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Overview
The Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Women in Business program provides a tailored forum for women executives. Over five dynamic sessions, this enhanced series will offer opportunities to engage in peer-level dialogue, to build strategic relationships, to hear from key leaders and to explore trends and issues most impacting executives in today’s market. Each session will include an interactive content session, break-out discussions and a C-level panel of female executives from Greater Washington’s business community.

Executive Panels
Greater Washington has more female executives per capita and the highest labor force participation rate among women than any other US metropolitan area. Through this series, the Board of Trade is proud to feature many of these leaders in our Executive Panel discussions sharing experience and lessons learned.

Target Audience
Women executives at the vice-president level and above. 

Mark Your Calendar -- 2010 Session Dates
Tuesday, April 27 - Effective Communication and Presentation
Tuesday, May 25 - Strategic Networks
Tuesday, June 22 - Executive Presence
Thursday, July 22 - Board Engagement
Tuesday, Sept. 28 - Successful Negotiation

September 28, 2010 Successful Negotiation - 2010 Series, Session 5

Featuring Märianne Eby, CEO, Watershed Associates
July 22, 2010 Board Engagement - 2010 Series, Session 4

Featuring Kristin Mannion, Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International
June 22, 2010 Executive Presence - 2010 Series, Session 3

Featuring Nancy McCarthy, President, DC Rainmakers, LLC
May 25, 2010 Strategic Networks - 2010 Series, Session 2

Featuring Maribeth Kuzmeski, President, RedZone Marketing, LLC and author, The Connectors
April 27, 2010 Effective Communication and Presentation - 2010 Series, Session 1

Featuring Susan Peterson, President, The Communication Center
November 19, 2009 Making Your Words Count: Communicating to Make a Difference

Session 5 - Presenting your ideas clearly and concisely for greater impact.
September 17, 2009 Political Savvy and Executive Presence

Session 4 - Showing your value across an organization.
July 16, 2009 Evening Networking Reception

Invitation Only - Connecting with 2009 Women Who Mean Business participants, presenters and alumni at this elegant reception.
June 5, 2009 Building Your Strategic Network

Session 2 - Expanding and leveraging your network.
May 6, 2009 Introduction to Work Life Balance: Addressing Perfectionism and Asking for What You Want

Session 1 - Freeing yourself from the hidden behaviors that sabotage your career success.

For more information on the Women Who Mean Business Series, contact Nicole Tarnogursky at 202.857.5940.

For information about sponsoring this series, contact Marty Lerner at 202.857.5987 or mlerner@bot.org.