IBPW Career and Mentoring Conference 2009
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Sun, Sep 27, 2009
The Indian Business & Professional Women (IBPW) is a non-profit support network for business and professional women that promotes education, leadership and self-development through seminars and workshops. We thought some of you may be interested in attending their annual Career and Life Conference:
The annual Indian Business and Professional Women’s (IBPW) Career and Mentoring Conference is on Friday October 23rd, 2009. Please save the date to join us for this event and be prepared to network, learn and connect.
We are excited to present diverse panelists who will be able to guide and mentor attendees on career opportunities, market trends and communication skills during this tough economic period.
Keynote Speaker:
Padmasree Warrior- CTO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Padmasree Warrior is responsible for helping drive Cisco's technological innovations and strategy, and works closely with its senior executive team and board of directors to align these efforts with the company's corporate goals.
Panels:
1. Tech World – The Next Generation
Nehal Mehta: Cloud Launcher, LiveOffice.
Nina Bhatti: Senior Research Scientist, HP and Advisory Board Member at Anita Borg.
Sonu Ratra: President, Akraya Inc.
Moderator:
Kalpana Shyam: IBM Senior Software Engineer, DB2 Data Manager Development for z/OS.
2. Follow your Passion
Anita Manwani: Founder and CEO, Carobar Business Solutions.
Smita Vasant: COO, Saffron Spot and Founder, Neemo's Exotic Ice Creams.
Suzanne Spurgeon: Founder, Women Media Pros.
Moderator:
Manjula Gupta: Founder and President, Chai with Manjula organization.
3. Navigating Unchartered Waters - Job hunting, networking, and progressing in your career in today's economy
Dilip Saraf: Executive/Career-Life Coach, Speaker−Author.
Judy Heyboer: Human Resource Consultant.
Kamna Narain: Life Coach and marketing communications professional, McKesson Corporation.
Moderator:
Denise Brosseau: Founder and CEO, The Brosseau Group.
4. Sarah and Sarah - Crossing Borders: Geography and Memory.
Sarah Singh, Artist and filmmaker
In Conversation with Sarah Bachman, Journalist
This panel is being co sponsored by The Commonwealth Club.
Reception to follow (Coffee and appetizers)
Date: Friday October 23rd, 2009
Time: 1.00PM to 5.30PM
Venue: Holiday Inn, San Jose.
Cost:
Pre-Registration: $20.00
Onsite Registration: $25.00
Online Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/ibpwconference2009
**Special discount available for first 10 FWL members! Please email us at outreach@futurewomenleaders.net if you are interested.**
More Information:
Email us at info@ibpw.net or visit www.ibpw.net