Pivots & Power Seats: A Women's Executive Panel on Career Transitions & Board Readiness

This session brings together two powerful themes shaping modern leadership journeys: Board Readiness and Career Pivots. Designed for senior leaders and executives, the program explores how women can strategically position themselves for board service while also navigating bold career transitions that expand long-term leadership impact.

Board Readiness

Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to secure a corporate board seat, including the pathways and expectations for board service. The session will:

• Provide clarity on the requirements and pathways to earning a corporate board seat

• Share strategies to strengthen visibility, personal brand, and overall board candidacy

• Highlight accomplished board members who have leveraged diverse backgrounds to access board opportunities

• Create space for meaningful networking with established board directors and senior executives

Career Pivots

This segment focuses on how intentional career shifts can accelerate, rather than interrupt, executive growth. Attendees will:

• Explore how strategic pivots across industries, functions, and sectors can unlock leadership opportunities

• Hear real-world stories of successful transitions and reinvention

• Learn a practical framework for evaluating when and how to make a bold career move

• Identify transferable strengths that are often underrepresented in professional narratives

• Understand the mindset shifts required to confidently reposition experience for new opportunities

Speakers

• Moderator: Melody Po

• Featured Speaker: Preethy Padmanabhan

• Featured Speaker: Christina Bui

• Featured Speaker: Kelly Boyd

• Featured Speaker: Julie Castro Abrams