One of the puzzling trends in women’s leadership is the small percentage of women who pursue jobs and careers with operational responsibility. Women flood marketing groups and HR departments getting stuck in these “pink ghettos”. Few make the leap into positions with P&L responsibility. In many industries and companies, operational experience is critical to building a strong leadership portfolio and achieving career advancement and success. This session explores different corporate environments, critical values that women bring to business and the importance of P&L experience to leadership development. France Lampron, President of Nuvosoft, Inc., Jennifer Francis, Senior Vice President/Partner, CB Richard Ellis and Jana Eggers, General Manager of Intuit's Innovation Lab will provide candid advice on how successful business unit management can provide tremendous career satisfaction and help you climb the corporate ladder.

About Our Speaker(s)

SPEAKER:
France Lampron, President & Founder, Nuvosoft, Inc.
With over 19 years of experience designing and implementing HR systems, France has led consulting teams at Boston Financial Data Services, Bose Corp., International Data Group, Lucent Technologies, State Street Corp., Reed Business Information and Sun Financial.

Nuvosoft blends functional expertise, product leadership and best practice solutions to deliver business-driven systems such as Web-based performance management to Fortune 500 companies and their subsidiaries.

France's leadership and technical experience in self-service applications has made her a sought after speaker, consultant and author. She holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University.

SPEAKER:
Jennifer Francis, Senior Vice President/Partner, CB Richard Ellis

Jennifer has performed corporate service advisory and brokerage services to an array of clients that include Fleet Bank/Bank of America, Eastern Bank, Thermo Electron, Envirotest Systems, and Unicco Service Company. As a member of the Downtown Boston leasing team, she is responsible for CB Richard Ellis’ performance on a range of services including brokerage and portfolio analysis/management oversight.

Prior to joining CB Richard Ellis in 1998, Jennifer was with The Gunwyn Company for over eight years. As the company’s Vice President, her responsibilities included asset management, leasing, and project management for a portfolio of commercial, retail and residential buildings.

This month Jennifer was recognized as one of Boston's Top Ten leading commercial real estate advisors by Women's Business.

SPEAKER:
Jana Eggers, General Manager, Intuit's Innovation Lab, Waltham, MA

Jana leads three business organizations for Intuit, Inc., a $1.9 billion provider of business and financial management solutions for businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. As general manager of QuickBase and Customer Manager, she is charged with growing two young, strategically important business units. And, as head of the Innovation Lab, the nucleus for Intuit's customer-driven innovation methodology, she is responsible for bringing new concepts to market for all of Intuit.

Previously, Jana held technical and management roles at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sabre, Lycos, and several small businesses in the travel and transportation, consumer products, internationalization, and software industries. Jana has brought new products to market, reformed existing ones, and opened new markets for these companies. In addition, she founded and operates a successful business, 02Cruise.com, with her husband.

Jana is a frequent invited speaker at industry and educational events, including those hosted by Harvard Business School, MIT, and the Software and Information Industry Association. Mass High Tech recognized Jana as a "Woman to Watch in 2004."


MODERATOR:
Susan Nye, Founder & Principal, Kearsarge Services & Solutions Consulting

Susan is an independent consultant with close to 20 years experience in international sales and marketing. She has held senior leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation and in the Swiss watch industry.

Susan is a partner of ITSMA, IT Services Marketing Association and an associate of Adjunct LLC. She has been a guest lecturer in marketing at the Art Center Europe and a Research Associate at IMD, International Management Development Institute. She is a frequent speaker on technology sales and marketing and global business. Ms. Nye is a recipient of the International Manager Award from The William F. Glavin Center for Global Management at Babson College.

Susan received her MBA with high honors from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and BA from St. Lawrence University, cum laude with honors in Fine Arts.

Event Date and Venue

This event will be held from 7:30 - 9:30 AM on Monday, May 16, 2005 at:

Boston University Corporate Education Center
72 Tyng Road
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts 01879
Map

FROM THE NORTH:
Follow Route 3 South to Exit 34 (Westford Road, Tyngsboro). Bear left at exit and drive under bridge onto Westford Road. continue one mile to traffic light; the Merrimack River is straight ahead. Turn right onto route 3A for one mile. Turn right just after the old cemetery onto Tyng Road. The Center is .1 mile on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH:
Follow US Highway 3 North to Exit 34 (Westford Road, Tyngsboro). Bear right at exit and continue one mile to traffic light; the Merrimack river is straight ahead. Turn right onto Route 3A for one mile. Turn right just after the old cemetery onto Tyng Road. The Center is .1 mile on the right.

FROM BOSTON:
Take Interstate 93 North to Interstate 95 South (which is also known as Route 128); the Exit number is 37B and is marked Waltham. Stay on 95 (128) for about 5 miles. Exit onto US Highway 3 North. Stay on US Highway 3 North for about 17 miles. Take Exit 34, marked Westford Road, Tyngsboro. Bear right at the exit and continue one mile to traffic light; the Merrimack River is straight ahead. Turn right onto Route 3A for one mile. Turn right just after the old cemetery onto Tyng Road. The Center is .1 mile on the right.

FROM WORCESTER/FRAMINGHAM:
Take Route 495 North to Route 3 North. Follow Route 3 to Exit 34 (Westford Road, Tyngsboro). Bear right at exit and continue one mile to traffic light; the Merrimack river is straight ahead. Turn right onto Route 3A for one mile. Turn right just after the old cemetery onto Tyng Road. The Center is .1 mile on the right.

Schedule

7:30 am - Registration, breakfast and networking
8:25 am - Announcements and Introductions
8:30 am - Program
9:20 am - Q & A
9:30 am - Adjourn

Pre-registration for this event is closed and on-site registrations will not be accepted.

About Our Sponsor(s)

Boston University Metropolitan College - one of the seventeen degree granting bodies that make up Boston University, MET gives part-time, full-time, and international students a remarkable range of choices for study to enrich their lives and advance their careers.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees, diploma and certificate programs, and individual courses for the student who needs a more creative setting, whether that means part-time study, evening classes, or convenient locations.

For more information please visit: http://www.bu.edu/met/about/index.html

Contact Us

For more info regarding registration or event details, please contact Jo-An Thomas, New England Regional Vice President ([email protected]).

For more details about pre-registration, contact Tech Support.