Forum 2014 – Power Up Your Network

June 24, 2014

Power Up Your Network

Rubin Museum of Art—150 W. 17^th Street, NYC

10:00 Networking Breakfast

11:00 Opening Keynote address: Charlotte Beers

Entrepreneur and Advertising Executive, Author of I’d Rather Be in Charge, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State

Charlotte Beers combines her business insight with an innate Southern charm to share with attendees how to achieve power in the workplace.  Charlotte will delve into her insightful experiences in the hyper-competitive world of advertising and marketing, which led to her being named “the most powerful woman in America” by Fortune Magazine.

11:45 I’d Rather Be In Charge Book Signing and Luncheon

1:00 Featured Workshop—INTRIGUE: Create Interest, Earn Respect, Connect with Anyone—Ideapreneur and the author of POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd author, Sam Horn

1:45 Featured Panel—The Power of Connectivity Success Stories: Moderated by Samantha Smith, Executive Vice President North America of Etail Eye. Panelists include Irene Baran, CEO Speck Products; Dr. Joan Fallon, Founder and CEO of Curemark LLC; Alyssa Harvey Dawson, Vice President, Global Intellectual Property, Harman International Industries; Amy Jo Smith, President DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group       

2:30 Coffee Break

3:00 Featured Workshop—The Power of Lean In Circles: Deena Ghazarian, Vice President for Sales and Finance at Monster, Inc. and a 2014 Women in CE Legacy Award Honoree will introduce the Lean In Circle as made popular in the book of the same title by Sheryl Sandberg. This will be the launch of our very own Women in CE Lean in Circle.

3:45 Featured Workshop—The Power of Connectivity with Social Media: Andrea Smith, award-winning news and technology journalist shares best practices geared toward professional empowerment and promoting business success. Plus the LinkedIn Profile Makeover winner will be announced.

4:30 Closing Keynote address: Shelley Zalis, CEO, Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange—The Power of Passion…Bring it to the Boardroom delivers the good news about how emotion and especially passion drives change, transformation and commitment.

5:15 – 7:00 Networking Cocktail Reception

Sponsors of the Women in CE Career Enhancement Forum have included Monster, Inc.; Core Brands:ATON, BlueBOLT,  ELAN,  Furman,  Niles,  Panamax,  Proficient,  SpeakerCraft,  Sunfire,  Xantech; Mitek; Klipsch; Crestron; Atlona; Mack Worldwide Warranty; Velodyne; Consumer Electronics Association (CEA); Epson; American Express Open; DEOS; Crimson; Lutron; SiriusXM; Polk Audio; Speck; Azione Unlimited; Bedrock Learning; Consumer Technology Publishing Group (CTPG): Technology Integrator, Dealerscope, ProSource, Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA); Specialty Electronics Nationwide (SEN); Springboard Enterprises; Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA); and InfoComm International.