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"This symposium embodies a dramatic shift in how women advance to executive management and into the corporate boardroom - where they can influence and accelerate corporate commitment to diversity from above," said Linda K. Bolliger, Founder and CEO of conference partner Boardroom Bound (R). "Instead of having to wait for doors to open, we have created our own pathways to the top, by providing an ideal venue to showcase developing women leaders alongside those at the very top, helping them attain the visibility, access and support they might not otherwise have as easily."

The event lineup includes:

Keynote Speaker:

Susan O'Malley, President, Washington Sports & Entertainment. If there is any way to personify success through perseverance then Susan O'Malley is a model example. Named President of Washington Sports and Entertainment on May 9, 1991, O'Malley became the first female president of an NBA franchise as well as president of a multi-faceted sports and entertainment company.



As President, O'Malley oversees all business operations for the Washington Wizards and Mystics. In addition, she is responsible for overseeing operations in the Abe Pollin owned MCI Center, Entertainment and New Business Development, Finance, Human Resources/Payroll Services, Marketing, Team Operations, and Ticketmaster.

Featured Speaker:

Juliet Gilliam, Senior Director, ESPN. Juliet Gilliam established ESPN's cause-related marketing arm, responsible for production of the network's corporate public service initiative, Team ESPN, and she directs community relations and philanthropic initiatives for ESPN. Gilliam will share with us highlights of the hurdles faced and lessons learned implementing this program in connection with such a highly recognized brand name. Gilliam, who worked with NBC and MSNBC prior to joining ESPN in 1998, is well known in Washington DC for her work with the DC Committee to Promote Washington and DC Office of Tourism and Promotions from 1994-1997.

Ms. Gilliam managed corporate sponsorship programs, coordinated public relations campaigns and developed grassroots promotions for Worldfest and Taste of DC International Food and Music Festivals. She created and produced event promotions for the DC Olympic Torch Relay Celebration, Disney’s 25th Anniversary Celebration and developed promotional programs for the DC Office of Motion Pictures and TV Development.


Executive Education/Workshops:

- “Preparing for Corporate Board Service panel presentation,” moderated by: Elizabeth Gray, senior counsel in Foley & Lardner's Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement & Regulation Practice Group,

and featuring: Linda Bolliger, CEO and Founder of Boardroom Bound, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit group re-inventing corporate America one board at a time by pre-qualifying director candidates from the growing talent pool of “outsiders” represented by women and ethnic minorities Worth D. MacMurray, Co-Chair, Open Compliance & Ethics Group and Cheryl Bedard, Senior Consultant with The McCormick Group, one of the top executive search firms in the area. Cheryl specializes in finance and operations executives in professional services firms.

- "Financial Strategies for Women Executives and Business Owners," presented by Katherine Hurley, AXA Advisors, LLC.

- "Managing Up, a Leadership Workshop” presented by Daniel White, Principal and Senior Managing Director for EmployeeROI

Please visit http://www.womenbusinessleaders.com for full speaker biographies, event schedule, and online registration.



About Employee ROI:

Since 1991, EmployeeROI has helped our clients hire, develop and retain the ethical leaders our clients depend on to inspire confidence, lead innovation and drive productivity. Our coaching, training, mentoring, and consulting programs are designed to increase innovation, drive productivity, and retain key employees. In 2002, EmployeeROI organized our first women's breakfast as a way to invest in those women leaders that we predict, over the next 10 years, will increasingly take responsibility for the stewardship of our economy - including the direction of personal, corporate and philanthropic resources.

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