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Professional Women's Summit Sessions and Speakers*
Spring 2001 | March 28 - 29 | Fairmont Hotel | Dallas, Texas

Wednesday, March 28
Session I
9:15 -10:30 a.m.

Business Development Track
Best Practices: Attracting and Retaining Great Talent
Oak Room
Companies are increasingly challenged to compete for talent and financial compensation is no longer the primary consideration for job hunters. This session will address this issue and will explore innovative strategies for recruiting new talent and retaining quality employees.

Linda Ford,

G. Robin Brown,

Carole Craig Barron,

Betty Otter-Nickerson,

Ann Cribari,

Entrepreneur Track
Gain Access to Capital
Royal Room
How much capital is necessary to finance your business and where can you get it in today's marketplace? Our panel of experts will discuss creative ways to gain investor interest, what investors consider in deciding to invest, what turns investors off and the pros and cons of alternative types of investments. Join us for this information-packed session.

Terry Traveland,

Laura Kilcrease,

Deborah Vollmer Dahlke,

Carol Williams,

Elizabeth Davis,

Professional Development Track
Personal Stories of Successful Women
Gold Room
This is always one of our most popular sessions. Inspiring, motivational and awesome is how some have described it. If you're interested in the engaging stories of dynamic women who have experienced extraordinary success, then this is a session you won't want to miss.

Brand Yourself!
Far East Room
What is your brand as a woman in technology? What do you want it to be? How do you bridge the gap between the two? What do you do to promote your brand? What do you do to dilute your brand? How can you use your personal brand to leverage your worth? Renowned business psychologist and executive coach, Dr. Nancy Schreiber, will answer these questions and others to help you find professional success!

Dr. Nancy Schreiber,

Stress, Stress & Coping � Achieving Balance in an Unbalanced World Stress is neither good nor bad; it is a natural biological response to the demands of life. What is a negative stressor for one person can be a positive stressor (motivator) for another, because responses to stress are very personal. However, if you live with a high degree of stress on a regular basis, it can have profound effects on your physical or emotional well-being. This session will identify three basic ways we cope with stress, and introduce two categories of coping resources. By identifying potential resources and applying change strategies, we can learn to achieve balance and make the impact of stress less negative.

Leslie Furlow,

Technology Track
Sponsored by InfoWorld
Designing Innovative and Competitive KM Processes and Strategies
Continental Room
Developing knowledge management processes and practices that align with business strategy and enable focused product innovation is critical to success in today's market. Focusing on strategies for competitiveness, innovation and organizational effectiveness, Judith will discuss concepts and examples that will help you design KM strategies and processes appropriate for your organization.

Judith McCrackin,

Session II
10:45 a.m -Noon

Business Development Track
Beating the Odds on Acquisitions and Turnarounds
Royal Room
Companies that face a critical life-event brought on by acquisition, turnaround or divestiture typically have an executive leadership team which is frustrated by a lack of traction within the company, anxious about near-term performance measures, and losing sleep over the possibility of failure. Resource-constrained, human capital intense, competition-rich environments are the most at-risk for strategic collapse. Enjoy an overview of speed techniques to investigate, qualify and prioritize strategic choices. Experience a straightforward, sensible program that will help you escape information paralysis and "to-do list" litanies so that you can make smart choices, allocate the right resources, minimize distraction and show real results fast.

Laura Naramore,

Entrepreneur Track
The Search for Meaning, Money, Creativity and Control
Parisian Room
Do you dream of taking direct control of your career and your future? Honor your need to be independent and in charge! Millions of Americans, twice the number of women than men, fueled either by choice or necessity, are starting their own businesses. If you're serious, attend this session to:

Discover research on opportunities for new enterprises
Hear steps required to be successful
Learn how to tap available resources
Assess your Entrepreneurial Personality with an assessment inventory

Dr. Helen Harkness,

Professional Development Track
So You Want to Become a CIO/CTO?
Far East Room So you're ready to transition from being a programmer or project manager, and think being a CIO or CTO might be the next step in your career path. However, you aren't sure what a CIO or CTO actually does? Do you need an MBA? Better suits? Is it worth it? CIOs and CTOs will give you advice to help you determine whether or not this is the career choice for you.

Management 101 for Techies
Gold Room
Are you a techie intent on moving your way up the corporate ladder? Have you recently been promoted to a management position after years of being a technologist? Often outstanding technologists are promoted to management positions without being provided the skills necessary to be effective leaders. We will discuss the skill sets that technical professionals need to become successful and effective leaders.

Technology Track
E-learning Strategies for Professional Growth
Continental Room
Working full time and the desire to pursue lifelong learning often leads women to explore on-line distance education. This interest has been supported by hundreds of universities and other companies developing on-line courses, degrees and professional education that you can do in your pajamas. Find out which ones are respected, which ones are too new to touch and which programs, classes and more you should avoid. You'll learn how to save your money, evaluate which programs are best for you and your career path.

Session III
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Business Development Track
Strategic Alliances: Creating Smart Partnerships
Continental Room
Join senior business development and marketing professionals for a discussion on the role that strategic alliances play in their firms. This session will focus on the definitions and entities that comprise alliances, corporate strategies, best practices for forming and maintaining alliances and how alliances evolve or dissolve.