The document summarizes past and upcoming annual summits organized by the Center for Women in Business at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It provides details about the mission and activities of the Center for Women in Business, including mentoring women and increasing opportunities in leadership. It also summarizes the goals and speakers of past summits in 2012 on launching the Center and in 2013 on advancing women's leadership. Upcoming speakers and topics are outlined for the 2014 summit on women entrepreneurs. Information is given on the typical audience for the summit and methods used to promote the events. Positive testimonials from past attendees are also included.

1. Annual Summit
March 27, 2014
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

2. Center for Women in Business
• The Center for Women in Business (CWB), a program of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, promotes and
empowers women business leaders to achieve their personal
and professional goals by:
• Increasing opportunities for women to serve on corporate boards
and in the C-suite
• Mentoring women at all stages of their careers
• Building a network for women entrepreneurs to encourage peerto-peer networking, education, and professional growth

3. Redefining the Game
2012 Summit
• Redefining the Game was the formal launch of the Center for
Women in Business. The event gathered business leaders to
discuss the changing dynamics of business and the future of
women in the workplace.

4. Advancing Women to the Top
2013 Summit
• Advancing Women to the Top, the 2nd Annual CWB Summit, focused
on the state of women’s leadership and the business imperative for
maximizing the potential of women across industries and
organizations.
• CWB along with our research partner, McKinsey & Company, released
the Advancing Women to the Top report, a look at the state of
women’s leadership in a dozen Fortune 1000 companies.

5. Past CWB Summit Speakers
• Sharon L. Allen, Former Chairman,
Deloitte LLP
• Ilene H. Lang, President and CEO,
Catalyst
• Vik Malhotra, Chairman of the
Americas, McKinsey & Company
• Daniel J. Mullally, Senior Vice
President, Sales, FedEx Services
• James J. Murren, Chairman and
CEO, MGM Resorts International
• The Honorable Margaret Spellings,
Former Secretary, U.S. Department
of Education
• James S. Turley, Former Chairman
and CEO, Ernst & Young

6. Advancing Women to the Top
2013 Summit Sponsors

7. Leading Women in Free Enterprise
2014 Summit
• CWB’s third annual summit will celebrate the successes of
women entrepreneurs around the country while also
discussing their unique challenges. We will address the
importance of finding supportive and reliable networks
necessary for success, as well as the common roadblocks that
women face in accessing and using capital—one of the most
common reasons why women’s business dreams lag in
comparison to men’s, among other topics.

8. Leading Women in Free Enterprise
2014 Summit Speakers
El Brown,
KinderJam
Jenny Fulton,
Jenny’s Pickles
Kat Cole,
Cinnabon Inc
Elle Kaplan,
Lexion Capital
Management
Colleen DeBaise,
The Story
Exchange
Tamara Lundgren,
Schnitzer Steel

9. Leading Women in Free Enterprise
2014 Summit Speakers
Alana Muller,
Coffee Lunch Coffee
Debora Spar,
Barnard College
Sheela Murthy,
Murthy Law Firm
Debra Sterling,
GoldieBlox
Maria Scileppi,
72U
Elizabeth Vazquez,
WEConnect Global

10. Reaching Your Target Audience
• The annual CWB Summit attracts more than 300 attendees,
consisting of women and men from the Washington, DC area who
share an interest in learning more about the issues facing women
in today’s workforce.
• The CWB Summit has reached more than 160,000 people on
Twitter through the hashtags #CWB and #CWBSummit. In 2012,
#CWB was a top 10 trending topic in the Washington, D.C. area for
the afternoon.
• CWB has more than 67,000 likes on Facebook.
• CWB has 3,517 active subscribers to our newsletter with average
open rates above 20% and click-through rates above 4%.

11. Testimonials
“I was impressed with the quality and
engagement of the breakout sessions.
Overall, it was a very nice event, and
inspiring as a woman in business.”
“The program was definitely beneficial to
me personally. I was able to meet new likeminded business women and also increase
my understanding of what it takes to be
successful in business.”
“Outstanding program. Everything about
the day was excellent. Fantastic choice of
speakers!”
“It was very encouraging to hear the
women discuss their success in starting their
business. As a result of the program, I am
taking action to start my own business!
Wish me luck!”

12. Contact
• For more information on sponsorship levels and pricing,
please contact Stacey Lukens at (703) 980-7513 or
stacey@thelukensgrp.com.