In this issue:
WICT Leadership Conference Returns for Diversity Week 2021
- Virtual program will take place October 4-5, 2021
- Register by July 31 to save $100
- Preview session content below
Executive Development Series: Registration Open for Fall Session
- Leading with Power and Authenticity: November 3-5, 2021
- Register soon – seats will fill quickly
2021 Betsy Magness Graduate Institute: Reimagining the Modern Workforce
- Exclusively for BMLI alumnae
- In-person program scheduled for November 18-19, 2021
- Registration now open; save $100 by signing up before August 1, 2021
Executive Members: Tune Into Reconnecting with Resilience, a Virtual Learning Opportunity
- Part of the Executive Level Distance Learning Series, sponsored by the Walter Kaitz Foundation
- Webinar will take place Wednesday, July 21, 2021
- Not an Executive member? Upgrade today!
Save the Date for Tech It Out: Thursday, August 26, 2021
- WICT Global is proud to partner with the WICT Southern California Chapter
- Learn from inspiring leaders in production, big data, advertising, augmented reality and streaming
@WICTHQ on Social Media
- Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Stay up-to-date on the latest WICT news, and learn more about the business case for gender diversity, equity and inclusion
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To show our appreciation, if you join or renew your membership by July 31, you will be entered to win a CliftonStrengths assessment, and a one-hour executive coaching session with Maria E. Brennan, CAE, WICT President & CEO.
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Virtual WICT Leadership Conference Returns for Diversity Week 2021
October 4-5, 2021
Join us in October for an innovative & inspirational experience
The WICT Leadership Conference attracts top talent, key industry executives, premier academics, authors and thought leaders, sharing their knowledge to help our audience enhance their business strategies and leadership skills.
Below is just a glimpse of the more than 20 hours of content we have in store for you. Stay tuned for future updates, including speaker announcements and details about how to make the most of your virtual experience.
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Stronger Together: Supporting Gender Equity Through Male Allyship
With nearly 3 million women gone from the workforce as a result of the COVID pandemic, a major course correction is imperative for companies to get back on the right track of gender equality. Research shows us that one way to help that effort is through male allyship in the workplace. Women will progress toward gender parity exponentially faster when men are part of the solution. Join us and this panel of leading presidents and CEOs who walk the walk, advocating for women within their workplace and the industry at large, for an influential discussion about creating a culture of inclusion in the workplace.
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Profiles of Champions
Top athletes exemplify resilience, perseverance and teamwork—key skills that are also assets in the workplace. As one of the highest-rated Leadership Conference sessions, this encore panel discussion will explore the winning traits of high-performing athletes with none other than high performing athletes. Learn how their winning traits can provide our audience with a competitive edge in a business setting. Learn invaluable strategies from these top athletes and executives as they share their personal stories of trials and triumphs, empowering you to create your own corporate playbook.
Sponsored by Accenture Consulting
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Above, l-r, from the 2018 Profiles of Champions session: Molly Qerim Rose, Scout Bassett, Sarah Kustok, Lisa Wang and Misty Copeland. |
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Beyond the Hashtag: #LoveIsLove
From enacting comprehensive policies to redesigning outdated systems that perpetuate bias, leading organizations have prioritized creating an accessible and human-centered work environment. Presented in partnership with the Walter Kaitz Foundation, the session goal is to help our members create an environment where people can show up to their workplaces as their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging, both personally and professionally. This thought-provoking session will delve into the practices that successful companies have established to foster safe, welcoming and empowering environments for LGBTQ+ individuals and beyond.
Sponsored by Cox Communications
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Above, l to r, from the 2019 Pearls of Wisdom session: Princess Beatrice of York, Sameer Deen, Wasfia Nazreen, Shannon Lee, Gloria Feldt and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. |
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Pearls of Wisdom
A long-standing staple of the Leadership Conference, Pearls of Wisdom is the inspirational capstone session of the conference. Pearls is styled after the famed TED Talks, with dynamic and innovative thought leaders imparting their wisdom in several mini-keynotes. Speakers will share the journeys and transformational moments that have shaped their lives and careers, leaving our audience engaged, energized and empowered to take the teachings and turn them into an action plan!
Sponsored by Charter Communications
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Here are some of the advantages you will receive by attending our virtual program:
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Save $100 off the conference fee by registering early. Members have access to the full conference for $850. The nonmember rate is just $1,050 and includes an annual WICT membership for those who are eligible. Fees will increase by $100 after July 31.
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Tap into a mix of seamless presentations, panels and interactive sessions. Join us online for an effortless flow from one session to the next. Curate your own path for concurrent breakouts designed to offer you specific skills.
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Experience live networking and coaching opportunities. Live sessions will emulate what you've come to love most about the WICT Leadership Conference – the ability to connect with your friends and colleagues face-to-face.
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Engage with presenters and fellow attendees through live chat. Take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to interact with presenters and ask your questions in real time.
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No travel required. In the comfort and safety of your own setting, save time and money by tuning in to the conference remotely. And don't worry if you miss something – the recordings will be available to you for later review.
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Leading with Power and Authenticity
November 3-5, 2021
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego, CA
As leaders, we need to know the skills and functions of management. Yet it is authenticity—using your own unique characteristics to lead—that can have exponential impact, especially in difficult times like we are experiencing. Leading with Power and Authenticity offers sessions of interactive exploration, weaving together theory and practice, where attendees will:
- Remember their unique contributions as women leaders
- Re-ground themselves in their own leadership mission
- Review sources of power to achieve their leadership vision
- Re-establish integration of work and personal lives
- Renew energy depleted by multiple life demands
- Reconnect to energetic women professionals who form a powerful network
Here's what past attendees took away from Leading with Power and Authenticity:
- This course impacted me to my core and built skills that will make me a great leader, friend, daughter and self-advocate.
- EDS: LWPA was a safe space to explore my challenges, triumphs, failures, and insecurities with some truly amazing women. The feedback I received was so generous and I have a new set of tools - plus increased confidence to use them.
- LWPA was one of the best training experiences due to the amazing women that attended and Elaine’s unique wisdom, insights and guidance. A must-do!
Accommodations
This program will take place at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, a rustic boutique resort perched atop the hills overlooking San Diego. Follow this link to make your room reservations online.
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2021 BMGI: Reimagining the Modern Workforce
November 18-19, 2021
Four Seasons Hotel • Baltimore, MD
Exclusively for BMLI Alumnae
Once again, WICT is partnering with leading experts at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) to design an experiential program, rooted in data, to address topics most pertinent to BMLI alumnae. Leveraging the power of the BMLI community, facilitated discussions and group brainstorming will explore how to reimagine career and work as we emerge from the pandemic.
The program will address timely challenges, including:
- Blending virtual and in-person work
- Reconnecting as teams, functions and organizations
- Transitioning family and lifestyle back to in-person or hybrid work arrangements
- Fostering psychological safety
- Enabling safe risk-taking and courageous vulnerability
Take a look at what past attendees have said about their BMGI experience:
- So many takeaways, both professionally and personally.
- I have the same spark and warm feelings I had from my first time with BMLI. Thank you for helping me push the ‘reset’ button.
- The session is a good recharge and a reminder of leadership concepts I can always benefit from hearing again.
Accommodations
The 2021 program is scheduled to take place in person at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore. Alumnae are invited to join us for a reception with the current BMLI classes on the evening of Wednesday, November 17. Follow this link to reserve your room and enter promo code 211116WIC to receive the WICT rate.
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Complimentary Webinar for WICT Executive Level Members
Reconnecting with Resilience℠: From Uncertainty to Metamorphosis
Part of the Executive Level Distance Learning Series
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
We learned much during the pandemic, perhaps most especially the need to be flexible and resilient as we adapted to new and challenging situations.
As we start to re-emerge, we are beginning to understand that resilience is about more than just bouncing back. It’s about springing forward, professionally and personally.
In this inspiring and dynamic online session, packed with actionable tools, you will learn about the three resilience spheres – individual, team, and organization – and how to:
- Cultivate your own leadership resilience capacity, particularly when business is brisk and everyone on your team, including you, is tapped out.
- Create a resilience toolkit that is tailored specifically to you.
- Identify the key resilience ingredients that build your muscles of adaptability and recharge your batteries.
- Build and lead resilient teams that pivot and perform under pressure.
- Harness the chaos of change and innovate within it.
- Grow a resilient organization that is forward-looking, market responsive and able to adapt swiftly.
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Sarah Levitt
Author, Magnificent Leadership
As a strategic guide to the C-suite, Sarah Levitt brings out the very best in the very best executives in the world. She applies keen insight, wit and more than 20 years of business experience to her work with executives and senior leadership teams. She consults and speaks to a broad range of clients, including Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Deloitte, BASF Corporation, Caterpillar, Ultimate Software, William and Mary University, Skanska, and National Association of Corporate Treasurers.
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WICT gratefully acknowledges the Walter Kaitz Foundation
as the Exclusive Sponsor of the
Executive Level Distance Learning Series
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This webinar is free to all Executive Level members.
Not sure about your membership level?
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WICT’s Tech It Out Initiative premiered in 2009 with the goal of creating strong women leaders in technology, while also raising awareness about the vast opportunities for women in the tech fields within our industry. A growing body of research shows that strengthening gender diversity fosters innovation and improves the bottom line. Programs like Tech It Out give our stakeholders tools they need to keep pace with the latest advances in technology while connecting them with industry leaders and pioneers.
In 2021, WICT Global is proud to partner with the WICT Southern California Chapter to co-host the virtual program, Move Forward. Be Bold. Participants will hear from inspiring leaders in production, big data, advertising, augmented reality and streaming who play critical roles in shaping the media landscape through cutting edge advancements in technology.
Registration will open soon on the WICT Southern California website.
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Connect With us Online
Follow @WICTHQ on social media (we’re active on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for the latest news on gender diversity in the workplace, leadership development and productivity tips, programming updates and diversity, equity and inclusion data.
Below are some sample posts from Twitter (left) and Instagram (right). Make sure to follow us online for more valuable tips and updates.
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