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#WomeninBizNA16
SUMMIT AGENDA
Track Legend
Track 1 Finance
Track 2 Corporate Strategy
Track 3
Entrepreneurship
Track 4
Tools and Resources
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2016
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
Registration and Opening Networking Reception - Georgia Tech Hotel
(2nd Floor Ballroom )
Women in Business Dinner
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Liz Hausmann, Fulton County Commissioner
Claire Collobert Angelle, Director of International Affairs, City of Atlanta
Louise Blais, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta
Dana Barrett, TV & Radio Host, Master of Ceremonies
Seslee S. Smith, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Romaine Seguin, President, UPS International, Inc. Americas Region
Maryam Alavi, Dean, Scheller College of Business Georgia Institute of Technology
Terri Burke, Director of Business Development, Southern US, Business Events Canada
Keynote: Farah Mohamed, CEO, Girls20
Hala Moddelmog, President & CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber
THURSDAY, June 16, 2016
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration | Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lecraw Auditorium | How to Build & Lead a Strong Management Team
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Room 100
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Room 101
Room 103
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Room 200
Consul General Louise Blais (Moderator)
Kelly Gay, President, Security Solutions, Numerex Corporation
Virginia Hepner, President & CEO, Woodruff Arts Center
Allison Moran, CEO Racetrac Petroleum Inc.
Romaine Seguin, President, UPS International, Inc. Americas Region
Louise Wells, Managing Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
One-on-One B2B meetings (see scheduling table)
Networking in Mentors Room & Exhibit Open
Creative Financing – Venture Capital is Not the Only Option
David Calhoun, Partner at Morris, Manning, & Martin LLP (Moderator)
Genevieve Bos, Managing Partner, Thought Capital
Stephanie Tadros, VP Investments, Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp.
L. Scott Askins, Head of Legal, Kabbage
Israel Pons, CEO & Co-Founder, Angels Den
Kath Britton, Senior Advisor, Women’s Enterprise Centre
Women in Sales, Marketing & Finance – Practical Insights From Successful Executives
Jennifer Bonnett, Acting General Manager ATDC (Moderator)
Kimberley Williams- Chief Marketing Officer, SiteHawk
Lori Brewer, President & Owner, L Brewer and Associates, LLC
Nancy Treaster, SVP & GM, Verint System
Kim Humphreys, VP of Marketing and Business Development, NOW Corp
Jacqui Chew, Go-To-Market Expert, Entrepreneurship ATDC
Cybersecurity: What SME Exporters Need to Know
Justin S. Daniels, Outsource General Counsel & Business Advisor, Baker
Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Sem Ponnambalam, President, XAHIVE
Adam Sedgewick, Federal IT Policy Professional, NIST
Shanna Gordon, Client Services, BrandProtect
Barbara Fox, Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute Cyber
Technology & Information Security Laboratory
Holly Dragoo, Research Associate, Georgia Tech Research Institute Cyber
Technology & Information Security Laboratory
SUMMIT AGENDA
THURSDAY, June 16, 2016 (continued)
Room 100
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Room 100
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Room 101
Room 102
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Room 200
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Resources Available to Help Build Your Company
Mary An Merchant, Morris, Manning, & Martin LLP (Moderator)
Cindy Chace, Director of Sales, Enterprise-Government Sector, UPS
Adam Twarog, Regional Manager, USA, International Business Development,
Export Development Canada
Samantha McElhaney, VP & Business Banking Market Manager, 5th/3rd Bank
Lecraw Auditorium | Lunch Break (Self Serve Box Lunch)
Keynote: Women on Boards
Becky Blalock, Managing Partner, Advisory Capital
Louise Blais Consul Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta
Martha Finn Brooks, Board of Director, Bombardier
Elizabeth Vasquez, President, CEO, CO-Founder of WEConnect International and Member of UN
Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Rhonda Clark, Vice President Global Plant Engineering, UPS
Practical Pointers for Reducing Legal Liabilities for Your Company
Lisa Wolgast, Partner at Morris, Manning & Martin (Moderator)
Terri Butler Stivarius, Workplace Consultant & Legal Counsel, TBS Neutral Services Inc.
Nicole Ibbotson, SVP & General Counsel, InComm
Sandra Gardiner, Lead Counsel, McKesson Corp.
Mary An Merchant, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Rachel Port, Senior Councel, Landis & Gyr
Managing Gender Bias – Education and Engagement
Dionne Wright Ph.D., Poulton Consulting Group
Erin Wolf, Founding Director, Women’s Leadership Center Coles College of Business,
Kennesaw State University
Ruth Vachon, President & CEO, Network of Quebec Business Women (RFAQ)
Cassandra Dorrington, President, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council
Leveraging Women’s Business Networks
Josie L. Mousseau, Deputy Director, Business Women in International Trade, Global Affairs Canada
(Moderator)
Donna Ennis, Project Director, MBDA Business Center, Atlanta
Stacey J. Key, President & CEO, Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council
Thea Washington, Executive Director, City of Atlanta’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI)
Sandy Welfare, Executive Director, Women Technology
Diane Sears, Founder and President, DiVerse Media LLC
Astrid Pregel, Executive Director, WEConnect International in Canada
Tracey Scarlett, CEO, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Ingrid Orozco, CEO, Mujeres de las Américas
Afternoon Break
Facilitated NETWORKING
SUMMIT AGENDA
FRIDAY, June 17, 2016
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration | Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mentors Lounge | 2nd Floor Mentors Lounge
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Room 101
Room 103
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Room 200
David Roegge, Director of Marketing, High Tech, UPS
Mentor TBC- Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
Adam Twarog, Regional Manager, USA, International Business Development, Export Development
Canada (TBC)
Dionne Wright Poulton, PhD., Poulton Consulting Group, LLC
Anne Cross, VP Senior Commercial Relationship Manager, 5th/ 3rd Bank
Tiffany Hollin Wright, VP Community & Economic Development, 5th/3rd Bank
Melloney Campbell, President & Founder, Click Tag Media Start-Up Canada
Olivia Vadillo, Representative, ProMexico Dallas
Hallee Moore, Corporate Practice Associate, Morris, Manning, & Martin LLP
Austin Mills, Corporate Technology Practice Associate, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
Terri Burke, Director of Business Development, Southern US, Business Event Canada
Josie L. Mousseau, Deputy Director, Business Women in International Trade, Global Affairs Canada
Venture Capital and Private Equity, Financial Fluency and Pitching for Investment
Lisa Calhoun, General Partner, Valor Ventures
Alan Taetle, General Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners
Victor Saltao, CEO, Sintra Capital Partners
Corporate Social Responsibility
Cheryl Kortemeier, Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (Moderator)
Leigh Himel, CEO, Gravity Partners Ltd.
Christina Graham, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
Cecilie Goodman, SVP – CSR Philanthropy Manager, Bank of America
Heather Prill Pritchard, Sr. Manager, National Partnerships and Atlanta Hometown Giving,
The Home Depot Foundation
Tamara Barker, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of Environmental Affairs, UPS
Women on Top – Senior Executives Share Their Experience
Becky Blalock, Managing Partner at Advisory Capital LLC (Moderator)
Andrea Tunney, Regional VP for the Americas, Export Development Canada
Amanda Shook Hendley, COO, Technology Association of Georgia
Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber
Romaine Seguin, President UPS International, Inc. Americas Region
Gitane de Silva, Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States
Room 100
Ready to Export! Business Opportunities in South East U.S., Canada and Mexico
Room 100
Lecraw Auditorium | Lunch Break – (Self Serve Box Lunch)
Keynote: Atlanta’s Leading Female Entrepreneurs-Lessons For Success
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Georges Lemieux, Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta
(Moderator)
Jen Yun, Manager, Global Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber
David Leonard, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration
Amy Ryan, Senior International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce
Lara Hodgson, President & CEO, NOW Corp
Olivia Vadillo, Representative, ProMexico Dallas
Daniel Sineway, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP (Moderator)
Dr. Amy Baxter, CEO, MMJ Labs Pain Relief
Lynne Laube, COO, President & Co-Founder, Cardlytics, Inc.
Tammy Farley, Founder, Principal & President, The Rainmaker Group Ventures, LLC
Nancy Treaster, SVP & GM, Verint Systems Inc.
SUMMIT AGENDA
FRIDAY, June 17, 2016 (Continued)
Mentors Lounge | 2nd Floor Mentors Lounge
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Room 101
Room 102
Room 103
David Roegge, Director of Marketing, High Tech, UPS
Retu Jalhan, Winbrook Investment Group
Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
Adam Twarog, Regional Manager, USA, International Business Development, Export Development
Canada (TBC)
Dionne Wright Poulton, PhD., Poulton Consulting Group, LLC
Anne Cross, VP Senior Commercial Relationship Manager, 5th/ 3rd Bank
Tiffany Hollin Wright, VP Community & Economic Development, 5th/3rd Bank
Josie L. Mousseau, Deputy Director, Business Women in International Trade, Global Affairs Canada
Terri Burke, Director of Business Development, Southern US, Business Event Canada
Olivia Vadillo, Representative, ProMexico Dallas
Bryan Stewart, Intellectual Property Associate, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
Socially Savvy – Leveraging Social Media for your Business
Kimberly King, Communication & Advocacy Officer, Consulate of Canada, Atlanta (Moderator)
Ruth Bastedo, SVP, Corporate Development, Gravity Partners Ltd.
Christina Adams, Owner & Strategist, Antenna Social Media + Design
Anna Ruth Williams, Founder & CEO of AR|PR
Terri Thornton, Owner, Thornton Communications, LLC
Cleantech Opportunities with the City of Atlanta
William (Bill) Stolz, Trade Commission (Moderator)
Ruthie Norton, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
Dr. Jairo Garcia, Director of Climate & Renewables, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
Amy Ryan, Senior International Trade Specialist U.S. Department of Commerce
Tapping into MNE Diversity Programs
Lisa Stockley, Consul & Trade Commisioner (Moderator)
Eduardo Martinez, President, The UPS Foundation/UPS Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Kimberly Coffman, Manager, Supplier Diversity, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Astrid Pregel, Executive Director, WEConnect International in Canada
Cassandra Dorrington, President, Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council
Cherelle Cortez, Senior Diversity Manager, JE Dunn Construction
3:15 pm
Summit Closes
Event Map
West Peachtree
First Floor Plan
scheller.gatech.edu
LeCraw Auditorium
Acuity Brands Plaza
West Peachtree
Entrance
To Entrance/Parking
Main Entrance
Thornton Atrium
The Barrelhouse
Jennings Courtyard
Fifth Street
Ray's New York Pizza
Loading Dock
Starbucks
Technology
Store
Spring Street
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
E81 Parking Deck