Chapter Meeting & Virtual Networking

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM (Pacific)
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Mountain)
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM (Central)
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM (Eastern)

Overview

Are you looking to network (or netweave) virtually with colleagues in California and learn about the board's role in strategy? Join the Southern California and San Francisco chapters on September 21st from 3:30-5pm Pacific Time. Strategy expert and Southern California chapter member, Kay Plantes will be sharing her insights. All PDA members and their guests are welcome. Please register in advance

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Zoom invitation will be shared the day before the event.

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Speaker

Kay Plantes, Ph.D. Founder/Principal Plantes Company

MIT-educated economist Kay Plantes is accomplished at mobilizing leaders to innovate brands, business models, operating models, and strategies to accelerate growth and differentiate customer experiences.

As a highly creative systems thinker, communicator, and researcher, Kay brings fresh insights into opportunities and actionable solutions to complex market and organizational problems. She challenges incremental thinking, complacency and hidden assumptions to obtain outstanding results for her clients. Kay brings a collaborative style, proven frameworks, and intelligent facilitation to rapidly generate better strategies for your organization and enhance execution success by your team.

She is a recognized opinion leader in business model innovation. 25-year track record of outstanding results among diverse organizations—established and young, large and small, privately held and public companies; multiple industries; all economic sectors; and a wide-array of market situations
Proven track record as a dynamic keynote speaker and executive educator

Author, Beyond Price: Differentiate Your Company in Ways That Really Matter (Greenleaf Book Group, 2009) Leading blogger on business model innovation and strategy 

Kay’s background includes:

• Executive experience as marketing and business development director with a global medical products company
• Chief Economist and Director of Policy Development for the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Commerce
• Former Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Ph.D. in Economics from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• B.S. from The Smeal College of Business of The Pennsylvania State University

Moderator

Ryan Lahti, Ph.D. Managing Principal OrgLeader

Dr. Ryan Lahti is the Founder and Managing Principal of OrgLeader. As a strategic advisor to STEM organizations, executives and board members, Ryan specializes in helping leaders excel in the face of risk and uncertainty.

Ryan combines business experience serving Fortune 500, middle market and emerging companies in 20 industries with a background in leadership and organizational effectiveness spanning three decades. Prior to founding OrgLeader in 2006, he worked for global consulting firms including Ernst & Young and Hay Group. He also held corporate positions overseeing leadership and organizational development.

As a thought leader, Ryan is the author of The Finesse Factor: How to Build Exceptional Leaders in STEM Organizations. He is a frequent speaker on risk and uncertainty as well as a contributor to Forbes on leadership and organizational effectiveness topics. Ryan has been featured on NBC TV, Inside Forbes Councils and in publications such as Fast Company and CIO.

Ryan serves as the Co-Chair of the National Board Director Opportunities Committee and Chair of the Southern California Board Director Opportunities Committee for PDA. Find more information about Ryan and OrgLeader at OrgLeader.com.

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