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Based on her bestselling book, The Confidence Effect, Grace’s presentation cites the research and statistics around women’s lack of professional advancement and what may be holding them back. She then moves beyond the data to focus on the steps that women can take to connect their competence to their confidence and build a strategy for their own success. With a humorous approach, Grace will take the audience through the high points of The Confidence Effect, including: * How to clean off the lens we’re using * Understanding diverse leadership role models * What makes competence the foundation for success * What confidence is and how to achieve it * Moving toward success

Grace Killelea is the CEO and founder of the GKC Group, a firm offering leadership development programs to high potential women and men. She is a highly rated and in-demand keynote speaker for companies and conferences on the topics of confidence, leadership, and resilience due to her expertise and her ability to captivate and motivate audiences. An accomplished human resource and talent executive, Grace served as senior vice president of talent at Comcast Cable Corporation. After a thirty-plus year career spanning retail, human resources, and programming, Grace retired in 2012 to launch her firm. Since founding the GKC Group, Grace has been awarded the SmartCEO Brava Award (2015), named a 2016 Woman to Watch by Philly Biz magazine, and honored with the “Smart, Bold, Strong” award by Girls Inc. of Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (2016). In 2017, she spoke at TEDxPasadenaWomen on "Making the Jump: A Year of No Fear." Grace earned her master’s degree in human resources from American University’s Kogod School of Business. Grace’s book, The Confidence Effect (AMACOM), was listed as one of the top business books of 2016 by Inc.com and listed as a top ten bestseller for Women in Business on Amazon.com.

Simply saying you have a women's initiative isn't enough. To create impact in your organization, you need support, structure, and development opportunities. In this conversation, learn to: * Build or enhance an empowering program * Address unique challenges women face in the workplace * Equip women with the right skills to thrive in business

Plus, get insights and practical tools to address unconscious bias, evaluate the needs of your audience, communicate the value of your initiative to gain buy-in from all levels, and create an inclusive culture where women are empowered to step up and go for it!

Lauren McNally, director of the AMA Women's Leadership Center (WLC), oversees the strategic direction of WLC membership and corporate initiatives. This includes content vision, event planning, and marketing strategies. Lauren developed AMA's first membership for women, building a comprehensive benefits program for professionals to support their advancement in the workplace. Membership was built for both individuals and corporations, with the ability to scale and support women's initiatives of any size globally. With thirteen years of creative and marketing experience, Lauren also leads AMA's creative department. Prior to coming to AMA, Lauren was the creative director for the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), where she led member engagement marketing, communications, creative and event branding. Upon NAPW's merger with Professional Diversity Network, Lauren became the director of marketing, overseeing digital marketing and career events. Lauren previously worked at several advertising agencies and design studios, where she developed recruitment advertising plans and designed experiences and collateral for major outdoor brands. Lauren graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in visual communication design from the University of Hartford, where she was awarded Most Progressive Designer. She has completed various continuing education courses in leadership and received her certificate in digital marketing from eCornell.

Tammy Swed is a learning solutions manager at AMA. She is responsible for the Business Excellence for Women portfolio of seminars. In her role, Tammy identifies specific market trends and client needs, while collaborating with subject matter experts to design and develop impactful learning content that targets all professional women, no matter their experience level. Tammy is an integral member of the AMA Women's Leadership Center. She was inspired to create a community that extends the conversation on issues that matter, where women are allowed to share, connect, and learn from one another in a safe and supportive environment. Tammy holds a master’s in industrial organizational psychology.

In the session, you will learn: * How to build your confidence as a speaker * How to prepare for public speaking * Tips for giving a great talk or presentation

María Teresa Kumar is the founding president and CEO of Voto Latino and an Emmy-nominated contributor with MSNBC. She started her career as a legislative aide for then–Democratic Caucus Chair Vic Fazio and graduated from Harvard Kennedy School and the University of California, Davis. Under her leadership, Voto Latino has become a key factor in national elections by registering over half a million voters and garnered several prestigious awards, including several Promax Gold Awards and Webby Honoree selections. She currently serves on the national boards of EMILY’s List and the Latino Leaders Network.When not in DC, María Teresa travels with her husband, Raj Kumar, and their two children.

This session will guide participants in how to select great mentoring relationships, no matter which side you fall on. Participants will: * Learn practical tools they need to assess whom they should work with * Get tips for how to get started * Learn how to grow and develop a mentorship over time * Hear about the skills and responsibilities of satisfying mentors and rewarding mentees

Rinku Sen is a writer and a political strategist. She has trained thousands of organizers, activists, and agents of social change throughout the world. Rinku has over thirty years’ executive experience leading racial justice organizations in the United States. She is currently senior strategist at Race Forward, having formerly served as executive director and as publisher of its award-winning news site, Colorlines. She is also a James O. Gibson Innovation Fellow at PolicyLink. Under Rinku’s leadership, Race Forward generated some of the most impactful racial justice successes of recent years, including Drop the I-Word, a campaign for media outlets to stop referring to immigrants as “illegal,” resulting in the Associated Press, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and many more outlets changing their practice. Her books Stir It Up and The Accidental American theorize a model of community organizing that integrates a political analysis of race, gender, class, poverty, sexuality, and other systems. Rinku is a key advisor in the philanthropy world and a devoted board member of numerous social justice organizations. She serves on the board of Maven, the largest independent media coalition in North America. Rinku also writes and curates the news at rinkusen.com.