Welcome to the Central Exchange Women's Lyceum Leadership Conference for Women

Organic Leadership
April 22, 2008
Overland Park Convention Center

Hear from two powerful keynote presenters - mix and match breakout sessions from the first four concurrent tracks listed below - connect with others at a Wine and Cheese Networking Reception/Book Signing to end the day!

Special Session for Senior Leaders (see description below)

	Leadership Skills	Current Trends	Personal Development	Business Development	Senior Leader Session
7:15 - 8:00a.m.	Registration / Breakfast Buffet / Networking
8:00 - 9:00a.m.	Welcome / Opening Keynote: Susan L. Taylor Essence Magazine, Founder, National Cares Mentoring Movement
9:05 - 10:15a.m.	LeaderSmart: Illuminating Women’s Way of Leading Chris Clarke-Epstein, Speaker, Trainer and Author	Use Social Networking to Your Professional Advantage Ellen Levy, PhD, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Connect	Changing Career Paradigms Mary Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Simmons School of Management	Taking the Leap into Entrepreneurship Paula L. Jagemann, Director, eCommerce Industries, Inc.	Conversations at the Top Christine Todd Whitman, Former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator
10:15 - 10:30a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 - 11:45a.m.	Credibility and Authority for Women Speakers Mary Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Simmons School of Management	Consumer Zeitgeist Marian Salzman, Executive Vice President, J. Walter Thompson, Trendspotter, Futurist	Your Body Being Itself Ann Pardo, Director of Behavioral Health, Canyon Ranch – Tucson	Magnetic Selling Ed Tate, Speaker, Teacher, Author	Conversations at the Top Ellen Levy, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Connect
12:00 - 1:30p.m.	Luncheon Keynote: Christine Todd Whitman Former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator
1:30 - 2:45p.m.	Survivor: Dynamic Team Skills to Survive and Thrive Gina Schreck, Speaker, Humorist, Author, Trainer	Consumer Zeitgeist Marian Salzman, Executive Vice President, J. Walter Thompson, Trendspotter, Futurist	Your Body Being Itself Ann Pardo, Director of Behavioral Health, Canyon Ranch – Tucson	Branching Out: Ways to Grow Your Business Paula L. Jagemann, Director, eCommerce Industries, Inc.
2:45 - 3:00p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:00 - 4:15p.m.	Staying Smart: Learn the Most Important Game of the Future Chris Clarke-Epstein, Speaker, Trainer and Author	Use Social Networking to Your Professional Advantage Ellen Levy, PhD, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Connect	Practicing Safe Stress Gina Schreck, Speaker, Humorist, Author, Trainer	Making Managers Into Leaders Ed Tate, Speaker, Teacher, Author
4:15 - 5:30p.m.	Wine and Cheese Networking Reception / Book Signing

Senior Leader Session

An interactive morning breakout session for senior leaders that can be combined with afternoon breakout sessions. Designed for women with significant responsibility in sizeable organizations.

Conversations at the Top
Join other senior leaders for an intimate conversation with Christine Todd Whitman about her career-life experiences and insights she has gleaned. Then engage in a strategic discussion of social networking with national expert Ellen Levy, and its impacts and opportunities for you.

Senior Leader Session participants:

Executive level position at a Fortune 1000 company (or privately held company or non-profit organization of comparable size)
At least 15 years executive experience
Lead internal enterprise-wide initiatives

Special Senior Leader Session Fee:
$399 includes keynotes, special morning session, two afternoon sessions of your choice, and wine and cheese networking reception.

Questions:
Ellen D'Amato, CX President and CEO: ellen@centralexchange.org - 816-471-7560