Women's Student Association Hosts Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference
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BOSTON — The Harvard Business School Women's Student Association held its 18th annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference on Saturday, January24th, drawing together more than 500 women, including students from Harvard University and other Boston schools, HBS alumnae and faculty, distinguished business leaders, and community members. One of the biggest conferences held on the Harvard Business School campus, the event explored the opportunities and challenges women face in today's business world. 
Participants during the "Power Couples: How To Manage a Relationship with your Working Spouse" panel.
Photo: Yao Li (HBS 2009)
This year's keynote speakers were:
The event included many panel discussions running simultaneously throughout the day that explored a wide variety of industries (e.g., asset management, healthcare, retail, social entrepreneurship, technology) and general interest trends (diversity, communication skills, working abroad). Participants also interacted with one another and the panelists during networking lunches. 
The "Marketing: The Evolving Role of Consumer-Generated Content" included (left to right) Gay Gaddis, The Think Tank (T3), founder and CEO; Analisa Balares (MBA '05), Womensphere founder and CEO; Dorothee Fisher YouTube, Global Partner Marketing Manager; Stacy Taffet (MBA '07), Pepsi Associate Brand Manager for Aquafina; and Pamela Codispoti (MBA '93), American Express, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Cobrand Partnerships Division. Photo: Yao Li (HBS 2009) "The Dynamic Women in Business Conference is the Women's Student Association's (WSA's) biggest event, and this year was a great success," said Grace Licorish (HBS 2009), Director of Conference Marketing, Webmaster. "We introduced a number of new conference features, including a lunch keynote address, 'make unders' performed by Bare Escentuals, and a live twitter feed on the WSA Conference Website." 
HBS Assistant Professor Mukti Khairemoderated the "Entrepreneurship: Taking the Plunge: Starting a Venture" panel. Photo: Yao Li (HBS 2009) About the Women's Student Association |
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