WIE SYMPOSIUM 2012
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The New Guard is the 2012 conference's central theme, highlighting and supporting the new generation of women achievers, as well as a few of the pioneers who paved the way for them. Speakers include Princeton University's Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of recent Atlantic cover story "Why Women Still Can't Have It All"; British barrister and activist Cherie Blair; Susan Lyne, Chairman, The Gilt Group; Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis; business pioneer Sheila Johnson and many others. The 2012 symposium marks WIE's first-ever partnership with New York's legendary university The New School. The symposium will take place in the university's Tishman Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street. WIE's other partners include Johnson & Johnson and Dermalogica. WIE is also proud to support Dress for Success, an organization that helps disadvantaged women by providing professional attire and career development tools. The 2012 WIE Symposium will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions and master classes covering topics increasing the number of women in leadership positions, challenging the role the media plays in body image, and successfully balancing motherhood and business. Panel topics include: The Business of Creativity, how to turn a creative passion into a profit making business; No VP Left Behind, how we change the statistics and increase the number of women in leadership positions in major corporations; MomPreneurs, women who successfully balance motherhood and business; Go Fund Yourself, where a group of powerful funders will advise budding entrepreneurs on money-raising techniques and common mistakes; and Social Enterprise, exploring "for-profit" companies in the social good space. WIE also provides a dynamic opportunity for women to network and connect with their peers. The WIE Symposium also provides a dynamic opportunity for women to network and connect with their peers. WIE (Women: Inspiration and Enterprise) was founded in 2010 by former Hollywood executive Dee Poku and television host June Sarpong. Over the years, the symposium has attracted incredible lineup of newsmakers and industry leaders such as Nancy Pelosi, Jill Biden, Queen Rania, Melinda Gates, Donna Karan, Jennifer Buffett, Ted Turner, Christy Turlington, Diane von Furstenberg and Arianna Huffington. The event expanded to London this year, with Hong Kong and Cape Town launches in the works. For ticket information and further information, visit www.wienetwork.org Facebook – www.facebook.com/wienetwork Twitter - @wienetwork |
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The New School, a leading progressive university in New York City, was founded in 1919 as a center of intellectual and artistic freedom. Today The New School is still in the vanguard of innovation and experimentation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students in design and the social sciences, the humanities, management, and the performing arts and thousands of adult learners in continuing education courses. Committed to public engagement, The New School welcomes thousands of New Yorkers yearly to its celebrated public programs and maintains a global presence through its online learning programs, research institutes, and international partnerships. Learn more at www.newschool.edu. |
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