Announced 2010 Keynotes Include:

	Ellen Alemany is chairman and chief executive officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and RBS Americas. In 2009, Forbes magazine named her one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.  Read more
	Eve Ensler, playwright, performer and activist, is the author of the highly successful play, “The Vagina Monologues” and creator of V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Read more
	Mae C. Jemison, M.D., blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992 as the world's first woman of color to go into space. The founder and president of two technology companies, she also founded and chairs The Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, which hosts an annual international science camp. Read more

We are thrilled to welcome UPMC Health Plan and Citizens Bank as the Co-Presenting Sponsors of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women. See all sponsors

Bonnie St. John
Consultant, Olympic athlete, Rhodes Scholar, best-selling author, White House official and amputee

Tory Johnson
Founder of Women For Hire, workplace contributor on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and bestselling author

Irene Chang Britt
President, North American Foodservice, Campbell’s Soup

Judy Belmont
Author, The Swiss Cheese of Life Theory

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• Your Time is Now! Turnaround Techniques for Your Career and Life
• Strategies to Achieve Balance in a Wired World: How to Turn It Off
• Unleashing Your Financial Freedom
• The Impacts of Today’s Economy on Your Health
• The Resilient Leader
• Courting Boards: Strategies for Getting a Seat at the Table

The Women's Small Business Association is proud to present Women's Small Business Week, including its signature summer conference "7 Steps to a Highly Successful You" and the annual awards luncheon, "Honoring Extraordinary Women." Free webinars from accomplished national speakers will also be open to the public during the week. WSBA’s Small Business Week runs the week of July 12-16.
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Beyond Fashion-Forward: What Women Aren't Being Told About Executive Presence
By Susan L. Colantuono

Fashionistas would have women believe that what we wear, the accessories we use and how we look are keys to executive presence. Why? Because that’s how they sell products -- and most of us know by now that women make or influence 85% of all consumer purchases. But in the context of executive presence, this emphasis on personal appearance leads women astray. Appearance isn’t the same as executive presence. Presentation skills aren’t the sole factor in executive presence. And, further, executive presence is different from personal presence. So what aren't women being told about executive presence?
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