2020 Women's Forum
Lunch & Happy Hour

All in-house counsel (Yes, men are welcome!) are invited to attend ACC-Austin’s third annual Women’s Forum.. Join us for lunch, then sessions, followed by a happy hour. This is a free event for both current and prospective ACC-Austin members, so bring a colleague who is interested in learning more about ACC-Austin.  Prospective members who attend and would like to join ACC will receive a discount code for their first year membership.

DRESS FOR SUCCESS DONATIONS:  Please join us in donating career clothing to Dress for Success Austin.  We will have a bin for donations at the event.  For information on what to donate, please click here.

AGENDA:

11:30 am-12:00 pm Registration

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch

1:00-2:00 pm "Implications of Bias on Your In-House Career" 

• Mindy Gulati, Equity Advocate, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Attorney, Fundamental Advisory

2:00-3:00 pm "Leadership Through Others:  How to Drive Results By Managing Up to All Genders"

• Tanya Avila, Co-Founder and Chief Legal Officer, Bigfork Technologies, LLC and President of the ACC Austin Chapter
• Susan Blount, Exec. Vice President and General Counsel, Prudential Financial, Inc. (ret'd);  Interim Executive Director, Center for Women in Law; Board Member, Cavco Industries, Inc. 
• John Holmes, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Forcepoint
• Kim Vo, Corporate Vice President of Legal, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

MODERATOR: Tamsen Barrett, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

3:00-4:00 pm "Building Your Brand and Career"

• Tory Cantu, Senior Counsel, Abbott
• Jessica Kirker, Employment Relations Lawyer, Torchy's Tacos
• Stephanie Perkins, Assistant General Counsel, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Sharanya Rao, Leadership and Career Coach, Coaching 4 Good

MODERATOR: Kelly Barreto, Commercial Counsel, Abbott

4:00-5:00 pm Happy Hour