2008 intercollegiate business convention

2008 Intercollegiate Business Convention

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On behalf of Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business, we’re thrilled to welcome you to the 2008 Intercollegiate Business Convention – Business Without Boundaries. In designing the convention this year, we’ve had three goals in mind

1) To help you figure out your next steps – By connecting you with inspiring leaders across a wide variety of fields – marketing, consulting, and finance to entertainment, technology, and retail; and giving you the practical skills to move your career forward – be it writing a resume, pitching a stock, managing your personal finances, dor valuing a firm.

2) To help you answer bigger questions – “How to find a career that you’re truly passionate about?”, “How to achieve work/life balance?”, “How to approach the job market in this economy and era of globalization?”, “How to most effectively give back to society?”

3) To build your network - This year’s group is truly phenomenal, including over 800 women from Colombia and Madagascar to Germany and Hong Kong and more than 30 countries and 80 colleges around the world. Look to your left and right in any of today’s sessions – and you’ll find energized women who are eager to meet you, and to make changes in the way their countries and marketplaces work and want to build the business skills (whether they are headed for careers with NGO's, consulting firms, or in politics) to do just that.

We extend our thanks to every individual who has provided guidance and support in coordinating this year’s two-day event. These speakers, volunteers, workshop leaders, and corporate partners are leaders and trail blazers in their communities and fields today. They see in you the enormous drive and potential that will assuredly launch you to become the leaders of tomorrow. We wish you the best of luck, and welcome once again to IBC 2008!

Ami Nash,

Intercollegiate Business Convention Chair

Should you require assistance, please look out for a blue scarf! IBC Committee Members and HUWIB Board will be wearing them throughout the conference

and will be happy to help you at any time.

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About Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business (HUWIB) seeks to empower a dynamic group of enterprising young women by uniting them through business education and experience. HUWIB offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate women at Harvard to expand and sharpen their knowledge of business opportunities, giving them the skills they will need to become future leaders in the corporate world. Through panels, conferences, outreach initiative, skill-building workshops, leadership projects, mentorship programs, and social events, HUWIB seeks to expose undergraduate women to a variety of business careers. Founded in the Fall of 2001, HUWIB has brought together more and more talented young women with interests in business in its brief history and is now the largest student-run undergraduate business organization at Harvard. The success of HUWIB has been made possible not only by the dedication of our members, but also by the continuing support of companies and organizations that have encouraged us to grow over the years. For more information about HUWIB, please visit http://www.huwib.org or e-mail [email protected]. About The Intercollegiate Business Convention HUWIB held its first Intercollegiate Business Convention in 2005, attracting nearly 400 students from schools across New England. Since then, the convention has grown to attract over 1000 registrants from more than 30 countries and 80 colleges.

The 2008-2009 HUWIB Executive Board

Top Row, From Left To Right: Nimi Katragadda, Neagheen Homaifar, Meicheng Shi, MacKenzie Sigalos, Ami Nash, Alison Ryu, Roberta Steele,

Bottom Row, From Left To Right: Kara Culligan, Seema Amble, Nandini Nair

Business Without Boundaries

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Recognizing our Sponsors 4 Agenda 5-6 Maps 6-7 Keynote Speakers Tracey Weber 8 Anita Elberse 8 Stacey Snider 9 Bobbi Brown 9 Breakouts Be Your Own Boss: Business Advice from Real Entrepreneurs 10 Beyond Bread and Butter: Restaurant and Hotel Management 11 Business & Politics: Uniting Fields to Impact the Government & the Marketplace 12 Consulting 101 13 Consulting On The Job: Conquering the Case Study Method 14 Dot-Com Revolution: How the Internet is Changing Business and How to Keep Up 15 Dress for Success: Building Your Own Corporate Wardrobe 16 Finance 101: Investment Banking, Investment Management, and Sales & Trading 17 From Fair Trade to Fashion: Finding Your Edge in the Retail World 18 Gender Dynamics in the Workforce: Lessons from BCG’s Top Leadership 19 Get Ahead By Going Abroad: Finding Your Fast-Track to Success in 20 International Business Getting Your Foot in the Door: Conquering the Investment Banking Interview 21

How to Read the Wall Street Journal: Insight on Getting the Most out of Business’s 22 Biggest Paper I Want to Help… But When and How? A Guide to Joining Business and Social Services 23 Influencing for Impact: Women’s Leadership Workshop 24 It’s all in the Delivery: A Business Presentation Workshop 25 Keeping a Brand Fresh: Marketing 101 26 Making An Impression: How to Network… And Have Fun Doing It 27 Managing Your Money: Personal Finance Workshop 28 No Business Like Show Business: Understanding the Media & Entertainment Industry 29 Pitching a Stock like the Market’s Experts: Workshop with Fidelity Investments 30 Property to Paintings: The Many Sides of Real Estate 31 Start Smart: Negotiation Workshop with Evelyn Murphy 32 Today’s Economy: What Should I know and How Will it Affect Me? 33 What is it Worth? An Introduction to Corporate Valuation from Wall Street’s 34 Top Trainers What’s in Finance Outside of Banking? A Guide to Venture Capital and Private Equity 35 Work-Life Balance: Managing Difficult Career and Family Choices 36

The Intercollegiate Business Convention Team 37 Acknowledgements 38 HUWIB Supports KIVA 39 Recognizing our Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsors 40-42


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HUWIB WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

BENEFACTOR

FRIENDS

85 Broads, Bobbi Brown, Comedy Central/MTV Networks, Discovery Land Company, Dreamworks, Facebook, Finale, Google, Harvard COOP, Leadership Development Resources, Clif Bar, Lush

Cosmetics, Perry Yeatman, Procter & Gamble, Training the Street, Rialto, Victoria Secret Beauty, and Wall Street Journal

RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS

Becca Cosmetics, Border Cafe, DECLÉOR, Lapin Vilardi, Mint Julep, Sarah Horowitz Parfums (www.sarahhorowitz.com), The Tannery, and Travelocity


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AGENDA

8:30-9:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast, Grand Ballroom

9:30-10:15am Opening & Keynote COO of Travelocity, Tracey Weber, Grand Ballroom

10:30-11:20am Breakout 1 Beyond Bread and Butter: Restaurant and Hotel Management Fairfax B Consulting 101 Fairfax A Consulting On The Job: Conquering the Case Study Method Commonwealth Dress for Success: Building Your Own Corporate Wardrobe Berkeley Influencing for Impact: Women’s Leadership Workshop Gardner Managing Your Money: Personal Finance Workshop Jefferson Mock Interviews 5th Floor – Room 2 No Business Like Show Business: Understanding the Media & Entertainment Industry Hampton Resume Reviews 5th Floor – Room 3 Today’s Economy: What Should I know and How Will it Affect Me? Exeter What's in Finance Outside of Banking? A Guide to Venture Capital and Private Equity Dalton Work-Life Balance: Managing Difficult Career and Family Choices Kent

11:35 -12:25pm Breakout 2 Consulting 101 Fairfax A Consulting On The Job: Conquering the Case Study Method Commonwealth Dot-Com Revolution: How the Internet is Changing Business and How to Keep Up Jefferson Gender Dynamics in the Workforce: Lessons from BCG’s Top Leadership Dalton Get Ahead By Going Abroad: Finding Your Fast-Track to Success in International Business Hampton How to Read the Wall Street Journal: Insight on Getting the Most out of Business’s Biggest Paper Fairfax B Influencing for Impact: Women’s Leadership Workshop Gardner It’s All in the Delivery: A Business Presentation Workshop Berkeley Mock Interviews 5th Floor – Room 2 Pitching a Stock like the Market's Experts: Workshop with Fidelity Investments Exeter Resume Reviews 5th Floor – Room 3 Work-Life Balance: Managing Difficult Career and Family Choices Kent

12:40-1:10pm Lunch With Sponsors & Speakers, Grand Ballroom

1:10-2:00pm Q&A with Harvard Business School Professor Anita Elberse and CEO of Dreamworks SKG, Stacey Snider, Grand Ballroom

2:10-3:00pm Breakout 3 Finance 101: Investment Banking, Investment Management, and Sales & Trading Gardner From Fair Trade to Fashion: Finding Your Edge in the Retail World Fairfax A Get Ahead By Going Abroad: Finding Your Fast-Track to Success in International Business Fairfax B Getting Your Foot in the Door: Conquering the Investment Banking Interview Hampton Keeping a Brand Fresh: Marketing 101 Commonwealth Making an Impression: How to Network… And Have Fun Doing It Jefferson Managing Your Money: Personal Finance Dalton Start Smart: Negotiation Workshop with Evelyn Murphy Exeter Today’s Economy: What Should I know and How Will it Affect Me? Kent What is It Worth? An Introduction to Corporate Valuation from Wall Street’s Top Trainers Berkeley


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3:10-4:00pm Breakout 4 Be Your Own Boss: Business Advice from Real Entrepreneurs Fairfax B Business & Politics: Uniting Fields to Impact the Government & the Marketplace Dalton

Finance 101: Investment Banking, Investment Management, and Sales & Trading Gardner From Fair Trade to Fashion: Finding Your Edge in the Retail World Fairfax A Getting Your Foot in the Door: Conquering the Investment Banking Interview Hampton I Want to Help…But When and How? A Guide to Joining Business and Social Services Kent Keeping a Brand Fresh: Marketing 101 Commonwealth Property to Paintings: The Many Sides of Real Estate Jefferson Start Smart: Negotiation Workshop with Evelyn Murphy Exeter What is It Worth? An Introduction to Corporate Valuation from Wall Street’s Top Trainers Berkeley

4:15-5:00pm Closing & Keynote with Bobbi Brown, CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Grand Ballroom

MAPS


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KEYNOTES

Tracey Weber – Chief Operating Officer, Travelocity, North America In her role as Chief Operating Officer, Tracey Weber is responsible for the day-to-day management of Travelocity's North American flights, hotels, rental cars, and cruise lines and its TotalTripSM and Last Minute Deals dynamic packaging products. Additionally, Weber leads the Travelocity sales and customer care team, Travelocity.caSM and sister company Site59.

Previously, Weber served as Travelocity's Senior Vice President air, car and last minute deals. Prior to this, she was deeply involved in the launch of Travelocity's TotalTrip dynamic packaging shopping engine as well as in the development of Travelocity's industry-leading net rate hotel program, playing a key role in operations, content strategy and management. Weber came to Travelocity from Site59 when it was acquired by Travelocity in March 2002. She was a co-founder of Site59 and also served as the company's Chief Operating Officer. Weber earned her MBA from The Wharton School of Management and her Bachelor's Degree from Harvard University. Anita Elberse – Associate Professor Of Business Administration, Harvard Business School At Harvard Business School, Professor Anita Elberse develops and teaches a course on Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries, covering the business of entertainment and sports, and in the Strategic Marketing Management program and other short programs for executives.

In her research, Professor Elberse primarily aims to understand what drives the success of products in the media, entertainment, sports, and other creative industries, and how firms can develop effective marketing strategies for such products. More generally, she is interested in the diffusion of innovations, the impact of digital technology on marketing practice, and the application of econometric modeling techniques to marketing problems.

Prior to joining Harvard Business School, Professor Elberse was a Visiting Fellow and Lecturer at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD from London Business School, an MA in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, and an MA in Communication Science from the University of Amsterdam (cum laude). A native of The Netherlands, she has been awarded a Netherland-America Foundation / Fulbright Fellowship and a Lloyd's of London Business Scholarship.


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Stacey Snider – Co-Chairman and CEO, DreamWorks Studios Stacey Snider is Co-Chairman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios where she oversees the company's business strategy as well as the creative and financial aspects of all film development and production. Founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen, DreamWorks has had considerable critical and commercial success since Snider joined in March 2006 – releasing films like "Flags of Our Fathers", "Letters from Iwo Jima", "Dreamgirls," "The Kite Runner," "Sweeney Todd,” and “Transformers”, which alone has grossed over $700 million worldwide. Prior to joining DreamWorks, Snider served as Chairman of Universal Pictures where she oversaw all domestic and international business units of Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Home Video, and Universal Pictures Franchise Development, including production, distribution, marketing as well as acquisitions, strategic planning, finance, and business development. During her tenure at Universal, Snider originated and oversaw franchises including "The Bourne" series, "The Mummy" series, the "American Pie" series, "The Fast and the Furious" series, and "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers." "Erin Brockovich," "Seabiscuit, "Ray," "Lost in Translation," and "Brokeback Mountain" were among the films that won critical and Academy Award recognition. Before she came to Universal, Snider was President of TriStar Pictures. In addition to her many professional achievements, Snider currently serves on the Board of the Special Olympics of Southern California and the American Film Institute. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and UCLA Law School and resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Gary Jones, and her two daughters. Bobbi Brown – CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

As a freelance makeup artist in the Nineties, Bobbi Brown couldn't find makeup shades or textures that looked natural on a wide range of complexions. She eventually took matters into her own hands and debuted a collection of 10 lipsticks at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City in 1991. Today, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics offers skincare, face and color products, professional tools and accessories, fragrances, and New York Times best-selling beauty books. In North America, the brand is available in select high-end retailers including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's and Holt Renfrew in Canada. Internationally, the brand has a presence in 45 markets and 450 doors throughout Europe, Asia and

Latin America. Bobbi regularly shares her expertise as a guest beauty editor in magazines and television, including NBC's "Today Show". She is often called on to create makeup looks for top women's magazines and New York Fashion Week runway shows. Bobbi's impact extends well beyond the beauty and fashion industries. Committed to empowering women of all ages, Bobbi supports the Jane Addams Vocational High School in the Bronx and Dress for Success Worldwide. She is a board member of both DFS and her alma matter, Emerson College in Boston. As the brand continues to evolve and expand into new lifestyle-oriented categories, the


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message from Bobbi remains the same, "The secret to beauty is simple — be who you are." Be Your Own Boss: Business Advice from Real Entrepreneurs Fantasize about being your own boss? Let’s bring that fantasy closer to reality! What does the process of starting a business actually involve? How can one best assess the feasibility of her ideas? Where should one look for financial support, and how can one survive the first five critical years of a company’s inception? Get the insider scoop on Entrepreneurship from those who know what it takes to succeed! Angela Antony – CEO and Co-founder, The Beanstockd Project The Beanstockd Project is an MTV-affiliated environmental media company based in New York City. While an undergrad at Harvard, Angela Antony was a founder of the Harvard Presidents Forum – the first formal network of the heads of all Harvard student organizations— and served on the executive board of the Leadership Institute at Harvard College. She is also a former editor of Harvard Venture Magazine and an active member of HUWIB. Professionally, Angela has worked as a summer analyst in venture capital, on the team of several early-stage startups, and as an intern for Golden Seeds, a women-focused angel investor group. She will be returning to Harvard Business School in 2012. Elisa Balabram – Founder and Editor, WomenandBiz.com, and Small Business Advice Expert, FoxNews.com Elisa Balabram is a business coach, trainer, writer and the Founder and Editor of WomenandBiz.com online magazine. She holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship Management from Baruch College, CUNY, and a BA degree in Civil Engineering. The WomenandBiz.com e-Magazine is written for today's entrepreneurial woman and contains extensive information and tips. Before moving to New York, Ms. Balabram assisted in building her family business in Brazil. She was the director of the SBA’s Women’s Business Resource Center/HPEDC in the Bronx and currently manages the Brooklyn Enterprise Center of East New York. She has coached and trained over 1,000 women and minorities in starting and growing their businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration has recognized her work – she received the SBA NY District Women in Business Champion of the Year award in April 2008. Sandra Ekong – COO and Co-founder, The Beanstockd Project Sandra Ekong, Harvard '08 is COO and Creative Director of Beanstockd. She has built professional experience in marketing in the beauty industry and finance working for companies such as Coty, Estée Lauder and Citi; she is currently exploring the world of social entrepreneurship. While at Harvard she concentrated in Government and was an active member of CityStep, HRDC and BlackCast. Lisa Guyon – Executive Director, Building Impact Lisa Guyon has managed the Building Impact program since its inception in 2000, and helped to create Building Impact following 3 years as the Manager of Client Programs and Community Innovation at Paradigm Properties. As her role indicates, Lisa focuses her time and effort on directing the growth of Building Impact's portfolio of buildings, organizational development and ensuring maximum community impact. Lisa volunteers as a board member and advisor with a number of local community organizations, and recently served as a Fellow for Social Venture Partners Boston. Under Lisa's leadership, Building Impact was selected as winner of the 2007 Social Innovation


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Forum in the Social Enterprise: Non-Profit Business Venture category and Lisa was recently chosen as one of Boston's ‘40 Under 40' rising business leaders by the Boston Business Journal.


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Beyond Bread and Butter: Restaurant and Hotel Management Ever wonder about pursuing a career in the things all people love: comfort and leisure? Learn about the business of luxury and leisure, the steps behind building a hotel or restaurant brand, and the ways to gain an edge in the hospitality management industry from leaders at the renowned Rialto Restaurant, the Sheraton, Westin, and Starwood Hotels. Jody Adams – Founder and Owner, Rialto Restaurant After graduating with a degree in Anthropology from Brown University, Jody Adams started as a line cook at the Seasons restaurant in the famed Bostonian Hotel, helped open Hamersley’s Bistro as a sous-chef, then took the executive chef position at Michela’s in Cambridge where she was named “one of America’s ten best new chefs” by Food & Wine magazine. Jody opened Rialto Restaurant in 1994, which has been praised by publications from Food & Wine to The New York Times. Jody received the James Beard Foundation award for The Perrier-Jouet Best Chef Award: Northeast and published a cookbook with her husband, In the Hands of a Chef: Cooking with Jody Adams of Rialto Restaurant. In 2007, Jody became the sole owner of Rialto, and renovated the restaurant. The Boston Globe awarded the renovated Rialto four stars and Esquire Magazine named Rialto one of the best restaurants in the country. Samantha Mahoney – Director of Catering & Convention Services, Westin Copley Place Samantha Mahoney has eighteen years of experience in the hospitality industry and is currently the Director of Catering & Convention Services at the Westin Copley Place. She manages a team of 17 individuals responsible for the sales, preparation and execution of all conventions and catering events. Prior to joining the Westin Copley Place, Samantha held positions in food and beverage operations and catering and convention services over a seventeen-year period with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Samantha is a graduate of the hospitality program of James Madison University with a degree in Business Administration. Debra Small – Director of Human Resources, Sheraton Boston Debra Small started in the hotel business right out of school, working in Finance as an Administrative Assistant at ITT Sheraton World Headquarters. She then switched to Administrative Assistant in Corporate HR, and within 6 months was relocated to Las Vegas to help open and staff Casinos and hotels. Debra moved back to Boston and took a job as HR Manager and then Convention Services Manager at the Sheraton Boston hotel. She then moved to the Hilton and worked there as the Director of Human Resources for 7 years, before becoming Director of Human Resources at the Sheraton Boston. Debra graduated with a business degree from Pine Manor College. She has two children - 6 and 3 - and loves to play golf.


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Business & Politics: Uniting Fields to Impact the Government & the Marketplace "We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is." - Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate for President in 1952 and 1956

Business and politics have often gone hand-in-hand. Join Heather Campion as she discusses how she leveraged her political finesse to enter the business world while Mary Liz Kane explains the business behind political campaigns. Heather Campion – Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs, Citizens Financial Group Heather Campion began her career in national politics. She worked in the speechwriting office and the Office of Public Liaison at the White House, served as chief of staff for Kitty Dukakis, worked in the Mondale presidential campaign, worked for Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill in the U.S. House of Representatives, and held numerous positions at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Campion joined Citizens Financial Group, Inc, and served as Group Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs directing media and public relations, corporate giving, government affairs, internal communications, and marketing sponsorships. Currently, Campion serves as a senior adviser to The State of the USA, a non-profit that assembles indicators on key state, local, and national issues. She sits on the board of the Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company and the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, and was elected President of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum, a chapter of the International Women’s Forum, an international non-political organization of pre-eminent women leaders worldwide. Mary Liz Kane – Senior Vice President, Liberty Square Group Mary Liz Kane has provided strategic fundraising advice to a variety of political clients. She helped raise over $64 million dollars for the Host Committee responsible for organizing the Democratic National Convention and successfully raised money for Senator Edward M. Kennedy's re-election campaigns in the past two election cycles, as his Finance Director. Her responsibilities included working throughout New England to develop fundraising strategy, oversight of all Massachusetts fundraising events and the organization and cultivation of new communities and organizations that wanted to support the Senator's 2006 re-election campaign. As Deputy Finance Director in 2000, she developed and coordinated the fundraising strategy for the Massachusetts campaign fundraising effort and helped supplement Senator Kennedy's fundraising efforts around the country. Ms. Kane is a graduate of Boston College.


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Consulting 101 What is consulting? How are consulting and banking different? How are consultants assigned to projects? This panel will cover in depth information about the industry including how to generate business, the difference between large and boutique firms, how the industry has been affected by the current economic crisis and how to develop a career in consulting. The goal of this panel is to give you a better sense of whether consulting is right for you. Kate Fitzpatrick – Senior Manager, Deloitte Kate Fitzpatrick is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Consulting’s Clinical Transformation / Clinical Information Systems Practice. Kate brings to Deloitte clients over 15 years of IT strategy, operations and implementation experience in the health care industry. Kate has provided strategy, operations and implementation leadership for a variety of health care constituents including providers, payers and care management organizations. Kate has led IT development and software application teams in customized provider applications. Kate’s core strengths are establishing and executing large program offices, driving business process improvements through technology design and implementation. Kate’s most recent publication, “Treating Technology that Fails to Thrive”, was a two part series on post-implementation improvement of clinical information technology featured in Health and Hospital Networks MostWired in April, 2008. Eleanor Laurans – Principal, Parthenon Eleanor Laurans is a Principal in The Parthenon Group's Boston office and a full-time member of the firm's Education Center of Excellence. Ms. Laurans has contributed to Parthenon's work in education across multiple sectors and client-types, including public school districts (Boston Public Schools and Chicago Public Schools), national foundations (The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and international for-profit education publishing and higher education organizations. Prior to joining Parthenon, Ms. Laurans was a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff in the New York City Department of Education, where she helped manage special projects and cross-functional teams. In addition, she has prior consulting experience at Bain & Company. Eleanor has a BA with Honors in Economics from Yale University and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School. Jean Martin – Executive Director, Corporate Executive Board Jean Martin directs all of the research, business practices and operations of the Corporate Leadership Council and sets the strategic direction for the Council’s work. Most recently, she and the CLC team have been focused on the issues of performance management, leadership development and HR measurement. Jean also served as the Practice Manager of the Business Banking Board. Prior to coming to the Corporate Executive Board, Jean was a Presidential Management Fellow, during which period she served as a special assistant to the Senior Vice President for Small Business/Community Development Lending at BankAmerica, and also as a project manager for microfinance and microenterprise development at the US Agency for International Development. She was also the business development finance liaison for the Empowerment Zone program at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and an aid to the President’s Advisor on Domestic Policy. Jean received a Masters of Public Policy, with a concentration in Economics and Finance, from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia. Elizabeth Wise – Analyst, Oliver Wyman Elizabeth Wise is an Analyst in Oliver Wyman’s Boston office in the General Management Consulting track. Ms. Wise’s previous work has been in utilities, internal intellectual capital, and most recently the health and life sciences practice. Among other projects, Ms. Wise helped identify and evaluate short-term revenue ideas as part of a larger integrated strategy for the nation’s 2nd largest affinity group. Also for the same client, Ms. Wise helped externally benchmark best practices across leading customer service companies to facilitate the redevelopment of the Operations group’s approach to customer care. Elizabeth holds a BA in Economics and


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Anthropology from Amherst College.


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Consulting On The Job: Conquering the Case Study Method What are case studies? How do you prepare for case interviews? How do you conquer the interview? The goal of this workshop, led by current consultants, is to build your skills and confidence in understanding this method. Shirley Cardona – Analyst, Altman Vilandrie and Company Shirley Cardona joined Altman Vilandrie and Company as an analyst in Strategy Consulting after a year-long post-graduate fellowship in Brazil and China. During her time with the firm, Ms. Cardona has focused on communications, media and technology, and has been involved in projects researching industry trends, helping build market and financial models, conducting industry interviews and assisting in presentations to several Fortune 50 companies and investment firms. Ms. Cardona's history in leadership and active community involvement extend beyond her college years where she was captain of the boxing and cheerleading teams and VP of Fuerza Latina. She graduated from Harvard in 2006 with a BA in Romance Languages and Sociology. Erin McCusker – Associate, Boston Consulting Group Erin McCusker graduated as a member of the first class from FW Olin College of Engineering with a degree in BioEngineering. Prior to joining Boston Consulting Group in June 2008, she worked as the Strategic Marketing Manager for a local software company and as a founding partner of Bounce Design Associates LLC, a small product design and development firm. Her case experience at Boston Consulting Group has included working with clients and writing proposals, primarily in healthcare and social impact. Erin’s interests include restoring cars, food and wine, travel, and hiking. Meredith Moore – Engagement Manager, Leerink Swann Samere Reid – Business Analyst, Deloitte Samere Reid is a Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting. She joined in 2008 after graduating from Harvard and has spent most of her time working on strategy projects both internal and external to the firm. Her interest lies mainly in Customer and Market Strategy, and she hopes to gain experience across a range of industries. Moira Sullivan – Analyst, Oliver Wyman Moira Sullivan graduated in 2007 from Dartmouth College with a BA in European History. Originally from Alaska, Moira's professional background was in politics and government before she joined Oliver Wyman as an Analyst in January 2008. Her work in consulting has included communications and media, retail grocery, and non-profit clients, and she currently works in Oliver Wyman's Boston office.


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Dot-Com Revolution: How the Internet is Changing Business and How to Keep Up The Dot-Com revolution has been one of the hottest phenomena to hit the marketplace; fundamentally transforming the way the world conducts business. Harness the power of the Internet, find your niche, and learn how to keep up with this fast-paced industry with the experts from Facebook, Google, and Vistaprint. Tiffany Price – Associate Product Marketing Manager, Vistaprint Tiffany Price joined the VistaPrint team in April 2006 as a Product Marketing Associate for the Holiday Project. She doubled the holiday revenue by completing competitive research, pricing and merchandising strategies, and by launching new holiday products. Tiffany was promoted to Associate Product Marketing Manager within 18 months and is now responsible for managing the promotional product line in addition to Holiday. Her primary initiatives are to grow the promotional and consumer lines by extending current product offerings as well as launching new products. Prior to joining VistaPrint, Tiffany worked as a Project Manager for both PrideStaff and for Perlos, where she planned and implemented promotional events across the country and for costing and launching new Blackberry cell phones. Tiffany earned her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin. Ami Vora – Senior Platform Manager, Facebook Ami Vora is a Senior Platform Manager at Facebook, where she is a lead member of the team responsible for the company’s platform strategy and further expanding the Facebook developer community. Prior to Facebook, Ami was a Product Manager for the .NET Development Platform and Vista Developer tools at Microsoft. She also served on the Platform Strategy team at Microsoft. Ami holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. Cherie Yu – Group Manager of North American Display Ads Marketing, Google As Group Manager of North American Display Ads Marketing at Google, Cherie Yu leads a team that helps to develop and bring to market Google's online display products. Prior to her current role, Cherie led the AdSense marketing team, working with Google's publisher partners. Cherie earned her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and her BA from Duke University. Cherie previously worked at American Express, where her roles included managing online small business card acquisition, leading top tier OPEN customer service strategy, and developing international partner bank programs.


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Dress for Success: Building Your Own Corporate Wardrobe Want to make a great first impression but don’t know which outfit to where and when to wear it? This workshop will give you the tools to project a positive image through your physical appearance and body language. Learn to how best to dress for different audiences, how to highlight your best features, and how to use makeup, a proper hairstyle, and accessories to complete your professional image. Diana Neira – Image Consultant Diana Neira is an Image Consultant and writer from Bogotá, Colombia. She currently works as Director of the Etiquette, Protocol, Public Relations and Image Course at University of Colombia. She has worked for Aló Magazine as its Fashion and Image Coordinator, and for Cromos Magazine as its Socialites Editor. She is a permanent collaborator in national and international publications including Semana Magazine and Jet-Set Magazine. Her books include: Image of a Man Manual and Image of a Woman. In additiona to having a BA in Philosophy from Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia, Diana studied fashion and modeling at the Fashion Academy in New York and Business Protocol at The School of Protocol, Pilar Sáchez- Cano, in Madrid, Spain.


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Finance 101: Investment Banking, Investment Management, and Sales & Trading What is Investment Banking, Sales and Trading, and Investment Management? How are these similar and how are they different? This panel will cover in-depth information about these three areas of finance including how to generate business, the difference between large and boutique banks, how the industry has been affected by the current economic crisis, and how to develop a career in banking. The goal of this panel is to give you a better sense of which area of finance is right for you. Trudy Bixby – Senior Vice President, Raymond James Financial Trudy Bixby has been with Raymond James Financial for 17 years, and she is currently responsible for the Customer Operations Group where she manages the support for all of the firm’s Financial Advisors and oversees the management of Margin Lending and associated services for many of the firm’s High Net Worth clients including restricted securities, cashless stock options, interest rate swaps and client cash management account. Ms. Bixby began her career working with a non-profit group that created an organization called Help For Abused Women and Children in Salem, MA. Its purpose was to provide shelter, counseling and legal services for abused women and their children. Ms. Bixby has a BS in Biology and Psychology from Tufts University and an MBA with a concentration in MIS and Management from the University of South Florida. Lily Mahdavi – Associate, Citigroup Heather Masciotti – Associate, Fixed Income Sales and Trading, Credit Suisse


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From Fair Trade to Fashion: Finding Your Edge in the Retail World The retail industry is one that is expansive in breadth and an ever-present element of our daily lives. Where you do you fit in it all? Find your place in retail and sharpen your concept of the industry with insight from retail revolutionaries and leaders from LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey), American Eagle, Sweetriot (an innovative chocolate company), Frito-Lay, and more! Sarah E. Endline – Mastermind and Chief Rioter (Founder & CEO of Sweet Riot) In 2005, Sarah E. Endline founded Sweetriot, an activist candy company whose products are sold in over 1,700 stores. Sweetriot was featured on Fast Company’s ‘Fast 50’ list, Entrepreneur Magazine’s ‘Emerging Entrepreneur’ Award, and in the Top 3 of Fortune’s Small Business Competition. Sarah’s work and Sweetriot have been featured by the New York Times, Today Show, Forbes, and more. Before founding Sweetriot, Sarah launched products and created brands at Yahoo!, Microsoft, the World Bank, AIESEC, and The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Sarah has been an active member of many non-profit boards including NFTE, Harvard, The University of Michigan, and AIESEC. She has lived, traveled and worked in more than 60 countries. Sarah has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA with Distinction from The University of Michigan. Bonnie Henry – President, KDH Enterprises, Inc. Bonnie Henry works with early stage companies and their management teams to clarify strategy accelerate growth, and strategies for raising capital. She brings particular strength in strategic issue analysis, strategic positioning, new channel development, product development processes and driving operating results. She has worked with both large and early stage companies including: Frito-Lay, Pillsbury, and Estée Lauder. Before launching her business advisory services, DKH Enterprises, she also worked in investment banking at Progress Partners. Bonnie was the co-founder of Hellas International, Inc. where she developed the preeminent brand of Greek specialty foods in North America. She serves on the Boards of several food product companies and is a past member of the Commonwealth Institute. She is a current member of Angel Investments Group’s Golden Seeds and Investors Circle. Bonnie earned an MBA at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and holds an undergraduate degree in Business and Communications from State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Betsy Schumacher – Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, aerie brand by American Eagle Betsy Schumacher joined American Eagle as the Vice President of Intimates/Personal care in January 2005 and is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer for aerie, where she is responsible for the Strategy and Implementation of Intimates Expansion for the aerie brand. Prior to coming to the company, Betsy was Vice President of babyGap, and was responsible for taking Gap Maternity into the stores. Betsy has also worked in Women’s Merchandising at Abercrombie and Fitch and Eddie Bauer in her career. Betsy is a graduate of The University of Illinois, with a BS in Business Administration. Betsy resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, Charles, the Merchandise Manager of Martin & Osa.com, and their 4 year old triplets, Greta, Henry, and Isaak. Judy Zhu – Harvard Business School student, former L’Oreal and Louis Vuitton employee Judy Zhu grew up in China and Canada. After starting a clothing venture in high school under the mentorship of her Marketing teacher, it was clear early on that retail and consumer-facing products were her passion. Her interest in international business led her back to China during university for an internship at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, in International Trade. After college, Judy joined the largest beauty company in the world, the L'Oreal Group, as an Account Executive in the Luxury Product Division, overseeing the prestige skincare brand Biotherm and the designer fragrances portfolio including Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. Judy is currently a second year student at Harvard Business School. This past summer, she worked for LVMH at Louis Vuitton in Marketing and Client Development.


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Gender Dynamics in the Workforce: Lessons From Boston Consulting Group’s Top Leadership Do men and women have different managing and working styles? Should you work differently with members of the opposite sex? What continues to contribute to the glass ceiling, and how can women across industries continue to break it in male dominated environments? Two of Boston Consulting Groups top executives will answer these questions and others as they reflect on the role of gender in the workforce and explain how you, as a woman, can break through any barriers you may face! Sharon Marcil – Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group Sharon Marcil is a Senior Partner and Managing Director in the Washington, DC office of The Boston Consulting Group. She joined BCG in 1993 and is the former Global Head of BCG’s Packaged Goods. She currently leads BCG’s Consumer practice in the Americas. At BCG, Ms. Marcil has extensive experience working for clients on strategy, marketing, sales and distribution issues, including: consumer and customer segmentation, innovation and brand strategies, delayering and cost cutting, go-to-market execution and organization review/design. Prior to joining BCG, she worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. in the mergers and acquisition department. Ms. Marcil earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, where she graduated with distinction. She earned her BA in Economics, magna cum laude, with High Honors in her major, from Duke University. Carl Stern – Chairman of the Board, Boston Consulting Group After joining Boston Consulting Group as a consultant in 1974, Carl Stern worked in the Group’s San Francisco, London, and Chicago offices, and headed BCG’s Americas region. In 1997, Mr. Stern was elected president and CEO, a position that he held until 2003. He has since served as chairman of the board. Mr. Stern remains active in client service, assisting a number of global companies – consumer, industrial, and financial – in developing competitive strategies for their businesses and in shaping their corporate portfolios and spends three months each year in Asia. Mr. Stern has published several articles in BCG’s widely read Perspectives series and is co-author of BCG on Strategy. Mr. Stern serves on the boards of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Friends of the World Food Program. Prior to joining BCG, Mr. Stern served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant. He graduated from Harvard, cum laude, with a BA in economics and earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.


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Get Ahead By Going Abroad: Finding Your Fast-Track to Success in International Business Perry Yeatman, co-author of the award-winning book, Get Ahead By Going Abroad and Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Kraft Foods, gives an insider look at International Business. After working in Singapore, Moscow, and London, she'll explain how to leverage your skills and benefit from an overseas career. Find out whether an international career is right for you and how you can land a job outside of the States. Perry Yeatman – Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Kraft Foods Perry Yeatman started her career in the agency world, spending nearly 15 years with leading global communications firms. In 2000, Perry moved “in-house” as a Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Unilever in North America. Today, Perry is SVP, Corporate Affairs, for Kraft Foods and one of the company’s top 50 executives worldwide. Perry’s Corporate Affairs expertise is further enhanced by her breadth of international experience and in-depth understanding of business and leadership. From 1990-2000, Perry worked overseas – based in Singapore, then Russia and finally the UK. In her various roles, she has served not only as a Senior Marketing Communications and Corporate Affairs Counselor, but also as a General Manager. In 2005, Perry also served as an adjunct professor, teaching courses on globalization, ethics and diversity. She is the award winning co-author of Get Ahead by Going Abroad, from Harper Collins and a featured blogger on The Huffington Post.


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Getting Your Foot in the Door: Conquering the Investment Banking Interview What exactly does an investment banker do? How is an Investment Bank divided? Which are the three main valuation methods? The goal of this workshop, led by current investment bankers, is to build your skills and confidence in understanding and answering the questions that most interviewers ask. It will teach you how the recent market events have affected Wall Street, what terms such as “bailout,” “subprime” and “bear market” mean, and how to solve the popular banking brainteasers. Aarti Kapoor – Analyst, Citi Morgan Kruger – UBS Representative Morgan Kruger is currently a second year analyst in the New York office of UBS, working from within the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance group. She graduated with honors from Harvard College in 2007 with a degree in History and Literature and a citation in Italian. At Harvard she was involved in Women in Business as an InFocus Coordinator, as well as being heavily involved on the business staff of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals


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How to Read the Wall Street Journal: Insight on Getting the Most out of Business’s Biggest Paper Business professionals rely on financial newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal, to keep them updated on new events and trends in the economy. As new entrants to business and finance, students need to know how to understand the most important information about the economy in their limited time. This workshop offers information and tidbits from a Wall Street Journal writer and a Harvard Business School student on how to identify and interpret headlines and updates in financial newspapers. Tracy Britt – Harvard Business School Student Tracy Britt's initial interest in business came at a young age when she became involved in her family farm and business located in Manhattan, Kansas. By the time she was 18 years old, Tracy was managing the retail and wholesale divisions of the company along with her brother. Following her sophomore year of college at Harvard, Tracy was first introduced to the financial markets through internships at Bank of America and 85 Broads. She spent subsequent summers at Lehman Brothers and Fidelity Investments. Through independent research and the help of mentors, Tracy has developed a deep passion for investment management and equity research and plans to pursue a career in the field following graduation from Harvard Business School in 2009. Tracy also co-founded Smart Woman Securities, a non-profit organization focused on educating undergraduate women about investing.

Jennifer Levitz – Writer, Wall Street Journal Jennifer Levitz is a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She works in paper's Boston bureau, and covers the financial services industry, focusing on personal finance, mutual funds, and the effect of the economy on small investors. Before joining the Wall Street Journal three years ago, she worked for six years as a reporter at the Providence Journal, in Providence, Rhode Island. A Maryland native, she graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore. She lives in Easton, Mass., with her husband, Mark Arsenault, an author of mystery books.


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I Want to Help…But When and How? A Guide to Joining Business and Social Service Social service is becoming an increasingly dynamic industry, with businesspeople using their skills toward charitable causes. Join our panelists as they discuss the various options in philanthropic careers and how you can best cater to your expertise for a rewarding purpose. Meredith Boak – Senior Recruitment Director, Teach for America Meredith Boak is a Senior Recruitment Director with Teach For America. Meredith graduated from Columbia University, and joined the Teach For America movement as a New York City Corps Member. She taught high school English at Fordham High School for the Arts in the Bronx, while getting her Masters of Science in Secondary Education. After teaching for two years, she joined Teach For America on staff, first working as a Corp Members Advisor. She trained new teachers at the New York City summer training institute. She then joined the recruitment team where she has worked for the past two years. For more information on Teach For America, please visit: www.teachforamerica.org Margaret A. McKenna – President, The Wal-Mart Foundation Margaret A. McKenna is responsible for the oversight of all corporate giving for the company and manages Wal-Mart’s corporate-level relationships with philanthropic partners such as the Salvation Army, America’s Second Harvest, and the United Way. Margaret was President of Lesley University, transforming the college from a small, 2,000-student body, to a 12,000-student university with a national presence. Margaret also served as Director of the Bunting Institute and Vice President at Radcliffe College, and has held several government positions, including Coordinator of the Task Force on Higher Education for the Clinton/Gore Presidential Transition Committee, and White House Deputy Counsel. Currently, Margaret is also Director of Dominion Resources, Inc., the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, she is a member of the Princeton Review Advisory Board and the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum. Christy Nichols – Director, Discovery Land Foundation Christy Nichols graduated from Stanford in 1985 and has served twenty-five years in non-profit development, management, fund raising, board participation, advisory councils, on-site volunteering, and events chairmanship. Her work has benefited the homeless, abused children, service leadership, mentor programs, chronically ill children, public schools, and arts and sciences education. In 2001, Christy founded and directed Arts for Youth, a California 501c3, for six years. AFY provided fellowships to Stanford undergraduates to work in arts education programs serving disadvantaged children. Currently, as Director of the Discovery Land Company Foundation, Christy communicates with leaders of community non-profit organizations and government agencies to determine needs and goals that DLC Foundation can effectively support. On the corporate side, Christy corresponds with DLC partners, managers, club members and their guests, many of whom contribute to the Foundation. She reports to the DLCF Board with relevant information to meaningfully serve local and national charities, and design future program goals.


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Influencing for Impact: Women's Leadership Workshop Women are taking the work-force by storm. Learn the strategies to become a strong business leader in any environment, and to overcome any obstacles that you may face along the way! Angela Biever – Chief Administrative Officer, Raymond James Financial Angela Biever has responsibility for the firm’s key operational areas including information technology, operations and administration, human resources, legal, and risk management. Ms. Biever served over ten years as a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and was Chairman of the audit committee. Prior to that, she was a Vice President of Intel Capital and Managing Director of Intel Capital’s Consumer Internet Sector. In that role she had worldwide responsibility for Intel Capital’s venture capital investments in consumer-related Internet businesses and technologies. Prior to Intel, Ms. Biever held executive titles at the First Data Corporation, American Express, and Time Inc. and was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. She earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in business from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Karen Donaldson – Managing Director and Founder, Leadership Development Resources, LLC Karen Donaldson is an executive coach with expertise in leadership development, leadership competencies, training facilitation, and succession planning and has coached business leaders in companies such as IBM, GE, and Johnson & Johnson. She provides consulting to New York University’s Stern School of Business, and Office of Career Development. Prior to starting Leadership Development Resources, Karen held global responsibility for succession planning for several of IBM’s largest groups. She has human resources and change management consulting experience with Andersen Business Consulting; and, executive development, succession planning and corporate training experience with New York Life Insurance Company. Karen’s holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a BS from Syracuse University. Janet Hanson – Founder, 85 Broads With 85 Broads, Janet has built a global network community of 18,000 trailblazing women who want to leverage each other's connections, relationships, and intellectual capital to increase the investment return on their education and their careers. Members span 3 generations, work for over 1500 companies, and live in 72 countries. After graduating from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and Columbia Business School, Janet joined Goldman Sachs and became the first woman in the firm's history to be promoted to sales management. Following her 14-year career at Goldman Sachs, Janet founded Milestone Capital Management, a $2 billion institutional money management company, and was a Managing Director and Senior Adviser to the President of Lehman Brothers. Janet is on the Board of Trustees of Wheaton College, The Maurer Foundation and The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. She is an Associate Fellow of Pierson College at Yale University and serves on the Advisory Board of The Center for Work-Life Policy's Hidden Brain Drain Task Force.


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It’s all in the Delivery: A Business Presentation Workshop

Eda Roth is an actress and consultant who specializes in bringing theatre based skills to business communications. She has taught presentation and communication skills and has worked extensively in the area of leadership, helping executives to develop clear messages and powerfully and effectively engage others. She uses acting and directing skills to help executives gain greater understanding of how to form and deliver communications that are strategic and achieve desired results, and now you can learn too!

Eda Roth – President and CEO, Eda Roth & Associates Eda Roth has been on the faculty of Boston University’s School of Management Leadership Institute since it began in 1989, and also teaches in the Executive MBA program. She is a national faculty member of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Leadership program, teaches in the California Health Care Foundation Leadership program, and has worked with Leadership Forums at Gozaga University and the University of Alabama. Eda has taught voice, speech, and acting at New York University Graduate Acting Program, Boston University, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Eda has worked as an actress in New York and regional theater, on stage and in film and television. She has also worked as a professional dialect coach in theater and film. She received her BA from Connecticut College and an MFA from New York University Graduate Acting program.


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Keeping a Brand Fresh: Marketing 101 How do you sustain an older brand? How is marketing different from advertising? How will marketing be changing in the next 5-10 years? This panel will cover practical, in depth information about the industry, including the responsibilities given to entry-level employees as well as how to get more involved via internships. Analisa Balares – CEO, Womensphere and Executive Producer, L.I.V.E. World Summit Analisa Balares is CEO of Womensphere and Executive Producer of L.I.V.E. World Summit. For over two decades, Analisa has been committed to innovation, leadership development, environmental sustainability, and community development. She has produced, directed, and co-produced over 100 conferences and events around these causes. Analisa was formerly Global Marketing Manager for Microsoft's blogging/social networking service. Analisa launched her career at the Goldman Sachs High Technology Investment Banking group and her professional experience includes working for Milestone Capital as Director of Development & New Ventures. Analisa holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BA in Economics & Mathematics cum laude from Mount Holyoke College and an International Baccalaureate diploma from Lester Pearson United World College of the Pacific. Kristin Litchfield – Manager, Customer Segmentation, VistaPrint Kristin Litchfield joined VistaPrint’s US Retention Marketing team in April 2007. Her primary responsibility is the Accomplished Marketers customer segment where the goal is to drive repeat purchase rates and customer lifetime value through a targeted contact strategy. She believes the key to managing the Accomplished Marketers group is building a strong relationship with the customers to drive repeat business and to educate the customers on all new marketing tools and products to customer lifetime value. Prior to VistaPrint Kristin was a Direct Marketing Manager for a Business to Business uniform company. Kristin earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in Marketing. Gigi Soto – Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble Gigi Soto is a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble. She currently works in the Global New Products group of the company’s Gillette Blades and Razors business. In this role, Gigi works on innovation strategy, new product design, and go-to-market plans for the male premium systems segment—which accounts for $3.5B of the company’s annual sales. Her previous assignments have been on the Tide and Olay brands, including a range of focus areas such as current business management, in-store marketing, and multicultural marketing. Prior to P&G, she completed advertising internships at Foote, Cone & Belding and Lowe Worldwide. Gigi holds an AB in Literature from Harvard College. She lives in Boston.


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Making An Impression: How To Network… And Have Fun Doing It Cringe at the thought of a career fair? In this workshop you will forget all the reservations you had about meeting new people, and discover how easily and comfortably you can build, maintain, and take advantage of your own network. Learn how to approach people in different social and professional situations, how to ask for a business card, and how to keep up with current contacts from the woman who knows half the continent! Isabel Lodoño – Management Consultant and Educational Coach Isabel Lodoño has a BA in Industrial Economics and Business Administration from Los Andes University, diplomas in Human Resources Management and Systemic Therapy, an MA in International Education, and a PhD in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. After working for several years in the financial sector, coal exports and real state projects, Isabel became the Dean of Continuing Education of the Business School at Los Andes University. Later a diplomat, public manager, and international consultant, Isabel worked in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Paraguay and Peru with international NGOs, the multilateral bank sector, the Colombian Presidency, and the Bogota local Government. She was the promoter, co-designer, and for 6 years executive director of Colfuturo. Since 2006, she has been doing Management Consulting, Educational Coaching, and Group Facilitation, particularly supporting the Women's Caucus from the Colombian Congress. She is currently Executive Director of the Mujeres por Colombia Foundation and General Director of the Colombia's Women in Business University Forum.


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Managing Your Money: Personal Finance Workshop In economic times like these, managing one’s money properly has never been more critical! In this breakout, one of Wall Street’s most successful investors will provide valuable insight on achieving financial independence, maintaining control over your bank account, and on making difficult personal financial decisions. Jill DiLosa – Private Investor and Principal, JABBA Partners Jill DiLosa is self-employed as a private investor. Prior to becoming self-employed, she managed a $200 million portfolio for Vardon Capital Management, a consumer-sector hedge fund in New York City, and interned at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. She earned a BA in Sociology and an MBA in Finance through a five-year joint degree program at Tulane University and studied abroad in London and Taipei. In 2005, she was the first woman to be honored with the "Rising Tide Award" that is presented annually to a Tulane University graduate who has excelled professionally in the field of finance. Her story has been featured in the television series Wall Street Warriors, in the book More than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks and Defining Success on the Their Own Terms, and in Glamour magazine. You can reach Jill on Facebook or at [email protected].


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No Business like Show Business: Understanding the Media & Entertainment Industry Love to sing in the shower and can’t get through the day without your fix of TV? Learn how to utilize your business skills to get a head start and to make a name for yourself in the incredibly competitive and desirable Entertainment industry. Aileen Budow – Vice President of Digital Media and Special Events Communications, MTVN Entertainment Group Aileen Budow leads the MTVN Entertainment Group's efforts to develop strategies publicizing Comedy Central and Spike TV's expansion into the digital space, including the internet, wireless & broadband areas, and digital properties. Budow oversees the publicity efforts for Comedy Central Records and the network's marketing and sales promotional activities. Budow joined Comedy Central in 2000 from Metrochannels, where she was New York Director of Communications. She was Manager of Public Relations at TBS Superstation for Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. from 1996 to 1999, a job she held after a stint as senior account executive for Dan Klores Communications, the well-known Manhattan public relations firm, from 1993 to 1996. Budow holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Juliana Farrell – Founder and Vice President, Jersey Girl Films Juliana Farrell is the founder of Jersey Girl Films, a production company with a first-look deal at Michael London's Groundswell Productions, where she previously served as Vice President. During her tenure there, she was a production executive on The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Visitor, Smart People, and a Co-Producer on The Marc Pease Experience. Farrell accompanied the Academy-Award nominated producer London to Groundswell after two years at his production company where she worked on such films as The Family Stone, The Illusionist and King of California. Farrell received her undergraduate degree in History from Harvard University. Stoni – Music Producer Working out of her hometown of New York City, Stoni is the first female international beat battle competitor and champion. She was the first female music producer to be featured in Scratch Magazine, the hip-hop music producer's bible. Stoni is also a contributing music technology writer for Remix Magazine and Mix Magazine. This past August, Stoni joined forces with multi-platinum artist Busta Rhymes to cover an exclusive premiere review of the most anticipated unveiling of any music production hardware in 2008. Stoni is the first female music producer to be endorsed by music software company Propellerhead, in exchange for introducing and promoting their music software products. In September 2007, Stoni was on location in Stockholm, Sweden shooting a demonstration video to introduce the "ReGroove Mixer". She is currently working on a personal album project in the studio.


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Pitching a Stock like the Market’s Experts: Workshop with Fidelity Investments Pitch like a professional. This seminar will equip you will crucial knowledge on how to pick and pitch stocks. Learn from professionals at Fidelity Investments where to find ideas for stocks, how to analyze a business and how to figure out how much the stock is worth. Other key areas of discussion that will be considered include a general overview of different sectors, market psychology, as well as common misperceptions about the market.

Eirene Kontopoulos – Research Associate, Fidelity Investments Eirene Kontopoulos is a Research Associate for Fidelity Investments. Since joining Fidelity in 2007, Ms. Kontopoulos has been a Research Associate on the Energy Team covering oil and gas services. Ms. Kontopoulos received a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Haverford College in 2002, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard Medical School in 2007. Morgen Peck – Research Analyst, Fidelity Investments Morgen Peck is a Research Analyst for Fidelity Investments, the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans and a leading online brokerage firm. Since joining Fidelity in 2003, Ms. Peck has been a Research Associate on the Consumer Team and in 2005 was promoted to Research Analyst. In 2006 Morgen joined Fidelity’s Small Cap Team where in addition to analyzing stocks, she co-manages the 1.5B Small Cap Opportunities Fund. Ms. Peck received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard in 2003, and became a CFA charter holder in 2006.


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Property to Paintings: The Many Sides of Real Estate What do banking, environmental sustainability, and art have to do with Real Estate? It’s no secret that Real Estate is a favorite asset class of the wealthy, but what does it actually entail beyond buying and selling houses? How is the process of Real Estate development initiated and sustained? Where do the current opportunities lie? In the wake of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the Real Estate industry has been receiving more attention than ever before – and there’s no better time to learn about this industry! Barbara Koz Paley – President and Founder, Art Assets Barbara Koz Paley founded Art Assets LLC, to provide turnkey solutions for the collection, display and management of fine art for the business community. Clients include JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank. Ms. Koz Paley also helped create Realty Advisory Services, a real estate and advisory fund that purchases value-added commercial properties. Ms. Koz Paley co-founded the Women's Leadership Board at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Association of Real Estate Women. She currently serves on the Board of the Lang Entrepreneurial Center at Columbia Business School; in 2001, she was awarded their first Distinguished Mentor award. She is an active member of Urban Land Institute and serves on the Advisory Board of The White House Project and the Eldridge Street Project. Ms. Paley earned a BS from Boston University in Social Psychology and Fine Arts. Lauren Hochfelder Silverman – Vice President, Morgan Stanley Lauren Hochfelder Silverman is a Vice President of Morgan Stanley and an acquisitions officer in the firm’s U.S. Real Estate Investing Business, in which she has worked since 2000. Lauren graduated magna cum laude and with distinction from Yale University with a BA in Ethics, Politics & Economics. Lauren is actively involved in the New York community where she holds advisory board positions at the following philanthropic organizations: The Mount Sinai Medical Center (where she has chaired the Young Advisory Board for four years), The American Museum of Natural History, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and State of Israel Bonds where she is a member of the Real Estate New Leadership Cabinet. Leanne Tobias – Founder and Principal, Malachite LLC Leanne Tobias is Founder and Principal of Malachite LLC, an advisory firm that specializes in the development, leasing, management and financing of green or environmentally sound real estate on a global basis. In addition to her work with private real estate development and investment clients, Leanne has lectured on green real estate investment for the United Nations, Harvard and Columbia Business Schools, and the Urban Land Institute, among others. Leanne was previously Managing Director of the Multi-Employer Property Trust, a multi-billion dollar commercial real estate equity fund, headed the real estate operations of the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, and directed programs for capital markets and institutional lenders at the Mortgage Bankers Association. She holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and an MPA degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.


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Start Smart: Negotiation Workshop with Evelyn Murphy In today’s increasingly competitive world, women face serious challenges in the sphere of negotiation. How will you ensure that you attain and secure your worth in the workplace? The answer: Start Smart with Evelyn Murphy. This workshop will give you nuts-and-bolts tools to determine what you should target as a starting salary for the job you want when you graduate and to negotiate to get that target. Evelyn F. Murphy – Founder and President, The WAGE Project Evelyn F. Murphy, a Ph.D. Economist, is the Founder and President of The WAGE Project, Inc., a national organization dedicated to ending wage discrimination against working women, and Resident Scholar in the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, where she researched and authored a book on the gender wage gap entitled Getting Even: Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It. After serving as Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs and Secretary of Economic Affairs, in 1986, Evelyn Murphy was elected Lt. Governor and became the first woman in the state’s 200-year history to hold constitutional office. Dr. Murphy is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company and a Director of Citizens Energy Corporation. In her civic role, she serves as a founding Director of The Commonwealth Institute, a Trustee of Regis College, Honorary Chair of the Lost Coin Women’s Fund, Inc. and the Advisory Board of Rosie’s Place. She is the recipient of eleven honorary degrees and more than one hundred awards from organizations throughout the country.


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Today’s Economy: What Should I Know and How Will it Affect Me? How did the housing markets create such a financial disaster? Why did Lehman Brothers collapse? How will the $700 billion bailout plan impact the economy? Answers to all these questions and more from Professor Foote, a leading Economist and Professor at Harvard University. Christopher Foote – Research Department Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Economics Professor, Harvard University Christopher L. Foote, a Senior Economist and Policy Advisor in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, currently serves as Acting Director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision making. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1987, and then worked for two years as a newspaper reporter in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He received an economics Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1996. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Foote taught at Harvard University's department of economics, where he also served as director of undergraduate studies. In July 2002, he accepted a position as senior staff economist with the Council of Economic Advisers, becoming Chief Economist at the CEA in February 2003. From May 2003 to September 2003, he served as an economic adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq, returning briefly to Iraq in January and February of 2004. He joined the Boston Fed in October 2003 and continues to teach part-time in the Harvard Economics Department.


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What is it Worth? An Introduction to Corporate Valuation from Wall Street’s Top Trainers Regardless of your career goals, corporate valuation awareness should be an essential part of your portfolio of skills. Read the headlines, from Wall Street to Main Street, getting a job will favor those who are best prepared. Training The Street is the global leader in corporate valuation training. This workshop will explore the foundations of corporate valuation, allowing participants to broaden their awareness and assisting them with career alternatives. Joseph Zirpolo – Principal, Training the Street Joseph Zirpolo launched his career at JPMorganChase in the Global Trade Finance group, then joined the Credit Risk Management group to manage the firm’s primary forecasting and valuation model and to assist in analyzing global credit exposure. He later became a fulltime instructor in the firm’s Analyst and Associate Investment Banking Training Programs teaching Valuation. He worked extensively with the Investment Bank’s Internet group in its’ first year of operation and his research interests are the effective design and functionality of Leveraged Buyout models. He now provides instruction in financial modeling and valuation for finance professionals with Training the Street. Joe holds a BA in Economics & Business Administration from Ursinus College and an MBA from Fordham University. Currently he is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Fordham where he has recently been acknowledged with the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence.


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What's in Finance Outside of Banking? A Guide to Venture Capital and Private Equity You may have heard of investment banking, but there's more to finance. This panel will answer your questions on what to expect from a career in venture capital and private equity. Join leading professionals as they discuss what is their jobs require and how you can pursue similar careers. Carolyn Clark – Vice President, Sankaty Advisors Carolyn Clark is a Vice President at Sankaty Advisors, LLC, the credit affiliate of the Bain Capital group. At Sankaty, Carolyn is a member of the Private Transactions Group and focuses on mezzanine investing. Prior to joining Sankaty, she worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. While there, Carolyn was responsible for investigating new deals and supporting portfolio companies across a range of industries, including automotive, consumer/retail, education, healthcare, industrials and lodging/gaming. Prior to joining THL, she worked as an Analyst in the investment banking division in the Healthcare Group at Goldman Sachs. Carolyn received an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BSEc from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Vladimir Djuric – Analyst, OpenView Venture Partners Vladimir Djuric is an analyst and founding member of OpenView Venture Partners. At OpenView, Vlad sourced and closed six investments, accounting for over a third of OpenView’s inaugural fund. Vlad serves as a board member of Intronis, an OpenView investment and provider of online backup and archiving services. Vlad joined OpenView after being an analyst at Insight Venture Partners. Prior to Insight, Vlad was the business manager of H Bomb Magazine and an advertising manager at The Harvard Crimson. Vlad graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics. Amita Shukla – Principal, New Enterprise Associates Amita Shukla is a Principal at New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a leading global venture capital firm. Amita joined NEA in 2003 and focuses on biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical investing within the firm’s east coast healthcare practice. Prior to NEA, Amita was Vice President of Business Development at AmiKa Corp., a research tools company. Before that, Amita worked in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch. Amita has been a freelance writer for a spectrum of industry and news publications. She holds nine issued and two pending patents. Amita received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she led a team that won first place at the Stanford Business Plan Competition for a novel, patent pending cardiovascular device. She received her BA in Biochemistry from Harvard University.


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Work-Life Balance: Managing Difficult Career and Family Choices How do you balance being successful at work with being involved in your home life and raising a family? How do you have "you" time? This panel will present a couple’s perspective on how to balance having a high-powered, successful career with starting a family, doing the activities that make you happy and feel like your accomplishments are well-rounded. Katie Smith Milway – Partner, Bridgespan Group Katie Smith Milway is a partner in Bridgespan’s Boston office and a leader of the firm’s knowledge group. Prior to joining Bridgespan she was a senior director and founding publisher at Bain & Company. Her industry experience in Canada, the U.S., and Europe includes telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, high technology, and non-profits. Prior to joining Bain, Katie worked as a business journalist/writer for The Wall Street Journal, TIME, and Harvard’s Kennedy School. She also served on the management team of non-profit Food for the Hungry International, coordinating programs in Africa and Latin America. She has authored two books and numerous articles on sustainable development. Katie graduated with a BA in English from Stanford University, followed by a Masters in European Studies at the Free University of Brussels and an MBA at the European Institute of Business Administration, INSEAD. Michael D.S. Milway – History Department Visiting Scholar, Wellesley College Michael D.S. Milway was a Fulbright recipient, earned two Masters and completed a PhD in History. He worked as Curator of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at the University of Toronto, then more recently as Replacement Faculty in the History Department at Wellesley College.


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THE INTERCOLLEGIATE BUSINESS CONVENTION TEAM

Seema Amble - HUWIB President Class of 2009 - Economics and Government

Wilmette, IL - [email protected]

Ami Nash - IBC Chair

Class of 2010 - Sociology and Economics Greenwich, CT - [email protected]

Kara Culligan - HUWIB Vice-President Class of 2009 - History of Art And Architecture,

Economics, and Spanish Franklin Lakes, NJ - [email protected]

Alison Ryu - Fundraising Chair

Class of 2010 - Economics Santa Barbara, CA - [email protected]

Alexandra Dickson - IBC Fundraising

Director Class of 2009 - Biology

Grosse Point, MI - [email protected]

Gena Haugen - Logistics Director

Class of 2009 - English and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Apple Valley, MN - [email protected]

Julie Chan - Marketing Director

Class of 2010 - Economics Staten Island, NY - [email protected]

Roxy Wacyk - Programming Director

Class of 2010 - Economics and Neurobiology Briarcliff Manor, NY - [email protected]

Amy Chen - Associate Programming

Director Class of 2011 - Economics

Newton, MA - [email protected]

Gabriela Franqui - Associate

Programming Director Class of 2011 - Astronomy and Astrophysics

San Juan, Puerto Rico - [email protected]

Valerie Chadha - Associate

Programming Director Class of 2011 - Economics

Staten Island, NY - [email protected]

Nicole Gandia - Associate Programming Director

Class of 2009 - Government and French San Juan, Puerto Rico - [email protected]

Jennifer Ingersoll - Associate

Marketing Director Class of 2011 - Psychology and Economics

North Hollywood, CA - [email protected]

Stephanie Perez - Associate Marketing Director

Class of 2011 - Government New York, NY - [email protected]


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HUWIB Would Like To Give Special Thanks to…

Lisa Blades, Cory Hanson, & Tracy Nelson The Boston Sheraton Jeremy Galen & The UpDown.com Team Chip Robinson & Melissa Barrientos Melissa Garfola & Courtney Graber Katchen Gerig & Leigh Hall Heather Wilson & Todd Putnam Colette Hinckley & Ivy Lee Jill Grecco

The Harvard Business School Women’s Student Association The Harvard College Women’s Center The Harvard Office of Career Services Chang Xu, Web Designer Tessa Lyons-Laing, Program Designer IBC Fundraising Team: Amy Rosenthal, Tiffany Fereydouni, Raquel Rodriguez, Elizabeth Tang, and Tracy Han Each of the Women of Harvard Who Graciously Hosted IBC Attendees

This Convention Would Not Have Been Possible Without Our Dedicated Volunteers…

Harvard Business School Women’s Student Association Volunteers Nina Bilimoria Gabrielle Bill Jenny Chiu Jolie Chow Harper Gould

Jieh Greeney Mary Ellen Hammond Jennifer Hyman Joyce Jen Priya Karve

Caren Kelleher Kwany Lui Lauren Mehler Demet Mutlu

Stephanie Parker Mia Saini Abigail Wattley Judy Zhu

HUWIB Alumnae Volunteers

Angela Antony Stacey Borden Tracy Britt Kate Chevarley

Amy Diaz Caroline Dixon Meghan Doherty Anne Doyle

Sandra Ekong Elizabeth Knopf Lisa Lavoie Stephanie Nieto

Tiffany Niver Karin Shieh Jem Veljic

HUWIB Volunteers

Seema Amble Julia Anoshechkina Mercedes Bent Catherine Chang Beverly Chu Meghan Cleary Ann Cooper Kara Culligan Anusha Deshpande Alexandra Dickson Kristina Dominguez Tiffany Naz Fereydouni Anika Grubbs

Katie Hill Meagan Hill Neagheen Homaifar Prajakta Jaju Rachel Johnson Nimi Katragadda Kirstyn Knox Ivy Lee Tessa Lyons-Laing Enhao Li Tracy Li Tina Liu Winnie Liu

Kindra Mason Tracy Meng Nandini Nair Kelly Peeler Leila Perkins Valentine Quadrat Anna Raginskaya Nicole Rivera Amy Rosenthal Mei Shi MacKenzie Sigalos Roberta Steele

Yijing Sun Mary Caroline Szpak Elizabeth Tang Jennifer Tao Kate Waldock Margaret Wang Sarah Wang Jane Wooder Chang Xu Lillian Yu Samantha Yu Rebecca Zofnass


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