Success isn't only about achieving a certain status in the corporate world or as an entrepreneur, but success is also achieved by the way you live; what you say; how you dream; and what you know is true. Hear from some of the nation’s Most Powerful and Influential Women and understand what it takes to become a woman of power and influence in today’s world.

Room: Odessa

Leadership plays an integral role in advancing within the professional, community, and personal spheres. It is essential for top business representatives to learn how to develop, exhibit, and embrace key leadership skills that will help their organizations achieve optimal success. The following speakers will discuss the ways in which they have become leaders during their personal and professional trajectories, and shed light on valuable insights that pertain to leadership as an overarching topic in corporate America.

Room: Tokyo

1. What does it mean to align your business strategy with your diversity strategy? And how do you go about doing that?
2. While creating your diversity strategy, what are some potholes to avoid?
3. What are some initial steps to create your diversity strategy?
4. What are some leadership lessons that can be implemented to establish a strong diversity presence within the workforce?
5. How can organizations benefit from successful diversity and inclusion initiatives?
6. What are some of your best diversity practices and how did you establish them?

Room: Vancouver

1. What is the basic difference between building a "team" and building a "higher performance team"? Can anyone build a high performance team, or do you have to have special skills?
2. What obstacles did you encounter as you began to build a higher performance team?
3. How much of the success of a higher performance team is dependent on the team members vs. the leader?

Room: Tokyo

Room: Odessa

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1. Can you have it all?
2. Is failure in one facet of your life an indication that things are out of balance? How can you maintain control (and move ahead) when another part of your life is in chaos? Is sacrifice essential for balance?
3. Your kid is sick, your caregiver is unavailable, and you've got important meetings on today's schedule. What do you do? Does your decision leave you open for criticism and could it impact your perceived "value" to the organization?
4. What is success and what is happiness? Can you have both? Should you ONLY settle for solutions that provide both? Why?
5. Looking back on your career do you have any regrets on how you utilized your time? What would you change if you could?

Room: Vancouver

1. How can organizations benefit from successful diversity and inclusion initiatives?
2. What are some common obstacles that may occur when trying to implement diversity practices in the professional sphere, and how can one overcome those challenges?
3. What are some of your best diversity practices and how did you establish them?
4. What are some leadership lessons that can be implemented to establish a strong diversity presence within the workforce?

Room: Odessa

1. What are some of the challenges specifically Women of Color face in today’s workforce? What are the best ways to manage those challenges?
2. What does Leading with Excellence mean to you?
3. How do I find my voice as a Woman of Color?
4. It is stated that for Women of Color, there is a cement ceiling vs a glass ceiling. What are the best ways to chisel through the cement ceiling to the C-Suite?

Room: Tokyo

When people think of the aging workforce, most naturally think of boomers about to retire, and Gen Y or millennial entering the workforce. One mustn’t overlook Generation X, or the fact that all generations are aging and, as they do, their needs and motivations are changing. We must recognize all generations in the workplace, and avoid seeing generational differences as sources of conflict.

Room: Vancouver