Executive women of color around the country seeking to build relationships with peers and find solutions to the unique challenges they face in the workplace will gather Feb. 7-10, 2007 for the second annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit hosted by State Farm. The four-day leadership conference designed to empower professional and entrepreneurial women will be held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.
The 2007 Summit features a notable roster of keynote speakers and session leaders. Dr. Robin L. Smith, psychologist; author; and frequent contributor to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will kick off the Summit on Thursday, February 8 with a keynote address titled “Designing Your Best Life.” Adrian Bracy, VP of finance for the St. Louis Rams; Paula Madison, KNBC president and GM, NBC/Telemundo Los Angeles Regional GM, NBC Universal EVP for Diversity; and Gwendolyn Sykes, CFO of NASA, will headline the new session “Game On! Knowing the Rules of the Corporate Game & Playing to Win!” Adriane Brown, president and CEO of transportation systems for Honeywell; Vicki Fuller, SVP and director of Alliance Capital Management; and Mary Winston, EVP and CFO of Scholastic Corp., will conduct the executive leadership workshop “How to Be a Power Player: Uncovering your Roadmap to the C-Suite.”
To register for the Summit, or for more information, visit www.blackenterprise.com/wps or call 800-209-7229.
Anonymous
Mary Winston just resigned at Scholastic…It’ll be interesting to hear what she has to say about that in the context of the Summit.
January 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm