Simmons Leadership Conference April 5, 2012

Celebrating its 33rd year, the Simmons Leadership Conference is the preeminent and longest-running women's leadership forum in the country, annually attracting an audience of 2,500 professional women.

Keynote Speakers:
*Meg Whitman - HP President and CEO; former eBay President and CEO
*Billie Jean King - Tennis trailblazer
*Robin Chase - Transportation innovator; cofounder and former CEO of Zipcar; founder of GoLoco
*Michele Norris - Co-host of NPR's flagship "All Things Considered" for nearly a decade

Other noteworthy speakers:
*Vernice Armour - First African-American female combat pilot in U.S. military history, who now shares her life-changing principles in leadership seminars
*Mary Ellen Iskenderian - President and CEO of Women's World Banking, microfinance expert, and a long-time champion of women's economic empowerment
*Rhonda Kallman - Widely recognized as an innovator in beer industry; helped to launch The Boston Beer Company (at age 24). Founder of New Century Brewing
*Jane McGonigal - World-renowned creator of alternate reality games and author of Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
*Jane Edison Stevenson - Vice chairman, Board and CEO Services, Korn/Ferry International; one of most influential search consultants in the world
*Carmen Wong Ulrich - Well-respected personal finance expert, popular television and print journalist, featured regularly on NBC's The Today Show, MSNBC, and CNN
*Haiyan Wang - Managing partner of the China India Institute, a research and consulting organization specializing in the emerging Chinese and Indian markets.

Moderators:
*Jill Avery, asst. professor of marketing at Simmons School of Management
*Dr. Teresa Nelson, Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship Chair and director of School of Management's Entrepreneurship Program

April 4 Sessions:
* Seminars and coaching
* Evening reception with fashion consultant Sheri Falk, Basiques

Official Website: http://www.simmons.edu/leadership