Management Company

Ilene H. Lang, President & Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst

Mousumi Shaw, Founder & CEO, Sikara & Co., LLC

Nancy Barry, President, Nancy Barry Associates – Enterprise Solutions to Poverty 

Work-Life Balance Panel: Pursuing Work-Life Balance

Is personal life the price that women leaders pay for a successful career? What are the typical challenges and how do they manage them? In this panel, our women business leaders will share their best practices of work-life balance, talk about how to handle unexpected changes in life, and discuss how to gain support from their family, bosses and peers. [Session 2]

Panel Chairs:

Grace Lu & Sveta Kartasheva, Harvard Business School

Moderator:

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Panelists:

Darlene Pasquill, Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Ellen Rogers, Author of Kasey to the Rescue

Fawn Germer, Best-selling author of six books

Monica Dodi, Founder, The Women's Venture Capital Fund