by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) Innovation, collaboration, and the future of technology was the theme of this year’s Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology’s Women of Vision Awards. The fourth annual awards event brought out 650 attendees April 30 to applaud innovative honorees Yuqing Gao, Jan Cuny, and Mitchell Baker and to focus on […]
Leading Players – Innovative Strategies With the disappearance of easily accessed capital, the marketplace and courts are redefining acceptable sale terms and conditions. Join your peers to acquire first-hand expertise from talented strategists who are developing a wide array of bold tactics for navigating in this new economic environment. The BCE Deal: What Has Changed […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Imagine you’re graduating from law school and have a job lined up with a well-respected law firm. You’re one of the lucky ones, right? Not necessarily. According to the AM Law Daily, several law firms have delayed the start for their first-year associates. Some are bringing a percentage of the new […]
Currently, women represent only 15.2% of Fortune 500 company board membership and we are out to change that!The event will educate and prepare women for board service. Our panelists are top-level executives with extensive board experience and a desire to share their knowledge and necessary tools for serving as a director.Topics include: being an effective […]
by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Getting out of a bad neighborhood is a hard thing to do. It is so hard, in fact, that often young people use their immediate surroundings as an excuse as to why they haven’t done more with their lives or for their community. The opposite was true for Magda Yrizarry, […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed: Mergers and Acquisitions The aircraft leasing unit of troubled insurer AIG is […]
Against the backdrop of a global economic recession and alarmingly unpredictable markets, enterprise CIOs are juggling short-term tactics with long-term strategy as they look toward 2010 to revitalize their businesses. Some CIOs are even discovering a silver lining in the current downturn in the opportunities to re-prioritize projects that streamline business processes, optimize IT spending […]
A forum where women can learn from the wisdom and experience of others and gain inspiration to achieve their own personal and professional goals. This year’s 30th anniversary will feature Diane Keaton, Maxine Clark, Dr. Antonia Novello and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. There will be a business ethics panel featuring Lynn Brewer, Cynthia Cooper and Cindy Olson […]
A free two-day gathering of individuals in a career transition who are looking to gain perspective, discover new passions, or reinvent their careers. Educate, empower, and connect entry and mid-level digital media, advertising, publishing, technology, and financial services professionals. Panels, workshops, demonstrations, and discussions topics include: The art of interviewing, legal and accounting needs of […]
By Natalie Sabia (New York City) Cheryl Pollard never imagined herself as a mentor, especially to someone thousands of miles away. A former vice president of merchandizing and product development for Water Works, Pollard learned about Infinite Family, a not-for-profit that connects mentors from all over the United States with orphans and other vulnerable children […]