Early Registration: August 1, 2023 | Pricing is below
The Mays Business School Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) demonstrates our commitment to developing women as transformational leaders. Leveraging the knowledge of our world-class faculty, expertise of the Mays Center for Executive Development, and the power of the Aggie Network, the WLI Conference offers development activities for those aspiring to expand the scope of their leadership. Detailed conference information will be emailed to all participants on October 16, 2023.
Early Registration Pricing: August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023
Deadline to register: October 5, 2023
Ticket Type
Early Registration
Regular Registration
Executive/ Individual
$125
$150
Former Student
$125
$150
Texas A&M Employee
$75
$100
Current Student
$10
$20
Keynote Speaker
Christie Brown
General Manager of Asset Development, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
Experience Christie Brown is currently Chevron’s General Manager of Asset Development for Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, a position she assumed in March 2023 following the role as the GM of Performance and Potential. In her role, she has responsibility for Chevrons assets in the Gulf of Mexico with her organization delivering optimized subsurface development and asset performance to achieve a competitive GoM portfolio.
Christie joined Chevron in 2002 as a mechanical engineer in Houston and has since held a variety of engineering, project management, operations leadership, commercial, environmental management and strategy positions of increasing responsibility in Angola, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Since joining the company, she has been a member of the Chevron Women’s Network and Black Employee Network and served in leadership roles in both. During her tenure, she has supported Chevron’s college recruiting efforts; won several industry awards; and often gives presentations on career development, business acumen and engineering.
Education
Christie holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.
Additional Information
Christie loves traveling, cooking, any water activity, and especially great combinations of the previous with her wonderful family.
REFUND POLICY
08/01/2023 – 10/05/2023 | 100% Refund
10/06/2023 – 10/13/2023|50% Refund
10/14/2023 – 10/20/2023|No refund
TRANSFER POLICY
If you are unable to attend the conference and prefer to transfer your ticket to someone else, we are happy to accommodate. Please contact experience@mays.tamu.eduand provide the original ticket holder’s name and the name and email address of who you are transferring your ticket to.
Deadline to transfer tickets is October 16, 2023.
Please complete this Request Form to submit for a refund or ticket transfer.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Would you like to become a sponsor of the Women’s Leadership Initiative Conference? For more information on conference sponsorship, please email experience@mays.tamu.edu.
Deadline to become a sponsor is September 22, 2023
Agenda
Registration + Optional Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Welcome
9:00 am – 9:10 am
Opening Remarks
9:10 am – 9:20 am
Keynote – Empower Leads to Me-Power
Christie Brown, General Manager of Asset Development, Gulf of Mexico, Chevron
9:20 am – 10:10 am
Break
10:10 am – 10:30 am
Home Court Advantage – Promoting Pro-Level Inclusion
Nzinga Shaw, Adjunct Professor at Fisk University
10:30 am – 11:20 am
Networking Lunch
11:20 am – 12:50 pm
Networking Exercise
12:50 pm – 1:50 pm
Break
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm
How to Think, Work, and Lead in Our Fast-Isn’t-Fast Enough World
Sara Canaday, Leadership Strategist, Speaker, and Award-winning Author