2009 American Express Women & Business
Conference
and Wells Fargo Athena Awards Luncheon
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Women & Business
Conference Sponsored by AMERICAN
EXPRESS
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration, a light breakfast, and exhibit booths open
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Opening
Keynote Session Sponsored by MOUNTAIN
AMERICA CREDIT UNION AMERICAN EXPRESS WOMEN & BUSINESS
CONFERENCE
OPENING SESSION
Matt
Townsend REAL Relationships, Real Results
Gain more power in both personal and business relationships by learning to meet the 7 Basic Needs of all Enduring Relationships. Learning to build trust within your important relationships happens as you understand and respond to the basic needs of others, whether in a work environment or at home. Learning to read the emotions of others and knowing how to respond also brings greater productivity and success. Relationship expert, Matt Townsend teaches powerful principles for REAL Relationships that help you get Real Results!
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9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Exhibitor
Display
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Morning
During the first session, guests will be invited to pick from
one of three different tracks.
FINANCIAL Robin
Rockwood, Vice President, Community Perspectives, Salt Lake City Branch Manager, Federal Reserve Bank Demystifying the Fed: Who are those guys and how do they affect me?
Have you been hearing a lot about the Federal Reserve lately and wondering who are they really? Come and get an insider’s view about the U. S. Central Bank, why it matters and how it impacts your day-to-day life.
BUSINESS
Emily Hoffman, Master Trainer, Vital Smarts Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
Creating substantial change is a constant struggle for organizations and individuals. We often lack the skills to influence the behaviors that don’t produce the results we want. In this workshop you will learn to successfully lead change initiatives, diagnose the real causes behind problems and create real solutions, transform corporate culture and influence behavior across the organization with or without formal authority.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Kimberly Kniveton, Ascent Coaching & Consulting 5 Principles of Transformation…Or how to have your Best Year Yet!
Today many individuals and organizations are going through tremendous upheaval. While we typically face change when trying to achieve results, many of us and our organizations are facing performance disruptions. This requires a new way of thinking about how to achieve results as the old way of working through change doesn’t pay off. This interactive presentation looks at five simple principles of transformation that individuals and organizations CAN do, despite what is happening around them in order to achieve their Best Year Yet.
2009 Athena Awards Presentation honoring the 2009 Athena Award Recipient Chris Redgrave
2009 Pathfinder Award Recipients: Shauna Bona, McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc. Diana Kirk, Zions Bank Judy Reese, Gastronomy, Inc. Lynne Ward, Utah Educational Savings Plan
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Afternoon
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Roger Slater, Bureau of Reclamation Wowing them in the Interview!
Whether you are looking for a new job or just looking for new ways to advance in your current job, this workshop is for you. Learn what to say and when to say it to get them to choose you!!! Presentation
SALES
Cary White, The Sales Compass The Hidden Truths, Why Top Sales Professionals Succeed
Workshop Description: All the top sales professionals know ‘The Hidden Truths’. They understand how to use them to better their sales careers and more importantly their lives. In this enlightening session, you will discover that ‘The Hidden Truths’ are not really hidden. They have always been inside you just waiting to be discovered. Find out what you can do to make ‘The Hidden Truth’s come alive for you!
WORK LIFE BALANCE
Marie Ricks, Author Organize as You Go, Successful Skills for Personal and Professional Productivity
Get more organized! Make a difference in your personal life and your career. Find out how to get 10% more time each and every day. This personal and professional organization workshop will discuss the skills which have proven valuable to increase productivity, reduce mistakes, and gain a more organized life.
Why do we use the word human nature? What do we mean by nature?
What does it mean when we say someone has a natural gift?
Where does this gift come from? Are you living true to your nature?
Best-selling author Carol Tuttle and four guest panelists representing their Dominant Energy Types will share compelling and life changing answers to these questions and more as they reveal what they have learned about who they are and how they manifest their authentic selves. Join us for this enlightening and thought provoking discussion. After this session you are bound to change the way you experience yourself and others in a very empowering way.
2009 ATHENA AWARDS LUNCHEON 
CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION
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