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founded in 1993 with the mission to promote the advancement of women in professional and executive positions.
Women of Excellence
In 1993, Network 2000 brought Patricia Aburdene, author of Megatrends for Women, to Baltimore for the first Women of Excellence program and the event has grown to a sold out capacity. The 16th annual Women of Excellence luncheon was held on November 11, 2009 at Martin's West.
16th Annual Women of Excellence Luncheon
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
2009 Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Tam
2009 Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Tam
Former CEO of Aveda Corporation, President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group and Vice President of Nike, Inc., Marilyn Tam is a successful entrepreneur who has built and developed three diverse companies to include a corporate consulting & training company, web portal company, and a supply chain software company. She is national director of SCORE, affiliated with the Small Business Administration and dedicated to the development, growth and success of small businesses nationwide with 11,500 volunteers and 389 offices. Tam, who was born in Hong Kong to a traditional Chinese family, also founded the Us Foundation to facilitate global action and dialogue on social, economic and environmental issues. She is author of How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want, a book that has been published in English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish and Thai.
Previous Speakers
- 2008
- Jamie McCourt, President, Owner of the L.A. Dodgers
- 2007
- Valerie Plame Wilson, former CIA covert operations officer
- 2006
- Jehan Sadat, internationally recognized human rights activist for women and peace, and the former First Lady of Egypt
- 2005
- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland
- 2004
- Paula Zahn, Anchor of CNN Primetime Evening News
- 2002
- Madeleine K. Albright, 64th Secretary of State of the U.S. and First woman Secretary of State
- 2001
- Dee Dee Myers, First woman and youngest person ever to serve as White House Press Secretary
- 2000
- Ann Compton and Panel Discussion with Cisco System's Dixie Garr, All first's Susan Keating, IBM Corp.’s Linda Sanford
- 1999
- Lea Rabin, Former First Lady of Israel
- 1998
- Coretta Scott King, Civil Rights Activist
- 1997
- The Lady Margaret Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
- 1997
- The Honorable Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1996
- The Honorable Ann Richards, Former Governor of Texas
- 1995
- Deborah Tannen, “Talking from 9 to 5”
- 1994
- Cokie Roberts, Radio and Television Commentator
- 1993
- Patricia Aburdene, “Megatrends for Women”
The Women of Excellence event is part of Network 2000’s mission to promote women in leadership positions and on corporate boards through education, awareness and mentoring.
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