Women & Leadership Summit June 18, 19 & 20, 2008 Toronto

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Conference Agenda

Session 3:

9:00-9:45 - Panel: The Power of Mentoring Relationships
Lisa Zangari, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources, Kinross Gold Corporation Catherine Mossop, President, Sage Mentors Inc. Katherine Rethy, Former Senior Vice President, Global Services, Falconbridge Glain Roberts-McCabe, The Executive Roundtable Inc.

The role of mentors throughout the career life of an individual contributes to their success. With all things being equal, a learning relationship with an effective mentor will accelerate the development and success of an individual. This presentation will discuss the valuable contributions a skilled mentor will make to your professional life and how you can actively select and approach the most appropriate mentor to meet your specific needs.

? Critical components of a successful mentoring relationship
? Identifying what you want and need in a mentoring relationship
? Interacting with your mentor to increase professional development
? The value of a mentor in times of change, transition and crisis
? Avoiding common pitfalls
? Bringing the relationship to a natural conclusion



9:45-10:00 - Transforming Women into Leaders: Career Management Strategies
Judith McKay, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Dupont Canada Inc.

Working your way up the corporate ladder requires not only ambition and perseverance, but also a well thought-out plan, as women need to pursue all the tried and true strategies for advancing their careers. This planning requires deciding on where you want to be and the path to take to get there, as well as anticipating the obstacles along the way. This discussion will identify criteria for career satisfaction.

? How to identify your top criteria for professional satisfaction
? Finding the career goals that capitalize your talent
? Identifying and taking advantage of career opportunities
? Thinking strategically to impact your bottom-line
? Improving forecasting abilities to improve competitiveness
? Learning from mentors and becoming a mentor


10:30-10:45 NETWORKING BREAK

10:45-11:30 - Leadership By Example
Stacey C. Karpman, Corporate Vice-President, Worldwide Strategic Planning and Human Resources, Future Electronics Inc.

The world in which we live in today is ambiguous, complex and fast-moving. Leading in this environment requires a different set of skills than those required in previous decades. Running a business by lax rules, little flexibility and one-way communication will not motivate your team to be focused, diligent and inspired. “Leadership by example” takes place when a leader brings the same commitment, drive and focus they expect of everyone else. This presentation will examine why leadership by example is important to the bottom-line and what steps women leaders can take to improve their leadership style to more successfully lead by example.

? Ensuring your team has a clear direction and knows the vision
? Ensuring that everyone understands their role and responsibilities in terms of the corporate goals and objectives
? Ongoing monitoring of the team’s performance in terms of the established goals, metrics and provision of comprehensive, accurate and timely feedback
? Exhibiting leadership that is of a supporting and coaching nature
? Managing change and ensuring the directives have been accurately received


11:30-12:15 - Creating Inclusion that Works
Janet Yale, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, TELUS

Fostering an environment where women executives are able to thrive requires leadership – from both senior management and from the ranks of women executives themselves. How to design tools to recruit, retain and promote women within takes dedication and expertise. At the same time, senior women executives can do a great deal to help others confront the inevitable challenges that come with advancement. Bringing both efforts into harmony is where real progress is to be found. This session will look at how to build an environment of inclusion in your organization.

· The importance of mentorship
· Building networks of women
· Embracing inclusion as a genuine corporate value



12:15-1:15 Lunch