Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers - New York
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Berkeley College
12 East 41st Street New York, NY 10017Description
In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, Berkeley College will host a special event that includes panel discussions with prominent women leaders in New York. Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers is part of a global initiative to elevate the voices of women on key issues. The event will focus on strategies for empowering women economically and politically, incubating the future of women entrepreneurs, and other important issues.
The audience will be comprised of more than 100 students, faculty, business leaders and media professionals. There is no cost to attend. Berkeley College will collect gently worn business clothing for a student Career Closet at the event.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Berkeley College
12 East 41st Street
New York, NY
8 a.m. – Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Keynote Address and Panels
Livestream – https://livestream.com/accounts/18082567/events/8351138
Following the program there will be a Lunch and Learn business workshop to help attendees establish their brand, develop a business pitch, and learn about resources for capital.
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth de León Bhargava, Esq., Deputy Secretary for Labor and Workforce, New York State
Panelists include:
• Angela Harrington, Vice President, Communications and External Relations, Berkeley College
• Shelly Jones Jennings, Vice President and Director of Digital, Earl G. Graves, Ltd./BLACK ENTERPRISE
• Vicky Llerena, CEO, Social Vibes Media
• Tendai NDoro, PhD, Regional Director, New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
• Cristyne Nicholas, CEO, Nicholas & Lence Communications
• Nancy Ploeger, Executive Director and Secretary, IWEC, The International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Foundation
• Nancy Robles-Guess, Executive Vice President, Operations and Compliance Officer, Eastern Funding LLC
• Angie Tang, Board Trustee, Berkeley College, and Impact Investing Advisor
• Amy Soricelli, Vice President, Career Services, Berkeley College
• Syleecia Thompson, DBA, Entertainment Manager and Brand Strategist, DYG Management Group, and Professor, Management, Berkeley College Larry L. Luing School of Business
• Elizabeth Velez, President, The Velez Organization
• Elana Zolfo, EdD, Dean, Larry L. Luing School of Business
Opening Remarks: Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College
Student Speaker: Oslene Johnson, Marketing Communications, Berkeley College
More Information: A New Jersey Women’s Entrepreneurship Week panel will be held on October 18 at Berkeley College in Woodbridge, NJ. For more information, contact Kelly Depsee, Director, Communications and External Relations, at KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu
Join the Conversation: @BerkeleyCollege #WEW2018
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A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls more than 7,100 students – including more than 440 international students – in its Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business®, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies and the School of Liberal Arts. The School of Graduate Studies offers an MBA in Management online and in Woodland Park, NJ.
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