Schedule/Sessions
Pre-Conference Workshop: The Representation Project - Registration
Pre-Conference Workshop: The Representation Project - Welcome and Introduction
Pre-Conference Workshop: The Representation Project - Film Screening: Miss Representation and QandA with Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film draws back a curtain to reveal a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see – how the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls makes it difficult for women to feel powerful and achieve leadership positions. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message we receive is that a woman’s value and power lie in her youth, beauty and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 33rd out of the 49 highest-income countries when it comes to women in the national legislature. And it’s not better outside of government. Women make up only 4.6% of S&P 500 CEOs and 17% of directors, executive producers, writers, cinematographers and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films. Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists, and academics, like Katie Couric, Rosario Dawson, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Cho, Condoleezza Rice, Rachel Maddow and Nancy Pelosi, build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken, but armed with a new perspective.
Back to topPre-Conference Workshop: The Representation Project - Group Discussion
Fireside Chat: Sponsorship: The Key to the C-Suite
- Speakers:
Brian Duperreault, AIG
Seraina Macia, Blackboard Insurance
Margaret Resce Milkint, The Jacobson Group
Seraina Macia is the epitome of a Business Insurance Woman to Watch, having risen through the ranks of the commercial insurance industry. Formerly the CEO of Hamilton USA - the U.S. platform of Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. Seraina now serves as CEO of American International Group Inc’s newly created technology division. In this role, Seraina reports to AIG President and CEO Brian Duperreault and serves on the company’s executive leadership team. Through their working relationship, Seraina and Brian have forged a partnership built on trust, innovation and candid collaboration. In this unique Fireside Chat, moderated by Margaret Resce Milkint from the executive search firm Jacobson Group, Seraina and Brian will share stories from their career journeys including successes and professional milestones, pivot points and challenges. Seraina and Brian also will discuss their personal experiences while climbing the corporate ladder, including the importance of networking and identifying executive sponsors, mentors and trusted advisers. Gain insights from their front-line experience and hear their words of wisdom and provocative calls to action.
Back to topDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Non-Disclosure Laws and the Gender Pay Gap
- Speakers:
Gaetan J. Alfano, Esq., Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
Kristine Meuse, USI Insurance Services
Evelyn Murphy, Self Employed
Caryn Siebert, Gallagher Bassett
Since Massachusetts passed the nation’s first law last summer prohibiting employers from asking job applicants for their current salaries or salary histories, lawmakers in several other states and cities have begun pushing similar measures. Philadelphia’s ban, which was scheduled to take effect May 23, is being challenged by the city’s Chamber of Commerce, New York City passed its ban in April, and California’s ban took effect in January as an amendment to an existing fair pay law. These laws are in response to the pay discrimination that often follows women throughout their careers since employers often base offers to new hires on salary history. Data shows that women are paid an average of 6.6% less than men in their first jobs, even when controlling for personal demographics, occupation, college major, hours worked, and location. Despite this trend, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this year in Rizo vs. Yovino that an employer can base pay on prior salary “so long as it showed that its use of prior salary effectuated some business policy.” This session will examine these legislative solutions to the gender wage gap, the likely impact of the appellate court decision, and what steps women can take on their own to ensure that their compensation is on par with that of their male colleagues.
Back to topPanel Discussion: Empowering the Next Generation of Industry Leadership
- Speakers:
Grace Crickette, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Lynn Dee Crickette, AmWINS
Elizabeth Fitch, Righi Fitch Law Group
Erin Kang, AIG
Omar Powell, AIG
Deidre Wright, Strategic Stories
Soraya Wright, Amazon
While men historically have held most of our industry’s leadership positions, more women are ascending the corporate ladder into senior-level positions. And since most people enter the industry by referral, these executive women are using their newfound power to encourage other women to seek careers in insurance. But unlike today’s industry leadership, comprised mostly of Baby-Boomers and Gen Xers who are used to working in structured environments with definitive boundaries and hierarchies, these new recruits come from a generation that prefers working in collaborative environments with open participation from all individuals with different ideas and perspectives. This panel, featuring past Women to Watch honorees and their daughters, will address how our industry’s leading female executives are using their influence to attract other women to the commercial insurance industry. We also will learn how these shifting demographics will reshape the way our industry recruits, trains and promotes young talent going forward.
Back to topTransition Break
- Speakers:
Georgiana Boss, Rubin Paterniti Gonzalez Rizzo & Kaufman LLP
Andrew Sheeley, Rubin Paterniti Gonzalez Rizzo & Kaufman LLP
Awards Luncheon, Keynote and Women to Watch Foundation Launch - Keynote - Ashley Judd
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