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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CONFERENCE
SHERATON MIAMI MART HOTEL – FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008
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| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
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| 8:45 a.m. |
Official Opening and Welcome
Charlotte Gallogly, President, World Trade
Center Miami |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Florida’s Mavericks – Realizing
the Passion
Topic: The Chief Executive Officers and Senior Vice
Presidents of Florida’s
most prestigious international companies will share their views on how they achieved
success in the international business arena and offer their visions and strategies
for getting ahead in corporate Florida. |
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Moderator:
- Ana Maria Fernandez Haar,
President, AMF Holdings, Inc.
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Speakers:
- Pam Rollins, Vice President, Business Development, Amerijet International,
Inc.
- Susan Story,
President and CEO, Gulf Power & Vice
Chair,
Enterprise Florida
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Business Card Exchange
(Coffee & Refreshments)
Sponsor: UPS |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Skill Sets
Needed in Today’s
Multi-cultural and International Business Arena
Topic: Leaders in a variety of Florida industries will
comment on the steps they took to navigate their career paths and succeed
in the international business
world. |
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Moderator:
- Olga Ramudo, President, Express Travel
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Speakers:
- Fran Bohnsak, Executive Director, Miami River Marine Group
- Mikki Canton, Esquire, President and CEO, AsiaAmericana International
LLC
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| 11: 15 a.m. |
Florida:
An Atypical Business Environment – What Are the
Opportunities?
Topic: Florida represents a unique opportunity for women to succeed
in many unconventional business sectors. Speakers will offer an overview of these
industries, the opportunities, and offer recommendations on how to break in,
attain and sustain success. |
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Moderator:
- Susan
Kelley, President and CEO, Kelley, Swofford, Roy (KSR)
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Speakers:
- Diana
deVries Ashley, Managing Director/Partner, Zenith Capital Partners
- Kathy
Andress, Deputy Director, Port of Palm Beach
- Jo Bronson
Harris, Vice President, Customs & International Trade,
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
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| 12:00 noon |
Awards Presentation and Luncheon
Welcome and Introductions
Charlotte Gallogly, President, World Trade Center Miami |
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Speaker:
- Stacie
Nevadomski Berdan, Author, Consultant and Expert on Women and
International Business Affairs
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Topic: The speaker will discuss her personal experiences in the corporate world
and
those of the women interviewed in her book: “Getting Ahead by Going
Abroad:
A
Woman’s Guide to Fast-Track Success”. Also, she will talk about the
significant
professional value of time spent overseas and the connection to the rise to the
top. |
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Background: Stacie
Nevadomski Berdan, Author, Consultant and Expert on Women and International
Business Affairs.
Long the mecca for regional Latin American
business, Miami has been on the cutting-edge of a significant trend
for some time with its focus on the growing bank of internationalists
who
fast track their careers by working in the region and beyond. Berdan
(a South Florida native), highlights this growing trend for professionals,
specifically women. Featured on NBC “Weekend Today”, ABC News “Money
Matters”, and in USA Today and Wall Street Journal, Stacie is a
leading expert on the topic, including why this trend has hit now. |
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