FountainBlue's "When She Speaks" Women in Leadership Series
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FountainBlue’s monthly "When She Speaks" Women in Leadership Series highlights the stories of influential Silicon Valley women in high technology, life science and clean energy companies. Our intent is to:
stimulate critical thinking on the social, leadership and business issues of the day,
to build support networks and deeper relationships between like-minded professionals in support of leadership (for both men and women)
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even to mobilize leaders to take specific action and achieve tangible results.
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We are pleased to produce monthly events on the second Thursdays of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., These events provide ongoing opportunities for leaders and emerging leaders in the valley to celebrate leadership, share best practices and forge bonds with fellow professionals in support of women in leadership. Men and women professionals in support of women in leadership are welcome to attend.
Meeting Agenda
5:30 Registration, Light Dinner and Networking 6:00 Welcomes and Thank Yous
6:05Small Group Networking and Introductions 6:15 Facilitator Frames the Discussion 6:20 Panelist Introductions and Comments 6:35 Interactive Panelist Discussion 7:00 Questions from Facilitator and the Audience 7:25 Summary, Thank Yous 7:30 Event Close, Additional Networking, Clean Up
Sponsorship FountainBlue gratefully applauds the leadership and support of our sponsors, and are thankful also for their assistance in shaping and marketing our programs to emerging leaders in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Thank you to our previous sponsors, UCSC Extension and Gevity who sponsored our series since its launch in May 2006 through January 2007. A thank you also to Cisco http://www.cisco.com who helped us grow the program and enlarge its reach with its support from February 2007 through April 2007.
We are also grateful to our current sponsors, EMC Corporation http://www.emc.com for their commitment to support the series since May 10, 2007 and continue to support us on an ongoing basis. Our monthly events will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the EMC offices, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara. The
EMC offices are immediately adjacent to the Mercado Shopping Center, off 101, between Lawrence and Great America Parkway.
by July 9 at noon or pay $40 plus $4 in fees on-site.
Our July 10 Topic: Women at the Top of Their Game
For this month's When She Speaks conversation, we will gather women who leverage the disciplines of sports - endurance, strength, flexibility, stamina, and perseverance - to address the daunting work-life demands imposed on women leaders in today's corporations.
We will cover the challenges and opportunities that leadership presents and how the important practices of self-leadership and personal accountability help them to more effectively leverage their leadership style and inspire others to also lead with power, influence and integrity.
·Facilitator Roberta LaPorte, RAL Associates
·Panelist Sandra Hassett, Director of Customer Service, LifeScan
·Panelist Barbara Massa, Senior Director, Recruiting Services, EMC Corporation
·Panelist Pat Perry, Director of Product Delivery, Intel
·Panelist Amy Rubin, Marketing Director, Sandisk
·Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director of SW, MEMS & 3D IC, Lam Research
Click here for late and on-site registrations.
We are grateful to our sponsors at EMC for their ongoing support.
Below is a list of our past and upcoming events for 2008.
Date
Title
Panelists
Description
1/10/2008
The Glass Ceiling And Other Tragedies
Facilitator Linda Prowse Fosler, Linda Prowse Fosler and Associates
Panelist Sarah Jane Militello, former Manager at HP, former General Manager at Agilent, President Varnare LLC
Panelist Marilyn Nagel, Director, WW Diversity & Inclusion, Cisco
Panelist Conchita Franco Serri, Ed.M., J.D., former Director of Affirmative Action, Santa Clara University; President Serri Compliance Training
It has been 22 years since the term glass ceiling was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate hierarchy; and it has been twelve years since the American government's specially appointed Glass Ceiling Commission published its recommendations. In 1995 the commission found that women had 45.7% of America's jobs and more than half of master's degrees being awarded. Yet 95% of senior managers were men, and female managers' earnings were on average a mere 68% of their male counterparts'. Twelve years later women account for 46.5% of America's workforce and for less than 8% of its top managers. Join us for a stimulating panel and discussion about why progress is so slow and what we must do to effect real, and rapid, change.
2/14/2008
The Up and Comers
Four-Star Panel
Facilitator Nancy Monson, Nancy Monson Coaching
Panelist Katy Levine, Cisco
Panelist Connie Lin, The Zitter Group
Panelist Keren Pavese, EMC Corporation
Five-Star Panel
Facilitator Nancy Monson, Nancy Monson Coaching
Panelist Terri Jordan, VP, Tech Operations, eBay
Panelist Sridevi Koneru, Director, Engineering, Wireless Networking Business Unit, Cisco
Panelist Susan Mernit, Senior Director for the Yahoo! Personals products
Panelist Kathleen Murtha, EMC Corporation
Panelist Eileen Sullivan, Group Director, Cadence
Women are making a difference in at all levels within corporations. In honor of Valentine’s Day, FountainBlue is pleased to partner with ATW and GWLN and EMC Corporation to produce a half day, interactive program which celebrates women in leadership roles and their contributions.
Join us as we applaud their contributions and investigate questions such as:
• What are the secrets to being recognized as an up and comer? • How did they get help along the way? • How can up and comers make work-life balance choices while climbing the corporate ladder? • How can we as women support each other whether we’re on the leadership tract or not? • How are up-and-comers giving back to the community?
The event will provide much food for thought for women at all levels within organizations, whether they are up and comers or not.
3/13/2008
Work-Life Balance
Facilitator Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting
Panelist Raji Arasu, eBay
Panelist Lisa Jing, Program Manager, Integrated Health Team, Cisco
Panelist Allison Leopold Tilley, Partner and Co-Head Corporate Securities & Technology Section, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Panelist Linda Levenson, CEO, Morphosis Rejuvenation Center
Panelist Catherine Moore, Director Business HR, Nokia Research Center
Silicon Valley women leaders are challenged by the corporate and business pressures of high-stress, high-impact positions, while still juggling the personal demands of life and family. In today’s streamlined, fast-moving workplace, it’s more important than ever to make the most of every day and every moment. This month's When She Speaks event focuses on how successful women are juggling these often-competing goals and what we can do to adjust our own and others' expectations on us, in order to ease the load and the stress. Our speakers will share their stories, commiserate with us, and challenge us to re-evaluate how roles, our priorities, and our own expectations for ourselves.
4/10/2008
Leading with Power, Influence and Integrity
Facilitator Linda Holroyd, CEO, FountainBlue
Panelist Bettina Koblick, VP of HR, Global Talent, Symantec
Panelist Su Lim, VP of Business Development, EMC Corporation
Panelist Bev Strand, Diversity and Inclusion, Cisco
Panelist Barbara Williams, Sr. HR Manager, Sun Microsystems and President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Oakland Bay Area Chapter
We admire and applaud the heroes and mentors in our lives who are leading with power, influence and integrity. For this event, we will meet a panel of women who are successfully leading with power, influence and integrity, who will candidly share their barriers to and best practices for more effectively leading others and producing results that create successful businesses and fulfilling lives.
Panelist Maria Schaffer, Strategic Alliances, Cisco
As leaders, we appreciate the mentors, leaders and role models upon whose shoulders we stood. We carefully consider the support and guidance we are consciously and unconsciously providing for those who come after us. This month's event will focus on our mentoring relationships, how we can share more of what we know with others and how we can identify the potential mentors available to us. Our panelists will share the ways that their mentors have impacted their thinking and development, and how this has, in turn, stimulated thoughts and actions in support of others. In addition, we’ll discuss how you can promote mentoring in your organization.
6/12/2008
Staying On Top In a Changing Global World
Facilitator Amy Gonzales, Women Unlimited
Panelist Judy Armstrong, former CIO, Logitech
Panelist Shirley Olerich, VP of Human Resources, Adaptec
Panelist MeMe Rasmussen, VP and General Counsel, Adobe Systems
Panelist Lisa Simpson, VP, Business Operations, Market Analysis and Messaging, Alcatel-Lucent
The World is changing - getting bigger, but better connected, with more opportunities, and more barriers.
Are there more opportunities for women in lead in a more global world? What are the unique challenges and opportunities for women to take that next leadership step? How will networking, mentoring and education support that growing community of women leaders with global impact?
This month's program will feature some of these women leaders as they share the challenges of leading in a changing, ever more global world.
7/10/2008
Women at the Top of Their Game
Facilitator Roberta LaPorte, RAL Associates
Panelist Sandra Hassett, Director of Customer Service, LifeScan
Panelist Barbara Massa, Senior Director, Recruiting Services, EMC Corporation
Panelist Pat Perry, Director of Product Delivery, Intel
Panelist Amy Rubin, Marketing Director, Sandisk
Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director of SW, MEMS & 3D IC, Lam Research
For this month's When She Speaks conversation, we will gather women who leverage the disciplines of sports - endurance, strength, flexibility, stamina, and perseverance - to address the daunting work-life demands imposed on women leaders in today's corporations. We will cover the challenges and opportunities that leadership presents and how the important practices of self-leadership and personal accountability help them to more effectively leverage their leadership style and inspire others to also lead with power, influence and integrity.
8/14/2008
The Value of Culture
Facilitator Cathy Light, Business Builders and Assessment Leaders
Panelist Lisa Jing, Program Manager, Integrated Health, Cisco
Leaders define the overall direction of an organization, and whether it achieves results for its stakeholders and shareholders. How leaders conduct themselves, and communicate and work with those around them sets the tone for an organization’s culture. This month’s When She Speaks panel will profile examples and counterexamples of company cultures and share advice on how you, as a leader, from any chair, can positively impact the organization for which you work.
9/12/2008
The Feminine Face of Leadership in Science
Facilitator Beata Lewis, Bridging Lives Panelist Azlina Ahmad, Director of Engineering, Cisco Other Panelists to be confirmed
The pre-dominant gender of leaders, particularly in the high tech sector, are males. But the questions arise: How are women who gravitate to technology fields different than their peers? What unique challenges do women leaders in science face? What do women need in order to succeed and lead in their chosen technology field? How can women technology leaders shape leadership practices to be more inclusive of others, including women?
10/10/2008
Women Leading Innovation
Facilitator Marcia Daszko, Marcia Daszko and Associates
Panelist Liz Rajaram, Director of Engineering, Cisco
Panelist Janice Nickel, Principal Project Scientist, Emerging Technologies Laboratory, HP Labs
Panelist from Google to be confirmed
Other Panelists to be confirmed
Innovation' is today's buzzword - considered integral to an organization's culture, its competitive advantage. As women rise in leadership positions in the tech companies in Silicon Valley, how are they approaching the question of culture and innovation? How have they successfully navigated the challenges of advancement in today's high tech companies? What is their advice to the rest of us?
11/14/2008
Overcoming Adversity
Facilitator Mary Beth Deans, Douglas Partners
Panelist Lily Chung, Deloitte
Panelist Pat Dando, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Tentative
Other Panelists to be confirmed
As we have heard from many past sessions, the leaders and heroes of today had experienced and overcome much adversity before achieving success. This event invites successful women to share their tales of adversity and offer advice and inspiration for the rest of us as we face our own obstacles.
12/12/2008
Leveraging Diversity for Business Results
Facilitator Deepika Bajaj, Invincibelle Other Panelists to be confirmed
This month, we will celebrate the successes of women leaders who foster diversity within their organizations and demonstrate how and why diversity stimulates innovation, engages teams, and delivers results. Our esteemed panel will share their success stories, talk about how they rose to positions of authority, despite representing diverging viewpoints, and provide advice on how to embrace diversity within a team and an organization.
See below for a list of program topics and facilitators for 2007. Register for any upcoming program by visiting
Patti Wilson, The Career Company Panliest Linda Prowse Fosler, Prowse-Fosler and Associates Panliest Francine Gordon, ATW and FGordon Group Panliest Mona Hudak, Cisco Panliest Praveena Varadarajan, Sun Microsystems
Friday, February 9
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Facilitator Geetha Rao Panliest Lisa Jing, Cisco Systems, Integrated Health Initiative Panliest Julie Johnston, El Camino Hospital Panliest Linda Williams, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Friday, March 9
Women in Policy
Facilitator Leslee Guardino, Canyon Snow Panelist Cindy Chavez, former Vice-Mayor, City of San Jose Panelist Kathleen King, City of Saratoga City Council Panelist Liz Kniss, Supervisor, County of Santa Clara Panelist Bev Strand, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Worldwide Diversity & Inclusion, Cisco, Member, California Commission on the Status of Women Panelist Michelle Wright-Conn, Cisco Global Policy and Government Affairs
Thursday, April 12
Leading with Power, Influence and Integrity
Facilitators Camille Smith, Work In Progress Coaching Panelist Michele Forte, Senior Director of Development, CARE Panelist Afsaneh Laidlaw, Senior Director of Engineering, Cisco Panelist Tammi Smorynski, Intel Capital Panelist Natascha Thomson, Senior Manager, Market Intelligence, EMC, Women's Leadership Forum at EMC
Thursday, May 10
The Mentors in Our Lives
Moderator Catherine Ngo, Startup Capital Ventures Panelist Joan Banich, Cisco Panelist Sheryl Chamberlain, Global Alliance Manager, EMC and Chair of Mentorship Program, ATW Panelist Carol Muller, MentorNet Panelist Eileen Sullivan, Cadence
Thursday, June 14
Optimizing Your Team
Moderator Rossella Derickson and Krista Henley, Corporate Wisdom and SBODN Panelist Sheryl Chamberlain, Global Alliance Manager, EMC, Director ATW Mentorship Program Panelist Vickie Grove, Development Director, Child Advocates Panelist Amy Heidersbach, Vice President, Product and Merchant Marketing, VISA Panelist Hali White, Director Process Excellence Office, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Thursday, July 12
Women at the Top of Their Game
Moderator Roberta LaPorte, RAL & Associates Panelist Lisa Felder, Team in Training, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Panelist Tracy Hughes, Global Lead for Cisco Sport and Entertainment Panelist Barbara Massa, Director of Recruiting Services, EMC Panelist Amy Rubin, Director, Digital Marketing Strategies and Programs, Intel Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director of SW, MEMS & 3D IC, Lam Research
Thursday, August 9
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line
Moderator Theresa Wilson, Partner, Lighthouse Blue Panelist Brenda Hendricksen, AMD Panelist Tracy Meersman, EMC Panelist Joni Podolsky, Director of Community Programs, The Entrepreneurs' Foundation Panelist Kathy Wheeler, Senior Manager, Global Community Involvement, Cadence
Thursday, September 13
Leadership Styles: What's Gender Got to Do With It?
Moderator Bonita Banducci, Banducci Consulting Panelist Carolyn Crandall, Vice President Marketing and Channels, Seagate Panelist Pat Cross, VP, Career Management Consulting, Right Management Panelist Eileen Fussner, Vice President of Channel Sales for the Content Management & Archiving division, EMC Corporation Panelist Vinie Zhang, Vice President, Hitachi Corporate Ventures
Thursday, October 11
Women Leading Innovation
Moderator Beata Lewis, Bridging Lives Panelist Karri Carlson, Senior Product Manager, AOL, LLC Panelist Jenny Dormoy, Director Customer Deployability, EMC Panelist Joy Mountford, VP User Experience and Design, Yahoo! Inc. Panelist Marie Tahir, Director of Technology Innovation Group, Intuit
Thursday, November 8
Female Intrapreneurs
Facilitator Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consulting Panelist Nina Bhatti, Senior Scientist, HP Labs Panelist Sheryl Chamberlain, Director, Global Alliances, EMC Corporation Panelist Cecily Joseph, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Symantec Corporation Panelist Diane Pennica, Senior Scientist in Molecular Oncology, Genentech
Thursday, December 13
Leveraging Diversity for Business Results
Facilitator Maria Hernandez, MGH Consulting LLC Panelist Sharon Durey, Training Manager, Inside Sales, EMC Corporation Panelist Wilma Flanagan, Partner and Managing Director for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Pacific Northwest Consulting Group Panelist Sharon Hughes, Director of HR, LifeScan Panelist Carin Taylor, Senior Manager of Global Diversity, Cisco
We are grateful to each of our 2006 facilitators and panelists for their participation and support and proudly acknowledge them below.
Date
Title
Panelists
Sponsored Nonprofit
Friday, May 12
Overcoming Adversity
Christine Comaford-Lynch, Mighty Ventures Linda Holroyd, FountainBlue
Support Network for Battered Women
Friday, June 9
Leaving a Legacy
Ann Tardy, LifeMoxie Jennifer Rowe, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Catherine Zinn, DLA Piper Michelle Messina, Explora International Catherine Ngo, Startup Capital Ventures
Global Women's Fund
Friday, September 8
Education is Fundamental: The Need for a Public-Private Partnership
Usha Sekar Geoff Ainscow, Sunnyvale School District Education Foundation Hillary Aitken, BUILD Anna Song, Santa Clara County Board of Education Paula Wasowska, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Friday, October 13
It Takes a Village: The Case for Collaborative Leadership
Katharine Fong, San Jose Mercury News Patricia Burbank, One World Children's Fund Dyan Chan, Lighthouse Blue Mona Hudak, Cisco
One World Children's Fund
Friday, November 10
Fostering Women Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Linda Alepin, Global Women Leadership Network Panelist Remi Matsumoto, Founder and President of the Hina Coral Restoration Network Praveena Varadarajan, Sun Microsystems
Global Women Leadership Network
Friday, December 8
Creating a Work-Life Balance
Michele Bolton, ExecutivEdge Jennifer Gill Roberts, Maven Ventures Jan Dukes-Schlossberg, Cisco Nivisha Mehta, El Camino Hospital Foundation Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting
El Camino Hospital Foundation
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