Program - National Diversity Council
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Program - National Diversity Council
California Diversity Council presents Orange County • S Y M P O S I U M • Celebrating Leadership: The Power of Women in the Workplace Tuessday, March 10, 2015 8:00AM - 11:30AM Irvine, California Sponsored by THE NEW HOME COMPANY Still fishing for the right employer? For more information, please contact David Vanek at [email protected] Welcome from the National Diversity Council Dennis Kennedy Founder & CEO, California Diversity Council Dear Participant, Welcome to the 6th Annual Women in Leadership Symposium hosted by the California Diversity Council. This great event offers an opportunity for you to observe, learn, network, and hear different perspectives from a diverse mix of executives who have made the climb up the corporate ladder. The theme for today’s symposium is “Celebrating Leadership: The Power of Women in the Workplace.” You will gather a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise from some of the best female executives speaking on topics pertinent to today’s woman leaders as well as personal and professional challenges faced while successfully rising to the top in their respective organizations. I encourage you to take the initiative to meet new colleagues, talk openly about today’s topics and exchange ideas. It is my hope that your experience today is rewarding and allows you to gain some insight to reflect on your own goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your own career development. We sincerely appreciate your attendance today in support of the Women in Leadership Symposium and the California Diversity Council. I would like to thank our corporate sponsors, planning committee, program participants, and volunteers for your support and participation. Without each of you, this event would not be a success. Dennis Kennedy www.diversityfirstjobs.com 3 Board of Directors Kendra Angier Vice President, Human Resources Ingram Micro Adriana Cabré Senior Vice President MedImpact Nicole Helprin Vice President, Engagement, Culture & Diversity Broadcom Corporation Elana Hobson Independent Board of Directors Ceola Holland Cultural Diversity & Equal Opportunity Programs Lockheed Martin Maria Hollandsworth Vice President, Operations Initiatives Jack in the Box Inc. Dr. Andrew C. Jones Chief Operating Officer Base 11 Denise Kirwan Principal & Founder Tracks Global Dennis Kennedy Founder & CEO National Diversity Council Mariah Machnikowski Director, Human Resources Blooming Brands Matt McElrath, EdD Stephanie Neuvirth Chief Human Resources & Diversity Officer City of Hope Torye Nguyen Community Relations Specialist University of Phoenix Beau Pack Jane Pierce President Pierce Development Group Monica Pool Knox Chair Senior Director, Human Resources CBS Interactive Shane Portfolio Laurie Saltzman-Kovatch Vice President, Human Resources Wyndham Vacation Ownership Alma Robles Apodaca Director, Human Resources City of Hope Judy Sugiyama Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion Applied Materials Inc. Angeles Valenciano EVP & President National Diversity Council Chief Human Resources Officer Keck Medicine of USC Director, Business Operations Aerotek Vice President, Engineering Comcast Cable www.diversityfirstjobs.com 4 Agenda 7:30 a.m. -8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST, AND NETWORKING 8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. WELCOME & SPONSOR REMARKS 8:35 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. 8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. 9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Karen Kahn Vice President, Corporate Communications, Broadcom Corporation Global Executive Sponsor, Broadcom Women’s Network INTRODUCTION OF PANELISTS AND TOPICS Michelle Bergquist (Moderator) - CEO & Co-Founder, Connected Women of Influence TOPIC #1: Lean In: The Good and the Bad Lynn Jolliffe - Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Ingram Micro Inc. TOPIC #2: A Woman’s Secret to Success: Developing and Balancing Self-Confidence Maryam Rofougaran - Senior Vice President, Engineering, Mobile & Wireless Group, Broadcom Corporation TOPIC #3: Great Leadership: Creating Change for the Better Fabienne Smolinski - Vice President, The New Home Company 9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION 10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. BREAK 10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. TOPIC #4: Leadership Beyond Survivor: Using the Power of Alliances Karen Moon - Vice President, Human Resources / Corporate Services, Hyundai Capital America 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. TOPIC #5: Gendered Leadership: How Talented Women Thrive 10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. TOPIC #6: The New Workplace: Leading Successfully Across Generations Open To All Panelists 11:10 a.m. - 11:28 a.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION 11:28 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Deborah Rodriguez - Senior Vice President of Talent, ALPHAEON Corporation, a Strathspey Crown Company CLOSING REMARKS Kendra Angier - President, Orange County Diversity Council 11:30 a.m. ADJOURN www.diversityfirstjobs.com 5 Moderator MICHELLE BERGQUIST CEO & Co-Founder Connected Women of Influence Michelle Bergquist is a nationally recognized author, award-winning entrepreneur, lively moderator and engaging, professional speaker. Currently, Michelle is the CEO and Co-Founder of Connected Women of Influence, the leading powerhouse community of b2b women owners, executives and professionals who converge and engage to build high-performing professional relationships among like-focused peers in business. Michelle is a passionate advocate for women in business by designing platforms, programs, connections and collaborative opportunities for professional women to lead the way in business today. In 2014, Michelle was recognized by the National Association of Women Business Owners as the Women’s Advocate of the Year. With a passion to ‘give back’ in business, Michelle’s philanthropic efforts have resulted in over $75,000 in contributions for local nonprofit organizations that support women. Michelle’s corporate background includes 13 years in commercial banking and over 20 years as an entrepreneur and business owner. Michelle is the author of How to Build a Million Dollar Database, a business book that quickly became the go-to resource on how to build a powerful database full of priceless connections. Michelle’s professional background includes over 20 years’ expertise in helping companies develop winning business plans, obtain funding, increase sales and improve business performance and success. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Go Big Red!!) and a past board member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce, YWCA of San Diego and the American Institute of Banking. Michelle’s belief in business and core focus: “When it comes to business and success, it’s all about relationships!” www.diversityfirstjobs.com 6 Panelists LYNN JOLLIFFE Executive Vice President, Human Resources Ingram Micro Inc. Lynn Jolliffe is the executive vice president of human resources for Ingram Micro Inc. Lynn joined Ingram Micro in 1999 as the vice president of human resources for the Europe Region. In 2006, she was transferred to California as vice president of human resources for the North American region and was promoted to her current position in 2007. In March 2010, Lynn was awarded HR Executive of the Year by the local affiliate of the NHRA and in 2012 was named one of California’s most powerful and influential women by the California Diversity Council. Lynn has an MBA in finance and organizational behavior from the University of Toronto, Canada. Lynn serves on the Board of the Susan G. Komen affiliate in Orange County and is currently President of the Board. In June 2014, she was elected to the Board of Directors for KAR Auction Services, Inc. MARYAM ROFOUGARAN Senior Vice President, Engineering, Mobile & Wireless Group Broadcom Corporation Maryam Rofougaran is a Senior Vice President of Engineering at Broadcom Corporation. She is responsible for development of all wireless radio products, and manages engineers across the world. Maryam was a pioneer in the design of the first single-chip 900MHz transceiver SOC in digital CMOS. In 1998, she and her brother Reza Rofougaran co-founded Innovent Systems, a fabless wireless semiconductor company that developed Bluetooth technology. Innovent was acquired by Broadcom in 2000. Since the acquisition, Broadcom has developed a new range of wireless applications such as FM, wireless LAN, GPS, NFC, cellular, Femto and microwave backhaul. Broadcom is a market leader in wireless connectivity, and ships ~2 billion wireless radios annually which contribute dramatically to the company’s bottom line. Maryam has about 200 patents on wireless systems and IC design, and is co-author of more than 35 conference and journal papers. These include the 1995 European Solid-State Circuits Conference “Best Paper Award,” the 1996 International Solid State Circuits Conference “ISSCC Jack Kilby Award” for Outstanding Paper, and the 1997 ISSCC “Jack Raper Award” for Outstanding Technology Direction” Maryam received a M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Maryam was born in Esfahan, Iran. www.diversityfirstjobs.com 7 Panelists FABIENNE SMOLINSKI Vice President The New Home Company Fabienne has over 20 years of Human Resources experience in a variety of industries, for several Fortune 100 organizations and top employers in Orange County. Fabienne is currently the Executive Vice President of People for The New Home Company, a high end luxury home builder based in Aliso Viejo. She is responsible for all aspects of Human Resources seeing the company grow 200% in headcount, going public and being named a Top Workplace all within a year. Prior to joining The New Home Company Fabienne was Director and acting Vice President of Human Resources for Bausch+Lomb, Surgical. She was responsible for global human resources for the division and was on several acquisitions and integration teams. Previous to Bausch+Lomb, Fabienne spent three years at Allergan as the HR Business Partner for the Commercial organization and Pacific Communications advertising agency. Fabienne enjoyed a 15 year tenure with Fluor Corporation rotating through a variety of core HR disciplines including Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, International HR, and Compensation. Fabienne began her HR career as an HR Coordinator with TRW, Systems Space Division in El Segundo. Fabienne has a Master’s in Business Administrations with a concentration in Human Resources and an undergraduate BS, Business Administration. She is a Certified Compensation Professional through World at Work and is DDi Certified. Fabienne lives in Aliso Viejo with her partner Bob. She has a daughter who plays soccer for a UC Davis while pursuing her Bachelors in Animal science and ultimately a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She also has a step daughter who is pursuing her Bachelors in Business through Brandman University while working full time as a recruiter. Fabienne enjoys spending time with her family, watching her daughter play soccer, going to the movies and riding her quad at the beach. Fabienne’s motto is “to always look for opportunities to do things better than you did before and leave a legacy through creativity, honesty and hard work.” KAREN MOON Vice President, Human Resources / Corporate Services Hyundai Capital America Karen Moon is Vice President of Servicing at Hyundai Capital America (HCA), a top-10 U.S. auto finance company supporting the financial services needs of Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America. In this role, Karen oversees the customer service operations functions and is responsible for driving customer satisfaction. Prior to this position, Karen served as the VP, Corporate Services leading the department and building the structure (All Human Resources functions, Corporate Culture, Facilities & Administration) to support HCA’s explosive growth from 500 to 2000 employees. Before joining HCA in 2009, Karen worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company working on projects in several Asia-Pacific countries as well as in the US. She received her undergraduate degree from Pomona College and an MBA from INSEAD in France. www.diversityfirstjobs.com 8 Panelists DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ Senior Vice President of Talent ALPHAEON Corporation Deborah Rodriguez is the Senior Vice President of Talent for ALPHAEON Corporation, a lifestyle healthcare business based in Irvine, CA. In this role, she works closely with her executive leadership team to develop and implement strategies for the business that attract, retain and develop great talent for a unique corporate culture whose core values include freedom and courage. Prior to joining ALPHAEON, Deborah held a number of leadership positions in both Fortune 100 and mid-sized public and/or global companies including Johnson & Johnson, GE Capital, Alliance HealthCare Services, and Allergan. In each of these organizations, she joined the business or division at a critical point of acquisition, start up, high growth, turnaround, or other significant transformation. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Development, is Six-Sigma trained as an Executive Black Belt and is a certified executive leadership coach. Her practical application of organizational development and Six Sigma principles across multiple industries and her ability to develop a human resources team that can influence and effectively diagnose (and resolve) issues are keys to helping drive positive change in an organization. Deborah has guided her current and last organization in the formation and ongoing leadership of Lean In Circles. She is a Partner and Grant Committee Chair for Impact Giving, a women’s collective giving organization whose purpose is to make an IMPACT both locally and globally by supporting positive sustainable social change where most needed. Additionally, Deborah volunteers her time for a number of local non-profit organizations providing leadership and communication training and development. Orange County Sponsors Bronze Sponsor Half -Table Sponsor THE NEW HOME COMPANY Diversity Council Sponsors Supporting Sponsor www.diversityfirstjobs.com 9 THE NEW HOME COMPANY BUILD A BETTER LIFE. 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