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FEB 23, 2018 SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER Reese Witherspoon Elaine Welteroth Jodi Kantor Actor, Entrepreneur & Activist Former Editor, Teen Vogue NYT Investigative Journalist Kelly McEvers Maysoon Zayid Amal Clooney NPR Host Comedian & Disability Advocate#WatermarkConf Human Rights Attorney 1 DOWNLOAD THE NEW WATERMARK CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN APP GET REAL TIME INFORMATION ON AGENDA, SPEAKERS, MAPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK WITH SPEAKERS AND OTHER ATTENDEES! AVAILABLE ON ALL PLATFORMS BY SEARCHING “WATERMARKCONF” SPONSORED BY 2 watermarkconferenceforwomen.org TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION.........................................................................................3 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE ....................................................4 WATERMARK BOARD WELCOME LETTER ...................................................5 OPENING KEYNOTE & SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS: .........................6-7 LUNCHEON KEYNOTE & SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS: ...................8-9 SPONSORS ...............................................................................................................10-11 CONVENTION CENTER MAPS .....................................................................12-13 SESSION I BREAKOUT SESSIONS..............................................................14-15 SESSION II BREAKOUT SESSIONS ............................................................16-17 SESSION III BREAKOUT SESSIONS .......................................................... 18-19 CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES ..............................................20-37 YOUNG WOMEN’S PROGRAM ..........................................................................38 AUTHOR SIGNINGS SPONSORED BY SILICON VALLEY BANK ........................39 CAREER PAVILION SPONSORED BY GILEAD .................................................40-41 SOCIAL HUB SPONSORED BY OATH ........................................................................ 42 TECHNOLOGY PAVILION SPONSORED BY DELL .......................................44-45 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS MARKETPLACE ................................ 46-47 EXHIBIT HALL MAP – HALL 1 ..............................................................................48 EXHIBITORS AND BOOTH NUMBERS ...................................................49-50 CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN TEAM .................................................................51 WATERMARK CONFERENCE BOARD MEMBERS ...........................52-55 WATERMARK CONFERENCE STREET TEAM ............................................56 KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SEATING HALL 2 & 3 ................................... 82-83 GENERAL INFORMATION Please review this list of notes and information designed to help make your day more enjoyable. • There is no assigned seating at the morning keynote. • Free WiFi at the Convention Center. No code required. All breakout sessions are open seating. • Your Conference admission includes lunch. Additional • Luncheon Keynote Seating – Seating at the luncheon is food for purchase will be available inside the Exhibit Hall 1. assigned. Please find the table number that corresponds • ATMs can be found on the: to the one listed on your badge. Consult the map on the Upper Level, in Concourse 3 outside Hall 3 inside back cover of this program to find the location of Lower Level, in the Parkway across from the Hilton your table. Seating is STRICTLY enforced. Lower Level, in “The Hub” near conference registration • Videotaping keynote sessions with your cell phone is • For the convenience of our attendees, many of the NOT permitted. men’s restrooms have been converted to women’s re- • Silence your phones while in all keynote and break- strooms. Men’s restrooms can be found in the Exhibit out sessions. Hall (Hall 1), the General Session (Halls 2 & 3) and on the Lower Level at Conference Registration in the • A nursing mother’s room can be found in Meeting “The Hub” adjacent to the lobby. Room 214. • Search “WatermarkConf” in your app store to down- • Lost and found and coat check for the day will be located load this year’s app! at Registration, located in the HUB, adjacent to the lobby. #WatermarkConf 3 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE 7 8 9 10 11 NOON 1 2 3 4 5 CONFERENCE CLOSES 6:30-5:00 8:30 - 9:40 10:00 - 11:00 11:30 - 12:30 1:00 - 2:30 3:00 - 4:00 Registration Opening Session I Session II Keynote Lunch Session III & Exhibit Hall Keynote Breakouts Breakouts Breakouts OPEN ALL DAY IN EXHIBIT HALL FROM 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Book Store & Author Signings, sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank.................................................see page 39 3:00 - 4:40 • Career Pavilion, sponsored by Gilead ........................................................................................ see pages 40-41 Tech Roundtables Coaches Corner & Resume Reviews & Small Business • Social Hub, sponsored by Oath ..........................................................................................................see page 42 Roundtables LinkedIn Profile Makeover Sessions • Technology Pavilion, sponsored by Dell .................................................................................... see pages 44-45 4:00 - 5:00 Tech Roundtables Wine • Women-Owned Business Marketplace ..................................................................................... see pages 46-47 Tasting Small Business Roundtables QVC & zulily Product Search At the Luncheon Keynote Session there is assigned seating. Your table number can be found on your badge. A map of the assigned luncheon tables can be found on the inside back cover. Time Event Location 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration .......................................................................................................................................................... North Lobby 8:30 - 9:40 a.m. Opening Keynote Session ........................................................................................................................... Keynote Session Laura Garcia, anchor, NBC Bay Area @lauragarcianbc Marlene Williamson, CEO, Watermark @wtrmrk Greg Becker, president & CEO, SVB Financial Group and CEO, Silicon Valley Bank @svb_financial Mayor Sam Liccardo Karen Ashley, VP, corporate development integration, chief strategy office, Cisco AND Falguni Desai, senior manager, corporate strategy office, Cisco @ cisco Jodi Kantor, investigative reporter, The New York Times & best-selling author @jodikantor Rami Rahim, CEO, Juniper Networks @junipernetworks Amal Clooney, international human rights attorney, WITH Kelly McEvers, co-host, All Things Considered, NPR @kellymcevers 10:00 -11:00 a.m. Session I Breakouts ............................................................................................................... see pages 14-15 for session listing 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Author Signings ............................................................................................................... Exhibit Hall, Book Store (page 39) 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Session II Breakouts .............................................................................................................. see pages 16-17 for session listing 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Author Signings ............................................................................................................... Exhibit Hall, Book Store (page 39) 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Session ......................................................................................................................... Keynote Session Jessica Aguirre, anchor, NBC Bay Area @jessaguirrenbc Brian Reaves, chief equality and inclusion officer, Dell @dellemc Ann Barlow, partner & president, Peppercomm West Coast and board member, Watermark @wtrmrk Allison Allen, VP, diversity, inclusion and talent management, Oath @oath Maysoon Zayid, comedian, actor & disability advocate @maysoonzayid Robin Washington, EVP & chief financial officer, Gilead Sciences, Inc @gileadsciences Reese Witherspoon, actor, producer and activist @rwitherspoon WITH Elaine Welteroth, journalist, media personality, & former editor-in-chief, Teen Vogue @elainewelteroth 2:45 p.m. Author Signings .................................................................................................................Exhibit Hall, Book Store (page 39) 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Session III Breakouts ............................................................................................................ see pages 18-19 for session listing 3:00 – 4:40 p.m. Tech Roundtables & Small Business Roundtables .................. Exhibit Hall (see pages 44-45 & 46-47 for session listings) 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Wine Tasting Networking Reception (Brought to you by Folie à Deux) ........................................................Exhibit Hall 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Author Signings ............................................................................................................... Exhibit Hall, Book Store (page 39) 5:00 p.m. Conference Closes 4 watermarkconferenceforwomen.org CONVENTION CENTER MAPS TO SOUTH HALL TO SOUTH HALL 212 OPENING & LUNCHEON KEYNOTE EXHIBIT HALL TO VIP LOUNGE HALLS 2 & 3 210 210 211 AB EF EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM SILICON VALLEY BOARD ROOM THINK TANK SAN JOSE BALLROOM GUADALUPE II I PREFUNCTION SAN CARLOS III SANTA CLARA II II II EXECUTIVE PACIFICBO ROOMARDROOM SILICON VALLEY BOARD ROOMI THINK TANK IV II SAN CARLOS II II II WILLOW GLEN GRAND BALLROOM PREFUNCTION SAN JOSE BALLROOM GUADALUPE II V III I VI (ON THIRDSAN FLOOR) CARLOS ALMADEN III SANTA CLARA I I IIII UNIVERSITY III PLAZA ROOM PACIFIC ROOM