25th Annual Conference Virtual Week Celebration May 10 ­ 14, 2021 Elevating and Empowering Women Business Leaders of Today and Tomorrow! A Program of: Thanks to our sponsors! Without their generous support, this event would not be possible! Premier Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Community Partner: Media Partner: Program Partners: Celebration Week Agenda Mon., May 10 9:00 am Virtual On­Demand Wellness Resource Library Mon., May 10 3:00–4:00 pm Women Thrive Round Table Moderated by: Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO, MichBusiness Therese Marie Smith, Dir. of Education and Programs, MichBusiness Tues., May 11 12:00–1:00 pm Keynote Presentation: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business! Keynote Speaker: Andi Simon, Founder and CEO Simon Associates Management Consultants Tues., May 11 3:00–4:30 pm Women Moving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forward Town Hall Moderated by: Michelle Richards, Fnding. Exec. Dir., Great Lakes Women’s Business Council Panelists: Duc Nguyen Abrahamson, Executive Director, APACC Dr. Mary Cooney, Founder, Creativa Charity Dean, President/CEO, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance Dr. Hei-Ock Kim, Founder & Exec. Dir., Kim Center for Social Balance Wed., May 12 9:30–10:30 am Strategies for Women with Aging Parents Presentation Presenters: Jill McNamara, Director of Senior Care, Care.com Farrah C. Ramdayal, Attorney, Schock Solaiman Ramdayal, PLLC Wed., May 12 12:30–1:30 pm Mothers in the Workplace Panel Discussion Moderated by: Maria Fracassa Dwyer, Member in Charge, Clark Hill PLC Panelists: Kim Dudley, Human Resources Specialist, Greenleaf Trust Becka Klauber Richter, President, Helpr Duncan So, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Burnout Clinic Thurs., May 13 10:00–11:00 am Virtual Networking is the New Normal Speaker: Shanna Kabatznick International Speaker & Author, Founder of FABWOMEN Thurs., May 13 1:00–2:30 pm Women Thrive Awards and Induction Ceremony MichBusiness annually honors Women Workplace Leaders who make significant contributions to their fields and the community. Established in 1996, the awards are bestowed in three categories: Shooting Stars – honoring young women on the move; Distinguished Leadership – honoring women who are change­makers and thought leaders in the workplace today; and The MichBusiness Women Leaders Hall of Fame – honoring women whose careers have reached exceptional levels of success and have elevated and encouraged women in the workplace. Speakers Keynote Presentation: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business! Andi Simon, Founder and CEO, Simon Associates Management Consultants Andi Simon is a Corporate Anthropologist who helps executives see their companies with more observant eyes, achieve “aha!” moments, and discover new and profitable opportunities. By applying the concepts, methods, and tools of anthropology to business environments, she turns observation into innovation and revitalizes businesses seeking growth. Women Moving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forward Town Hall Moderator: Michelle Richards, Founding Executive Direstor, Great Lakes Women’s Business Council Michelle Richards is a leading authority on women­owned and small businesses. She has successfully advocated for economic opportunities, provided much­needed resources, and built the credibility of community­based, women­owned and small businesses for nearly four decades. In 1984, Michelle founded the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council which provides business development resources, training, and opportunities to thousands of women business owners each year. Panelist: Duc Nguyen Abrahamson, Executive Director, APACC As the Executive Director, Duc Nguyen Abrahamson acts as the spokesperson for APACC, manages and evaluates programs and activities, provides leadership to the board and staff, allocates necessary resources, and develops organizational policy and programs. Abrahamson is a member of the Board of Advisors for Corp! Magazine and the Inclusion Allies Coalition Advocacy Committee, focused on being a visible and vocal advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion globally. Panelist: Dr. Mary Cooney, Founder, Creativa An educator by trade, Mary Cooney, Ph.D., spent the bulk of her career in higher education. She experienced the Millennials from the very beginning when they waltzed into her classroom and wanted to know why they needed her class. After studying the generations and many trial­and­ error experiences, she found ways to connect with Millennials. Now, she takes that experience and wisdom to teach companies and organizations how to maximize and leverage their generational differences for workplace wins. She is especially excited about emerging strengths seen in Gen Z. Panelist: Charity Dean, President/CEO, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance Charity Dean is the owner of Dean Law and Consulting established in 2018 in Detroit, and Founder of the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, established in 2021. She is the former Director of Civil Rights for the City of Detroit. Charity is an advisory member of the Detroit Women’s Leadership Network, the president of Grandmont Community Association and was recently appointed by Governor Whitmer to serve on the Michigan Women’s Commission. Panelist: Dr. Hei­Ock Kim, Founder & Executive Director, Kim Center for Social Balance Hei­ock (Hay­oh) has devoted over a decade to nonprofit administration in social justice, environmental conservation, and the arts. She was also a passionate educator for more than 30 years as a teacher, professor, and lecturer. A frequent speaker, Hei­ock has served as a subject matter expert on workplace gender equity for KPBS Midday Edition, Employee Rights Center, Women in Public Finance, Lawyers Club and former San Diego Councilmember Barbara Bry. Strategies for Women with Aging Parents Presentation Presenter: Jill McNamara, Director of Senior Care, Care.com Jill McNamara is the Director of Senior Care for Care.com, the world’s largest online destination for finding and managing high­quality family care. Since joining Care.com in 2011, Jill has expanded the company’s senior care services nationally, and has assisted in growing the Senior Care Planning program for Care.com’s enterprise arm, which builds customized family care benefits packages for employers supporting the caregiving responsibilities of their employees. The program provides families with customized and comprehensive guidance, strategies and local resources to meet individual needs. Speakers Strategies for Women with Aging Parents Presentation Presenter: Farrah C. Ramdayal, Attorney, Schock Solaiman Ramdayal, PLLC Farrah specializes in Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Wealth Preservation. She is a member of the Macomb County Probate Bar Association and is a Trustee of the Macomb County Bar Foun­ dation. She is a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Macomb and is currently a Director for the Macomb County Bar Association. She is a Past President of the Women Lawyers Association (Macomb Region) and is currently a Director at Large for the Women Lawyers Association (State Region). Farrah is an ICLE (Institute of Continuing Legal Education) speaker and has conducted several seminars throughout the state of Michigan. Mothers in the Workplace Panel Discussion Moderator: Maria Fracassa Dwyer, Member in Charge, Clark Hill PLC Maria Dwyer litigates employment and business cases and advises senior management in employment and business considerations. She also conducts workplace investigations and serves as a certified Hearing Officer in Title IX claims and counsels educational organizations in Title IX issues. Maria advises clients across a wide range of industries including public and private employers and works with her clients to conduct workforce and senior management training, and to develop policies and strategies for workforce optimization. Panelist: Kim Dudley, Human Resources Specialist, Greenleaf Trust Kim has been a team member at Greenleaf Trust for over 12 years. She helps lead the Human Re­ sources team and works with employee benefits, the wellness program, and leads the Greenleaf Trust Scholarship/Internship program. These areas allow her to do what she loves the most, which is to in­ teract with team members. Kim is also a member of the Communications and Culture Team at Green­ leaf Trust which is a workgroup dedicated to cultivating a caring workplace established by the founder. Panelist: Becka Klauber Richter, President, Helpr Becka has been operating childcare brands for 15 years. Helpr was grown from a boutique domestic placement and babysitting agency into a global network of care professionals and family enterprise technology servicing the top media, retail, finance, and technology companies. As a former foster parent, new mom and power user of her own platform, Becka is driven by her mission of achieving universal parent inclusion and community in the workplace. Panelist: Duncan So, Co­Founder and Executive Director, The Burnout Clinic Duncan has been a child of corporate burnout that has led him professionally into the field of human flourishing for over a decade working on systemic social change projects. He’s a social entrepreneur and change agent, on a mission to create more passionate world­building systems and programs for companies and communities on the path of making social good. Board Certified with the Association of Integrative Psychology. A Master Practitioner in Mental Emotional Release, NLP and Hypnosis. At the Burnout Clinic, we help HR Leaders develop and integrate burnout recovery