PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Journey to the Top: Packing our Toolkit
This panel will discuss the vital skills
necessary for women to succeed in Corporate
America and how to manage your career moving
up the corporate ladder. This panel
will also discuss the role of mentoring
in career advancement.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Sue Ashford |
University of Michigan |
Professor of Management and Organizations;
Director, Executive MBA Program |
Marsha Cruzan
|
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
Managing Director |
| Laura Sue D’Annunzio |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
Vice President
|
| Jane Hilk |
Kraft Foods |
Vice President, Marketing, Cheese
& Dairy |
| Christine Johnson |
Progressive |
Progressive Direct General Manager |
| Christina Sistrunk |
Shell Exploration & Production
Company |
Asset Manager, Gulf of Mexico East |
Entrepreneurship/ Intrapreneurship
Have you always dreamed of striking out
on your own? Do you aspire to run
your own business unit? This panel
will focus on how to turn these aspirations
into reality, including challenges of starting
your own business, considerations/risks,
general tips on how to be successful and
how to maintain your network through it
all.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Raluca Alexandru |
Goldman Sachs |
Private Wealth Advisor |
| Kristin H Berry |
The Legacy Network |
Managing Principal |
| Allison Boersma |
Kraft Foods |
Senior Director Finance, Global Procurement |
| Al Cotrone |
University of Michigan |
Director, Career Development and Student
Affairs |
Alicia Rockmore
|
Buttonedup |
Co-founder |
| Alice Wachol |
Deloitte Consulting |
Principal, Managing Director Michigan |
The Road Less Traveled
This panel will discuss how women can prevail
and how they can handle themselves when
working in careers that are often male dominated
– e.g., high tech, consulting, finance,
manufacturing, etc.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Kia Berglund |
Progressive |
Corporate Compliance Officer |
| Eileen Currie |
Crumb and Forster |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Lynne Ellyn
|
DTE Energy |
Sr. Vice President, Chief Information
Officer |
| Shirli Kopelman |
University of Michigan |
Clinical Assistant Professor Management
and Organizations |
| Lynette Sapienza |
John Deere |
Division Manager Product Planning |
| Staci Standen |
Eaton |
Director, Business Development, Automotive
group |
Conquering the Art of Negotiation
This panel will discuss how effective communication
can be a valuable tool for success.
Topics may include setting goals with superiors
and within teams, the art of everyday negotiation,
and persuasive communication and presentations.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Narolyn (Lyn) Baluyot |
Deloitte Consulting |
Senior Manager |
Cindy Brabander
|
Eaton |
VP HR, Fluid Power Group |
| Kathleen Dolan |
Self Employed |
Fine Art Consultant |
| Reba Dominski |
Target |
Divisonal Sourcing Manager |
| Mary Lehmann |
ArvinMeritor |
Senior VP, Treasurer & Strategic
Initiatives |
| Joanna Zucker |
P&G |
AMD Hair Care Global Innovation |
Walking the Fine Line
This panel will discuss how women can achieve
a balance between fulfilling career and
family life including children, elder care,
hobbies, healthy living, community service
work etc. Panelists will discuss how
can you do it, and how to navigate transition.
The panel will also discuss flexible work
opportunities and perspective of successful
women who have utilized these opportunities.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Joanne Crevoiserat |
Kohl's |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Beth Danilek |
Credit Suisse |
Director, Fixed Income, Investment
Banking |
| Lynette Dowler |
DTE Energy |
Chief of Staff, MichCon |
| Soojin Koh |
University of Michigan |
Director of Admissions at the Ross
School of Business |
Carolyn Lese
|
IBM |
Associate Partner, Recruiting Leader
Strategy and Change |
| Elizabeth Powers |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
Principal, Heathcare Practice |
The Role Models of our Generation
This panel will discuss the success stories
of young business women. The panelists
will share their experiences to serve as
an inspiration and to demonstrate that newly
minted graduates too can have a dramatic
impact in corporate world.
Panelist |
Company |
Title |
| Katherine Beebe |
Deutsche Bank |
Associate Merger and Acquistion |
| Christina Brown |
University of Michigan |
Lecturer of Marketing |
| Rebecca Krecke |
American Express |
Director |
| Kendall G Nichols |
Eli Lilly and Company |
Manager – Global Compensation |
| Kristin Royer |
P&G |
Assistant Brand Manager |
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