NY Times best-selling author, It’s Your Ship

senior advisor to the executive director of UN Women and head of the

#HeForShe Global Movement

MIKE ABRASHOFF

ELIZ

ABETH NYAMAYARO

DEC 7, 2016

BOSTON CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTER

12:30 pm Arrival &

Registration

1:00 pm WelcomeKeynote Address

1:50 pmNetworking

Break

2:15 pmBreakout Session

Workshops

4:00 pmWine

Reception and Networking

Break

4:15 pmClosing Keynote

Call to Action

SUMMIT OVERVIEW

An analysis of the 1,500 Standard & Poor’s companies over 15 years found that the

more women firms had in top management, the more market value they gener-

ated. With such definitive data, why have companies found it so difficult to take

action and address the gender and diversity gaps within their organizations?

We don’t have to wait for C-Level mandates to take action. Mid-level manag-

ers have the power to change the landscape and foster a culture where pow-

er is shared more equitably, where more employees have access to critical

opportunities and advance to leadership roles and where everyone can make

contributions and drive business success.

To help companies tackle these issues, the Massachusetts Conference for

Women is convening the second annual “Workplaces that Work” Summit.

The Summit offers the most cost effective and time efficient way to gain ac-

cess to the nation’s top strategists on these issues. Our content is not theory

based – it is structured around real and current challenges managers face

while trying to improve their group’s performance.

Power in organizations is shared across a largely male network resulting in deep gaps in pay and job-level for equally skilled and ambitious women employees.

Everyone knows that a diverse workforce unlocks innovation and drives market growth, yet many managers continue to ignore the facts to the detriment of their bottom line.

Gender equality doesn’t just affect women!

Judge and compensate everyone by the same standard, provide equal advancement opportunities for women and men, and ulti-mately build stronger businesses and bottom line results.

Make diverse staffing a business imperative required at all levels from all managers.

Women AND men work together to create a workplace that works for everyone!

PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

Our approach is geared toward action. It will challenge participants to think differently about staffing and create a workplace that evaluates, compen-sates and offers opportunities for everyone by the same standard.

1:00 PM GENERAL SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING ROOM 210

WELCOME REMARKS ALISON QUIRK, EVP, chief of human resources and corporate citizenship, State Street Corporation and board member, Massachusetts Conference for Women

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Organizational Transformation FEATURING MIKE ABRASHOFF, NY Times best-selling author, It’s Your Ship Mike Abrashoff developed a reputation across the entire navy as the “go to” person to

solve personnel problems where he represented 80 ships of the US Atlantic Fleet and worked with Commanding Officers to get the best possible officers assigned to their ships. Over the years, both experience and research proved that ships that had more diverse leadership teams also achieved higher levels of performance – ultimately the make-up of an organization should roughly mirror the make-up of the workforce to achieve optimal results. Abrashoff faced his biggest challenge when he got assigned to the USS Benfold; the first ship to accommodate both men AND women and had achieved a dismal record on the integration. In this riveting keynote, Abrashoff will talk about this experience, best practices and lessons learned, the actions he set into place and ultimately share how the ship went from near worst in the Pacific Fleet to being named the best. Attendees will learn the value of creating an inclusive team comprised of diverse backgrounds and will be asked to push their comfort zones to identify concrete takeaways to implement and make positive changes within their organization.

1:50 PM NETWORKING BREAK

2:15-4:00 PM

BREAKOUT WORKSHOP: Pioneering Equity through Gender PartnershipFEATURED CASE STUDY ON PROCTER AND GAMBLE GENDER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Led by a subject matter expert and featuring a case study executive to share real-life

examples, each workshop offers collaborative strategies relevant across genders to achieve inclusion critical in pioneering equity and creating workplaces that work for everyone. Using a blend of research-and-practice based insights and applications relevant for the work setting, attendees will explore unique gender specific challenges facing leaders as individuals and managers, learn how assumptions and work culture influence efforts to advance women and identify hurdles to men’s engagement in workplace inclusion. Interactive small group activities will join together men and women to allow for a common understanding of today’s current work environment and culture. Participants will focus on developing skills to build inclusive and equitable workplaces through role-plays that practice empathetic and active listening, identifying and interrupting bias and/or exclusionary behavior and working across differences. Offering a safe forum to listen, learn and engage with experts and peers, participants will leave with concrete takeaways to:

• Build a business case to engage men as advocates for change within their organization and ultimately sell this internally;

• Recruit, retain and promote in a way that offers equitable opportunities for women;• Foster a culture where power is shared more equitably and ensure all ideas are

heard and considered;• Ways to form closer ties across gender and partner together more effectively.

SUMMIT PROGRAMMING

BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS AND ROOM ASSIGNMENTS:

MEETING ROOM 205B/C SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: JULIE S. NUGENT, vice president & center leader, Catalyst Research Center for Corporate PracticeFACILITATOR: DEB PINE, executive director, Center for Women and Business, Bentley University MEETING ROOM 258 SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: HEATHER FOUST-CUMMINGS, leader, Catalyst Research Center for Equity in Business LeadershipFACILITATOR: MARCO IRIZARRY, global manager diversity & inclusion, Akamai MEETING ROOM 205ASUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: SARAH DINOLFO, director of research, Catalyst Advancing Leader Effectiveness Research CenterFACILITATOR: CHRISTINA DEGROOTE, vice president and treasurer, Suffolk Construction

4:00 PM WINE RECEPTION AND NETWORKING BREAK

4:15 PM GENERAL SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEETING ROOM 210

WELCOME BACK REMARKS ALISON QUIRK, EVP, chief of human resources and corporate citizenship, State Street Corporation and board member, Massachusetts Conference for Women

CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS & CALL TO ACTION:Join the Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality in the WorkplaceFEATURING ELIZABETH NYAMAYARO, senior advisor to the executive director of UN Women and head of the #HeForShe Global Movement Around the world, many women struggle for equality – not just in the workplace, but

shockingly even in basic matters like having the right to drive and to marry when and whom they choose. Gender inequality is an issue that affects all genders and societal issues can’t be solved with only half of society. That’s why we ALL need to address these issues as allies united for change – but how? Meet Elizabeth Nyamayaro, the driving force behind the groundbreaking HeForShe movement, which created over 2 billion online conversations and inspired 100,000 men to sign up in the first few days, including at least one man in every country in the world. Now, with more than 1.3 million men and boys on board, HeForShe has become one of the most important social movements in the world today. Drawing on concepts learned from the Summit Workshops, along with Nyamayaro’s personal experiences and stories of change, you will walk away inspired to join as allies in women’s empowerment, and prepared to champion change in your workplace today!

5:00 PM SUMMIT CONCLUDES

SUMMIT PROGRAMMING

same content and case study

presented in each of these

meeting rooms

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:MIKE ABRASHOFF is at the center of one of the most remarkable

modern day stories of organizational transformation. At the age of 36, the Navy selected Abrashoff to become Commander of USS Benfold. At the time he was the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet – on a ship that was plagued by low morale, high

turnover and abysmal performance evaluations. Few thought that the ship could improve, yet 12 months later the ship was ranked #1 in

performance, using the same crew. People were amazed and the lesson was clear – leadership matters and culture is everything. In many ways, the USS Benfold was an extreme example of the same problems facing many organizations today. That’s why dozens of publications including The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company have cited Abrashoff’s story as an inspiring lesson for business. Leaders especially identify with his being accountable for the results in an environment where he couldn’t make the rules. Abrashoff focused on the one thing he could influence, his crew’s attitude, because culture is the ultimate competitive weapon for any organization. His solution was to establish a set of management principles that he calls The Leadership Roadmap. At the core of his leadership approach on Benfold was a process of replacing command and control with commitment and cohesion, and engaging the hearts, minds and loyalties of workers with conviction and humility. By every measure, these principles achieved breakthrough results. Turnover decreased to an unprecedented 1%. The rate of promotions tripled, and the crew slashed operating expenses by 25%. Regarded as the finest ship in the Pacific Fleet, Benfold won the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the highest degree of combat readiness. Abrashoff is author of three books. His first, “It’s Your Ship,” has sold over one million copies. His next books, “It’s Our Ship” and “Get Your Ship Together,” showed how his principles have been put into action by business leaders in their own organizations. Prior to commanding USS Benfold, Abrashoff served as the Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense William J. Perry. He also helped draft the air defense plan for naval forces in the Persian Gulf in 1990, coinciding with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait; and served as the executive officer of the Cruiser Shiloh, where he deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Abrashoff is the founder of Aegis Performance Group, a consulting firm which works with and supports leaders as they address leadership, talent and performance challenges within their organizations. @itsyourship @apg_leadership

ELIZABETH NYAMAYARO is senior advisor to Under-Secretary-General and executive director of UN Women and the Global Head of the HeForShe Initiative, a global solidarity movement which seeks to engage men and boys as advocates for gender equality. A strong advocate for women rights and economic

empowerment, Nyamayaro has worked at the forefront of Africa’s development agenda for more than a decade in both the

public and private sector, and previously held positions with UNAIDS, World Health Organization and the World Bank. Prior to UN Women, she was director external affairs and policy, Africa and part of the corporate strategy office at Merck. Born in Zimbabwe and a political scientist by training, Nyamayaro holds a M.Sc. in Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. @e_nyamayaro

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS:SARAH DINOLFO is director of research with Catalyst at the

Advancing Leader Effectiveness Research Center. In this role, she works to identify and better understand behaviors of inclusive leaders and develop programs that can help men and women grow their inclusive leadership skills. Dinolfo works closely with Men

Advocating Real Change (MARC), a Catalyst-founded community of male champions of gender equity, to support men who are looking for

ways to become change agents and architects of inclusive workplaces. She has authored “Anatomy of Change: How cultures Evolve,” and contributed to “Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know.” Dinolfo also has a keen interest in the topics of mentoring and sponsorship. She co-authored Catalyst’s “Making Mentoring Work” and “Sponsoring Women to Success,” and has served as leader of Catalyst’s internal team focused on sharing mentoring and employee network knowledge. Dinolfo earned a M.A. in industrial-organizational psychology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and graduated with a B.A. in psychology from the State University of New York, Geneseo. @catalystinc

HEATHER FOUST-CUMMINGS PhD, leads the Catalyst Research Center for Equity in Business Leadership with a focus on understanding relationships between diversity, corporate governance and board and firm performance. As part of the tenth anniversary Catalyst Census of Women board directors of the Fortune 500, Dr. Foust-Cummings

profiled the experiences of women board directors of companies that had demonstrated a sustained commitment over time to having a

significant proportion of women on the board. Additionally, she examines the role of sponsors in influencing the advancement and retention of senior-level and high-potential women and men, which she speaks about frequently. Prior to joining Catalyst, Dr. Foust-Cummings taught at Columbia University and conducted brand analyses for the Corporate Research Department at Young & Rubicam. Dr. Foust-Cummings earned her Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science and a certificate in women’s studies from Emory University. She also earned a B.S. in political science and secondary education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

JULIE S. NUGENT examines organizational diversity efforts, change models, career experiences and perceptions of women and men professionals across various levels and industries. As vice president and center leader of the Catalyst Research Center for Corporate Practice, Nugent distinguishes sound talent management strategies

from programmatic fads and documents the best practices. She plays an integral role in developing strategies and implementing milestones

for the Center. Her work also consists of investigating and researching organization-specific diversity programs and workplace environments and providing actionable recommendations. She frequently speaks to corporate and public audiences and the media on topics including women’s leadership and advancement, mentoring, diversity and inclusion strategies, LGBT inclusion, and the Catalyst award, which she chaired for over six years. She has authored numerous external book chapters as well as many Catalyst publications, including a suite of company practices and Catalyst award-winning initiatives. Nugent also taught a course on gender in the workplace as a former adjunct assistant professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service. Nugent earned an M.A. in industrial and organizational psychology from New York University and a B.A. in psychology and English from Ohio University, where she graduated with top honors.

SPEAKERS:CHRISTINA DeGROOTE is vice president and treasurer for Suffolk

Construction Company. She is responsible for forecasting and related reporting, business plans and budgets, cash management, bank relationships, investment policy and strategy and real estate for the organization. She also serves on the credit committee.

DeGroote has more than thirteen years’ experience in corporate financial planning and analysis, reporting, treasury, capital markets

and institutional equity. Prior to her role as vice president and treasurer for Suffolk, she served as chief financial officer for Liberty Construction Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suffolk. Previous to her Liberty position, she served as vice president of finance for Suffolk. Prior to joining Suffolk Construction, DeGroote spent nine years at Clark Realty Capital, LLC where she held director and leadership roles at Duxbury Financial and Clark Realty Capital. DeGroote was the founder and executive director of the Clark CARES Foundation, a public charity that raised more than $1 million through various fundraising activities. Prior to joining Clark Realty Capital, LLC, she held various management and financial analyst positions at Nextel Communications, Arthur Andersen Real Estate Consulting Group and Lehman Brothers CMBS Fixed Income Group. DeGroote earned a B.S. at the Leonard Stern School of Business at New York University. @suffolkbuilds

MARCO IRIZARRY is the global manager of diversity and inclusion for Akamai Technologies, Inc., in Cambridge, MA. He leads Akamai’s global employee resource groups (ERGs), drives global diversity and inclusion initiatives, and consults on diversity training needs across the organization. Irizarry is a member of Akamai’s executive

diversity council and partners with the business divisions to build an inclusive culture. He has presented at diversity conferences and

corporations on the value of ERG leadership as a development opportunity for future senior leaders. He is featured in the Oct/Nov 2016 issue of Hispanic Executive magazine, spotlighting his efforts to build a more an inclusive culture at Akamai. He also serves as president, Connecticut chapter of Prospanica (formerly National Society of Hispanic MBAs) where he leads a board of ten, and organization of more than 200 members, and seven Fortune 100 corporate sponsors. Prior to Akamai, Irizarry started and grew ERG membership at Travelers Insurance, and served as a diversity consultant to internal business groups. His experience in the insurance industry spanned more than 10 years in positions including claims, executive support, financial compliance and arbitration. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Irizarry earned a B.A. in philosophy and English from Brooklyn College-City University of New York and a M.B.A. in management from Dowling College. @akamai

DEB PINE is executive director for Bentley University’s Center for Women and Business. She sets and leads all external and internal strategic efforts, including corporate engagement, student initiatives, faculty collaboration, and research. Pine joined Bentley from Harvard Business School, where she served as a consultant

and advisor as well as a student career coach and mentor for start-up teams. Previously, she served as COO of thegrommet.com, a

curated online e-commerce site that was acquired by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. She also co-founded PreVision Marketing, a customer marketing and technology firm which developed breakthrough customer loyalty marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies. Under her leadership, PreVision was ranked on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies and the Software 500 representing leading technology providers. She was also head of business development for ADVO, a leader in direct-to-consumer print advertising, where she spearheaded M&A initiatives, and head of major accounts for Epsilon, a pioneer in database development and loyalty marketing. She currently sits on the board for UNITIO, serves as a mentor for The Founders Institute, and is a member of The Boston Club and the Harvard Business School Women’s Association. Pine earned her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and her B.A. in communications from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. @deb_pine

ALISON QUIRK is executive vice president and chief human resources and citizenship officer at State Street Corporation, where she is responsible for all aspects of Global Human Resources and Corporate Citizenship company-wide. Ms. Quirk is the driving force in the development of State Street’s culture, ensuring that

employees feel engaged, valued and committed to the markets and clients they serve. She is also a member of State Street’s Management

Committee, the company’s most senior strategy and policy- making team. Ms. Quirk joined State Street in September 2002, initially responsible for the human resources work stream for the acquisition and integration of Deutsche Bank’s Global Securities Services business. She began her career in 1983 at Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., where she moved through multiple roles in human resources to a senior-level capacity responsible for human resources, corporate marketing and communications, reporting directly to the president and chief executive officer. She later worked at Liberty Financial Companies as the senior vice president of human resources and corporate administration, and at FleetBoston Financial as director of business planning in the Wealth Management division. Ms. Quirk is a director of Boston Financial Data Services, a joint venture of State Street Corporation and DST Systems, Inc. She is the vice chair and a member of the Executive Committee of the Boston Ballet and chairs it’s Trusteeship Committee. She also is a board member of the Massachusetts Conference for Women, a member of the Massachusetts Women’s Forum, and a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University. She previously served as a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for ALPFA, the largest Latino professional organization in the country; and the Compensation Committee of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. She also volunteers as a reader through The Big Cheese Reads program run by Boston Partners in Education. Ms. Quirk often presents on topics related to career management, diversity and inclusion, and talent management, and is a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post. She is a recipient of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award, the Massachusetts Political Caucus Abigail Adams Award and the Strong Women, Strong Girls Phenomenal Woman Award, and was named to the YW Boston Academy of Women Achievers. She also is an executive sponsor to the State Street Black Professionals Group. Ms. Quirk graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.

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