smart women smart money symposium
smart women smart money symposium
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Hundreds of savvy, business women made their way to the Hyatt Regency Chicago, for the Smart Women Smart Money symposium, presented by Illinois state treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias. Giannoulias The conference was a unique opportunity for women to discourse about financial issues, network with other business women and showcase their businesses.
“In this era of easy credit, home foreclosures, and record bankruptcy filings, we need to give women the tools to make smart financial decisions,” Giannoulias shares. “Our goal with the Smart Women Smart Money conference is to help women feel more secure and succeed financially in the future.” Dominga Cortes Johnson, owner of Mi Spa in Chicago’s South Loop; received the 2007 Woman on the Rise Award. Stephanie Neely, City of Chicago treasurer and former vice president of Northern Trust Global Investments won the 2007 Woman of Excellence Award.
The distinguished panel of financial experts included Gail Perry-Mason, vice president of investments at Oppenheimer & Co. and author of the best-seller “Girl, Make Your Money Grow” and Bernadine Jackson-Kelley, vice president and senior portfolio manager of The Northern Trust.
The Smart Women Smart Money symposium was made possible by event sponsors, Dollars and Sense Inc., Citigroup, and through the contributions of leading financial institutions.
–Noelle Nicosia
For more information reagrding Smart Women Smart Money symposiums visitwww.treasurer.il.gov.
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