Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT) Agenda below.
| 9:00 a.m. | Registration/Coffee |
| 9:30 a.m. | Intro – Why "Power Habits?" |
| 9:40 a.m. | Networking In The Real World - Networking is a skill, and most people don’t have it. This panel will discuss what to do...and more importantly, what not to do. Rachel Sklar (Moderator) - Nicole Sanchez, Kate Gardiner, Nisha Chittal, Alison Gelles |
| 10:10 a.m. | Talk to People Who Aren't Like You - You can learn a lot from people who are - gasp! - different. Our panelists know that, and will explain why this is a competitive advantage. Elizabeth Plank (Moderator) - Adaora Udoji, Tereza Nemessanyi, Bridget Todd |
| 10:40 a.m. | Starting From the Bottom - How do you build a winning team - and by extension, a winning company - from scratch? The Muse's Kathryn Minshew talks with Bustle's Kate Ward on what it takes to build a so-called overnight success. |
| 11:10 a.m. | Be the Disrupter, Not the Dinosaur - Jill Abramson in Conversation with Anna Holmes Keynote discussion on creation, innovation and reinvention with two media pioneers. |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:00 p.m. | Money, Money, Money (Getting It/Keeping It) - Do you have money? Do you know what to do with it? Do you have a plan for saving it, growing it, and keeping it? Are these questions making you sweat a little bit? Fear not! Actually talking about money is an essential part of having it. Amanda Clayman and Jane Barratt |
| 1:30 p.m. | Women in Power: How to be the Boss - Here’s a good habit: Feeling comfortable with your power. And then using it to get things done. Jessica Bennett (Moderator) - Amanda Steinberg, Christina Wallace, Jen Bekman, Jocelyn Leavitt |
| 2:00 p.m. | Guerilla Marketing on a Budget (plus Myths, Norms and Best Practices) - You've made something great - now you've got to get people to know about it. Next you've got to get people to care about it. Elisa Kreisinger (Moderator) - Naama Bloom, Vivian Rosenthal 2:30p – BREAK |
| 2:45 p.m. | How To Write Good - Writing- it's not just for writers anymore. In the age of email, Twitter and Facebook writing is the new handshake and emailsign-offs are the new office culture. Everyone is now a journalist and editor and the publication is your public self. Here, learn how to do it right (or at least better). Lea Goldman (moderator) - Jo Piazza, Alex Finkel |
| 3:15 p.m. | The 24/7 Game Face - In this world of blended personal and professional relationships, insta-broadcast and perma-self-branding, you are always on. This session will help you maximize your presentation skills across all of it by Compelling People author and communications coach John Neffinger. |
| 3:35 p.m. | Show Some Underbelly: The Professional Power of Personal Vulnerability Everyone glorifies risk-taking in business, but sometimes the biggest risk seems to be admitting you actually have feelings. Sally Kohn explores why it's way riskier not to. |
| 4:15 p.m. | Own Your Narrative: How to Tell Your Story (Your Way) - Maybe the most powerful power habit out there - defining who you are, where you came from, and where you're going. Ashley C. Ford (Moderator) - Rebecca Soffer, Lacey Schwartz, Rebecca Odes |
| 4:45 p.m. | Negotiation- How to Get What You Want (and What You Need) - Negotiation is an art, but also a science. |
| 5:15 p.m. | And After All That…Finding the Off Switch - Oh, it sounds so easy. Turn off! Chill out! Stand down! But where is that switch, and how do we flip it in our 24/7 game face world? And - what happens when we don't? This panel discusses the very real problem of burnout (and why unplugging is an act of sanity-preserving self-care). Paula Froelich (Moderator) - Glynnis MacNicol, Bea Arthur |
| 5:45 p.m. | Close - Making Power A Habit |
| 6:00 p.m. | COCKTAIL HOUR - Sponsored by Bustle |
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