30th ANNUAL NAMIC CONFERENCE (as part of Diversity Week 2016)

September 20-21, 2016 NY Marriott Marquis

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

12:00pm – 6:00 pm Registration

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Registration Booth, 6th Floor

2:00pm – 5:00 pm Chapter Leadership Workshop (by invitation only)

Ziegfeld Room, 4th Floor 4:05pm-5:20pm Leadership Lessons from Women of Color

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6:30pm – 8:00 pm Reception for Alumni of the Executive Leadership

Development Program (ELDP) and NAMIC Leadership Seminar (by invitation only)

Manhattan Ballroom, 8th Floor Sponsored by

8:15 pm Chapter Officers Dinner (by invitation only)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

7:00am – 5:00 pm Registration Sponsored by

Registration Booth 6th Floor

7:30am – 8:45 am Breakfast Recognizing the Cablefax 2016 Most Influential Minorities in Cable

(Separate ticket required; not part of conference registration.) Sponsored by

Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

8:30am – 9:15 am Networking Continental Breakfast Sponsored by

6th Floor Pre-Function Area

9:15 – 10:15 am Opening General Session Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor Keynote Speaker: TBA

10:30am- 11:30am News Panel Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

11:30 – 11:45 am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break

6th Floor Pre-Function Area

11:45am – 12:45pm Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Sponsored by

Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

_ LEADING & LEARNING

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_ Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

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Navigating the Corporate Landscape Moderator Rosalind Clay Carter, Executive Coach and Human Resources Consultant Panelists Sean Cohan, President, International and Digital Media, A+E Networks Dee Dee Kramer, President, DeeDee Kramer & Associates, Inc. David Crawford, VP, Talent Acquisition, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

1:00 – 2:15 pm L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Program Luncheon

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Featuring: TBD Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

2:30 – 3:30 pm Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Sponsored by

Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY

Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

_ LEADING & LEARNING Sponsored by

Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

Negotiating the Career High Beam in Times of Change Moderator Jane Hyun, President/Founder, Hyun & Associates Leadership Strategy

Panelists Gary Ireland, Principal, Law Offices of Gary E. Ireland Cheryl Middleton Jones, SVP, Human Resources, Scripps Networks Interactive

3:30 – 4:00 pm Mid-Afternoon Refreshment and Networking Break 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

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4:00 – 5:00 pm Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Sponsored by

Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

Ten Steps to a Killer TV Pilot Script Presenter Carole Kirschner, Author, Creator & Teacher, CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program Director, WGA Showrunner Training Program

_ LEADING & LEARNING “Career Corners” Sponsored by

Plymouth/Uris/Shubert, 6th Floor

5:15 – 6:00 pm National Membership Meeting Ziegfeld, 4th Floor

6:00 – 7:30 pm 30th Annual NAMIC Conference Reception Sponsored by

Broadway Lounge, 8th Floor

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

7:30 am – 12:00pm Registration Sponsored by

Registration Booth, 6th Floor

7:45 – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by

5th Floor Pre-Function Area 8:45 – 9:00 am Special Presentation of Winners of the NAMIC Chapter Leader Awards Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

9:00 – 10:00 am General Session:

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor 10:00 – 10:30 am Mid-Morning Refreshment and Networking Break 5th Floor Pre-Function Area

10:30 – 11:30 am Concurrent Learning Tracks

_ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

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Lyceum Complex, 5th Floor NAMIC & SAVA360 Present The “Startup Pitch” Competition

Moderator Atul Prashar, Founder and CEO, SAVA360

Judges Andrew Cleland, Managing Director at Comcast Ventures Darrel Hager, Regional VP, Field Operations – Carolinas Region, Charter Communications Sola Winley, EVP, Corporate Strategy & Planning, A+E Networks

_ CONTENT & IMAGERY Julliard Complex, 5th Floor

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_ LEADING & LEARNING Sponsored by

_ Majestic Complex, 6th Floor

11:45 am – 1:00pm EMMA Luncheon

Westside Ballroom, 5th Floor

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EMMA Winners Video produced by

1:30pm - 3:00pm National Board of Directors Meeting (by Invitation only) Ziegfeld Room, 4th Floor