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Executive Women in Government (EWG) 10th Annual Summit: May 22

Executive Women in Government 10th Annual Summit

When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Where: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H St. NW, Washington DC

Registration: 8:30 am – 9 am

This is a full day event that includes a continental breakfast and lunch!

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Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony
Mistress of Ceremonies Michelle Miller, Correspondent, CBS News
Reta Jo Lewis, President, Executive Women in Government

9:15 a.m. Women as the Way Forward
Elaine Kaplan, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management
David Chavern, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President, Chamber’s Center for Women in Business;
Ariane Whittemore, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, U.S. Marine Corps;
Rebecca Dye, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission;
Robert M. Tobias, Director Key Executive Program, American University.
Introduced and Moderated by Karen Tumulty, National Political Correspondent, The Washington Post

10:00 a.m. Leading in an Age of Transparency and Diversity
Gail Becker, Chair, Canada, Latin America and Western Region, U.S., Edelman Canada;
CISCO Systems, Inc. Executive
Katherine Coffman, Assistant Commissioner at Customs and Border Protection
Introduced and moderated by Sheila Robinson, Founder and Publisher Diversity Woman Magazine

10:45 a.m. No Excuses Leadership Tactics for Women
Courtney Lynch, Best Selling Author of Leading from the Front: No Excuses Leadership Tactics for Women, Founding Partner of Leadership Firm Leadstar.
Introduced and Moderated by Andrea Roane, Anchor, WUSA-9

11:15 a.m. Networking and Expert Exchange Break

11:45 a.m. Big Data and Leading for Innovation
Stephanie Hill, President, Information Systems and Global Solutions-Civil, Lockheed Martin;
Nada Stirratt, Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, Acxiom;
Susan Elliott, Founder and Chairman, SSE, Inc., and Author of Across the Divide: Navigating the Digital Revolution as a Woman, Entrepreneur and CEO;
Steve VanRoekel, Federal CIO (invited).
Introduced and Moderated by Kellie Lunney, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive Magazine

12:45 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Presentation — Embracing Change: Creative Leadership
Darla Anderson, Oscar Winning Senior Producer, Pixar Animation Studios
Introduced and moderated by Michelle Miller

1:45 p.m. Networking and Expert Exchange Break

2:15 p.m. Leading During Global Economic Change
Ruth Goldway, Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission;
Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland;
Laura J. Lane, President, Global Public Affairs, United Parcel Service;
Kelly M. Williams, Managing Director and Head of the Customized Fund Investment Group, Credit Suisse;
Wanda Felton, Vice Chairman, Export-Import Bank
Introduced and moderated by Ellen Braitman, correspondent for Bloomberg TV

3:15 p.m. Wrap Up and Dialogue to Action
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin – Former Secretary of Commerce, President and Chief Executive Officer Barbara Franklin Enterprises;
Shoshana Grove, Vice President, Executive Women in Government.
Moderated by Michelle Miller

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