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Deadline Approaches for Women 2.0 Labs Startup Series

Women 2.0 Labs is a 5-week program (July 6 - August 5, 2010) for "engineers, designers, biz dev and marketing mavens" to develop high-growth technology ventures in San Francisco, CA. Featured speakers include Ann Miura-Ko (pictured), a partner at FLOODGATE whose investment interests include e-commerce and security. Ann, who holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Yale, is a Ph.D. candidate in the Management Science and Engineering Department at Stanford University, where she teaches High Tech Entrepreneurship. There is room at Women 2.0 Labs for women engineering students still in school or those recently graduated. The dealine for application is June 20, 2010. Read more...

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Announces Keynote Speakers for September 28, 2010 Event

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced the keynote speakers for the 10^th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC), to be held September 28-October 2, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia. Speakers include Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo!, Duy-Loan Le, Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments and Barbara Liskov (pictured), Institute Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Read more in the announcement.

Internet Week New York Starts June 7, 2010 and Women are there in full force!

Internet Week New York, a week-long festival of events celebrating New York's internet industry and community, takes place June7 - 14, 2010. There are events for everyone on all kinds of topics. Some of the amazing women featured include:

BakeSpace.com Founder Babette Pepaj who will discuss what it takes to grow a lean startup and build a sustainable business.

Forbes will present Melanie Wells interviewing Ana Maria Irazabel, Director of Marketing for Pepsi in the U.S.

dropio will discuss start up stories with Rachel Sterne from Ground Report and Nora Abousteit of BurdaStyle.

NYSMRT hosts an event on social media and pets including Kimberly Miller - VP, Consumer Marketing, PeoplePets; Kristyn Pomranz - Editor, I Can Haz Cheezburger; and Jane Harrell, Associate Producer, Petfinder.com, Discovery Digital Media.

See the schedule of events to find out where and when all this and more will be happening.

Patricia Lizarraga and the Hypatia Captial Group Host CEO Roadmap Seminar June 29, 2010 in New York

The Hypatia Capital Group, a private equity firm whose deal sourcing strategy focuses on the top female executives of the Fortune 1000, is hosting the Private Equity CEO Roadmap seminar on June 29, 2010 in New York. The seminar provides an insider's view on how to successfully utilize industry knowledge to obtain a CEO position with a leading private equity fund. Speakers at the seminar include Eileen Auen, CEO of PMSI Inc., and Laura Weil, CEO of Urban Brands. Read more about the CEO Roadmap Seminar.

Patricia Lizarraga (pictured) is the Managing Partner of Hypatia Capital Group. She is a successful entrepreneur and merchant banker and before Hypatia, was a Managing Director of Credit Agricole Securities' New York mergers & acquisitions group. She started her merchant banking career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Patricia is on the board of directors of the Harvard Business School Women’s Association.

Mary Schapiro to speak at the Financial Women's Association Event in New York June 14, 2010

The Financial Women’s Association is hosting an event in New York on June 14, 2010, “A Conversation with SEC Chairman, Mary Schapiro". Mary will be interviewed by Maria Bartiromo of CNBC. They will talk about her role as the 29th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and her plans to restore public confidence in the agency by increasing market transparency, reviving markets and rejuvenating the economy. Read more on fwa.org.

Deborah Owens to Speak at "Make Mine a Million $ Business" Event June 15, 2010

Make Mine a Million $ Business, the program of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence and American Express OPEN that helps women entrepreneurs grow and build sustainable enterprises and create jobs, is holding their next event June 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. Deborah Owens (pictured) of Owens Media Group, is a featured speaker at the event. Applications should be in by May15. Read more about it on makemineamillion.org.

Doreen Wright to Speak at "Women in the Boardroom" Event May 3, 2010

Doreen Wright, former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Campbell Soup Company, will be speaking at the Women in the Boardroom event May 3, 2010 in Philadelphia. Read more about the event and who else will be speaking on womenintheboardroom.com.

Cathy Benko Among Speakers at the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference April 26, 2010

Cathy Benko (pictured), Vice Chairman and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte LLP, will be among the speakers at the  2010 Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, April 26, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. Other speakers that will addres the topic of  "The 21st-Century Workplace: Time to Talk About What Works and What Doesn't" include Maria Shriver, Author, The Shriver Report; Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC Television Group; and Saadia Zahidi, Director and Head of Constituents, World Economic Forum and Co-author, the Corporate Gender Gap Report. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release.

Virgin America CFO Holly Nelson to Speak at Women in Business Conference at SCU April17,2010

Holly Nelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Virgin America, is the keynote speaker at the Women in Business Conference at Santa Clara University April 17, 2010.  The Eighth Annual Women in Business Conference will highlight how to thrive and be successful in any kind of business environment. The main theme will be "Adapability & Innovation". Read more about the conference on scu.edu.

Women in the Boardroom Event April 20,2010 in Washington DC

Women in the Boardroom is holding an event in Washington DC on April 20, 2010. Speakers include Karen Hastie Williams (pictured), retired Partner at Crowell & Moring who had been a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and is currently a member of the Board of Directors at a number of major companies; Sheila Brooks, an Emmy-award winning journalist and entrepreneur; Lynn Shapiro Snyder, Esq., a National Health Care & Life Sciences Practice Leader at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.; and Sheila Ronning, President and CEO of the leadership and business development firm, SHARP UpSwing. Read more about them on www.womenintheboardroom.com.

Robin Roberts to Speak at New Jersey Governor's Conference for Women May 4, 2010

The annual Women's Conference in California, October 25,26, 2010 hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver is getting some company. New Jersey is holding a Governor's Conference for Women on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Atlantic City. Keynote speakers include Robin Roberts (pictured), Co-Anchor of Good Morning America, and noted Author and Journalist Anna Quindlen. Read more about it in the conference press release.

Girls Inc. New York Celebration Luncheon to be March18, 2010

The 2010 Girls Inc. New York Celebration Luncheon is being held March18, 2010 at the New York Marriott Marquis. The honorees this year include Gail Koziara Boudreaux, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group and President, UnitedHealthcare; Lori Dickerson Fouché, President, Commercial Insurance, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Kim M. Sharan, President, Financial Planning, Retirement & Wealth Strategies and Chief Marketing Officer, Ameriprise Financial; and Kathy N. Waller, Vice President and Controller, The Coca-Cola Company. Read more about it on girlsinc.org.

Ellen Alemany, CEO of Citizens Financial Group and RBS Americas, talks about Leadership

Ellen Alemany, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and RBS Americas, was the   keynote speaker at Thursday’s 13th annual Women’s Summit entitled “New Decade. New Directions” at Bryant University. Ellen addressed a sold-out audience, discussing the need for businesses to rebuild the trust of consumers in the wake of the economic crisis. Read more about what Ellen had to say in the Business Wire press release. 

Davi Tserpelis Featured at the FWA Event March 24,2010 on Career Re-Invention

The Financial Women's Association is holding an event called "The Road to Successful Career Re-Inventions" March 24, 2010 in Long Island, New York.  The panel will be moderated by Davi Tserpelis (pictured), Managing Director of Hermes Business Corp., a boutique business and financial advisory firm. Panelists include Christina Barlowe, Founder of LifeWork Alliance, Inc and Martha Stark, Senior Vice President and Group Director for Signature Bank. Read more about it on fwa.org.

Women Executives on the Women in the Boardroom Panel in Dallas April 14, 2010

Renée Hornbaker (pictured) is facilitating the Women in the Boardroom Panel in Dallas, Texas on April14, 2010. Renee is Chief Financial Officer of Shared Technologies Inc., a telecommunications infrastructure business. Members of the Panel include Linda Wertheimer Hart, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hart Group, Inc.; Valerie Freeman, Founder and CEO of Dallas-based Imprimis Group, Inc.; and Matrice Ellis-Kirk, Managing Partner at Heidrick & Struggles. Read more about the event on womenintheboardroom.com.

New York Entrepreneur Week to Feature "FEED Projects" and Other Entrepreneurial Ventures by Women

New York Entrepreneur Week, April 12-16, 2010, has announced its featured speakers and panelists. The conference is an opportunity to listen to and meet with entrepreneurs, investors and dealmakers. Panel topics include raising capital, getting sales, giving back/non-profits, and being a successful entrepreneur. Ellen Gustafson (pictured), Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of FEED Projects, LLC, is one of the talented women who will be featured on the panels. Read who else will be there and get ticket information on nyew.org.

Does Alice in Wonderland Need Help?

If Alice in Wonderland were an entrepreneur, where would she go for advice?  The New York Entrepreneur Week, being held April 12 -16, 2010, might be a good place to start. Or she could read the great advice given by some of our entrepreneurs. To see my summary of that advice (and to find out who might be invited to Alice's tea party!), read my article on the New York Entrepreneur Week's website.

The 6th Annual Global Marathon for Women in Engineering Starts March 10, 2010

The 6th Annual Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering & Technology begins at noon (EDT) on March 10, 2010 and will run continuously for 24 hours through noon (EDT). The theme will be “Launching Tomorrow”. It will provide a unique opportunity for young women engineers across six continents, as well as for middle- school, high-school and university students to chat about careers and experiences while networking with some of the planet’s most interesting women in engineering and technology. Honorary co-chairs of the 2010 Global Marathon are Leslie Jones, Senior Vice President, Women’s Business Council Executive Sponsor, and Chief Information Officer, Motorola, Inc. (pictured) and Nan Mattai, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Technology, Rockwell Collins. You can see it on globalmarathon.

Women in The Boardroom Events Scheduled for 2010

"Women in the Boardroom", the executive leadership event designed to assist in the preparation of board service, has updated it's Calendar for 2010. Events will be held as follows:

Chicago - Monday, February 8
St. Louis - Tuesday, March 9
Dallas - Wednesday, April 14
Washington DC - Tuesday, April 20
Philadelphia - Monday, May 3
Los Angeles - Monday, May 24
Boston - Monday, September 13
Atlanta - Thursday, October 7
Denver - Monday, October 18
New York - Monday, November 1
Twin Cities - Tuesday, November 30

Panelists for the events are executives with for-profit board experience who will share their knowledge and discuss necessary tools for serving as a director. Although the focus is for-profit boards, it can be useful for non-profit service as well. Having originated in 2002 in a single city, "Women in the Boardroom" has now become an annual event, to be scheduled in 15 cities nationally. Read more about it on womenintheboardroom.com.

"Girl Day" being Held February 18, 2010

The National Engineers Week Foundation is holding the 10th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Thursday, February 18, 2010. Engineers are so important as a source for solving crucial issues like energy sustainability, infrastructure rebuilding and advancing communications. More women engineers are needed. "Girl Day" raises awareness so that girls and young women feel empowered to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read about the activities that are being held nationwide. Check out the Engineer Your Life website, a guide to engineering for high school girls. You can see videos there of inspiring women engineers!

I have often wondered why many girls will choose to study medicine rather than engineering. The obvious answer is that girls like to help people. While of course this is true, I wonder if there is another reason, because I am sure boys like to help people as well. Could it be that medicine is more of a level playing field when they enter college? Lots of guys have tons of experience with computers by the time they reach college, but few have much medical experience. The young women and men would be at about the same level in medicine, but the computer and engineering experience could be vastly different. It's great to see efforts being made to level the playing field for girls entering college who might have an interest in engineering. Go "Girl Day"!

Nominations for Ernst & Young 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year

Ernst & Young LLP is accepting nominations now for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2010 Awards.  The deadline for applications is March 19, 2010. Read more on ey.com.

"Dynamic Women in Business" Conference February 6,2010 at Harvard Business School

Ann Simonds (pictured), President of the Baking Products Division of General Mills and Mother of twin girls, is one of keynote speakers at the 19th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference at Harvard Business School, presented on behalf of the Women's Student Association. Susan Smith Ellis, Chief Executive Officer of (RED) and Mother of two, is also a keynote speaker. The conference will be held February 6,2010. Read more about the speakers on wsaconference.com.

Women Entrepreneurs Attend NY Entrepreneur Week in a Big Way

Over 40 % of the 2600 people attending the New York Entrepreneur Week held November 16,2009 were women! The event, called "Stand Up and Come Together", challenged entrepreneurs from across New York State to be the "catalyst for change" in today's difficult economic climate. Read more about it in the marketwire press release. The stated goal of New York Entrepreneur Week,"to make connections across diverse industries, from young idea-stage innovators to hundred million dollar revenue generators, and join them together in a unifying movement that propels inspired business, facilitates lasting connections, and generates opportunities for more successful entrepreneurial ventures", offers women an opportunity to gain access to great people and great ideas. Read more about it on nyew.org. New York Entrepreneur Week Founder Gary Whitehill tells us, "It's a well known fact that women entrepreneurship is underrepresented. New York Entrepreneur Week has a specific focus on integrating hyper-targeted content relevant to women entrepreneurs. This provides women the well deserved opportunity to stand up and come together as a collective group. New York Entrepreneur Week continues to seek additional women-focused organizations to partner alongside. To date, NYEW has featured over 50 women and partnering with organizations such as: Astia, Womensphere and Womens' President Organization."

Girls Inc. Honors Women in Film and Television November 16

 The Girls Incorporated® 2009 Los Angeles Celebration Luncheon will be held on Monday, November 16, and will honor five women for their achievements in harnessing media and entertainment to show girls a world without limits. The annual event is hosted by Girls Inc. Board member and Access Hollywood host Shaun Robinson at The Beverly Hills Hotel and supports Girls Inc., the nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong and smart.  The Honorees include:

Jane Fleming (pictured left), Partner, Amber Entertainment and President, Women In Film;

Kate Juergens, Executive Vice President, Original Series Programming and Development, ABC Family;

Jennifer Nicholson Salke, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, 20th Century Fox Television;

Alex Schwartz, Head of Development, DreamWorks Animation SKG;

Ligiah Villalobos, Writer, Producer, Jalapeño Films.

Read more about the event and the honorees on girlsinc.org.

Vanna Krantz Moderates FWA Panel November 16 in New York

Vanna Krantz, Chief Financial Officer for the Media Division of Thomson Reuters, is moderating the Financial Women's Association Economic Forum to be held November 16, 2009 at the Thomson Reuters World Headquarters in New York. The forum will cover core issues in today's financial environment. Panelists include Gina Martin Adams, Equity Strategist, Wells Fargo Securities and Beth Ann Bovino, Senior Economist at Standard & Poor's. Read more about the other panelists and the topics to be discussed on fwa.org.

Anne Welch to Speak at AdweekMedia's "Marketing to Women" Conference

Anne Welch, Vice President and Brand Publisher of Elle Magazine, is speaking at the AdweekMedia’s "Marketing to Women" Conference Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Anne's talents show through in her comments about marketing:

What marketers/brands do you admire and “look up to” for their strategies?
Apple – for defining cool
Target – for bringing fashion to the masses
Net-a-Porter – for taking e-commerce to the next level
Louis Vuitton – for remaining true to themselves

What are key marketing tips that you’ve learned that you feel are important to share?

Reinforce our Mission
ELLE has a distinct voice and one that separates us from our competition. It all begins with our mission and resulting editorial product. Over the past year we have solidified our position in the marketplace as the preeminent magazine for a relevant and relatable mix of fashion. While our competition has adjusted their editorial philosophy to the economic climate, ELLE has remained true to the magazine’s fashion mission: offering both practical and aspirational clothing and accessories; highlighting the trends, but never dictating them; and encouraging personal style and individuality.

Invest in Research
Consumer insight opens doors. In 2008, ELLE sponsored a ground-breaking study that profiled and identified today’s recession-proof shoppers. This study not only educated advertisers on the three types of women who will continue to shop in the face of the recession, but it also stressed the importance of fashion magazines. On every single measure studied, fashion magazine readers are significantly more qualified than that who do not read them: they spend more, they shop more, and they are more knowledgeable.

Innovate and Take Risks
ELLE is a magazine that has always taken risks—we were the first fashion magazine to launch a companion website and the first to participate in a reality television show. While the competition usually follows suit, ELLE continues to push the boundaries of what a fashion resource can do. Last spring we continued to innovate by launching the ELLE Dailies, a free subscription-based e-mail newsletter delivered to a broad, yet targeted, audience of prime fashion consumers.  In order to provide readers with more of the content they crave, last fall ELLE launched “Fall A to Zee,” an online feature that highlighted creative director, Joe Zee’s, key pieces and trends for the season. Over 400,000 consumers visited the site where they were able to click to buy straight from the advertising or the edit. Back by popular demand, Joe is again curating an alphabet’s worth of trends in Fall A to Zee and the ELLE Dailies have been extended to nine weeks reaching over 1 million opt-in subscribers daily.
 
With Project Runway, Stylista, and Ugly Betty, ELLE has always looked for creative ways to integrate the brand into television in order to increase brand awareness. Along these same lines, ELLE recently signed on with the Creative Artists Agency  (CAA), the world’s largest talent and branded entertainment agency representing clients such as Dell, Gap, and Coke. CAA will search for new opportunities for ELLE in television, motion pictures, DVD, and digital.

What have you learned not to do in your experience as a marketer?
 
Never Say Never
Over the last six years, ELLE has methodically moved up the ranks of fashion titles in the US by growing ad pages and share of market. In 2002, ELLE ranked 6th among the 7-book competitive set and had a 12% share of market. Today, ELLE is ranked #1 with 1,652 pages (and nearly 19% share) through October—two more pages than perennial category leader Vogue.
 
Limit Where the Brand Lives
With a crowded market place and tight consumer dollars, more so than in the past, advertisers have been looking for one thing when seeking media partners: proof of engagement. They want to know consumers are actively pursuing your brand and investing their valuable time and/or resources in it. To keep their experience with ELLE fresh, we are always looking for new ways to engage consumers both in-book and beyond the page. Whether it’s through a branded line of clothing or unique retail partnerships, we know our readers respect our opinion and therefore will seek our content through multiple touch points.

Learn more about the speakers at the AdweekMedia "Marketing to Women" Conference.

New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit in Washington Nov9

The New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit is being held in Washington, D.C. on November 9. Women from around the country will be coming together to discuss their entrepreneurial journalism ideas and endeavors. Read more about it on newmediawomen.org.

"Women on the Buy Side" Breakfast a Success

Women were out in full force this morning at the "Women on the Buy-Side" Breakfast sponsored by The Glass Hammer. An outstanding panel discussed how the markets have changed, the need for more transparency, the regulatory changes being considered, and the importance of analyzing the operational risks in the business. Panelists included Marianne Brown, CEO of Omgeo; Annie Morris, Managing Director of Linedata Services, North America; Elizabeth Philipp, CFA, PIMCO; and Cynthia Steer, Managing Director, Head of Beta Research at RogersCasey. Holly Miller, Partner at Stone House Consulting, did a great job moderating the panel. Women in Fund Management came together to share ideas and learn from each other. We hope to hear more from these women going forward.

SpringBoard Enterprises Presents AllThingsLifeSciences Sept30,09

Springboard Enterprises presents the AllThingsLifeSciences 2009 Venture Capital Road Show which will showcase 31 early stage, high-growth investment opportunities to audiences of active angel, venture, and corporate investors.  The first venture capital forum, where angel, venture, and corporate investors will get a preview of eighteen women-led life sciences companies, includes a seminar for aspiring entrepreneurs - Equity Matters: The Route To NASDAQ, and is scheduled for September 30 - October 1, 2009 at University of Wisconsin-Madison's Fluno Center. Read more on springboardenterprises.com. Springboard announced the companies to be showcased in Madison in the prnewswire press release.

"Women on Boards" Holds Conference in Atlanta October13,09

"Women on Boards" holds conferences across the country to educate women and help prepare them for serving on Boards. The next "Women on Boards" event is being held in Atlanta on October 13,09. Speakers include Mylle Mangum – Chairman & CEO, IBT Holdings, LLC; Robin Hensley – President, Raising the Bar; and Juanita Baranco – Executive Vice President & COO, Baranco Automotive Group. These panalists will discuss topics such as the job of a director and the differences between non-profit, private and public boards. For more information, go to WomenintheBoardroom.com.