Saturday Program - Professional Development

Saturday May 23rd, 2015    (Friday Evening Keynote Panel Included)

Similar to 2013, Creating Connections 4.0 has a Professional Development track on Saturday. With sessions on confidence, outreach, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship, and more, the Saturday track has information and best practices for people at all levels of their careers.

Friday Evening - Included in Saturday Registration

4:00–5:45

Check-in

5:45–7:00

"Diversity in Leadership: A Real Value Driver or Just an Image Thing?"
Evening Keynote: Panel

7:00–9:00

Networking and Reception

 

Saturday

7:30 Check-in opens for the day
7:30–8:30 Breakfast

8:30–9:30

"Scaling While You’re Scaling: The Key to Growing Yourself and Your Team while Scaling Your Business"
Opening Keynote: Shannon Byrne Susko, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO Coach/Advisor, Author

9:30–9:40

Transition

9:40–10:00

Connect Session

10:00–10:15

Transition

10:15–11:15

Leadership Essentials: Confidence
Interactive Workshop

Starting a Start-Up
Panel

Not Just Our Problem: Motivating People to Care About Women in STEM
Panel

11:15–11:30

Transition

11:30–12:30

Leadership Essentials: Communicating Value
Interactive Workshop

The Sky’s the Limit:
Non-Traditional Career Paths
Panel

Inspiring, Engaging, and Giving Back: How to get Involved in STEM Outreach
Panel

12:30–1:15

Networking Lunch

1:15–2:30

"Complacency Kills"
Afternoon Keynote: Hayley Wickenheiser, five-time Olympic medalist

2:30–3:00

Networking Break

3:00–4:00

Leadership Essentials: Emotional Intelligence
Interactive Workshop

The 5 Year Plan: Myth or Must?
Strategically Act to Create your Career
Speaker

Is "Women in STEM" Still a Relevant Issue?
Panel

4:00–4:30

Reconnect Session

4:30–5:30

"From Dark to Light"
Closing Keynote: Dr. Martha Salcudean, award-winning Engineer