7:45 a.m. |
Registration
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9:00 a.m. |
Pledge of Allegiance
Singing of the National Anthem Carissa Darling, Women Impacting Public Policy, Inc.
Morning Keynote Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Message from the President
Phyllis Hill Slater, President and Owner, Hill Slater, Inc.
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Success Story: Marilyn Ware, Chairman Emeritus, American Water
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Introduction: Terry Neese, President and Co-Founder, Women Impacting Public Policy, Inc.
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9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Dollars and Sense: Taking Care of Your Money Moderator: Henrietta Holsman Fore, Director, United States Mint Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, NBC Today Show; Editor-at-Large, Money Magazine Marion Asnes, Senior Editor, Money Magazine Terry Keenan,
Business Anchor, Fox News Channel James K. Glassman, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
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Success Story: Cheryl McKissack Felder, President and Chief Operating Officer, McKissack and McKissack
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10:30-11:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Innovative Solutions for Affordable Health Care Moderator: Julie Weeks, Executive Director, National Women's Business Council Merrill Matthews, President, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
Marcia Comstock, COO, Wye River Group Victoria J. Braden, President and CEO, Braden Benefit Strategies, Inc.
Going Global: Exploring New Markets Overseas Moderator: Maria Cino, Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. & Foreign
Commerical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce Bob Elsas, Regional Manager, International Trade Programs, U.S. Export Assistance Center Beth Pomper, Chairwoman, Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Network, Business Women's Network Joanna Savvides, President, World
Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia Nancy J. Gilboy, President, International Visitors Council of Philadelphia
Strategies for Marketing your Business Better Moderator: Kellyanne Conway, President and CEO, the polling company/ WomanTrend
Myrna Blyth, Editorial Director, More Magazine & New Product Development, Meredith Corporation Melinda Emerson, President and CEO, Quintessence Entertainment Inc. Mary Meder, President, Harmelin Media Barbara Taylor, Corporate Citizenship Consultant
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Tips for Keeping Current on the Tax Code Moderator: Barbara Kasoff, Vice President and Co-Founder, Women Impacting Public Policy, Inc. Barbara Weltman, Publisher, Barbara Weltman's Big Ideas for Small Business; Bwideas.com,
Inc. Marie Medeck, Philadelphia Area Director, Internal Revenue Service Small Business - Self Employed Division Barbara Potts, Esquire, Blank Rome LLP Arlene Kay, Executive Director Systemic Advocacy, Office of Advocacy, Internal Revenue Service
Getting
the Contracts: Strategies for Winning Business Moderator: Susan Phillips Bari, President, Women's Business Enterprise National Council Avis Yates-Rivers, President, Technology Concepts Group Geri Swift, President, Women's Business Development Center of
Philadelphia Pat Creedon, President and CEO, Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors Mary Kay Hamm, President and CEO, Linden International
Entrepreneurship and the Work/Life Balancing Act Moderator: Reta Lewis, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Shinae Chun, Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor Shonda Parker, President, Naturally Healthy Joyce McIntire, 2002-03 PA State President, Business and Professional Women and McIntire Insurance Services
The Search for Money: Options
and Strategies for Securing Growth Capital Moderator: Marsha Firestone, President, Women President's Organization Lisa Westlake, Vice President and CFO, Small Business Network from American Express Julia Garella, Principal, McColl Garella, LLC
Bernell Grier, Regional Marketing Manager, Fleet Community Bank Christopher Morse, Vice President for Financial Services, Merrill Lynch
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12:05 p.m. |
Introduction: Renee Amoore, President and Founder, The Amoore Group Luncheon Keynote: Elaine L. Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor
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12:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
"Taste of Philly" Lunch Bredenbeck's Bakery C. Delilah's Southern Cuisine Mama D's Italian Specialties Margaret Kuo's Philadelphia Job Corps Center Southern Expressions Café and Catering Susanna Foo Virtuous Woman
Jamaica Jerk Hut
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2:00 p.m. |
Success Story: Rebecca Matthias, CEO, MothersWork
Michele Ridge, wife of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
Homeland Security: Keeping Your Workplace Safe Moderator: Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO, Women Entrepreneurs, Inc. Angelo
Acquista, Author, The Survival Guide: What to do in a Biological, Chemical or Nuclear Emergency? Lieutenant Colonel Marianne Burtnett, Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Advisor, The White House Cheryl Watkins Snead, President and CEO, Banneker Industries, Inc. Jan Lane,
Vice President, American Red Cross
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3:00 p.m. |
April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator, International Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman & CEO, Carlson Companies, Inc.; Chair, National Women's Business Council
Reaching Out to Small Business: The
Administration's View Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration Angela Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Kathleen B. Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce
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4:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Melanie Sabelhaus, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
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4:30 - 6:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception |
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