August 5, 2015
 
 

Actress Drew Barrymore wowed 300 NEW members at the NEW Executive Leaders Forum last week. She was interviewed by event co-chair Carmen Bauza of Walmart.
Industry leaders #shakeitup 
at NEW Forum 2015
More than 300 senior-level executives embraced creative disruption at the NEW Executive Leaders Forum 2015, July 28-30 in Los Angeles. Featured speakers included actress Drew Barrymore, Marne Levine of Instagram, Denise Pickett of American Express OPEN, author Daniel Pink, Debra Sandler of Gannett, Cindy Kent of 3M, Maria Renz of Amazon and Marcus Shingles of Deloitte. NEW Vice Chair Karen Stuckey of Walmart and NEW Inclusion Chair Ken Charles of General Mills gave special briefings on the future of the Network. A special "Shake It Up" video was produced on site by Hallmark.
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NEW members can save $300 by registering for NEW Leadership Summit 2015 by next Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Summit, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Dallas, is the retail and consumer products industry's No. 1 women's leadership event. The agenda features keynotes by Barnard College President Debora Spar, HBO's Carla Moore and Johnson & Johnson's Denice Torres; 11 breakouts; an executive leadership panel; men's workshop; Leadership Academy supersession; the 4th annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Gala and more. More than 1,000 industry leaders are expected to attend. Contact your NEW Ambassador or join NEW for $200.

Briefly
'Capable women inspire me,' says Drew Barrymore at NEW Forum
NEW Inclusion Chair Ken Charles shares update on Network efforts
10 traits of disruptive leaders from 3M's Cindy Kent
Julie Janckila joins Network's corporate partnership team
Instagram COO Marne Levine embraces creative disruption
Author Daniel Pink proclaims, 'Passion is overrated'
'Customer obsession' is essential, says Amazon's Maria Renz
Debra Sandler urges women to 'build your own possibilities'
'X Project' initiative poised to transform industry
AmEx's Denise Pickett: Use your leverage in rise to the top

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