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Date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Time:
In-person - 7:30 - 8:00 AM - Networking and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 AM - Program

Virtual - 7:30 AM - Login and Networking 
8:00 - 9:30 AM - Program

Charge:
The Boston Club Members: no charge 
Non-Members and Guests: $100

In-person registrations and cancellations will be accepted until 5 PM, Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Virtual reservations accepted until Monday, November 14, by NOON.

Click here to register to attend IN-PERSON*

Click here to register to attend VIRTUALLY

*Seating is limited so please register early. If you receive notice that the in-person registration is full, please register to attend virtually and please email [email protected] to be placed on the waiting list so that you will be contacted as seats are made available. 

For sponsorship opportunities, please email [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE

Generously hosted by:

TO ALL VIRTUAL REGISTRANTS - LIVESTREAM OPEN AT 7:45AM - https://youtu.be/MQMknPBebMM

Join us for an interactive fireside chat with Sharon Bowen, Chair of the New York Stock Exchange, in conversation with Wendy Woods, Vice Chair, Social Impact, Climate, and Sustainability, Boston Consulting Group discussing this year's focus of Women Taking Charge: The Economic Playbook For the Future.  

Join us and celebrate the 20^th anniversary of our pioneering Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers in Massachusetts’ Public Companies. This year’s report showcases the stories of women in leadership positions and the ways in which these 100 companies have been diversifying their boards and executive suites. 

Sponsors of The Boston Club’s Salute affirm their commitment to advancing women to senior leadership positions, and to supporting our work to ensure that more women are appointed to corporate boards. This event is eagerly anticipated by those corporations that recognize and reward the unique ways that women contribute to furthering and advancing the communities they serve within New England. For information on sponsorship and benefits, please email [email protected] and view our sponsorship brochure.

Click here to register to attend IN-PERSON*

Click here to register to attend VIRTUALLY

*Seating is limited so please register early. If you receive notice that the in-person registration is full, please register to attend virtually and please email [email protected] to be placed on the waiting list so that you will be contacted as seats are made available. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Sharon Bowen, Chair of the Board of the New York Stock Exchange

Sharon Bowen joined the Board of the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) in 2017 and has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange since December 2021. She is the first woman or person of color to serve as the NYSE Chair. In addition, she Co-Chairs the NYSE Board Advisory Council.

Ms. Bowen was the first African American to be appointed as Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where she served from 2014-2017. She currently sits on the boards of Akamai Technologies, serving on its Audit and ESG Committees, Neuberger Berman, serving as Chair of its Audit Committee, and Bakkt Trust, serving as Chair. She is a partner of Seneca Women, a global leadership platform dedicated to connecting and advancing women in the economy.

Her professional career began as an attorney and she became a partner at Latham & Watkins. In February 2010, she was also appointed by President Barack Obama as Vice Chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. She assumed the role of Acting Chair in March 2012. 

Ms. Bowen holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and Juris Doctor-MBA degrees from Northwestern University. 

MODERATOR:

Wendy Woods, Boston Consulting Group’s Vice Chair, Social Impact, Climate & Sustainability

Wendy Woods, Boston Consulting Group’s Vice Chair, Social Impact, Climate and Sustainability, has worked extensively across Europe, Africa and Asia.  Prior to joining BCG, she worked as consultant for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and as Senior Economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based in BCG’s Boston office, Ms. Woods has responsibility for BCG's work in climate and sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainable and innovative finance, global health & development, education, and humanitarian response.

Ms. Woods is passionate about improving cooperation across the private, public, and social sectors to help solve the world's most intractable problems, as highlighted in her TED talk, “The business benefits of doing good”, and helping businesses achieve sustainability and competitive advantage, as described in her second TED talk, "Collective cooperation in the social sector”. She is a frequent contributor to BCG’s thought leadership, recently coauthoring Total Societal Impact: A New Lens for Strategy, Winning the '20s: Optimize for Both Social and Business Value: Beyond Shareholder Value, and Directors Can Up Their Game on Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues: The BCG-INSEAD Board ESG Pulse Check.

Ms. Woods is a member of the Advisory Council for the Tent Partnership for Refugees and the Elevate Prize Foundation, as well as a board member for OpenSC, a company focused on creating transparent, verified sustainable and fair wage supply chains. She earned a BA in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Welcome Address

Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is a daughter of immigrants, a Boston Public Schools mom, and an MBTA commuter. She was sworn into office in November 2021–the first woman and first person of color elected to serve in this role, championing a vision of Boston as a green and growing city for everyone.

To support and stabilize Boston’s continued economic recovery, Mayor Wu has focused on deploying emergency grants to neighborhood small businesses, taking action to revitalize Downtown Boston through citywide collaborations, and signing executive orders to speed up affordable housing development approvals and ensure that Boston’s municipal contracting reaches the city’s supplier diversity goals to build community wealth.

Mayor Wu is working in partnership across every level of government, with businesses, and in community, to make Boston the leading city where families and businesses can thrive. Her focus is on investing in infrastructure for the public good—transportation, housing, health, and education—to ensure that Boston is ready for the jobs of the future. 

The Boston Club Members: No Charge*

Non-Members and Guests: $100

Seating is limited so please register early. If you receive notice that the in-person registration is full, please register to attend virtually and please email [email protected] to be placed on the waiting list so that you will be contacted as seats are made available. 

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Virtual attendees will receive the login information prior to the event.

***IMPORTANT VENUE INFORMATION*** 

• All attendees must be registered.

• Per request of the venue, in-person attendees MUST show proof of full vaccination (2 Moderna, 2 Pfizer or 1 J&J). 

• You MUST have a government issued  PHOTO ID to enter Akamai's headquarters.

• Paid parking is available across the street from Akamai at the Kendall Center Yellow Garage, 75 Ames St, Cambridge MA.

• The event starts promptly at 8:00 AM. Please plan to enter the Akamai building prior to 7:40 AM to go through Building Security/Document Verification, Registration, and to be seated before the event.

• Light continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 AM.

 * PLEASE NOTE: Reservations are required for all events.  No-shows and late cancellations for those registered to attend in person will be billed $100.  In-person registrations and cancellations will be accepted until 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Virtual reservations accepted until Monday, November 14, by NOON.