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Manhattanville College’s Third Annual Women’s Leadership Summit Set for June 8
Influential Womens' Executive Networking and Educational Summit Grows Annually
Purchase, NY, May 4, 2017 -- Manhattanville College’s annual “Women’s Leadership Summit,” this year to be held on June 8, 2017, has emerged as a highly influential networking and professional development conference in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut for professional women who are developing their leadership style and embracing their power and status.
“Three years ago, the first summit drew 101 women and last year 150 women attended,” said Kathryn Meany, director of Manhattanville’s Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), (https://www.mville.edu/programs/womens-leadership-institute), which is within the college’s School of Business. “We anticipate further growth this year, and we are especially excited about the level of excellence of the presenters at this day-long summit, titled ‘Pursue Your Dreams’.”
Keynote speakers at the 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. conference are: Andrea Gilman, SVP, Business Transformation and Franchise Development at Mastercard; and Jennifer Howland, Executive, Pathways Program, IBM.
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Special Presentations include: Don’t Leave Home Without Your Leadership Roadmap, featuring David Severance, Advanced Development Services; Field of Dreams, Lunch Panel, with moderator Heidi Fuhrman, JD, Manhattanville Board of Trustees; and Fast Forward: Know Your Power and Purpose, with Kim Azzarelli, Seneca Point Global.
Some of the issues to be addressed by keynote speakers and presenters are: defining one’s leadership framework, shaping dreams by exercising leadership and power, and exploring power and finding purpose. A networking reception will be held after the conference, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. More information and registration: http://community.mville.edu/msb and 914.323.1482.
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About Manhattanville College:
Manhattanville College (www.mville.edu) is an independent, co-educational liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence and social and civic action. Manhattanville prepares students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community. Located just 30 minutes from New York City, Manhattanville serves 1,800 undergraduate students and over 1,000 graduate students from more than 50 countries and 40 states. Founded in 1841, the College offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate areas of study in the arts and sciences, education, business, creative writing, as well as continuing and executive education programs.
Photo: Attendees of 2016 Women’s Leadership Summit.
