SWIFS Events
2019 SWIFS Spring Symposium
May 14, 2019 / tampa, florida
Featuring Keynote Speaker Laura Liswood, PR Professional Tarah Harkins, and Panels on Promoting and Maintaining Ethical Culture and Developing Leaders
The 2019 SWIFS Spring Symposium featured Laura Liswood, an international, award-winning speaker who conveyed her insights regarding leadership, diversity, women in politics, and business. She shared insights on how to enhance opportunities to lead and shape one's career successfully. The Symposium also featured Tarah Harkins, a Human Resources and Public Relations professional with a diverse background that includes Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Public Relations, and Community Outreach. Panels on promoting and maintaining an ethical culture and developing leaders inspired and motivated SWIFS members.
Alise henry
2019 Member of the Year
Alise Henry was recognized as SWIFS’ 2019 Member of The Year. Alise is a founding member of SWIFS and has been instrumental in directing the intellectual capital of the organization through organizing events, speaker outreach and more.
SWIFS Advocate Awards:
George Guerra
Wiand Guerra King, P.A.
George has consistently acted as a mentor, sponsor and advocate for women. George and his firm were one of the first supporters of SWIFS and is an avid supporter of women in financial services.
jonathan santelli
General Counsel, Raymond James Financial
Jonathan demonstrates his advocacy of women and the mission of SWIFS through his quality leadership, mentorship, and actions both inside and outside of his organization.
SWIFS is Grateful to Its Generous Sponsors Who Made the 2019 Spring Symposium Possible
Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper, White & Case, Greenberg Traurig, Raymond James, Bates Group, Bressler, Amery & Ross, Capital Forensics, Inc., Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, WGK
2018 SWIFS SPRING SYMPOSIUM
May 15, 2018 / St. Petersburg, Florida
Featuring Keynote Speaker Susan Blount, Former General Counsel of Prudential, and Panels on Gender Gap and Social Media
SWIFS’s Spring Symposium was our best yet, full of thought-provoking discussion and networking. Our panel on the gender gap in financial services focused on the importance of successful mentoring from senior leaders and how senior lawyers can help close the gap. In an industry where women only make up 25% of all attorneys appearing in courtrooms, and even then, only 24% of the time, serve as lead counsel, this timely topic generated much conversation. In our panel on Ethical Use of Social Media, we discussed the role of Social Media during discovery in litigation, spoliation and regulatory requirements. One of our members’ favorite topics was the session on Own It by Sallie Krawcheck. We discussed the six qualities of women that make them irreplaceable at work.
swifs 2018 spring symposium was made possible by our generous sponsors
Bressler Amery & Ross
Eversheds Sutherland
Greenburg Traurig
Wiand Guerra King
Maynard Cooper & Gale
McGuire Woods
Kean Miller
Concilio
swifs 2017 Symposium
May 16, 2017 /
St. Petersburg, florida
Featuring Keynote Speaker General Ann Dunwoody and Pat Gillette, Expert on Implicit Bias
The 2017 SWIFS Symposium opened with keynote speaker General Ann Dunwoody. Dunwoody is the first woman in military history to achieve the rank of four-star general, the first woman to command a battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division, and Fort Bragg’s first female general officer. A straight shooter who tells it like it is, she taught, inspired, and empowered attendees through her tried and true “Leadership Truths.” A panel, moderated by Cynthia Ferencz, discussed “Is This Thing Privileged?” Lastly, Pat Gillette, a leading expert on implicit bias, discussed the legal and scientific origins of implicit bias as well as the ways in which these biases are manifested in the everyday lives of women in business. A panel followed the presentation discussing recognizing implicit bias and offering strategies on dealing with it.
SWIFS 2016 SYMPOSIUM
May 3, 2016 / ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
SWIFS’ inaugural symposium solidified our mission and refined goals that benefit our members and communities.
Two panel discussions highlighted the inaugural symposium. The first, Conducting Ethical Internal Investigations: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Corporate Counsel and Outside Legal Advisors, was moderated by Sara Soto. It was followed by Strategies for Success in the Workplace: Empowering Women Attorneys to be Effective Leaders, moderated by Janell Ahnert.
