Network Event Details - WITI Seattle

Managing Change at an Ever Increasing Pace

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

5:30-7pm

Agile, innovative, responsive, nimble, creative, flexible �" these are the words that define the organizations that will succeed in today’s business environment. Those organizations that successfully weave change capability into the fabric of the company will develop a competitive advantage in the markets in which they operate.

Featured Speaker(s)

Nancy Richards
Nancy joined Liberty Mutual in early 2011, to lead the Organizational Change Management teams, having supported technology efforts in a variety of capacities including most recently development of a global Change Management consulting practice, serving Fortune 500 organizations. Her experience extends to Program and Project Management in a variety of industry verticals including healthcare, government, manufacturing and financial. Nancy’s energy comes from supporting organizations and individuals through the change curve brought about by technology.

Beth Montag-Schmaltz
Beth, founding partner of PeopleFirm, is a recognized researcher, practitioner, innovator, and thought leader in the field of adoption and change execution methodologies and tools. Throughout her 16 year professional journey, she has frequently been sought after to architect and manage complex change management programs for strategic and high-risk corporate initiatives. Prior to co-founding PeopleFirm, Beth was the vice president in charge of Hitachi Consulting’s Global Organizational Change Management Practice. In this role she built an industry-recognized comprehensive “best practices” approach to implementing change, all while maintaining hands-on relationships with her clients.

Charissa Jones
Charissa Jones, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, stepped into a role created at the beginning of this year to help formalize the foundation’s commitment to building change management as an internal capability. As Organization Development Specialist she works to enhance the foundation’s capacity for change, maximize the speed of adoption, and minimize loss of productivity within a change-rich organization. She has responsibility for the change management methodology and tools, delivers role-based training in the methodology, builds centers of excellence within the foundation, and supports some projects with change management expertise. Charissa has worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for seven years within the Human Resources’ Talent & Organization Development group. In 2010 and 2011 she was part of the foundation’s change team that prepared employees for a major campus move.

Location & Details

University of Washington, Foster School of Business

Bank of America Executive Education Center, UW Campus
Seattle, Washington 98105

Get Directions

The facilities for the Michael G. Foster School of Business are primarily located on the north end of the University of Washington Seattle campus.
Coming from the north via I-5 southbound
From I-5 southbound, take the NE 45th Street exit (#169). Turn left onto NE 45th Street. Continue east about one half mile to 17th Avenue NE. Turn right onto the main campus. Stop at the gatehouse (Gate #2) for directions and a parking permit.
Coming from the south via I-5 northbound
From I-5 northbound, take the NE 45th Street exit (#169). Turn right onto NE 45th Street. Continue east about one half mile to 17th Avenue NE. Turn right onto the main campus. Stop at the Gate #2 for directions and a parking permit.
Coming from the east use State Route 520; take the Montlake Bouelvard exit. Continue north past Husky Stadium. When the road splits, take the left fork onto 25th Avenue NE. At the traffic light, turn left onto Pend Oreille Road. Stop at the Gate #3 located up the hill for directions and a parking permit.
Questions about Parking?
Learn about Gatehouse Locations, Hours and Rates or visit the general UW Parking Site.

$15.00 for WITI Members
$25.00 for Non-members

Online Registration Closed

Sponsors & Partners

Contact WITI at (818) 788-9484 or email for partner opportunities.