When Women Lead: Empowering Opportunity

The Lee Company’s president and CEO, Marietta Lee, hosted CBIA’s annual women’s leadership summit, celebrating the power and potential of women in business. 

Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti headlined this year’s event and spoke with KeyBank’s Allison Standish Plimpton about ways of creating a winning culture and capitalizing on opportunities.

McKinsey & Company partner Alix Burke dove into the consulting firm’s 10th annual Women in the Workplace report, and spoke with business leaders about empowering women at work and producing great results. 

Women’s Business Development Council founder and CEO Fran Pastore returned for an inspiring conversation with entrepreneurs about taking a leap and following their passions. 

Agenda

7:30 am | Networking Breakfast

8:30 am | Opening Remarks

• Marietta Lee, President & CEO, The Lee Company
• Elona Shape, Market Retail Leader, KeyBank

8:45 am | Creating Space for Women in the Workplace 

• Moderator: Alix Burke, Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Jeanine Conley Daves, Office Managing Shareholder, Littler Mendelson
• Jacqueline Laramee, President, NDC Commercial Construction
• Kate Terricciano, President & Founder, Image Marketing

9:30 am | Ignite Your Inner Superpowers

• Jessica Smith, Deputy Chief of Business Development, The Connection 

10 am | Networking Break

10:15 am | Bold Beginnings: From Vision to Venture

• Moderator: Fran Pastore, Founder & CEO, Women’s Business Development Council 
• Vincencia Adusei, President & Founder, VASE Construction 
• Jillian Griffin, Founder & Owner, Inspire Recovery; Founder & Co-Owner, Waterview Behavioral Health
• Ellen Feldman Ornato, Founding Partner & Chief Marketing Officer, The Bolder Company

11 am | Building a Winning Culture with Jennifer Rizzotti

• Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti talks with KeyBank’s Allison Standish Plimpton

11:45 am | Adjourn