EmployeeROI Announces Breakfast Speaker Lineup for the Next EmployeeROI Executive Symposium for Women Business Leaders - January 26, 2005 in NYC

Women business leaders (corporate and non-profit executives Director through CEO & Chairwomen), Women Business Owners (revenue in excess of $1M) and other invited guests will attend this event. Participants will have a unique opportunity to develop, share and reinforce new leadership skills and competencies, expand their sphere of influence (power base) through peer networking, and extend access to knowledge and perceived priority - through affiliation.

(PRWEB) December 22, 2004 -- Conference partners include: AXA Financial, Boardroom Bound, Madrinas -- A Latina Leaders Network, National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), Patriot Career Network, The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, New York Women's Agenda (NYWA), Trendsetters Network, Women's American ORT, Women in Technology International (WITI), and World-Wide Business Centres.

Women business leaders (corporate and non-profit executives Director through CEO & Chairwomen), Women Business Owners (revenue in excess of $1M) and other invited guests will attend this event. Participants will have a unique opportunity to develop, share and reinforce new leadership skills and competencies, expand their sphere of influence (power base) through peer networking, and extend access to knowledge and perceived priority - through affiliation.

Keynote Speaker:

•    Patricia Morrison, EVP and Chief Information Officer for Office Depot. Patty is responsible for all strategic, operational and financial aspects of the company's technology decisions - including its highly successful global e-commerce platform.

Featured Speaker:

•    Pat Drago, President of Drago Consulting was named Business Insurance Magazine's Top 100 Insurance Women. Pat's 2 decades of Insurance Industry Leadership experience, includes her experience as CEO of Broadspire Services, CEO of NATLSCO, Executive Vice President of Kemper Services, and President of Crum & Forster Insurance.

Executive Education/Workshops:

•    "Financial Essentials for Women Executives and Women Presidents" presented by Georgette Geller, Vice President North East Division AXA Advisors, LLC.

•    "Managing Up" We all have a manager, someone we report to. That relationship is critically important for success and survival. This interactive workshop will focus on some key skills and attitudes that enable participants to develop excellent and valuable relationships with their managers. Presented by Daniel White, Principal and Senior Managing Director for EmployeeROI

Please visit http://www.womenbusinessleaders.com for full speaker biographies and event schedule.

About Employee ROI:

Since 1991, EmployeeROI has helped our clients hire, develop and retain the ethical leaders our clients depend on to inspire confidence, lead innovation and drive productivity. Our core businesses are leadership development, organizational development, and team development - coaching, training, consulting programs designed to increase innovation, drive productivity, and retain key employees; and specialty executive search. In 2002, EmployeeROI organized our first women's breakfast as a way to invest in those women leaders that we predict, over the next 10 years, will increasingly take responsibility for the stewardship of our economy - including the direction of personal, corporate and philanthropic resources.

For all media inquiries, including press badges and scheduling interviews with featured speakers and other inquiries please call Bill Shulman at (212) 937-8413.

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