2020 Summit
2020 Summit
This year’s theme was Owning the ‘Change’ Reaction. Although we were not able to gather in the beautiful Chicago offices of McDermott Will & Emery as planned, we were pleased to embrace the theme of Change with our first-ever virtual women’s bar leadership Summit.
AGENDA
3:00 PM (CT)
GOOD Guys Event: Male Allies Owning the ‘Change’ Reaction
Moderator: Teresa Beck, Co-Chair of CA Litigation, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Presenter: Steve Velkei, Partner, Baute Crochetiere Hartley & Velkei LLP
4:00 PM (CT)
Welcome Reception
FRIDAY, JULY 31
11:00 AM (CT)
Welcome
Jeanne Marie Clavere, President NCWBA, 2019-2020
Opening Remarks and Induction of 2020-2021 Officers and Directors
11:40 AM (CT)
Women Founders and Leadership in Attorney Associations
Moderator: S. Claire Gibson, Gibson Law
Panelists: Mary Reding Smith, co-founder of Military Spouse JD Network, Moya O’Connor, founder of the New York Caribbean Attorney Network and Michelle Browning Coughlin founder of Mother’s Esquire.
12:50 PM (CT)
Keynote Speaker
Kori Carew, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Seyfarth
1:40 PM (CT)
19th Amendment 100th Anniversary
Presenter: Andrea Kramer, Kramer Law PLLC
2:00 PM (CT)
Finding Ease During Uncertainty
Jeena Cho, Attorney and Author
2:20 PM (CT)
Tech Tips for Change
2:50 PM (CT)
Attrition of Senior Women Attorneys
3:30 PM (CT)
Best Practices from Member Organizations
3:50 PM (CT)
Conversation with a Changemaker
Moderator: Sheila M. Willis
4:30 PM (CT)
Networking Break-Out Sessions Commence
Join us for an opportunity to network in virtual small groups for various breakout sessions. Attendees will have the option to choose from several sessions with varying topics and time slots. Sign-up will be open in July.
For the full agenda, click here.
To learn more about our speakers, click here.