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2009 Invent Your Future Conference Gives Women Entrepreneurs the Edge in Economic Downturn.


Silicon Valley's Premier Women's Event Presents Small Business Strategies for Uncertain Times

SAN CARLOS San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. , Calif. -- Invent Your Future Enterprises, a professional development company that helps women thrive as entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, in partnership with Silicon Valley chapter of The National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10.  (NAWBO-SV), today announced the clinics, sessions and exhibits designed especially for women entrepreneurs at the 3rd annual Invent Your Future Conference for Women. The event, scheduled March 31st - April 1st at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba
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 Convention Center, is the premier educational event for businesswomen in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. To register, visit http://www.inventyourfuture.com.

The Invent Your Future conference will bring together nationally-recognized keynote speakers, best-selling authors, thought leaders and business experts in partnership with: NBC NBC
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 Institute of Women and Technology, Sutter Health, KBAY, Mix 106.5, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, American Airlines, Northrop Grumman, SAP Labs and Symantec Corporation.

Keynote speakers include:

* Veteran NPR NPR

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* Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company  

* Sociologist and best-selling author Dr. Bertice Berry

* Cynthia McClain-Hill, president, National Association of Women Business Owners

Practical Tips to Grow Your Business

Entrepreneur track sessions are tailored for established and emerging women entrepreneurs. Speakers include Nell Merlino, co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence; Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, president & co-founder, Berkhemer Clayton, Inc. and president, NAWBO NAWBO National Association of Woman Business Owners  California; Sam Horn, president, Action Seminars and author, "Pop! Stand Out in Any Crowd"; Hannah Kain, CEO, Alom Technologies and Cecelia McCloy, president, Integrated Science Solutions.

Other top-rated speakers include:

Judy Estrin, CEO, JLABS, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 and author, "Closing the Innovation Gap"

Elisa Camahort Page, co-founder and COO, BlogHer

Tina Seelig, Ph.D., executive director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program

William D. Watkins, former CEO, Seagate

Telle Whitney, Ph.D., CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

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 fresh voices and cutting edge perspectives on the issues that influence positive change in their businesses and communities," said Ruth Stergiou, CEO of Invent Your Future. "This conference is filled with bold new ideas that help women leverage their natural skills to take their businesses to the next level. It's an outstanding and convenient way for Bay Area women to learn and build their networks."

"We're pleased to expand our partnership with Invent Your Future and help Women Owned Businesses (WOBs) get ahead in this economy," said Wendy Buller, President NAWBO Silicon Valley. "As the fastest-growing segment of the market, women entrepreneurs are vital to the growth of the nation's economy and educational resources like this will help them affect change through job creation and revenue growth."

Register

Register at http://www.inventyourfuture.com. Space is limited. Request special rates for your team, department or women's group by calling 408-554-4249. For media registration, contact info@regdesk.com with your credentials.

Partner Opportunities

A limited number of partner opportunities are available for organizations looking to network with women entrepreneurs. Visit http://inventyourfuture.com/conference_2009sponsors.html or call 650-592-9227.

About Invent Your Future

Invent Your Future Enterprises is a professional development company that specializes in the retention, development and acceleration of women leaders. Based on extensive research on the training needs of corporate managers and high potential leaders, the company offers talent development programs, skill-building events and organizational consulting. For more information, visit www.inventyourfuture.com.

About NAWBO-SV

NAWBO-SV is the destination association for CEOs and executive officers of diverse women owned businesses and its members are recognized by the community as leaders of successful companies. NAWBO-SV is a chapter of NAWBO, the pre-eminent national women-owned business organization that works to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of women entrepreneurs, promote economic development, transform public policy, and propel women into economic, social, and political spheres of power worldwide. Learn more at http://www.nawbo-sv.org
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