The Women's Network Breakfast series has attracted speakers from the business, government, academia, and non-profit sectors. If you have an idea for a future speaker, please contact Ali Pincus-Jacobs, director of programs, at 617-557-7347.
2011
Sheriff Andrea Cabral
Suffolk County
December 2011
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Barbara Reilly
Managing Partner, Executive Director
Arnold Worldwide
November 2011
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Women in Media Panel Discussion
Moderator
Suzanne Bates, CEO, Bates Communications
Panelists
Lisa DeSisto, Chief Advertising Officer, Boston Globe
Latoyia Edwards, Primetime Anchor, NECN
Laura Fitton, Founder, OneForty.com
Candy O'Terry, Radio Personality, MAGIC 106.7
October 2011
Ellen Zane
President & CEO
Tufts Medical Center & the Floating Hospital for Children
September 2011
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Gloria Larson
President
Bentley University
June 2011
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Mel Robbins
Author, Life Coach
May 2011
Carol Fulp
SVP, Brand Development Group
John Hancock Financial
Presidential Appointee to the United Nations
March 2011
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Stephanie Sonnabend
President & CEO
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
March 2011
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Janet Robinson
President & CEO
The New York Times Company
February 2011
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2010
Anne Finucane
Global Strategy & Marketing Officer, Northeast President
Bank of America
December 2010
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Dr. Elizabeth Nabel
President & CEO
Brigham & Women's/Faulkner Hospitals
November 2010
Cristen Moore
Vice President, Investments
Wells Fargo Advisors
October 2010
Michelle Stacy
President
Keurig Premium Coffee Systems
October 2010
Panel Discussion: Executive Leadership in the Public Sector
Moderator
Charlotte Golar Richie, Senior VP of Public Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations, YouthBuild USA
Panelists
State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz
State Representative Linda Dorcena Forry
Rachel Kaprielian, Registrar, Registry of Motor Vehicles
September 2010
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Emerging Executive Panel Discussion
Moderator
Mary Richardson
Panelists
Tiziana Dearing, President, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
Susan Esper, Partner, Deloitte
Kim Steimle, EVP, Suffolk Construction
June 2010
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Regina Pisa
Chairman & Managing Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP
May 2010
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Julie Gebauer
Global Head of Talent & Rewards
Towers Watson
April 2010
Patricia Aninno
Partner
Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP
March 2010
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Laura Sen
President & CEO
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
February 2010
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2009
Panel Discussion: Leading a Successful Non-Profit and the Next Generation
Moderator
Joan Wallace-Benjamin, President & CEO, The Home for Little Wanderers
Panelists
Ruth Bramson, CEO, The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Connie Chow, Executive Director, The Science Club for Girls
Sylvia Ferrell-Jones, President & CEO, YWCA Boston
December 2009
Suzy Welch
Best-Selling Author, Columnist & Business Journalist
November 2009
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Vicary Graham
Regional President
BNY Mellon
October 2009
Cynthia Ashworth
Vice President, Consumer Engagement
Dunkin' Brands
September 2009
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Mary Shapiro
Associate Professor, Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender in Organizations
Simmons School of Management
June 2009
Sandra Fenwick
President & COO
Children's Hospital Boston
May 2009
Dr. JudyAnn Bigby
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
April 2009
Mary Lou Andre
Founder & President
Organization by Design
March 2009
Panel Discussion: The Women's Network: 15 Years of Empowering Women in Greater Boston
Moderator
Flash Wiley, Principal & Advisory Board Chair, PRWT Services
Panelists
Sandra Jesse, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
Dusty Rhodes, President, Conventures, Inc.
Charlayne Murrell-Smith, VP of External Relationships, Boston Children's Museum
February 2009
2008
Trudy Sullivan
President & CEO
The Talbots, Inc.
December 2008
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United States Representative Niki Tsongas
November 2008
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Margaret McKenna
President
The Wal-Mart Foundation
October 2008
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Panel Discussion: "The Accomplished Leader's Keys to Success"
Moderator
Gail Deegan, Member, Board of Directors, EMC Corporation; retired EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Houghton Mifflin Company
Panelists
Karen Kruck, Senior Vice President, State Street Corporation
Regina Pisa, Chairman & Managing Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Deborah Re, CEO, Big Sister Corporation of Greater Boston, Inc.
September 2008
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"The Momentum Factor – Using Principles of Momentum to Get Over Yourself and Get Things Done"
Mel Robbins
Syndicated Radio Host and Media Entrepreneur
June 2008
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Panel Discussion: "Women With Vision: The Entrepreneurs' Blueprint for Success”
Moderator
Candida Brush, Chair, Entrepreneurship Division, Babson College
Panelists
Anne Bailey Berman, President & CEO, Chadwick Martin Bailey
Kip Hollister, Founder & CEO, Hollister, Inc.
Donna Latson Gittens, Principal, Causemedia, Inc.
May 2008
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"Women Empowering Women"
Marsha Firestone
President
Women Presidents' Organization
April 2008
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Diane Patrick
Partner
Ropes & Gray
March 2008
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Panel Discussion: "Boston’s Leading Women: The Female Executive’s Inside Track to Success”
Panelists
Geri Denterlein, President, Denterlein Worldwide
Carol Fulp, Vice President, Community Relations, John Hancock Financial Services
Joanne Jaxtimer, Senior VP & Director of Public Affairs, The Bank of New York Mellon
February 2008
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2007
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
December 2007
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Julie Kahn
Vice President & Market Manager
Entercom Communications LLC
November 2007
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Panel Discussion: "Leading Women in Health Care"
Moderator
Dr. Deanna Lites, 7 News Healthcast Reporter, WHDH
Panelists
Deborah Enos, President& CEO, Neighborhood Health Plan
Barbara A.P. Rockett, M.D., Surgeon, Newton-Wellesley Hospital &
President, American Medical Association Foundation
Kate Walsh, EVP & COO, Brigham & Women's Hospital
October 2007
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Sallie Krawcheck
Chairman & CEO
Citi Global Wealth Management
September 2007
"Inside the Acquisition: Communicating the Merger Between adidas and Reebok"
Denise Kaigler
Head of Global Corporate Communications and Corporate Citizenship, Reebok &
Corporate Communications, U.S., Adidas Group
June 2007
Panel Discussion: "High Tech Women: The Changing Face of the Technology Industry"
Moderator
Annemarie Levins, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft
Panelists
Melinda Brown, Vice President & General Counsel, Namemedia
Olivia Ho Cheng, President & CEO, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.
Shirley Singleton, President & CEO, Edgewater Technology
May 2007
"Saving Fenway: Transformation of the Oldest Park in the Major Leagues"
Janet Marie Smith
Vice President, Planning & Development
Boston Red Sox, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
April 2007
Panel Discussion: "Pinnacle Awards Emerging Executive Panel: Lessons Learned on the Road to Success"
Moderator
Carol Fulp, Vice President, Community Relations, John Hancock Financial Services
Panelists
Zamawa Arenas, Principal, ARGUS
Noriko Miyakoda Hall, Director of Preconstruction Services, Tishman Construction
Karyn Wilson, President, KWConsulting
March 2007
"How to Get Where You Want by Being Who You are"
Karen Kaplan
President, Boston Office
Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc.
February 2007
2006
"The Crisis in Sudan: What's a Business Woman to do?"
Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, M.D.
Co-Pastor, Bethel AME Church
December 2006
"Corporate Reputation in the Global Economy"
Micho Spring
Chairman, U.S. Corporate Practice
Weber Shandwick Worldwide
November 2006
Panel Discussion: "The Political Game and Why Women Must Play"
Moderator
Gloria Craven, Partner, Craven & Ober Policy Strategists
Panelists
Gloria Larson, Partner, Foley Hoag, LLP
Barbara Lee, Principal, The Barbara Lee Foundation
Jeanne Shaheen, Former Governor of New Hampshire &
Director, The Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Univesity
October 2006
"Twenty Years in 'Power': One Woman's Experience in the Corporate World"
Cheryl LaFleur
Executive Vice President & COO
National Grid
September 2006
"Confronting America's Retirement Challenge"
Ellyn McColgan
President
Fidelity Brokerage Company
June 2006
"Leading Your Organization Through the Media Revolution"
Marita Rivero
Vice President & General Manager
WGBH
May 2006
"Women and Wages: Debunking Myths & Eliminating Gaps"
Evelyn Murphy
Author, Getting Even
President, The WAGE Project &
Resident Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University
March 2006