The Central Exchange Women's Lyceum

The Central Exchange, together with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, is proud to bring you two nationally recognized change-makers, both recognized on Fortune magazine's list of The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.  According to Fortune, these women "don't just run things - they build them."

 

Pat Russo, chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies (Fortune's #14), will kick off the conference as our breakfast keynote speaker.  Our luncheon keynote, Amy Woods Brinkley, chief risk officer, Bank of America is touted by US Banker as the third most powerful woman in the banking industry and ranks #19 on the Fortune list.

 

Our closing speaker is Paralympic silver medalist Bonnie St. John, who NBC Nightly News selected as "one of the five most inspiring women in America."  A motivational speaker and author, her accomplishments include an honors degree from Harvard, a Rhodes scholarship, multiple awards for her innovations as a sales representative for IBM, and a position on the White House National Economic Council.

 

Breakout sessions will include national experts to help you deal with specific challenges both at work and in your personal life.

 

Building Powerful Networks:  Brian Uzzi, professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

 

Becoming a Better Negotiator:  Deborah Kolb, professor at SImmons College in Boston

 

Thinking in Future Tense:  Jennifer James, Ph.D., anthropolgist and author

 

Growing Younger by the Day: Victoria Moran, author and motivator

 

Check out these GREAT Registration Prices!

 

Early bird registration by Monday, April 18 - $225 CX members; $249 Non-members; After April 18 - $249 CX members; $275 non-members.

 

501(c)(3) organizations with budgets less than $1million receive discount rates of $145.  Gift made possible by CX originating member Beth K. Smith. 

 

To add your name to the Women's Lyceum Mailing List, e-mail: lyceum "at" centralexchange.org or call 816-471-7560.