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 Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments is to take a 9.1% […]
Corporate Citizenship: Leading Change, Finding Opportunity How can recent gains in corporate citizenship be sustained during this enormously challenging economic time?What are the best corporate citizenship practices during a recession? What opportunities does the economic downturn present? These are no ordinary times. And so the 2009 International Corporate Citizenship Conference will be no ordinary conference. […]
“Opt Out” or Pushed Out will address the controversial phenomenon described by some as “opting out,” the supposed trend of professional women leaving the workplace to devote their energies to family care-taking, full time. This conference will focus on the dynamics of the “trend” within the legal profession, inviting legal practitioners, professional students, and scholars […]
By Heather Chapman (New York City) Mixing personal finance and cheese isn’t the usual combination, but Paula Harris, co-founder of WH Cornerstone Investments, is managing to mix the two nicely. At first spending her days in human resources before moving to the business development side of her business, Paula is still able to find time […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) Women from every field of technology joined together last week at the new Deloitte office in New Street Square, London to talk about the issues of the credit crunch and cancer. The Survival in the City event was organized by womenintechnology, a careers and networking forum for women working in the […]
WBENC’s annual Salute to Women’s Business Enterprises: The Bridge to Quality highlights the contributions of WBEs to the United States economy and pays tribute to the 14 WBE Stars representing our organizational partners nationwide. Educational workshops for more information visit: www.wbenc.org or contact padams@wbenc.org 202-872-5515, ext. 8020
Recognizing the diverse and intricate challenges of the global economy and the opportunities presented to private equity investors, Thunderbird is pleased to host its 5th Annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference. Some featured panels are: Alternative Energy Investing Workshop Moderator: John Moran, Director for Business Development & Client Relations, Overseas Private Investment Coroporation (OPIC) Panelists: […]
Clear communication and clarification of expectations are the keys to the development and retention of Gen Y law firm associates according to the panel of partners and associates at the Women in Law Empowerment Forum event last Thursday morning. During a lively discussion moderated by Phyllis Weiss Haserot, President and Founder of Practice Development Counsel, […]
by Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) While the current economic crisis has been undeniably devastating for Wall Street, some say the women of Wall Street are at the sharpest edge of the chopping block. As reported by Forbes Magazine, financial services and insurance firms have cut 260,000 jobs. The majority of layoffs, however, have impacted […]
By all accounts, we are in the first economic crisis since CSR has become a core business strategy. To take a closer look at how it’s holding up and what value it brings, several distinguished speakers will take part in a panel to discuss and gauge how well CSR strategies are serving companies as they […]