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Consulting Panel: Not Following the Herd: How to Differentiate Yourself as a Consultant
The attraction of consulting is its promise of personal development, challenging projects, and a team-oriented environment. However, as this career has gained in exposure, it is sometimes perceived that to be a consultant is to simply follow the pack. This panel will allow us to hear from women who have successfully leveraged their skills and experiences to differentiate themselves as leaders within the field of consulting and beyond.
Panel Chairs
Rudmila Rahman & Jameelah Calhoun, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Elaine Bortman, Career Coach, Consultant, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Julia Abramovich, Account Executive, IBM
Barbara Adachi, National Human Capital Managing Director, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Anne Conry, Manager, Bain & Company
Mahshid Pirzadeh, Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
Entrepreneurship Panel: Running the Show: Perspectives from Women Entrepreneurs
Five women share insights and stories about starting and running their own businesses, and engage in a candid conversation around each phase of the entrepreneurial journey, including ideation, hiring human capital, raising external funding, growing revenue, and, in some cases, selling the business. Throughout the conversation the panelists will focus on what it means to be a female entrepreneur in today's environment, and will provide guidance and advice to future entrepreneurs in the HBS community. This is a rare opportunity to draw inspiration from a diverse group of businesswomen who are successfully “running the show.”
Panel Chairs
Yeunbee Park & Parker Woltz, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Mukti Khaire, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Jessica Herrin, Founder and CEO, Stella & Dot
Tasia Malakasis, President, Belle Chevre
Sheila Marcelo, Founder and CEO, Care.com
Therese Tucker, Founder and CEO, BlackLine Systems
Finance Panel: Changing Tides: Identifying Opportunities in an Evolving Finance Industry
The world of finance is broad and deep; this panel seeks to explore the many opportunities resulting from tectonic shifts in the industry. Our panelists will discuss how they have adapted to changes in their field, share insider views of industry trends, and consider how women can best position themselves for success. Speakers will represent a diverse spectrum of functions and institutions within finance, and will share their experiences nagivating between and within roles, firms and geographies.
Panel Chairs
Louise Couch & Cara Hoy, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Dina Dublon, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Libby Cantrill, Senior Vice President, PIMCO
Pamela Craig, Chief Financial Officer, Accenture
Lydie Hudson, Director, Credit Suisse
Marjorie Magner, Founding Member and Partner, Brysam Global Partners
Alysia Wurst, Director, Earnest Partners
Marketing Panel: Women in Marketing: Choosing - and Navigating - the Marketing Career Path
As the role of marketing in organizations across industries continues to evolve, career paths and opportunities in marketing are becoming increasingly diverse. Our panelists will share their experience with building their own careers in marketing, including the factors that led them to choose their individual career paths and unique considerations for women in the industry.
Panel Chairs
Brittany Lanier, Tess Dearing & Stephanie Swingle, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Kristen Fitzpatrick, Director, HBS MBA Career and Professional Development Office
Panelists
Janis Fratamico, Director, GBS Marketing, North America, IBM
Lisa Mann, Vice President, Cookies and NA Marketing Services, Kraft Foods
Umaimah Mendhro, Director of Product Strategy & Marketing, Startup Business Group, Microsoft
Nizzi Renaud, Vice President, Marketing and Merchandising, Refinery29
Pat Shores, Vice President, Global Brand Management, American Express
Social Enterprise Panel: Chart Your Own Course: Women in Social Enterprise
Social enterprise represents an evolving and dynamic space that sits at the intersection of business problem solving, social impact, and performance improvement. This panel will provide attendees with an opportunity to explore the various routes to engaging in a career in social enterprise. From pursuing social enterprise right after business school, to transitioning from a traditional private sector career, to starting your own social enterprise business, the panelists will provide insight into the diverse paths available in for entry into the industry. This panel will also address the key challenges and advantages of being a woman in this arena, and will detail the critical skills that drive success.
Panel Chairs
Leah Shackleton & Nicole Shomair, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Margot Dushin, Director of Programs, HBS Social Enterprise Initiative
Panelists
Abigail Falik, Founder & CEO, Global Citizen Year
Lila Igram, Founder & Operator, Connecther.org
Arwyn Jackson, Executive Director of Outreach, Amirah
Deborah H. Quazzo, Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Advisors
Social Media Panel: Connecting the Dots: Bridging the Gap Between Companies and Consumers
This panel will feature women across different businesses that are looking to use the benefits of social media and its impact to explore how social media is changing communication patterns between customers, prospective customers, and the company. The panel will also explore how the strategies of the companies have adapted to address and utilize these changes to increase their market share or effectiveness of marketing and data collection.
Panel Chairs
Shereen Khanuja & Andrew Maria Quadros, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Richard Hodgson Fellow in the Strategy Unit, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Deidre Caldbeck, Business Development Executive, LinkedIn
Rebecca Corliss, Inbound Marketing Manager, HubSpot
Anna Harper-Hess, Senior Manager, Community and Customer Success, Manta.com
Renée Horne, Staff Director, Digital & Social Media Engagement, Corporate Communications, FedEx Corporation
Retail Panel: Inspiring Brands: Retailers that Create Passionate Consumers
As customers get savvier and competition more intense, retail companies turn to their brands to attract consumers, drive loyalty, and increase sales. This panel features women whose companies have successfully won the hearts and minds of consumers through innovative brand strategy and development. Join us to learn how a variety of retail companies have turned the everyday experience of shopping into an act of self-expression and customer loyalty.
Panel Chairs
Danielle Slutzky, Gena Haugen & Anne Wheeler, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Lauren Murphy, Career Coach, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Celeste Burgoyne, VP of Operation Solutions, Strategic Sales and Showrooms, lululemon
Sarah Endline, Founder and CEO, sweetriot
Avni Patel Thompson, Strategy, adidas group – Reebok
Annie Zipfel, VP of Owned Brands & Packaging, Target
Media/Entertainment/Sports Panel: Building and Sustaining Your Personal Brand in Media, Entertainment, and Sports During a Period of Industry Transformation
The entertainment, media and sports industries are experiencing a period of sweeping transformation. Consumer behaviors have evolved with the rise of dynamic new trends and technologies - social media, online video and music streaming are increasingly popular, while music purchases and print publication consumption are waning. In response, female executives have had to develop new skills, areas of expertise, and approaches to value creation in order to stay relevant and marketable. This panel will explore the tactics and strategies that female executives have employed to maintain a competitive and credible reputation, both for themselves and their businesses, within these industries.
Panel Chairs
Kate Stoughton & Samia Shamim, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Aimee Higgins, Vice President of Strategy and Planning, Pandora
Panelists
Casey Coffman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, The Madison Square Garden Company
Lisa Judson, Business Creator and Developer, Traditional and Digital Media
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Best Selling Author and Journalist, Newsweek, the Daily Beast, The Dress Maker of KhairKhana
Ann Sarnoff, Chief Operating Officer, BBC Worldwide America Inc
Venture Capital & Private Equity Panel: Inflection Point: Is this a Moment of Dramatic Change in the Investment Industry?
A strategic inflection point was defined as "an event that changes the way we think and act” by Andy Grove, Intel’s co-founder. Investment management, VC and PE industries have gone through momentous change in the past 10 years, which will undoubtedly impact the way firms do business in the coming decade. Our panel aims to explore the transformations that have occurred as well as answer various pertinent questions about the future of the industry, such as: what challenges can funds expect to face when fundraising and what role do regulatory changes play in attracting the capital? How has the search for return impacted the investment strategies of funds, and where does globalization fit into this? The panel will also discuss gender and diversity trends in the industry and how this has changed over time.
Panel Chairs
Shruti Dube, Fopefoluwa Adelowo & Nyssa Liebermann, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Victoria Ivashina, Associate Professor of Finance – Hellman Faculty Fellow, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Pratima Abichandani, Independent Investor
Geraldine Alias, Principal, North Bridge Growth Equity
Anne Glover, Chief Executive & Co-founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
Healthcare Panel: Leaders in Change: Women Who Have Driven Changes in the Healthcare Industry
Addressing and adapting to changes to significant industry or company wide changes. Healthcare reform, heavy M&A and technology disruptions are creating significant changes to how health care companies run. Two panelists will be the instrumental force in creating the change; two panelists will be the responsible parties adapting the organziation to change.
Panel Chairs:
Anna Yoon & Denise Meade, Harvard Business School
Moderator:
Bunny Ellerin, President, Ellerin Health Media and Founder of NYC Health Business Leaders
Panelists:
Suzanne I. Cross, VP Business Development in Corporate Development, Johnson & Johnson
Mary Jane Favazza, Executive Vice President, Client Operations, Health Dialog, LLC
Valerie Fleishman, Executive Director, New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI)
Jean Yang, Chief Financial Officer, Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority (the Health Connector)
Hospitality Panel: Reserve Your Suite Today: Women in Hospitality
Exotic travel at the best resorts? Dining reservations that would make a foodie envious? Why else would you choose a career in hospitality? Come hear our panel of successful women discuss the myriad of roles available to MBA grads in hospitality, from brand management to business development to general management.
Panel Chairs
Nikeeta Khetan & Margot Kabalkin, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Kristen Fitzpatrick, Director, HBS MBA Career and Professional Development Office
Panelists
Charmaine Taylor, Hotel Manager, W New York, Union Square, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Lana Trevisan, Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, Gansevoort Hotel Group
Wendy Vividor, Associate Director, Global Marketing Partnerships – North America Division, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Irina Zavina, Vice President of Global Development and Strategy, Gansevoort Hotel Group
Technology Panel: Changing with Technology: Defining Your Own Success
Technology means something different to everyone and there is no one path to success. Our panelists will talk about their own path within the technology industry, how they defined success for themselves, and how they succeeded in an industry that is constantly evolving and changing. Our panelists will discuss how they have learned to adapt in an industry that constantly redefines itself and key lessons for women looking to enter the field.
Panel Chairs
Mary Knudson & Pallavi Kansal, Harvard Business School
Moderator
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School
Panelists
Brenda Dennis, Senior Director Strategy and Market Development, Global Enterprise, Cisco Systems, Inc
Joy King, HP Software Learning and Development, Hewlett-Packard
Megan Quinn, Director of Product, Square
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