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Last year's Women Leading the Future conference with the United Nations Foundation
Ladies America will host the “Women Leading the Future” day-long women’s conference. This conference brings some of the most powerful women in America together to discuss major issues and topics that are important to women today. Focusing on women making a difference in the world, discussions will deal with where women are today and how they can become stronger, more effective leaders and why their leadership is critical as we head into the future.
This year's conference includes:
Sam Horn, Author/Speaker (Opening Keynote Speaker); Susan Tardanico, Leadership Consultant/Columnist (Closing Keynote Speaker)
For more information on these and other dynamic leaders in their respective fields taking part in this conference, click here.
A dynamic women’s conference hosted by:
Ladies America
Women Leading the Future is a day-long conference being held Saturday, May 5th at MICROSOFT in Chevy Chase, MD.
The Conference will be packed with dynamic speakers and panels of leading women (and some men) in business, government, healthcare, journalism, law, finance, technology and more.
Date: | Saturday, May 5th, 2012 | ||
Time: | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm | ||
Location: | MICROSOFT 5404 Wisconsin Ave Suite 700 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 |
Networking Reception at MICROSOFT
Ladies America
developed from the incredible success of our Founding Chapter, Ladies DC, and is the premier national network of young, professional women in such places as Washington, D.C., New York, Texas, North Carolina, and California. Following the motto “Women Helping Women”, Ladies America members are connected to one another and their community through information sharing and monthly events, such as networking functions, brunches, speaker events, charity fundraisers, summits, panels, and more, with a focus on helping women advance personally and professionally.
Ladies DC
is the headquarters of Ladies America, with well over 1,700 members in the Washington, DC area. Originally founded in 2006, LDC has created a strong network of savvy, professional women in all career fields and stages in life. LDC provides wonderful networking opportunities and an environment in which mentorship . The goal of LDC is to attract extraordinary women who have a real desire to succeed and also be part of a community while here in the nation’s capital.
In addition to initiating the Women Leading the Future Conference, Ladies America and Ladies DC worked with a variety of organizations and on such projects as Womensphere’s Global Summit, Global Woman Summit of DC, United Nation’s Foundation, Fair Fund against human trafficking, Becky’s Fund combating domestic abuse, Newsbabes for Susan G. Komen, Luke’s Wings, Miss Synergy, DC Entrepreneur Week, Do It in Person, StreetWise Partners, Women’s Congressional Staff Association, Health and Human Services for Women's History Month, AMP Summit, and Bisnow’s Women in Business and Journalism.
Lindsey Mask
Lindsey Mask is the Founder and CEO of Ladies America, a national
young women’s professional networking group offering women an
opportunity to connect and advance personally and professionally. The
original organization, Ladies DC, was founded in 2006 and has grown to a
network of close to 2,000 top-tier professional women in and around the
nation’s capital and has expanded to New York, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina and Texas. In 2011, Ladies DC collaborated with the United
Nations Foundation to host its inaugural “Women Leading the Future”
women’s conference, drawing in hundreds of attendees and speakers
from across the country. The 2012 Conference will be in partnership with
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Women in Business.
Lindsey Mask is also a strategic public relations consultant for associations, corporations, non-profits, small
business, startups, and women’s initiatives. She specializes in marketing & branding, media relations, new media
strategy, tactical outreach, business development communications, and has a unique niche and understanding for
women’s interest.
Prior to working as an independent consultant, Mask served as Communications Director and spokesperson for
U.S. Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon of California. She began her tenure with McKeon when he was
Chairman of the House Education & Workforce Committee, where she served as Press Secretary and the Director
of Outreach & Coalitions.
Mask served as Communications Director for U.S. Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon of California,
Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, where she handled national and local media, served as
spokesperson for the Congressman and designed and implemented online, traditional and constituent outreach
communications strategies. Mask’s tenure with McKeon lasted over five years, beginning first on the House
Education & Workforce Committee, where she served as Press Secretary and as Director of Outreach & Coalitions.
In 2008, Mask took a hiatus from Capitol Hill to manage all national network and cable television coverage with a
team of 22 professional volunteers for the 2008 National GOP Convention hosted in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Texas native previously worked as Press Secretary for Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona and at the state
level in the Texas House, Senate and as a speechwriter for the first female Texas Commissioner of Education.
Preceding her work in politics and business, Mask was a television news anchor and reporter for an ABC affiliate
in Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (double major) in Mass Communication and Speech Communication
from Texas State University and studied journalism and communications abroad at the University of West London
(formerly Thames Valley University) in England.
In 2012, she was named one of the top thought leaders under 40 by Washington Life Magazine. She serves on
the founding Board of the 2012 G8 Young Global Leaders; is a co-founder of DC Entrepreneurship Week; an
Ambassador for Availor Investments, a social impact investment fund in NYC and on the Board of the Women
Under Forty Political Action Committee (WUFPAC), aimed at helping women under forty secure seats in federal
office. She regularly lectures on media, public relations, networking and communications for the Leadership
Institute, Women in Public Policy’s WeLEAD program at American University, the Public Leadership Education
Network (PLEN) and the Women’s Congressional Staff Association. Believing in global business, innovation and
social change, Mask has spent a great deal of time overseas, most recently in 2011 on a mission trip to Haiti.
Mask has been featured by National Journal, Power Women Magazine, The Hill Newspaper’s The Washington
Scene, Broadminded (Sirius-XM radio), ION’s Metro Magazine (a national television network), WUSA9, NBC
Nightside, The Broad Perspective (radio), Capitol File Magazine, Networking News and Her Exchange. Ladies DC/
Ladies America has partnered with such organizations as Womensphere’s Global Summit in NYC, Global Woman
Summit of DC, the United Nation’s Foundation, Fair Fund against human trafficking, Becky’s Fund combating
domestic abuse, Newsbabes for Cure, DC Entrepreneurship Week, Do It in Person, StreetWise Partners, Women’s
Congressional Staff Association, Luke’s Wings and Bisnow’s programs for Women in Business, Technology and
Journalism.
Julie Lombard
Julie Lombard has been an active member of the Ladies DC Board of Directors for the past two years and is excited to be back Co-Chairing the second annual "Women Leading the Future" Conference. Julie is the Assistant Director of
Development, Events, at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, a DC-landmark and national theater center which re-opened in October 2010, after two years of expansive renovation. As an event consultant Julie led the planning team through the theater’s grand re-opening and his since joined the Arena staff as a full-time employee. Through her current position at Arena Stage, she enjoys planning all internal benefits, galas, and cultivation and stewardship events.
Her extensive experience in the event planning field includes coordinating executive conferences at Harvard Business School, conducting film premieres and screenings through Allied Integrated Marketing, and planning benefits, galas, award ceremonies and movie premieres during her time as a senior consultant at Lansdale Associates. In addition to her day-job, she remains involved with organizations around the city, including taking on the Event Director position for the GI Film Festival for the second year in a row. The Film Festival will take place at different venues throughout Washington, DC from May 14-20, kicking off with a black-tie event honoring H.Ross Perot for his dedication to, and service with, the U.S. Armed Forces.
Hailing from Concord, Massachusetts, Julie came to Washington, DC to attend American University and the Kogod School of Business. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Marketing specialization from AU.
Laura Harwood
Laura Harwood is a member of the Ladies DC Board of Directors and a
Co-Chair of the Women Leading the Future Conference. Laura has been
coordinating successful events since 2005 with a special ability to
manage the multiple tasks required to effectively coordinate multiple
concurrent events. She currently works at Amplify Public Affairs,a
woman-owned, full service public affairs firm as a Senior Associate,
Public Affairs & Strategic Alliances. Laura is adept at reaching out
to stakeholder communities and uniting them around a common purpose.
In her current role, she identifies potential stakeholders and
advocacy groups to help build and sustain strategic alliances for
Amplify’s diverse client base. She also helps to coordinate events on
behalf of clients and for the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog, a
platform launched by Amplify’s President & CEO.
Prior to joining Amplify, Laura was an Events Coordinator in the
Marketing and Strategic Alliances Department at the Foundation for the
National Institutes of Health, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable
organization that was established by the U. S. Congress to support the
mission of the NIH. While at the Foundation, she coordinated numerous
large-scale conferences and events. She was also one of the chief
architects of the highly successful mhealth Summit - an event that
grew from a small gathering of a couple hundred to several thousand in
a just a few years.
Laura remains involved with several nonprofits, including
SportsChallenge Leadership and Education Alliance, where she has been
a Host Committee member for their annual fundraiser and the Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Young Professionals DC chapter.
Laura holds a B.A. in Corporate and Organizational Communication from
The College of Charleston, South Carolina.
Registration
Networking Breakfast & MUSIC
Sponsor Exhibit Hall Hours
Welcome Remarks
Opening Speakers:
SAM HORM (30 min) & ANALISA
BALARES, Womensphere (15 min)
Track 1:(The following are concurrent sessions,choose one)
Breakout Session I – Four Panel Discussion Topic Options
Coffee Break
Track 2:(The following are concurrent sessions,choose one)
Breakout Session II – Four Panel Discussion Topic Options
GRAB & GO LUNCH
Pre-Keynote Panel Discussion of Men (For All Attendees):
"Why it is Important for Men that Women are Doing Well...and what we can Learn from Them"
Keynote Speaker: SUSAN TARDANICO
Closing Remarks & MUSIC
Closing Networking Reception
“Women Leading the Future” – Topics & Speaker Details
WELCOME REMARKS:
Time: 9:45 AM — 10:00 AM
Lindsey Mask, Ladies America
OPENING KEYNOTE & SPEAKER:
Time: 10:00 AM — 10:45 AM
Sam Horn, Author/Speaker (Opening Keynote Speaker)
Analisa Balares, Founder - Womensphere (Pre-Breakout Speaker)
Breakout Sessions Track 1
Time: 10:45 AM — 11:45 AM
How Social Media is used to Spread Social Good
Overview:
This session will discuss how to utilize technology in today's world to advance social causes as well as what to avoid in social media advertising.
Moderator:
Cynthia de Lorenzi, CEO, Success in the City
Panelists Include:
Aaron Sherinian, UN Foundation
Courtney Spence, Founder, Students of the World
Susan McPherson, Senior Vice President, Fenton
Women & Girls: A Global Perspective
Overview:
This session will discuss the role, status and development of women’s rights around the world.
Moderator:
Ana C. Rold, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic Courier
Panelists Include:
Christine Warnke, DC Women's Commission
Alyse Nelson, President & CEO, Vital Voices
Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director - GirlUp, UN Foundation
Daleela Farina, Care for Keyna (Women's Outreach Program)
How to Get Published
Overview:
This session will discuss how to successfully navigate the Digital Age as a writer, step-up your game and get published.
Panelists Include:
Tom Squitieri, Author
Mark V. Vlasic, Sr. Fellow/Adjunct Law Professor Georgetown University; Principal at Madison Law & Strategy Group PLLC
Hillary Corna, Tedx Speaker; Author - One White Face
Dr. Ludy Green, Author; Cultural Ambassador to Jordan & Syria; Founder, Second Chance Employment Services
Advocating for Health: Disruptive Women Style
Overview:
Learn how to be your best health advocate, balancing work & fitness.
Moderator:
Robin Strongin, President & CEO, Amplify Public Affairs
Panelists Include:
Bonnie McDaniel, CEO, Good Living Enterprises (Recipes for Good Living Magazine, Host of ION Metro Magazine TV)
Kathryn Goetzke, Founder, iFred (International Foundation for Research & Education on Depression)
Dr. Tara Coles, Founder & CEO, ArtNest, Inc.
Breakout Sessions Track 2
Time: 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
Women CEO’s
Overview:
This session will include a panel discussion focusing on women CEO’s & women entrepreneurs.
Moderator:
Stephanie Goetsch, Founder of HerExchange
Panelists Include:
Betty Hines, Board of Directors and Chair -Baltimore Chapters I & II, Women Presidents Organization
Marissa Levin, CEO, Author, Entrepreneur
Kathleen Warner, COO, StartUp America Partnership
Women in Politics: Why Doesn’t She Run?
Overview:
This session will discuss what it means to overcome the obstacles keeping women from engaging in political leadership in our nation.
Moderator:
Laura Harwood, Co-Chair of the Women Leading the Future Conference
Panelists Include:
Susannah Wellford Shakow, Founder, Running Start
Jennifer Lawless, Author, "It Still Takes a Candidate"
Kathryn Grace Braeman, The Katalyst Connection &
Ran for Congress
Women in Technology : Why it is Important
Overview:
This session will share the latest trends and predictions for where technology is going, discuss the potential
impact of new innovations, and inspire you with stories about overcoming challenges and achieving goals.
Moderator:
Amy Millman, President, Springboard Enterprises
Panelists Include:
Renee Lewis, Executive Director, ACTiVATE Program for Women; President, Pensare Group
Monica Beeman, Women.Tech
Navroop Mitter, CEO, Gryphn
Susan Fonseca, Singularity University & Women in the Frontier
Financial Stability / Women in Finance & Global Economic
Overview:
This session will discuss how the global economy impacts your personal finances and decisions and will equip you with tools that are applicable in the developing world and the US.
(12-12:20 WORLD BANK Women & Economics Presentation; 12:20-1pm Panel)
Moderator:
Elizabeth Rojas, botones A La izquierda (bALi)
Panelists Include:
Margaret Miller, World Bank
Julie Vavrichek, Goldman Sachs
Anne Triana, CAM Private Wealth Services
Alana Rudkovsky, Financial Advisor, First Command Financial Services
PRE-KEYNOTE PANEL:
Time: 1:15 PM — 2:15 PM
Why It Is Important to Men that Women Do Well and What We Can Learn from Them:
Moderator:
Lindsey Mask, Founder and CEO, Ladies America
Panelists Include:
Steve Boyd, VP & Co-Founder, Peloton Technology; Managing Partner, New City Energy
Khalid Itum, Singularity University
Joe Green, Candidate to US Congress & President/ CEO of NPRC Inc.
KEYNOTE:
Time: 2:15 PM — 3:00 PM
Susan Tardanico, CEO Authentic Leadership Alliance, Executive-In-Residence Center for Creative Leadership, columnist ForbesWoman
Special Musical Performances by:
Bobbie Allen & Raea Jean Leinster
