2025 Agenda

Thursday, May 1, 2025
7:30 AMRegistration opens  
7:30 AM - 8:20 AMNetworking Breakfast

Meet and engage with the ChIPs community

 
8:20 AM - 8:30 AMWelcome Remarks Dorian Daley
8:30 AM - 9:15 AMCareer Highs and Lows

Hear the stories of their experiences, life events, not just work, (mistakes and happy accidents) from senior leaders as they share the highs and lows of their paths, the obstacles, and how they rose above. 

Esha Bandyopadhyay Karineh Khachatourian Melissa Ruiz Elena Grimme
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMTable Activity

In this interactive exercise, map your own highs and lows to help discover opportunities for growth. 

 

 
10:00 AM - 10:40 AMNetworking Break  
10:40 AM - 11:25 AMPaths of Purpose: Legal Careers with Impact

Hear from leading lawyers, learn how they shaped their careers, and identify the paths you can take to move forward with intention. 

Mary Fuller Taryn Williams
11:25 AM - 12:10 PMTable Activity

In this visualization and interactive exercise, fast forward a decade to gain clarity as you navigate your career path, identify what is and is not in your control, and get specific on action you can take to align your behavior with your values. 

 

 
12:10 PM - 1:25 PMNetworking Lunch

Use this time to take a brain break or sign up for lunch club and join others in an interactive exercise that will engage your creative side. 

 
1:25 PM - 1:55 PMFireside chat: Embrace the Power of You! Owning Your Identity at Work 

 

Learn what is holding you back, how to overcome it, and move forward with impact 

Author, venture capital investor, and board member of Salsify, Tricia Montalvo Timm is a first-generation Latina who rose through the ranks of Silicon Valley advising high-tech companies big and small, culminating in the sale of data analytics software company Looker to Google for $2.6 billion.  

Tricia Montalvo Timm
1:55 PM - 2:40 PMTable Activity

In this interactive exercise, identify what is holding you back so you can start to move forward. 

 
2:40 PM - 3:25 PMNetworking Break  
3:25 PM - 3:55 PMFireside chat: Creating Your Personal Board of Advisors

To go far, we need to surround ourselves with the right people. Learn how to develop a board of advisors to empower you to achieve their goals. In this fireside chat, Meredith Price, Senior Director, Legal at Nvidia, will show you how she did it, what worked, what got in the way, and offer guidance so you can get started. 

Meredith Price Sarah Craig
3:55 PM - 4:20 PMTable Activity: Board of Advisors

 

Complete your road map of empowered growth with your personal board of advisors. 

Participants will be guided through an exercise so you can leave feeling confident and ready to take charge of your career. 

 
4:20 PM - 4:30 PMWrap-up and Take-aways  
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMNetworking Reception

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Speakers and agenda are subject to change