Manatt is pleased to host the Women's Initiative Summit—Communicating to Win on May 17-18, 2012, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica. Communication is a skill, art and tool that everyone uses daily to be understood, to be influential and to be successful. This invitation-only summit will provide a forum for senior-level executives and in-house counsel to learn, practice and discuss various communication techniques that can be used for their careers and for themselves.

Guest speakers include Sheila Hershow, Executive Vice President, Dezenhall Resources; Mary Davis Holt, Partner, Flynn Heath Holt Leadership; Dr. Mark Goulston, Author, Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone and Get Out of Your Own Way at Work...and Help Others Do the Same: Conquer Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job; and Bonnie Marcus, Founder, Women's Success Coaching: How to Communicate for Self-Promotion.

Following is the Agenda (all times are PDT):

Thursday  May 17, 2012
6:30 pm - Welcome Reception
7:30 pm - Dinner

Friday  May 18, 2012
8:00 am - Breakfast
9:00 am - Panel Sessions
12:45 pm - Lunch
2:15 pm - Town Hall Sessions
4:30pm - Cocktail Networking Reception

Click here for full agenda.