When Women Lead

KeyBank and Key4Women are proud to sponsor When Women Lead—KeyBank business banking sales leader Allison Standish-Plimpton opened the event with remarks about Key4Women’s support for the financial progress and empowerment of businesswomen through advocacy, connections, and financial guidance.

Shipman & Goodwin’s Leander Dolphin guided the 350 attendees we highlighted Connecticut’s unsung heroes and their personal and professional journeys. 

Sun Life’s Jen Collier explored Hartford native Glendowlyn Thames’ path to leading regional economic development efforts for technology giant Amazon. 

Women’s Business Development Council founder and CEO Fran Pastore shone light on the stories of Kappa Consulting’s Roni Rodman, Miranda Creative’s Maria Miranda, and Havenly’s Jane Dowd, who built businesses from the ground up and now empower others. 

And Pullman & Comley’s Megan Carannante talked with Connecticut’s only female surgeon-in-chief, Dr. Christine Finck. From working mother to bioscience entrepreneur, the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center physician has an amazing story.

AGENDA

7:30 am | Networking Breakfast

8:30 am | Opening Remarks

• Leander Dolphin, Managing Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP
• Allison Standish-Plimpton, SVP, Business Banking Sales Leader, KeyBank

8:45 am |  Putting Community & Family First

• Jen Collier, Sun Life U.S. President of Health and Risk Solutions, talks with Amazon’s Connecticut & New York head of Economic Development Glendowlyn Thames

9:30 am | Networking Break

9:45 am | Leading with Intention

• Jeannette de Jesús, Executive Director, Copper Beech Institute 
• Morgan Nyerick, Mindfulness Facilitator, Copper Beech Institute

10 am | Passion & Persistence

• Pullman & Comley’s Megan Carannante talks with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Christine Finck

10:45 am | Networking Break

11 am | Capitalizing on Opportunities 

• Introduction: Billie Jo McWilliams, Private Client Banker, KeyBank
• Moderator: Fran Pastore, Founder & CEO, Women’s Business Development Council
• Jane Dowd, Co-Executive Director, Development, Havenly
• Maria Miranda, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Miranda Creative
• Roni Rodman, Owner, Kappa Consulting LLC

11:45 am | Adjourn