Program

Gannon University's Small Business Development Center is presenting the 5th Annual W.I.L.D. Conference. This year's conference chair is Denise Christianson, President of Advanced Placement Services Inc. The SBDC along with 150 professional planning committee members will host this fantastic national program in 2012.

The speaker topics include entrepreneurship and leadership. It is anticipated that over 700 women will attend in 2012, with former attendees traveling from Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana to attend this wildly exciting event!

For questions or additional information about this event, please contact the W.I.L.D. Coordinator.

Date, Time and Cost

Friday, May 11, 2012
7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Ticket Cost:
Until April 15, 2012: $150.00
After April 15, 2012: $200.00

Keynote Speakers

Peggy Klaus - Entrepreneurship Speaker

Peggy Klaus - Entrepreneurship
www.peggyklaus.com

You may have seen Peggy Klaus on Nightline, the Today Show, and 20/20 or read her advice in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Newsweek, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, and O magazine. For more than a decade she has helped thousands of professionals succeed in the workplace by teaching the skills essential for great leadership.

The author of two best-selling books: BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It and The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner, Peggy provides customized, cutting edge leadership and communication programs on a multitude of "soft skill" topics such as executive presence, branding, self promotion, political savvy and networking. The executive coaching program provides a framework for intense individual coaching and her keynote speaking events gives larger audiences a taste of her concepts while delivering a high-energy (and often hilarious) message.


Grace Killelea - Leadership
www.gracekillelea.com

Grace Killelea is the Senior Vice President of Talent, leading the integrated Talent Management, Talent Acquisition for Comcast. Grace's corporate tenure includes positions as Senior Vice President for Lifetime Television, Vice President for Prime Communications and Director of Human Resources for SBC Communications. She was the Founder and President of Sterling Resource Group. She is a sought after speaker on the topics of leadership, personal branding and professional development in addition to being a, mentor, "connector" and coach internally at Comcast and throughout the industry.  Grace has just been named a 2011 Wonder Woman by Multichannel News. She received the 2006 Lucille Larkin Lifetime Achievement Award winner for the WICT's Philadelphia Chapter and the 2007 Mentor of the Year award from WICT's Northern California Chapter. In 2008 she was named a "Woman of Power" by Diversity Plus Magazine.

Agenda/Schedule

Please note this agenda is subject to change.

7:30 am - 9:00 am Doors Open / Registration / Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 am Welcome / Opening Video
9:10 am - 9:15 am Introduction of Leadership Speaker
9:15 am - 10:30 am Grace Killelea - Leadership Speaker
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Exhibitors / Break
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm High 5 Video
12:40 pm - 12:50 pm Girl Scouts / Video
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm W.I.L.D. Legacy Award / Video
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Introduction of Entrepreneurship Speaker
1:05 pm - 2:20 pm Peggy Klaus - Entrepreneurship Speaker
2:20 pm - 3:45 pm Exhibitors / Break
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Conference Wrap

Location

Bayfront Convention Center, Erie, PA

1 Sassafras Pier
Erie, PA 16507
P: (814) 455-1260

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Bayfront Convention Center - Erie, PA

For questions or additional information about this event, please contact the W.I.L.D. Coordinator.

Conference


Attendee Registration

Until April 15, 2012: $150.00
After April 15, 2012: $200.00

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Sponsors

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Exhibitors

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What Others Say

"I honestly look forward to the W.I.L.D. conference each year because the event has such a wide range of appeal. The speaker’s are dynamic and interesting and the day is just a fun time! But, more importantly, this is a fantastic opportunity to network, connect and talk with so many women leaders in the Erie community. It’s an awesome feeling to be a part of such a strong group of women! "

Cyndy Patton
St. Vincent Health System, Media Specialist