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When: Fri March 12, 2010 7:30 am
Organization: Boston Business Journal
Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Speaker(s): Variety of speakers
Join the BBJ for the first ever Advancing Women breakfast. The morning will include a keynote address, a panel of business women will share their views on advancing the cause of women in the workplace and two Advancing Women Awards. Keynote Speaker: Myra Hart Myra Hart is a member of the Diana Group, a research team of five professors who collaborate in the investigation of the unique challenges and opportunities of female entrepreneurs. She and her colleagues have co-authored Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High Growth Businesses, Women Business Owners and Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled, and Gatekeepers of Venture Growth: A Diana Project Report on the Role and Participation of Women in the Venture Capital Industry, as well as numerous journal articles, reports, and two edited books. Myra has been named to the Hall of Fame by Enterprising Women, CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization) and the New England Business and Technology Association. Panel Discussion Women CEO's: Their path to the top and what they learned along the way Sheila Marcelo, Founder and CEO, Care.com Beth Williams, President and CEO, Roxbury Technology Corporation Other Panelists TBD Advancing Women Awards Toni Wolfman, Executive in Residence, Bentley's Women's Leadership Institute Evelyn F. Murphy, President, The WAGE Project, Inc.