Our Mission is to provide an inspiring international environment for professional development, learning, connecting and sharing with colleagues, experienced expert speakers and business leaders. And to have fun doing it! The One day Career advancement event includes interactive workshops and speakers focusing on practical, relevant professional skills that are critical when assuming leadership positions. Enjoy a full day all about YOU and your professional success!

Registration

Standard Registration (members and non-members): www.europeanpwn.net/spain
Go to "Events" and click on the Career Day Event on the Sept.17 date. A dialogue box opens and you will be taken to the secure payment platform.

Special Registration for attendees from Supporting Entities :
Via email to: careerdayepwnspain@gmail.com
These bookings (both free attendees and special prices attendees) will be managed manually by the Career Day Coordinating Team.

Agenda

Date: September 17, 2009 - 9.30-19.30 (cocktail to follow)

Venue: Auditorio Rafael Del Pino - c/ Rafael Calvo, 39-A - Madrid

Pricing and participants: 55 euros for members full session, lunch, cocktails, and 75 euros for early registrants-non members, 95 for non members, late registration.

9:00-9:30 - Registration
Open to women and men in business

Registration, coffee.

9:30 – 11:15 - Large Group Plenary Session – Inspiration & Empowerment

Welcome by Maria del Pino (Ferrovial Board Member and President of Fundación Rafael del Pino)
Introduction to EuropeanPWN – Marijo Bos (President EuropeanPWN Spain.MD, Bos Advisors )

Session 0101A

Ana María Llopis – Founder & Chairman Ideas4all.com, Past or present Board member British American Tobacco, ABN AMRO. Former CEO Open Bank, Santander and member of the former Commission for Unified Corporate Governance Code – CNMV
Avivah Wittenburg-Cox – Why Women Mean Business – EuropeanPWN Founder in 2000, Pres. Founder 20-First

11:30 – 13:15 - Parallel workshops.
Career Building Topics

Session 0103W2

Networking & Visibility – It’s more than what you know, it’s who knows you.

Speakers:
- Margarita de Cos – Major Donors WWF
- Javier Celaya – Web 2.0 expert
- Elena Gil García – Director Education & Environment - Obra Social Caja Madrid

Moderator:
- Sonia Fernández (Grl.Mgr.Match.com & author of book "Dos Grados: Networking- Cultiva tu red virtual de contactos”)

Session 0104W3

Power of Mentoring, Coaching and Career Success. – how, who, why.

Speakers:
- Marisa Selfa General Director,Cortefiel
- Blanca Gómez Coca-Cola European Union - Group Diversity Director
- María Fe Benito - Alcatel Lucent - Talent Development Director-HR Iberia
- Peninah Thomson – Leader FTSE 100 cross gender mentoring program; Author, A Women’s Place is in the Boardroom.

13:30 – 15:00 - Standing –Interactive Networking Lunch

Session 0201A

Sponsor: Nokia
Digital Natives Game-- How much do you know about technology, web 2.0, online tools & trends that can support your personal branding, networking and business?

Moderator:
Javier Rodriguez Zapatero – President Google -Spain
Olga San Jacinto - Manging Director Google Finance and Local – Spain

15:15 – 17:00 –Parallel Workshops - Career Advancement topics

Session 0301W1

Topic: Negotiation & Persuasion skills – across Genders and Cultures.

Learn techniques and tools from 3 executives who use negotiating skills daily in their roles with clients, vendors, corporate and more. Understanding how different cultures alter the outcome is key to a succesfull negotiation. How can the ability to negotiate and ask for more impact your professional success?

Speakers
- Mieke Damen - VP Operations Mexx Europe

- Félix del Barrio Cruz - General Manager, Oracle Ibérica.

- Ana Lledo -Product Marketing, Customer Design Solutions Director, BT Spain

Session 0302W2

Topic: More Women on Executive Committees and at the top - Tools to support women in leadership.

Sponsor: Línea Directa

Speakers
- Eva Castillo - Senior VP, Head of Global Wealth Mgmt, Merrill Lynch EMEA, & Board Member of Telefónica
- Gabriele Burgio – Executive President of NH Hotels
- Mirella Visser - President EuropeanPWN, Inclusive Leadership.
- Brigitte Dumon - Senior VP Group HR Development and Performance - Orange

Moderator:
- Peninah Thomson – Partner, Praesta; Co-Author “A Women’s Place is in the Boardroom”

17:15 – 18:15 - Break through Barriers and Create Opportunities
SESSION open to ALL

Session 0303A

-Dr. Mario Alonso Puig – PhD and Surgeon, Fellow of the Harvard University, author “Living is an Urgent Matter” and expert speaker on leadership, creativity and life.

18:15 – 18:30 - CLOSING SESSION open to ALL

Session 0401A

CLOSING AND WHAT NEXT – Marijo Bos (President EuropeanPWN Spain)

18:30 – 19:30 -Cocktail

Session 0402A

Sponsor: Coca Cola
Cocktail Event in collaboration with another large mix-gender business group´s.