Thank you to our corporate sponsor
Registration:
Registration is required. Registration for the 2012 conference will be available in February 2012. Please follow the link below to register for the conference. If you plan to attend the event on both campuses, please register for both events separately by completing one registration form, then return here to complete the registration process for the other campus. If you have any questions about the registration process, please call the Women's Center at 305-348-1506 for assistance. The conference is sponsored by SGA and free to students. The networking lunch is offered at a cost of $7 for students. The networking lunch is offered at a cost of $10 for FIU faculty, staff, and administration. The cost of the entire conference for FIU alumni is $20 and all other community members is $25.
Biscayne Bay Campus Event – Wednesday March 7, 2012
- Click here to register online for the BBC Event
Modesto Maidique Campus Event – Thursday March 29, 2012
- Click here to register online for the MMC Event
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 enhance students' understanding and awareness about the scope of women in leadership in our society today
- To develop a greater understanding of the diversity of careers available in their chosen field of interest
- To assist female students in developing their personal leadership plan
WWL 2012 Conference Dates, Schedules, and Speakers:
Biscayne Bay Campus
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 |
Modesto Maidique Campus
Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
BBC March 7, 2012 – Wolfe University Center, Room 221
- 10:00am-11:00am – Conference Check in and Resource Fair
- 11:00am-12:00pm – Keynote Speaker, Miss Holly
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Networking Lunch with Women Leaders
- 1:00pm-2:00pm – “Sexual Scripts” with guest speaker Dr. Dionne Stephens
- 2:00pm-3:00pm – “Success is F.R.E.E.” with guest speaker Dr. Paige Telan, LMHC
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Hollis Wilder, "Miss Holly" – 2 time winner of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," and owner of Jacksonville and Orlando's gourmet cupcake and frozen yogurt concept: SweetByHolly. |
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MMC March 29, 2012 – Graham Center, Ballrooms
- 8:00am-9:15am – Conference Check in and Networking Breakfast with Women’s Organizations
- 9:30am-10:30am – Opening session with Alexandra Camejo, Editor in Chief of the FIU Beacon And Dr. Rosa Jones, Vice President for Student Affairs.
Keynote Speaker, Monique Catoggio, MBA
- 11:00am – 12:15pm – Two concurrent panel discussions
“Competing in a Tough Economy” – GC East Ballroom
“Creating Balance” – GC West Ballroom
- 12:20pm – 1:50pm – Networking Lunch with Women Leaders
- 2:00pm-3:15pm – Panel Discussion, “Pathways to Leadership”
- 3:30pm-4:00pm – Announcement of Art Contest Winners and Closing
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MMC – Monique Catoggio, MBA – Director of Advancement, Alumni & Corporate Relations for FIU's College of Business Administration. |
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Past Conference Information and Speakers:
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Students engaged in the ”Women in Technology, Sports and the Environment” panel with Gail Birks, President & CEO of CMA Enterprise Incorporated, Gema Vides,
Tax and Compliance Director for UPS Americas and Daniela Tomic, Head Coach Women’s Volleyball, FIU |
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"I learned to not always listen to the limits that the world sets."
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panelists from the BBC conference, Paula Delpeche, DNP and professor in Nursing, Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Celebrity Chef Michelle Bernstein, Hospitality instructor Diann Newman, Cassandra Andrade, Senior Associate, Public Affairs at Balsera Communications and the youngest candidate to ever seek office in the City of Weston when she campaigned for Commissioner in 2005, Luisa Sztern, MD, and Emmy Winning Journalist, Pamela Silvia. |
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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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Keynote Speakers 2011:
BBC - Wendy Kallergis, President and CEO of Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association. Formerly the President of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Wendy is experienced in the tourism industry in Miami and considers Miami, “a very exciting town to be in right now."
MMC – Cristine O’Hara has been recognized as Miami-Dade’s top Teacher Of The Year for 2011. An alumna of Florida International University, she is utilizing her education and passion for teaching to change our local community every day.
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FIU students and professionals mingle during the networking breakfast at the 2010 conference |
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Keynote Speakers 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.
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Beth Sobol, President & CEO of Sobol Fashion Productions addresses the conference participants after lunch for the 2010 conference |
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Keynote Speakers 2009 :
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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FIU Women's Center staff celebrate together at the end of the 5th annual Women Who Lead Conference which featured the theme, Our Journey to Worlds Ahead. |
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