The Wharton School at the University of Philadelphia later this week will host its annual Wharton Women in Business Conference, drawing high-level women business leaders as keynote speakers and featuring mentoring sessions and panel discussions on entrepreneurship, global careers, work-life balance and more. The conference takes place just as Wharton celebrates a major milestone: 40 percent of its incoming class is female, the largest percentage in the school’s history.
The annual Wharton Women in Business Conference will take place on Friday, October 9th, at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia. The day-long,
student-run even will feature notable women presenters, including keynote speakers Sallie L. Krawcheck, Bank of America president of global wealth and investment management, and Shelly Lazarus, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide chairperson.
Organized by the Wharton Women in Business (WWIB) club, the conference also will include a “Speed Dating” session matching current students with young alumnae for mentoring, as well as a range of panel discussions featuring other high-level women business leaders. Additional scheduled conference presenters include the following:
• Janet Hanson, CEO and founder, 85 Broads
• Lucinda Holt, co-founder, TurnTide; CEO, ClickEquations
• Emily Cieri, managing director, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs
• Helen Boudreau, vice president and chief financial officer, Novartis Oncology
• Jacqueline D. Reses, Partner, U.S. head of media group, Apax Partners
• Mariska Morse, director of corporate relations and programs, Forté Foundation
Registration for the conference is open to the public. For a complete list of conference speakers, panels and additional information or to register, click here.
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