network 2000, inc

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 15th annual Women of Excellence luncheon will be held on November 14, 2008 at Martin's West.

2008 Keynote Speaker:
Jamie McCourt, Owner, President
Los Angeles Dodgers

Jamie McCourt is not only the highest-ranking female executive in Major League Baseball, but also a Baltimore native and graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. In addition to her J.D., she also holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Jamie McCourt will discuss her professional/personal journey and experiences as a woman leader in a male dominated world. She will share her passionate vision for energizing organizations based on real-life success stories and how she simultaneously manages both a flourishing business career and a successful family. She will detail how strategic and effective alliances with women’s, ethnic and cultural groups can enhance already successful organizations. She brings her personal “high touch” skills to empower women and minorities to “stay passionate”, “stay focused” and “stay in the game” and is a life-long advocate for women’s advancement.

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Previous Speakers

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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