BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis and Princeton professor emerita Anne-Marie Slaughter will headline the second biennial MOMENTUM conference in Birmingham on February 26 and 27. Davis is also a successful writer and film producer and the founder of a research-based organization dedicated to improving images for women and girls in the media. Slaughter is best known as the author of Why Women Still Can’t Have It All, one of the most-read articles in the history of The Atlantic online magazine. Honorary co-chairs for the Conference are Martha Roby, U. S. Representative for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, and Terri Sewell, U. S. Representative for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.
Approaching its 11th year as Alabama’s premier women’s leadership program, MOMENTUM will broaden its reach to professional women across the state with this two-day conference. Targeted to Alabama women in the business and nonprofit sectors, this conference will educate, inform, and empower women to reach higher levels of leadership.
Both the Awards Program on the evening of February 26, honoring some of Alabama’s most accomplished women, and the all-day Conference on February 27 will take place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. These events will convene high-profile speakers, honorees, and panelists who will share their wisdom and experience with an expected audience of more than 500 attendees.
Breakout sessions during the afternoon of February 27, will focus on topics such as diversity in the workplace, redefining success, broadening your professional network, the changing face of media, accelerating change through risk-taking, using creativity to define success, and the imperative of ethical conduct in high-pressure environments. Both substantive and informative, these breakout sessions also will present best practices for leadership development, skills-building, and management training. Career counseling opportunities, such as speed resume reviews, will be available on site to attendees. Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) will be offered to those who fulfill the requirements.
“ Our first Conference was an opportunity to motivate and inspire women throughout the state to reach higher to meet the many challenges facing Alabama’s businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits. Our evaluation feedback shows that’s just what it did,” said MOMENTUM Executive Director, Barbara Royal.
She went on to say, “Conference 2014 is loaded with top-level speakers and deeply experienced panelists. The topics are relevant to business today: communication, technology, ethics, community service and leadership best practices. Attendees will learn about ways to work smarter and strategies that can accelerate positive change for themselves and for women throughout the state. “
To register for the MOMENTUM Women’s Leadership Conference, please visit momentumleadershipconference.com. There are discounts for early registration and special group rates. Seating is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
