Registration Fee: $175
 

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

  • Gold Sponsor 71 + Attendees
  • Silver Sponsor 41 to 70 Attendees
  • Bronze Sponsor 21 to 40 Attendees
  • Supporter 10 to 20 Attendees

All Sponsorship levels receive a 20% discount off the ticket price

OTHER SPONSORSHIP

 WIT ARCHIVE

The 5th Women in IT Conference

"Paving the way - Leading the next Generation of Women in IT"

March 13, 2009


Presented by the Information Technology Research Institute of the Sam M. Walton College of Business

 

Location

University of Arkansas
The Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development   [directions and parking]  Please park in the Harmon Parking Deck ONLY
145 N. Buchanan
Fayetteville, AR 72701
PH: 479-575-3163
FX: 479-575-6999

Hotels of Northwest Arkansas 

Although they are still remodeling, The Cosmopolitan is offering a University of Arkansas room rate of $99 for a King or Double.  

Conference Overview

Whether you are an executive, a manager, at entry level, or an entrepreneur - someone looks up to you.  Who did you follow?  How will you lead?  The 5th Women in Information Technology Conference focuses on women in information technology and technology-related business professions.  Attendees will participate in professionally led break-out sessions covering a variety of technical, professional, and lifestyle topics.  Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from one another and form connections they can leverage long after he conference ends.

 

Keynote Speakers - "Paving the way for the next Generation of Women in IT"

Ronnie Caropreso

Senior Vice President & Business Unit Executive, Technology and Operations, Bank of America 

Ronnie Caropreso is a Senior Vice President & Business Unit Executive, Technology and Operations, at Bank of America. As the technology infrastructure executive, Ms. Caropreso oversees the nationwide network of computing platforms for Bank of America. Before joining the Bank in 2002 she was Senior Vice President of Technology Solutions for First Data Corporation. She began her career with IBM and led the development effort of the US Treasury's Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. She holds a B.B.A in Business Administration from the University of Denver -- Daniels School of Business.

 

 

Agenda --- Relevant break-out sessions were created through feedback from last year's conference where over 250 women through-out Arkansas came together to "Take the Leap"!

 

8:00 - 9:00  Registration and Continental Breakfast (Informal Networking Time)
9:00 - 10:00  Keynote - Ronnie Caropreso
10:00 - 10:15  Break
10:15 - 11:15

 Breakout Session 1  

  • Strategic Planning


    Tamara Petrusawich - Director IS Strategy and Enterprise Architecture, ConocoPhillips 

  • Business Intelligence


    Carmen McKenna-McWiliams - Consulting Practice Leader,Acxiom Corporation

  • Work Life Balance 


    Dr. Theres Stiefer - Dir of Center for Mgmt. & Executive Education, The University of Arkansas

     

    • 11:15 - 12:30  Networking Luncheon
    12:30 - 1:30

     Breakout Session 2  

  • Personality of Business(Mentoring)


    Blake Woolsey - Executive Communications Consultants, Mitchell Communications

  • Security & Privacy


    Mary Henthorn - State of Arkansas DIS

  • Impact of Economy


    Katherine A. Deck - Dir of the Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Arkansas.

     

    • 1:30 - 1:40  Break
    1:40 - 2:40

     Breakout Session 3

  • Speed of Business - Project Management

     

    Janet K. Ply, PhD, PMP - President, Pendére, Inc.    

  • Organizational Change Management


    Sheila Posey, Sr. Training Specialist, Tyson Foods, Inc. 

    Michele Holloway, Project Lead IS Program Management, Tyson Foods, Inc.

  • Increase Diversity


    Adriana Wilhelm - Project Leader IS International, Tyson Foods, Inc.

     

    • 2:40 - 2:50

     Break

     

    2:50 - 4:00

     Panel Discussion - "Paving the way" 

    • Elizabeth A. Bowen - GIS Coordinator, Benton County Information Systems 
    • Rebecca Miles - Instructor, University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business.
    • Tracy Black - Sr. VP of Application Development at J. B. Hunt
    • Kelly Zega - Director of Public Affairs - Cox Communications Kansas/Arkansas

    Registration Policy

    Registration is handled online via the Walton College secure server. The registration link will open a new window. If you have any questions, please contact the ITRI. From February 16th - 23rd, $50 of the fees are refundable. After February 23rd, registration fees are non-refundable.