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Following the overwhelming response to our last “Where do Women Stand?” event (over 450 attendees), we are again delighted to host a panel of some of the most powerful women in Washington. They’ll talk candidly about the state of women in business today to take a look to the year ahead of us. What progress is being made? Is there still a glass ceiling? What challenges remain? What are the lessons of their own remarkable experiences? Please join us for what promises to be an extremely timely, lively, and important conversation. And a remarkable opportunity for networking.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sequoia Restaurant
3000 K St NW
Washington, DC 20007
Agenda
| 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast & Schmooze |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM |
Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
More Schmooze |
Price $95
(Important note on pricing: We started out at $39, then went to $64, but this week raised the price to $95 to avoid overcrowding, without having to close registration like last time. We are donating most of the difference to the American Red Cross for relief in Haiti.)
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Debra Lee
Chairman and CEO
BET Networks
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| Debra oversees one of the most influential multi-platform media companies in the world, including several cable television networks, digital offerings, and a home entertainment business. In September she managed the launch of CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network that reflects the lifestyle and sophistication of today’s African-American and multi-cultural adult. She also oversees the company’s current growth initiatives in the United Kingdom and Africa. |
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Teresa Carlson
Vice President US Federal Government
Microsoft Corporation
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| Teresa oversees Microsoft's Federal government strategy, execution of sales, contracting, pre-sales technical support, product marketing, customer satisfaction, and performance of the US Federal Government business worldwide. The Federal government is by far Microsoft's largest customer. |
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Carolyn Lamm
President
American Bar Association
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| Carolyn serves until August of this year as leader of the ABA, which at 400,000 members is the world's largest volunteer professional organization. A partner at White & Case, she was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in America by the National Law Journal in 2007, and one of Washington's Top 30 Lawyers by Washingtonian magazine in 2009. In addition to her priority to build association membership, Carolyn has established commissions on diversity and on the economic crisis's impact on the legal profession. |
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Michele Roberts
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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| Ms. Roberts was ranked #4 by Washingtonian as one of the "30 Stars of the Bar" in 2009. Her practice focuses on complex civil and white collar criminal litigation before state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings and has included representation of defendants charged with racketeering, and securities, tax, wire, insurance, and bank fraud. Before entering private practice, Michele served for eight years in the office of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where she was trial counsel in more than 40 jury trials and ultimately was named chief of the office’s trial division. |
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MODERATOR |
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Barbara Wahl
Partner
Arent Fox
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| A prominent proponent of women's initiatives, Barbara has a wide and active practice in complex commercial litigation, representing both plaintiff and defendant. Her litigation practice involves all phases from business counseling to the preparation and the filing of a lawsuit, through discovery, pretrial motions, consideration of settlement, and trial and appellate review.She serves as chair of Arent Fox's Complex Commercial Litigation practice group and chair of the Women’s Initiative. |
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