Design Your Own Life • Do Good Business • Create a Smarter World
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Loew’s Ventana Canyon
Register online at www.ywcatucson.org
Designing Your
Own Life
arguably helped re-shape the design
world in North America. As CEO & President for IKEA North America she led
a record expansion, more than doubling the number of stores, from 23 to
50 locations across the continent. Pernille was then recruited to serve as
Global HR Manager for the IKEA Group and its 135,000 employees where she
developed and implemented a new business-focused HR Strategy designed
to foster an environment of growth, inclusion and empowerment – all while
doing good business. Pernille is the author of If Your Life Was A Kitchen,
published in Danish in April 2014, about personal leadership and designing
your own life
stands out in a field dominated
and success. The English version
by men. Her engaging Jan. 2013 TedX talk was called “Creating
will be released in the
a Smarter World With Big Data” and her research has been
United States in October
highlighted in various media outlets including NPR news. She is
2014. Currently Pernille
the Anheuser-Busch Chair in Management Information Systems
serves on the board
(MIS), Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the
of
Meijer
Corporation,
Eller School of Management, University of
Michigan and COOP DK,
Arizona, and has a joint faculty appointment as
Copenhagen, Save The
Professor of Computer Science. She won the
Children
International,
IBM Faculty Research Award in 2013 and has
London UK and Save The
been a University of Arizona GPSC “Advisor of
Children US. A native of
the Year.” Dr. Ram ‘s research is in the areas
Denmark with a Masters in
of Social Media Analytics, Enterprise Data
Journalism, Pernille SpiersManagement, Business Intelligence, Large
Lopez has lived in the
Scale Networks and Big Data Analytics. Her
United States for 30 years.
work uses different methods such as machine
She and her husband, a
learning, statistical approaches, ontologies and
school administrator, live
conceptual modeling. She has published more
in Los Angeles. They have
than 200 research articles in refereed journals,
2 kids in college.
conferences and book chapters.
Sudha Ram, PhD
Doing Good Business
For 26 years the Annual
Women’s Leadership
Conference has attracted
nearly 500 of Arizona’s top
community & academic
leaders, business
superstars, public servants
and young professionals
who are ready to create
the change they want to
see in their own careers,
communities and lives.
This year the 26th Annual
Conference features two
exciting keynote speakers,
22 interactive workshops
and dozens of vendors
in a NEW & beautiful
location. Also, we will be
presenting the first Annual
Changemaker Award to
former Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords.
Keynote Speakers
Pernille Spiers-Lopez
Presenting the first
Annual Changemaker
Award to former Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords!
Creating a Smarter World
Conference Sponsors
Changemaker Award
The YWCA Tucson is establishing the Changemaker Award to
honor those individuals whose courageous and concrete actions
help build a world of peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. We
are proud to announce the recipient of
the first Changemaker Award:
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Loew’s Ventana Canyon
Schedule
7:30 am
7:30 am- 1:00 pm 7:30-8:30 am 8:30-9:30 am
9:45-10:40 am 10:50-11:45 am 11:55-12:50 pm 1:00 pm-1:45 pm
1:45-2:30 pm
Registration opens
Vendor displays
Continental breakfast
Keynote Speaker 1
Workshop Session 1
Workshop Session 2
Workshop Session 3
Lunch
Keynote Speaker 2
Registration - $155
Register online at
www.ywcatucson.org
Gabrielle Giffords
Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle
Giffords has become known across the
country for her resilience in the face of
violence and for her consensus building
leadership in Congress.
Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly,
founded Americans for Responsible
Solutions as a way to encourage elected
officials to stand up for both the 2nd
amendment and safer communities by
communicating directly with the constituents that elect them.
Giffords and Kelly will not let leaders across the country forget
that Americans are demanding responsible solutions to this
critically important issue.
For more than ten years, Giffords has dedicated herself to public
service. As the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona State
Senate, she represented her community in the Arizona Legislature
from 2000-2005, and then in Congress from 2006-2012. Her
success was credited to her reliance on the old fashioned values
of kindness, candor and hard, grueling work.
Giffords is married to Mark Kelly, a retired Navy Captain and NASA
astronaut. Before being assigned toNASA, Kelly flew 39 carrierbased combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. He was also
commander of the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Giffords was for several years the only U.S. Representative with an
active duty military spouse. She was recognized as the Honorary
Military Spouse of the Year for 2011 by Military Spouse magazine.
Giffords holds a Master’s Degree in Regional Planning from
Cornell University and a B.A. from Scripps College where she was
awarded a William Fulbright Scholarship to study for a year in
Chihuahua, Mexico.
Workshop Descriptions
Each session uses an interactive approach & provides practical leadership tools.
Choose one from each session. Registration is limited.
Session 1
to make change for our society. Community investment in women creates
national prosperity, better health and educational achievement. What are
our first steps to changing the world in a business context?
1. Know Your Financial Power -- Debe Campos-Fleenor
7. Positioning Yourself for Professional Success - Marylee
Pangman
2. Building Yourself from the Inside Out -- Christine Hazen
Molina
8. Proven Performance Strategies - Deb Bright
Learn how to learn and understand your credit score, and how to set
up a practical budget. See how regardless of your income, you too can
have asset growth and protection. Learn the secrets of getting out of
debt and how different financial products can work for you!
Self-Mastery is about success in your world, both personally and
professionally. How you lead your life is a reflection of how you are with
yourself and others. Strengthening the foundational Disciplines; Personal
Disciplines, Mindset Shifts Disciplines and Social Disciplines, will build
your inner strength from the inside out.
How you position yourself in your day-to-day activities has a direct impact
on your professional goals. In this fast-paced, interactive workshop you
will leave with 1) Razor sharp focus on what to do TODAY on your way
to success; 2) The next three steps you can take; 3) A simple plan to be
accountable for your choices
Are you stressed out at work or in life? In this highly interactive
workshop, you will be introduced to research findings from the Strategies
for Enhancing Performance Study. Learn the 10 most effective practices
you can use to enhance your performance while simultaneously
reducing the negative effects of stress.
3. Kindness and the Changemaker – Jeannette Maré
The Founder of Ben’s Bells will lead an in-depth discussion of the
challenges and opportunities we encounter in every interaction as we
strive to create a kinder community. This workshop will address the power
of kindness to transform people and communities, and help you navigate
your ever-changing world with kindness to yourself and others.
4. The Constructive Dialogue® Approach - Gloria TilestonThorpe and Joel Sadowsky
Whether giving feedback, facilitating meetings, or managing family
dynamics we are often unprepared to successfully navigate important
conversations – especially when we have strong opinions or feelings
attached. Learn the 6-step Constructive Dialogue® model that promotes
sustainable, long-term solutions.
5. Five Keys to Making Collaborations Work - Debbi Embry
In this new economy, the real change makers will be those individuals,
organizations and businesses who play nicely with others and learn to
create, manage and leverage collaborations in which everybody wins.
This workshop presents the five things any real collaboration must have in
order to succeed and will give you tools to start forming collaborations that
make a difference in your workplace and community.
6. Leaning In and Pulling Up - Tanisha Price-Johnson, Ph.D.
‘Leaning In’ is what we are supposed to do. ‘Pulling Up’ is what we must
do---realizing the benefits of investing in women’s employment and ability
Session 2
9. The Change Artist - Debi Chess Mabie
Examine the many ways the arts transcend race, class, and gender, and
create personal, community, and world transformation. Through various
media (music, film and video presentations) participants are invited to
explore their own creative gifts -- and the ways they can and do put them
to use in ordinary and extraordinary ways -- in creating community.
10. Handling Tough Conversations at Work - Sandy Hogan,PCC
Do you find yourself avoiding conflict or struggling to say the right thing
when you’re facing a difficult situation? At this workshop you’ll learn how
to use language skillfully in the workplace. You’ll also discover how to
make powerful requests as well as clear refusals, so you can get your and
other people’s needs met.
11. Move over, I’m driving! - Tamra Runnels Briley
As women, it’s easy to get in a rut of giving up our power, and handing
over the keys to someone else when it comes to our destiny. It’s time to
hop back in the driver’s seat and regain control! Great practical tips and
ideas to apply in both a work environment and life in general.
12. When You Talk, Do Others Listen? - Allison M. Vaillancourt,
Ph.D. Those with influence and visibility are far better positioned to
bring a valuable perspective to important organizational decisions and to
advance their own agendas. This interactive session will provide you with
new strategies for polishing your professional message, increasing your
visibility, enhancing your credibility, and connecting effectively inside and
outside your organization.
19. The Path to Happy Relationships - Molly Stranahan, PsyD
13. Make a Difference One Step at a Time- Tracy Salkowitz
20. The Leadership Challenge - Lesli Pintor
The best leaders undergo two pathways of understanding: knowing
who you are and what you bring to the table, and understanding
the organization and how you can be an effective committee/board
member. With humor and exercises participants will leave with a better
understanding of themselves and of the ways to meaningfully interact
with the agencies they care about.
14. Your Authentic Self - Rebekah Morales
Appreciate and embrace your authenticity within and outside of the
workplace. Learn how leaders use authenticity to promote productivity
in the workplace, by encouraging employees to be themselves. Your
Authentic Self will introduce ideas for leaders to gain credibility and
respect by acting from their own authenticity.
15. Your Prosperity Picture – Tiana Ronstadt
Get the most from your money to reach your goals. Learn how to define
your goals to be attainable and achievable. Assess your current financial
standing and be empowered to make informed decisions to change your
future. Come learn strategies that will help you create the life that you
desire!
Session 3
16. Take Control of Your Financial Future - Patricia Raines
Empower yourself with the knowledge, tools and resources to become
financially savvy to prepare for the things you didn’t plan. This workshop
takes a look at the opportunities and challenges at each stage in a woman’s
life, to ensure you are fiscally fit through the years.
17. Can You Hear Me Now? Deborah Dale, CFRE
This workshop features Nonprofit and Governance 101 skills with an
additional focus on how to become effective as a nonprofit board member,
including an examination of the various voices of those who sit on boards,
and why women are often not heard.
18. Small Changes, Big Impact - Gina Murphy-Darling
Overwhelmed about global warming, pollution in our oceans, and the
compromised state of our food supply? You can make a difference. Get
inspired and gain enviro-friendly tools you can take home, to work and into
your community.
Relationships can bring great pleasure, but when they are not functioning
well, they can be a source of great pain. Join this interactive workshop
designed to help you create reality-based relationships based on
focusing on what you control and letting go of what is not in your control.
The great news is that ordinary people can demonstrate leadership at
its best. Gain insight into what makes an exceptional leader and the
practices you can put in place to improve your own leadership skills so
you can accomplish extraordinary things as a leader and in your life.
21. Women in the “C” Suite - Panel of Corporate Executives
You’ve probably heard the statistics: women make up less than 4 percent
of Chief Executive Officers and 10 percent of Chief Financial Officers
at Fortune 500 companies. Yet, Tucson has some amazing women
leaders in our business community. This panel of women executives tell
their stories of how they moved into top leadership at some of Tucson’s
biggest companies.
22. Sem.an.tics: The power of words - Cole Reed
Habits of Semantics can hold us back if we are not aware of their power.
In this workshop we will find awareness of our bad habits and enhance
our communication abilities in an exuberant and fun conversation. Bring
an open mind and a smile.