(press release)
Rochester Women’s Network will host its 11th Annual Business Conference, “Powering the Economy through Leadership and Innovation: Discovering What You Have That the Regional Economy Needs” on Friday, November 3rd at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. Details and registration are available at the RWN web site or by calling 585.271.4182.

The conference will focus on where the regional economy is headed and how to prepare for and take advantage of emerging business and career opportunities.

• Keynote speaker Gay Gilbert, Administrator for the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Workforce Development and point person for the WIRED Finger Lakes Partnership - a Federal initiative to help stimulate the regional economy - will discuss what the USDOL envisions for our region and provide the framework for the day.
• Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive, will offer her perspective on the opportunities that the WIRED initiative brings to our community during the plenary session.
• Robert Duffy, Mayor of the City of Rochester, will wrap-up the day and share his thoughts on putting the ideas generated during
  the Conference to work.

Choose three sessions from Concurrent Workshops that offer something for everyone in the business arena, from business owners to senior managers and executives as well as individuals seeking to advance their careers. Topics include:

• Winning Strategies to Hire, Retain and Motivate the Best and Brightest
• Getting the Job You Want: How to Evaluate, Market and Enhance Your Skills
• Starting and/or Growing a Business in a Challenging Economy
• All About Industry Clusters: Becoming Successful with the Company You Keep
• Making a Flat World Work for You: Embracing Tomorrow’s Technology Today
• Flexible Workforce: A Creative Approach
• Social Entrepreneurship: The Triple Bottom Line
• Building an Education Bridge to Your Future
• Hot Jobs in a Cool Economy
• Smart Customer Service Drives Business Success
• The Power of Networking

Conference admission also includes the RWN Up & Coming Businesswomen’s Awards Luncheon recognizing 15 women on the “fast track” who have demonstrated professional and career leadership potential. [Editor's Note: Amy Castronova, president of Novatech and STC-Rochester Chapter VP, is one of the honorees.] The luncheon program will feature remarks by Germaine Knapp, President of Sojourner House and recipient of RWN’s 2006 “W” Award. Wrap up the day at the WIRED networking wine and cheese reception. Planned breaks throughout the day offer ample time to visit the Exhibitors’ Marketplace which features products and services geared toward professionals, as well as time to network with one another.

Brochure and registration form

Register online or call 585.271.4182 for more nformation.

Special thanks to RWN Business Conference sponsors!

• Presenting Sponsor: Preferred Care
• Supporting Sponsors: Rochester Woman Magazine; MIKAREN Interactive, Video and Design; Democrat and Chronicle; Rochester Institute of Technology, E. Philip Saunders College of Business; My Digital Office; WIRED, Finger Lakes Partnership; Constellation Brands; Davie, Kaplan, Chapman and Braverman, P.C.; ESL Federal Credit Union; Paychex; Advantage Professionals; The Summit Federal Credit Union

Sincerely,
Deborah Stendardi, Conference Chairperson & Mary Peters,
Executive Director Rochester Women’s Network
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