Women In Technology

Creative Leadership: Effective Communications from Venus to Mars
Panelists:	Sally Foster Vice President Customer Care IBM Internet Security Systems www.iss.net Marian M. Lucia Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta www.fhlbatl.com Michael Kogon Chief Executive Officer Definition 6 www.definition6.com Brian Shield Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer The Weather Channel, Inc. www.weather.com
Moderator:	Mary Welch Editor Atlanta Woman Magazine www.atlantawomanmag.com
Date:	Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Time:	7:30am - 9:00am
Location:	Maggiano's Buckhead 3368 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA Map
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A vital aspect of creative leadership is the ability to communicate within your organization and to the outside world. Yet, differences in communication styles among men, women and cultures can sometimes add to the challenge of effective communications.

Women in Technology's September Creative Leadership session features a panel discussion examining some of these issues. Join our distinguished panel of technology leaders including

You'll hear sensible approaches to crossing the communications divide and making sure your message is clearly conveyed. WIT panel discussions are informative and interesting, offering proven techniques for improving your effectiveness.

Moderated by Mary Welch, Atlanta Woman editor, this panel of men and women will share their unique perspectives on how an awareness of communications styles can help you more effectively get your point across.

Mary Welch is editor of Atlanta Woman magazine, the premier magazine for business woman in Atlanta. A graduate of Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., Mary started her journalism career at the Port Jervis, N.Y., Union-Gazette before she ventured South. After a stint at the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, she went back to journalism, joining the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 1984 where she covered marketing and advertising. She left in 1992 when her son, Grady, was born. For several years she freelanced before working in public relations at Bank of America. She joined Leader Publishing as editor of Business to Business magazine in 2004 and was named editor of Atlanta Woman in October 2006.

She wrote a book, "Forever Green: The History and Future of the American Forest," with Chuck Leavell, the keyboardist of The Rolling Stones, so she could meet Keith Richards, which she did.

Mary and her husband, Ralph McGill Jr., have one son and two golden retrievers, one of which was recently rescued. They live in Virginia-Highlands.

Sally Foster
Vice President Customer Care
IBM Internet Security Systems
www.iss.net

As Director of Customer Support for IBM Internet Security Systems, Foster is responsible for the day to day operations of the worldwide customer support group located in Atlanta, GA. With more than 25 years of IT, global business and customer operations experience, Foster is responsible for providing global technical support to more than 12,000 customers. Prior to joining Internet Security Systems, Foster held senior management positions with Computer Jobs.com, Clarus Corporation and D&B Software.

Marian M. Lucia
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
www.fhlbatl.com

As Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Marian Lucia has overall responsibility for IT strategy, execution and support, and business continuity and information security. Prior to joining the Bank, Lucia served as Corporate Vice President, Operations and Systems, of Prudential Institutional. As an active member of the community, Ms. Lucia serves on the advisory board of Pennsylvania State University's Women in Science and Engineering, the Gwinnett Technology Forum, WIT and Gwinnett Technical College's CIS Program.

Kogon founded the company in 1997 and continues to be integral in day-to-day activities. Under his leadership, Definition 6 has created over $10B in revenue for clients and forged partnerships with industry leaders, Microsoft and Google. It has been recognized as a "Best Place to Work in Georgia 2006" by Georgia Trend and Kogon was named one of the Entrepreneurs of the Year by Catalyst Magazine and was awarded the 2004 Small Business Person of the Year Award by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He was also listed as one of the Up and Comers "Under 40 and Rising - 50 of Atlanta's Most Promising Young Stars" in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Kogon serves on the boards of the Atlanta Jewish Federation and the American Israel Policy Advisory Committee. He is active in the United Way, Woodruff Arts Center, Children's Hospital, and was the Chairman of the 2005 and 2006 Bob Strickland Memorial Golf Classic benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.

Brian Shield
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
The Weather Channel, Inc.
www.weather.com

Brian P. Shield is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of The Weather Channel, Inc., a position he has held since joining the company in 1998. Shield oversees all technology infrastructure, internal systems, weather forecasting capabilities, technical and broadcast operations, and the implementation of industry leading technology products and services. He also heads up software engineering efforts, which include the design and delivery of all TWC technology products and services. Shield came to The Weather Channel from FTD, Inc., where he served as Chief Technology Officer of FTD, Inc. and ftd.com.