Women Who Lead
Purpose: Women Who Lead is a daylong conference designed to further enhance the leadership development of female students at FIU. To accomplish this, the conference has four goals:
- To enhance students’ understanding and awareness about the scope of women in leadership in our society today;
- To provide our students with an opportunity to interact with and learn from women leaders in their chosen field of interest
- To develop a greater understanding of the diversity of careers available in their chosen field of interest
- To assist our female student in developing their personal leadership plan
The conference is sponsored by SGA and free to students. The lunch with women leaders session is offered at a cost of $5 for students. The cost of the entire conference for FIU alumni is $20 and other community members is $25. Registration is required, you may register at
Registration:
"I learned to not always listen to the limits that the world sets."
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“I learned how to get involved in politics as a woman and how to have a voice, lead and fight for what I believe in.”
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Biscayne Bay Campus
Friday, March 5th, 2010 |
Modesto Maidique Campus
Friday, March 26, 2010 |
| 8:45 -10:30am |
Keynote Speaker |
| 10:30am-12:00pm |
The Art of Shmoozing |
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Brunch with women leaders |
| 1:30pm |
Closing |
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| 8:45am |
Networking Reception & Breakfast |
| 9:15am |
Opening Session |
| 10 - 11:15am |
Panel of Women Leaders |
| 11:30 – 12:45pm |
Lunch & Keynote Speaker |
| 1 - 2:15pm |
Panel of Women Leaders |
| 2:30pm |
Closing |
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Topics of Discussion:
- Negotiating with the Big Boys
- Career Planning for Women
- Developing My Leadership Plan
- Women and Politics
- Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Keynote Speaker 2010:
- BBC - Dawn Walzak, First Vice President of Tishman Hotel Corporation (THC) in Orlando, Florida. In October 2002 Dawn completed the opening of the new $330 million Westin New York at Times Square and this year Dawn was named one of Travel Weekly’s Forty under Forty – the leaders who represent the "next generation" of travel
- MMC – Beth Sobol, President Sobol Fashion Productions and founder of International Fashion Week, Miami. Beth works with the fashion industry’s most influential designers and producers worldwide and was presented with the 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
2009 Keynote Speakers:
- Lindsay Hyde: founder and executive director of Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc. (SWSG), a Massachusetts-based not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk girls in grades 3-5 build positive self-esteem and skills
- Chef Michelle Bernstein, winner of the 2008 James Beard Award for “Best Chef: South” and the Glass Ceiling Award from the Jewish Federation
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