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THE 2007 PROGRAM:
third annual
buzz: an executive women's think tank
March 20, 2007
The Island Hotel
Newport Beach, California
AGENDA
8:15 – 9:00 am REGISTRATION AND
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:15 am WELCOME
9:15 – 9:45 am MORNING KEYNOTE
Edie Weiner, President, Weiner, Edrich,
Brown Inc.,
and Author, FutureThink
10:00 – 11:15 am Roundtable:
PROFIT IN PURPOSE:
As companies look to bang the “do-good”
drum, is it enough to simply align with good causes,
or must they now practice what they proclaim?
As employees seek out companies that also walk
the “do-good” walk, what are companies
doing to compete for discriminating talent? How
do organizations serve Wall Street, their employees
and at the same time create meaning-rich connections
for their customers?
11:30 – 12:45 pm Roundtable:
MOVING TARGET MORALITY:
Is anyone telling the truth anymore? Will morality
be a moving target in the next decade and change
to fit individual need or convenience? Are leaders
selling their souls in our political, public and
private arenas? How do we decide whom to trust?
Does it matter anymore?
12:45 – 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
2:00 –3:15 pm Roundtable:
CULTURAL FLUENCY:
As the workforce changes its complexion, what
new biases are we struggling with? How can we
better manage employees of diverse cultures so
as to tap into their unique talents and voices?
If we don’t become culturally fluent, will
our organizations be at a competitive disadvantage?
How do we shift from cultural fuzziness to cultural
fluency?
3:30 – 4:30 pm Roundtable:
THE FEMALE FOOTPRINT:
How are women in the public and private sectors
around the globe changing the ethos of the world?
Where and how will the female style and mind-set
redefine or impact communities across the globe?
Are there new opportunities to establish a firmer
female footprint in countries of lesser means?
4:30 pm CLOSING REMARKS
Judy B. Rosener, PhD
Professor, Paul Merage School of Business,
University of California, Irvine
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AT THE 2006 PROGRAM:
second annual
buzz: an executive women's think tank
February 28, 2006
The Balboa Bay Club & Resort
Newport Beach, CaliforniaAGENDA
8:15 – 9:00 am
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:15 am
WELCOME
9:15 – 9:45 am
MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Edie Weiner
President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown Inc.
10:00 – 11:15 am
ROUNDTABLE:
MUDSLINGING ON MAIN STREET?
As the political and social climates heat up,
how should we leverage, harness or curtail rancor
in our public conversations and national discourse?
Judge Glenda Hatchett, Moderator
BREAK
11:30 – 12:45 pm
ROUNDTABLE:
DIGITAL DELIVERY
How will our lives be revolutionized by the new
and exciting forms of digital delivery: In entertainment,
education, health, telecom and more?
Anastasia D. Kelly, Moderator
12:45 – 2:00 pm
LUNCHEON
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Una S. Ryan, O.B.E.
President & CEO
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
2:00 – 3:15 pm
ROUNDTABLE:
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA
How can we begin to overhaul an overworked, out-of-balance
healthcare system and create new opportunities
for business and patients alike?
Susan Y. Bookheimer, PhD, Moderator
BREAK
3:30 – 4:30 pm
ROUNDTABLE:
CEO, INTERRUPTED
When and where do women leaders pursue the next
horizon and find fulfillment beyond the corner
office?
Nancy Clifford Widmann, Moderator
4:30 pm
CLOSING REMARKS:
Judy B. Rosener, PhD
Professor, Paul Merage School of Business
University of California, Irvine
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buzz: an executive
women's think tank
2005 TOPICS:
ROUNDTABLE: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?
Do we have to blow up corporate America in order
to rebuild it? Should we completely re-design
compensation? How should corporate leadership
change to tap into the unmined talent and creativity
of our human capital?
ROUNDTABLE: WHO’S ON FIRST?
In defining the ethos of a company, what is our
first priority: employees, customers, shareholders
or the executive suite? How does that priority
affect the bottom line? Is relationship management
a pivotal component of a successful business?
ROUNDTABLE: THE MEDIA MATRIX
Does the media have its own agenda? What is appropriate
to cover; what is not? Who are the decision makers?
ROUNDTABLE: TAMING THE BEAST
Can we effectively legislate the Internet without
cutting off its oxygen? Would restriction be good
for business? Bad for business? Is there a partisan
agenda?
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