This document provides an agenda for the "Networking with a Purpose – Birds of a Feather" event taking place on November 13 at the Ericsson Café. The agenda includes 11 breakout sessions on topics such as coping with change at work, building self-confidence, creativity, career development in change management, agile working, and delivering elevator pitches. Key speakers include representatives from Ericsson, Cisco, Symantec, and independent consultants.

1. November 13 2014 – Ericsson Café
Networking with a Purpose – Birds of a Feather
November 13 – Ericsson Café
Getting Comfortable with Change
Key Note Speaker: Tobi Martin, Head of HR ESV, Ericsson
I will share my experience of how I successfully worked through my own discomfort by using the 5 why’s activity to uncover the true source of why I was really afraid to change.
1 Speed Mentoring with Tanya -5 min 1x1
Tanya Monsef Bunger, Executive Coach, Dean's Exec. Professor , Santa Clara University
Use the opportunity to get a 5 min speed coaching/mentoring. Bring a challenge you are currently facing in your work or career. What question do you need support with?
2 How to Innovate Globally
Deepa Sethi – Program Manager, Ericsson
Come and learn what Ericsson's "entrepreneurship" program – the Innova Program is all about. Learn about how we are innovating globally, the ideas we fund, and the types of behavior we like to see.
Let's also hear how you or your companies are innovating!
3 How to cope with change @ work
Catherine Rousteau, HR Director, Ericsson
www.linkedin.com/pub/catherine-simin-rousteau-sphr/0/909/316
In today’s high tech environment “change is the only constant”. Continual work related change can also be a source of stress for all involved. We will discuss best practices in coping with change in the work environment.

2. November 13 2014 – Ericsson Café
4 Late Transitions: Work, Life, Industry
Marjorie Etter, Learning and Development Professional GRC21 Account Executive m.etter@grc21.com https://www.linkedin.com/pub/marjorie-etter/2a/b4/602
We will address the issue of career transitions later in life. Our discussion will focus on deciding when it's time to change, how you feel before and after and how to handle that change. What tools exist and how to decide which ones are suitable. How can we self-assess without being too critical?
Building self-confidence & personal presence for your career growth
5 Building self-confidence & personal presence for your career growth
Moderator: Malavika Karode – Cisco
How we feel affects every aspect of our life, especially how we charge forward at work. So keep in mind the importance of self-confidence. Expressing confidence can be done in multiple ways, but for the sake of today’s conversation, let’s start with visualization and vocal confidence
Example: Painting your picture of success, what would it look like? Anytime you begin to feel yourself wavering, simply begin to visualize the success you’re aiming for.
Example: Effective speaking with the right pitch can build onto a rising career. Think about this statement: It’s not what you say but how you say it.
6 The Truth about Creativity Will Make You Free
Moderator Susan Jamison – Creativity Agent
www.clueinstitute.com or write her at susan@gotclue.com
"Creativity" is not just an ability to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc., or the process by which we utilize creative ability (typical dictionary definitions).
Leaders all over the world say they are concerned about the lack of creativity in their organizations; Most experts say they can "teach" you to be creative, typically using a variety of tips and techniques and one-size-fits-all contrived exercises to stimulate it, but those rarely create more than temporary enthusiasm.
In this breakout session you will learn:
What is creativity, really?
What are two paradoxes about creativity that are resolvable?
What can individuals do to un-learn un-creativity?

3. November 13 2014 – Ericsson Café
7 Beyond Networking, How to Connect
Moderator: Kristy Rogers of KristyRogersConnects & Director of Business Women of Silicon Valley, http://kristyrogersconnects.eventbrite.com
kristy@kristyrogersconnects.com or call 408-288-8484
Are you like most people and dislike networking? Do you know you “should” network and just don’t make the time? When you do show up for events, are you timid maybe even have angst? You’re not alone. I have good news for you…you’ll learn that networking really is simply meeting people. If you want to advance in your career and/or grow a business, learning to “work the room” is a critical skill to develop. It’s through people that you achieve your business goals. Let’s get started with expanding your network!
You will learn
* The intention of networking
* How to truly connect with the people you meet
* How to develop these new business friends so they’re one call away
8 Building Career in Change Management
Mary Mosham, Strategic Organizational design and change management, Technical Services, Cisco
In today’s fast-paced world, organizations are experiencing unprecedented changes in their environment. They are facing dramatic transitions to respond to a global economy, accelerated competition, shifts in government regulations, more sophisticated customer expectations, and nonstop technological innovations. Leading corporations, governmental entities, and non-profits are adopting change management as an organizational competency, viewing it as a competitive advantage in our ever- changing business world.
These companies require skilled and influential change agents or practitioners to help them navigate to their desired future vision while mitigating business implications such as productivity declines, attrition, projects exceeding budget, or overall culture tensions. Applying effective change management best practices can increase the success rate of organizational changes to as high as 96%.
Come join Mary Mosham for an engaging dialogue to learn more about these best practices and key strategies for building an exciting career in this field. Mary brings 12+ years of organizational change experience and expertise, and currently leads a change consulting practice for Cisco Systems Technical Services business.

4. November 13 2014 – Ericsson Café
9 Just-a-Minute - meditation
Moderator: Punam Nagpal, Technical Leader, Engineering, Cisco, Sarala Akella, Brocade
Just-a-minute is all it takes to bring ourselves back to our natural state of inner peace and well-being. Learn to relax, refocus and re-energize in just one minute with 'just-a- minute' meditations. It is about becoming a powerful positive force in your own life. Give yourself just-a-minute to experience it now.
"Be relaxed, be present ... Be powerful, be inspired ... Be your true self"
10 Agile Journey – Change in Way of Working
Guylaine Thibault, Program Manager, Ericsson
What’s wrong with our traditional ways of working? How can we stay relevant and successful in an environment with high pace of change that requires speed, enormous productivity and consistent commitment?
Please come and join me: I’ll share briefly with you the foundations of Lean & Agile thinking, mindsets required through an organization. I’ll go through Agile impacts on change in way of working: old versus new roles and new leadership style.
A never-ending story “ Agile journey “: let’s have open discussions on impediments encountered and share experiences & lessons learned from transformation to continuous improvements.
11 Elevator Speech: speak about your successes
Tanya Silva, Joann Martin, Robert Loftis, Symantec
Join us to discuss the value of short interactions that pop up, opportunities to connect with a potential advocate for our career growth. We often joke that the “pitch” must be delivered while the person is still in the elevator (or hallway). How can you tactfully introduce one of your professional successes in a natural way, to attract attention to your experience, skills, and results—which you deserve! One chat can lead to major change, when we are aware and ready.