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The Executives' Club of Chicago
cordially invites you and your guests
to join us for our
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Women's Leadership Breakfast and Panel Discussion
"Global Inclusiveness - What it Takes to Succeed"
What is inclusiveness? How are diversity and inclusiveness defined domestically and internationally? Are women uniquely positioned to deal with cultural challenges? How do men deal with those same cultural challenges? Discover how women are using their inclusive skill set to guide their companies to success. |
Karen Jordan
Weekend Anchor and Reporter
ABC 7 News
Karen Jordan co-anchors the #1 rated weekend newscast in Chicago, the ABC 7 Weekend News with Ravi Baichwal. She joined ABC 7 Chicago in July 2003. Ms. Jordan previously served as weekend anchor and general assignment reporter at WPHL-TV in Philadelphia, Pa. Jordan has been recognized for excellence throughout her career. Most recently, she was named a 2003 Rising Star by Today's Chicago Woman. She was honored with the YMCA Black Achiever Award in 2000 and received the Bethune Recognition for women in the media from the National Council of Negro Women in 1999. Ms. Jordan is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Panelists:
"Listen, Learn, Communicate: Pre-requisites for Success"
Gisele Riba Di Spigno
Director, IBM Global Opportunity to Order
IBM
Success and global inclusiveness require us to live, think, and act outside the comfort zone of our upbringing and conditioning. Many of us forget that just the fact that we are Americans, or live in the United States, will color how people perceive us and how we perceive others. Ms. Di Spigno will share how listening with an open mind and embracing the diversity of others' perceptions is critical to global inclusiveness and, more importantly, global understanding. As Americans, we have to fight some of the stereotypes to take charge and take action and instead, adapt to the culture in which we are involved at the moment.
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 "Global Inclusion - Understanding the Business Imperatives"
Kelli Stokes
Director of Global Diversity and Talent Acquisition
Caterpillar Inc.
Many of us in the United States think about diversity and inclusion with a US perspective - focusing on the US definitions of race, gender, people with disabilities, sexual orientation, and age. As population of potential employees becomes more global, we have an opportunity to globalize our focus on diversity and inclusion. Today we think about incorporating global citizens into our existing work communities. But, how are we preparing US work communities to accept and respect people from other cultures? Ms. Stokes will discuss how as we recruit and integrate talent of the future, we must expand our view on how we align our work communities for success.
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 "Cultivating Global Citizenship for Career Success"
Homa Sabet Tavangar
Author
"Growing up Global: Raising Children to be at Home in the World"
What are the qualities required for success in a global, connected economy? As professionals we often "silo" crucial aspects of our work: globalization impacts the bottom line, diversity impacts the workforce, and our families impact our day-to-day concerns. If we could create inclusiveness instead of isolate these matters in silos, we might all be more effective at what we do. Ms. Tavangar will discuss some of the ways the discussion at home, with our families, can help to enhance our effectiveness at work, and also talk about some of her findings in "Growing Up Global." The qualities of a global citizen also are the qualities of today's successful professional.
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Corporate Table for 10 - $575.00
Individual Member Ticket - $36.50
Individual Guest Ticket - $57.50
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reception: 7:00 a.m. Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Hilton Chicago
International Ballroom
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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