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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.                 Breakfast/Registration

8:00 – 8:20                         Welcome

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

Founding Sponsor
Stu Shea / Chief Operating Officer / SAIC 

8:20 – 9:15                         Opening Keynote & Conversation

Ms. Letitia A. Long / Director / National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Conversation with Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

9:15 – 9:45                         Report to the Industry: How the Executive Order on Diversity Benefits Women’s Leadership
In August 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order, Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce. A senior leader will review and identify major issues based on supporting data on the current state of women’s leadership in national security careers.

David Shedd / Deputy Director / Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

9:45 – 10:00                       Framing the Think Tank Discussion

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

10:00 – 10:30                     Break

10:30 – 11:30                     Think Tank Sessions: Burning Issues for Women’s Leadership Success
Breakout sessions discuss four burning issues that remain obstacles to women’s leadership success. In what ways can organizations and individuals make a tangible impact on identifying and resolving these issues? Facilitated discussions collectively highlight challenges, strategies and best practices, and help develop critical solutions and action steps.

Topic 1: What are the Impacts of Unconscious Gender & Racial Bias?
Faciltator:

Facilitator: 

Marlisa Smith / / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity / National Security Agency

Topic 2: What is and Isn't Working About Work Life in My Workplace?
Facilitator:
Margot Carrington / Deputy Director, Office of Rightsizing / US Department of State Department

Topic 3: How Do Our Ultimate Taboos - Confidence, Ambition, Fearlessness - Show Up?
Facilitator:
Linsey Rubenstein / Director of Operations, Information Security / The Boeing Company

Topic 4: What are the Barriers and Pitfalls in Navigating a Successful Career in the IC?
Facilitator:
Julie Gravallese / Director, Information Technology Center / The Mitre Corporation

11:30 a.m.  – 12:30 p.m.     Networking Luncheon

12:30 - 1:00                       Think Tank Report Back/Action Plans
Presenters selected from each of the Think Tank discussion groups will share critical highlights and action items with the general session. Report backs will offer how organizations are addressing issues and solutions. Participants will come away with new ideas and strategies for women to advance to their next leadership goal.

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

1:15 – 2:45                        Concurrent Workshops

WORKSHOP A: Building a Network of Power Advocates
Power Advocates are the key to efficient and effective networking. When was the last time you created a strategic plan before attending a networking event? In this session we will share key research on what distinguishes men and women, as it relates to their networks, and provide ideas about how you can strengthen your network by understanding how the brain plays a significant  role in your networking choices and the different types of networks. You will create a personal plan to find your Power Advocates and strategically leverage those relationships for business results.

Presenter:
Kym Sosolik / Vice President, Human Resources / Andrews Distributing Company

Thought Leaders:
Kolleen Yacoub / Chief, Office of Mission Support, Defense Counterintelligence & Human Intelligence Center / Defense Intelligence Agency
Jill Larsen / Vice President, Global Human Resources for RSA Security Division / EMC

WORKSHOP B: Intelligent Choices: Navigating Balance Between Work and Life
Managing a career in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has always presented unique and unusual challenges, operating as it does behind the requisite curtain of security, precision and mission accomplishment above all else. Following the escalation of tension and tragedy since 9/11, the complexity of managing a successful career while maintaining balance in one's personal life has only intensified. The culture and owrk ethic within the IC requires a workforce that is prepared in overseas deployments. How do we provide actionable and much-needed respite from what feels like a zero-sum game between your commitment to mission and your life? What strategies and resources are available for making difficult choices between the opportunity for career advancement and responsibility to self and family?

- Learn how to effectively recognize and neutralize a culture of resistance
- Identify your priorities (personal and professional) via experiential interaction activity
- Apply creative strategies to existing Work Life policies and practices through "real life" case studies that work against all odds

Presenter:
Mika J. Cross /Work/Life and Wellness Program Director / U.S. Department of Agriculture

Thought Leaders:
Ronald Sanders / Senior Executive Advisor and Fellow / Booz Allen Hamilton
Kathie Lingle / Executive Director / WorkdatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress

WORKSHOP C: Showing Up Like You Mean It: Being Visible, Influential and Valuable
To be noticed and promoted, getting in the door is not enough. Rising to the top often takes making bold choices as well as a conscious decision to be an influential leader. It's about fully engaging all parts of yourself and creating your executive brand. Learn how to obtain feedback on how you are currently perceived, manage your brand as an asset and leverage your brand to increase your visibility, impact and market value.

Presenter:
Ilka S. Rodríguez-Díaz / Chief, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Office of Strategic Human Capital / National Reconnaissance Office  

Thought Leaders:
COL Myrna C. Callison / Ergonomics Program Manager / Army Public Health Command
Lauren Rosenbaum / Principal / Deloitte

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE: Beyond Mentoring: The Importance of Securing Sponsorship
Recent research has shown that high-potential women are overmentored and undersponsored relative to their male peers—and that they are not advancing in their organizations. Mentoring, the giving of feedback and advice is very helpful but without the influencing and advocacy of sponsorship, women  are less likely than men to be appointed to top roles and may also be more reluctant to go for them.

Participants engage in a peer-to-peer conversation and commit to actions that can help change this paradigm.

Who should attend:  Senior corporate and government executive women who are SES or equivalent/GS15 level & above

Co-Moderators:
Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media
Jolynn Shoemaker / Executive Director / Women in International Security (WIIS)

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.                Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.               Senior Executive Panel: The Faces of Courage in Women’s Leadership

Successful executives share their personal stories and give insights about how courage has supported their career advancement, leadership success and purposeful careers.

Moderator:
Susan Gordon / Director for Support / Central Intelligence Agency

Panelists:
Debora Plunkett / Information Assurance Director / National Security Agency
Stu Shea / Chief Operating Officer / SAIC
Kimberly K. Peretti / Director, Co-Lead Cybercrime Practice, Forensic Services / PwC

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.               Workshop Wrap-Up
Thought Leaders will report out on the most compelling results and actions from their workshop discussions.

Carol Evans / President / Working Mother Media

Founding Sponsor
Laurie Gallo / Senior Vice President / Booz Allen Hamilton


*Agenda subject to change

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Attendee Prices

Individual - $1,100

Government/Non-Profit- $550

No refunds after April 21, 2012.

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