As pioneers of the women’s leadership concept in 1979, this premier event has established an enduring tradition of dialogue and discovery among ever-growing audiences of business and professional women.
“Always keep a positive thought, because a positive thought cannot be denied.”
This is the motto of The CityKids, a group of underprivileged youth in New York City who are empowering themselves to rise about circumstances and be positive role models for their peers through their participation in The CityKids Repertory, a traveling performing arts troupe. This program is sponsored by The CityKids Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in New York City, whose mission is to engage young people to positively change their own lives, their communities and the world through their participation in a variety of free, after-school, weekend and summer educational and artistic leadership development programs. These initiatives encourage youth to come up with their own solutions to issues that affect their daily lives, such as drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy and dating violence.
For the last two years, I have been fortunate enough to serve on CityKids Private Sector Partners (PSP), a junior board of the CityKids Foundation, whose aim is to connect CityKids with corporate, private and individual donors and to cultivate future CityKids board members. Every year, PSP organizes a series of fundraising and social events which financially support CityKids’ leadership programs for economically disadvantaged inner-city youth and build support for the Foundation’s mission among young professionals in New York.
Todd Petzel of Offit Capital Advisors kicked off the Hedge World’s Managed Futures and Commodity Trading Conference last week at Chicago’s University Club. Buy side professionals gathered to discuss their investment options in the current crisis market. They listened as Petzel went through examples of failed investment approaches and the common factors each case shared.
Contributed by Alana Elsner
A small bead drops from just below his hairline – picking up speed as it falls. Conscious of this, he wipes the sweat from his brow, trying to focus on the task set before him. Even the most nimble move could mean the difference between winning and losing- between life and death. As the old saying goes, “No guts, no glory.” As the moment nears, his heart beats faster. Adrenaline rushes through his veins. And finally, finally, comes the moment of truth. THE TRADE.
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