This event has been canceled.

Join Foster for the West Region Women’s Leadership Symposium, hosted by NAWMBA (National Assn of Women MBAs) taking place at Foster on May 22 from 8:30am-6:00pm. The event theme, Leading from the Top, is designed to empower, educate and inspire mid-to-senior level female managers, executives and entrepreneurs who are looking to accelerate their careers and improve as leaders in a quickly changing workplace. Foster & UW alumni receive a 10% discount on the purchase of a ticket. (Discount code: Alumni)
AGENDA
8:30 am - Symposium Registration
9:00-9:30 am - Opening Remarks
9:30-10:30am – Coaching and Leading the Next Generation – Panel discussion with Foster faculty (Dr. Xiao-Ping Chen, Dr. Crystal Farh, Kira Shabram, Elizabeth Umphress)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Neuroscience Of Difficult Conversations - Venus Rekaw
11:45-12:45 Lunch/Break          
12:45-1:45 Lunch Keynote - Career Confidence: 4 Keys to Career Advancement - Suzanne O’Brien
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 – Women in Leadership – Panel discussion with Joanne Harrell, Microsoft; Alicechandra Fritz, Deloitte, Fran Bigelow, Fran’s Chocolates
3:10-4:10 Women on Boards – Why Now – and Why not YOU? – Cate Goethals, Foster Director of Women in Leadership and Women on Boards programs
4:30-6:00 Closing reception at Ba Bar in U Village

An MBA is not required to attend this event; this event is open to all regardless of educational background.

The Foster School of Business is a proud partner of NAWMBA (National Association of Women MBAs).