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Defining Success & Creating Your Own Momentum

Room: 174

In a capitalist society, compensation is often argued as one of the most important symbols of success, leading to intense competition among young professionals. For some, wealth is truly their definition of success and is what drives them every day. For others, however, there are many other factors that formulate their individual definition of success, such as emotional fulfillment, location, benefits, working hours, and the social impact of the work being done. This can make it hard to accept that your success can look different from that of society, or your friends and colleagues. This mentality forces many soon-to-be graduates to choose entry-level positions that are unsatisfying or to be overworked at the cost of their physical and emotional health. 


This panel will discuss aligning your career with your values, identifying your non-negotiables, and investing in strategic assets that will maximize your efficiency while at work. Panelists will also share how they identified their values to create their individual ideas of success, and how they worked towards reinventing themselves when their careers no longer aligned with their goals.


Intelligent Interning: Getting Your Foot in the Door and Keeping it There

Room:163

An internship can provide you with the opportunity of a new beginning; a way to establish yourself within an organization and showcase your abilities to leaders within your desired professional field. As an intern, you are provided with the resources needed to succeed, but it is ultimately up to you to make the most of your time there. While the company is evaluating you and your performance over just a few short months, it is also your time to evaluate the company as a possible employer for a second-year internship, or even a post-graduate position!

In Intelligent Interning: Getting Your Foot in the Door and Keeping it There, speakers who successfully converted their internships into full-time opportunities will discuss how you can distinguish yourself from the pack and how to discover and capitalize on opportunities. They will also touch upon their experiences while they were advancing in their positions after starting with entry-level roles at their companies.


The Truth Behind “Balance” is Integration

Room:168

Work-life balance is often discussed as if it is a perfect ratio of work to personal endeavors that will lead to the ultimate level of satisfaction. The reality is, there is no formula, technique, or plan that can yield this “perfect balance”. The term “balance” has a negative connotation around it that implies your work and personal life are constantly in competition for your limited amount of time and are disharmonious. 


In this panel, speakers will reveal the truth behind work-life integration; creating more synergy between all aspects of your life, including your work, to create harmony and avoid competition among the things that matter most. These women are here to show attendees that there is a way to have it all, just not all at once!


Navigating Workplace Politics

Room:162

Within organizations, hierarchy is almost inevitable, and there are times when no amount of diligence and natural ability can yield the results you are looking for. A less frequently discussed component of achieving professional goals is navigating through the shifting winds of office culture. Mastering office culture involves knowing what to say, when to say it, and who to say it to, all while building positive relationships with your peers, managers, mentors, and sponsors. Evoking humbleness and willingness to learn as a young professional through acknowledging what you don't know, is often as equally valuable as acknowledging what you do know. This is especially true when you are surrounded by those with years or even decades of more experience than you.


In Navigating Workplace Politics, panelists will discuss how to navigate and be conscious of the work culture around you, how to leverage relationships to advance in your career, and their experience on developing politically savvy methods to work their way to the top.


Beyond Data: The Backbone of Innovation & Decision Making

Room:165

According to the Economist, the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. There are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day. The big question now is: how do individuals and corporations make use of this technological wealth? 


In Beyond Data: The Backbone of Innovation & Decision Making, panelists will showcase the real impacts that data and artificial intelligence can have on our lives and in organizations. Attendees will gain an understanding of the capabilities of data analytics and learn about the value that data can bring to businesses across many industries. Attendees will also learn how data drives innovation and decision-making processes to power the future of businesses. Attend this panel to explore what is possible when we go Beyond Data to drive real impact for our future!