The 2007 Annual IBPW Conference is Around the Corner:

Indian Business and Professional Women (IBPW) are proud to invite men and women for a dynamic and hands-on career workshop with industry luminaries. Panelists will discuss career trends, success strategies, career transitions, leadership and communication skills, networking, and work-life balance. Following the panel discussion, attendees will benefit from intimate “mentoring” round-table discussions with the speakers.

Panels:

1. Succeeding in Corporate America
2. Women in Leadership
3. Minorities in Public Office
4. Career Transition Strategies and Personal Branding

Keynotes:

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gloria Duffy, President and CEO of the Commonwealth Club of California, will be our keynote speaker. The Commonwealth Club is the nation's largest and oldest civic forum. Among other previous leadership roles, Gloria served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration.
Closing Keynote will be delivered by Michele Bolton, Principal Partner & co-founder of ExecutivEdge of Silicon Valley, LLC.

Panelists and Mentors:

• Deepika Bajaj, President, Invincibelle, Inc.
• Annie Dandavati-Chandra, Former Chair, Commission on Status of Women
• Cindy Chavez, Former Vice Mayor, City of San Jose
• Paul Fong, Trustee Foothill-De Anza Community College District
• Jean Fuller, CEO Fuller Consulting
• Pragati Grover, Board of Trustees Member, Saratoga Union School District
• Saima Hasan, Senior, Stanford University
• Alka Jarvis, Sr. Manager, Quality, Cisco Systems
• Shami Khorana, President, HCL America
• Lata Krishnan, President, American India Foundation
• Otto Lee, Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
• Jamie McLeod, Council Member, City of Santa Clara
• Ajay Mirwani, Speaker-Author-Mentor-Technologist
• Anu Natarajan, Council Member, City of Fremont
• Indu Navar, Founder and CEO, Serus Corporation
• Neerja Raman, Senior Research Fellow, Stanford University
• Nithya Ruff, High Technology Executive
• Dilip Saraf, Author and Career Coach

Day and Date: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007

Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Registration begins at 9 am, Program begins at 9:30am)

Location:
Holiday Inn San Jose
1740 North First Street,  
San Jose, California, USA 95112  
Tel: 408 793 3300   
Conference Center: Mediterranean Center

Cost:

Standard Pre-registration: $30 per attendee;

Special Student Registration: $15; Contact Kulvinder Kaur (kaur_kulvinder@yahoo.com)

Onsite Registration: $35 per attendee

Register Online:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=139523

Information and Questions:

Ongoing Updates at IBPW.net and Questions to info@ibpw.net or call 408-956-9115