POWER YOUR BODY (optional activities)

Power Yoga Class — 4th Floor Pool Deck Grassy Area
Power Walking — Meet at walking trail in front of Lael’s Restaurant

Business Pavilion Marketplace & Exhibit Hall: Manchester Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Sponsored by Sprint — WBC2011 Connections Lounge Diamond Sponsor

MORNING KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION: Douglas Ballroom D (1st Floor)

Sponsored by Wells Fargo — WBC2011 Platinum Sponsor

Arrival & Seating

Opening Remarks & Acknowledgements — Helen Han, President & CEO, NAWBO®
Welcome Remarks & 2011-12 Board of Directors Presentation — Evelyn Strange (bio), Chair, NAWBO®
Sponsor Intro — Wendy Lopez, Chair, NAWBO® Institute
Sponsor Remarks — Kim Young, Regional President, Southern California Community Banking, Wells Fargo & Company

Gail Blanke, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Lifedesigns, LLC and Best Selling Author of “Throw Out Fifty Things – Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life” 

MORNING CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear experts on six of the most top-of-mind topics for women entrepreneurs.

Breakout 1: Success Stories from Pioneering Women Entrepreneurs
Manchester Ballroom A (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by Citibank
Session Intro : Candice G. Stephens, Senior Vice President and Area Director, Citibank
Moderator: Monica Smiley, Editor and Publisher, Enterprising Women
Panelists: Karen Caplan, President & CEO, Frieda’s Inc.; Madelyn Alfano, Owner & President, Maria's Italian Kitchen; and Beth Novak Milliken, President, Spottswoode Vineyard and Winery

Breakout 2: Understanding Millenials & Emerging Adults
Manchester Ballroom B (2nd Floor)
Speaker: Jennifer Kushell, President & Co-Founder, Young & Successful Media Corp./YSN.com

Breakout 3: The ROI for Going Green
Manchester Ballroom C (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by Walmart
Moderator: Kelly Scanlon, Owner and Publisher, Thinking Bigger Business Media
Panelists: Catherine Corley,Vice President of Member Program Development, Sam’s Club; Midori Connolly, CEO and Chief AVGirl, Pulse Staging and Events; and Dr. Lisa Shaffer, Lecturer, UCSD Rady School of Management

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION: Douglas Ballroom D (1st Floor)

Sponsored by Sprint – WBC2011 Connections Lounge Diamond Sponsor
  Sponsored by Guardian – WBC2011 Gold Sponsor

Guardian Girls Going Places® Award Ceremony
Presented to:  2011 Guardian Girls Going Places First Place Winner – Meredith Charlson, City Servers
Presented by Katherine H. Readinger, Second Vice President of Agency Marketing, Individual Products Distribution, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Cindy Solomon, Speaker, Consultant, Executive Coach and Author of “Creating a Culture of Courage” 

BUSINESS PAVILION MARKETPLACE & EXHIBIT HALL: Manchester Ballroom (2nd Floor)

AFTERNOON CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout 1: Business is Great, Except for the People
Manchester Ballroom A (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by American Express OPEN
Session intro: Denise Rodriguez, American Express OPEN Advisor on Teaming; President, The KMJ Company
Speaker: Jane Applegate, President & CEO, The Applegate Group

Breakout 2: Women’s Economic Empowerment
Manchester Ballroom B (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by Union Bank
Session Intro: Lea Zanjani, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Union Bank
Moderator: Dana Lewis, Executive Director, National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
Panelists: Heather Hickman, Director of USA Education, The International Dermal Institute & Dermalogica; Terry Neese, Founder & CEO, Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW); Julie Weeks, President & CEO, Womenable

Breakout 3: NAWBO® Institute Accelerated Growth Series Strategic Planning Presentation Workshop
Manchester Ballroom C (2nd Floor)
Sponsored by Wells Fargo
Session Intro: Wendy Lopez, Chair, NAWBO® Institute
Moderator: Yvonne Randle Ph.D. , Executive Vice President, Management Systems
 Judging Panel:
• Judith Goldkrand, Wells Fargo Business Banking
• Wendy Lopez, Chair, NAWBO® Institute
• Lamar Rutherford, Principal Consultant, Silicon Berry LLC
• Laura Yamanaka, President, teamCFO

CLOSING DINNER AND HALL OF FAME AWARDS CEREMONY: Douglas Ballroom (1st Floor)

Sponsored by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. — WBC2011 Platinum Sponsor

NAWBO® is proud to present our inaugural Hall of Fame Awards to four of the most dynamic and significant women business owners of California.  We will induct our honorees for their individual success as well as the collective legacy that they are building within the women’s business community – both nationally and internationally.  Join us at the Closing Dinner & Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and learn how these extraordinary women blazed a trail of success and influence… and how they are paying  it forward for future generations.

California Wine Tasting Reception
Sponsored by Wine Entre Femmes

NAWBO® Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony
Special Tribute – Azure Antoinette, Poet & Spoken Word Artist

• Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder and CEO, Act One Personnel Services
• Koni Kim, President and CEO, Koni Corporation
• Maria de Lourdes Sobrino,  Founder & CEO, Lulu’s Dessert Corporation 
• Lynda Weinman, Cofounder, lynda.com

Moderator Intro  – Evelyn Strange, Chair, NAWBO®
Moderator:  Patricia G. Greene, Ph.D., MBA, President’s Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College; Co-Founder, Diana Project; and Board Chair, Center for Women's Business Research

VIP APPRECIATION BREAKFAST RECEPTION (by invitation only)

Sponsored by URS Corporation

Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa