The Glass Hammer hosts events year-round for professional women. Our goal is to shine a spotlight on smart, successful women who have something to say, while also informing, inspiring, and empowering our community.

By hosting offline events to compliment our online content, we hope to bring our community together and enable professional women to network with one another in an interesting and engaging setting. You can expect debate, dialogue, and to exchange a few business cards to build your strategic network. Click here to see our past events.

Our Events 2013

6th Annual Top Women on the Buy-Side Breakfast Panel: Investing for the Future
May 15, 2013

For the sixth event in our popular Top Women on the Buy-Side series, we will examine market trends for 2013 and discuss the macro outlook for the future. Where are managers finding the best returns and what expectations will shape the risk/reward paradigm in coming years?

This is an invitation-only business event and the audience is typically Managing Director level. If you would like to attend, please contact [email protected] to request an invitation.

Moderator: Heidi Moore, US Finance and Economics Editor, The Guardian

Panelists:

• Jane Buchan, PhD, CAIA, Managing Director and CEO, PAAMCO
• Michelle Meyer, Senior U.S. Economist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Leah Modigliani, Senior Vice President, Investment Strategy and Risk, Neuberger Berman
• Ranji Nagaswami, CFA, previously Chief Investment Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg, City of New York
• Anjun Zhou, PhD, Managing Director and Head of Multi-Asset Research, Mellon Capital

Sponsored by:

 

The Glass Hammer’s 2nd Annual Change Leadership Dinner
May 22, 2013

This year’s topic is “Owning your Influence.” This invitation only dinner club is for senior female leaders to discuss how to create systemic change for real progress around increasing and sustaining  women in senior positions.

Sponsored by: Shearman & Sterling LLP

September 2013

4th Annual Women in Technology Event- our popular event for women in tech returns for its 4th year

October 2013

3rd Annual Navigating, Negotiating and Building Your Strategic Network event for women in investment management
Sponsors and Panelists TBA

November 2013

Managing Identities at Work Event
Our managing identities series addresses how we are navigate our careers as women who share diverse identities such as being Multicultural or/and LGBT.

December 2013

How to be a Change Leader panel and networking event. Women, we are powerful change agents.

How can we move the needle and address systemic change, whilst navigating our own careers?
Sponsors and Panelists TBA

We also have a number of workshops at www.evolvedemployer.com.

Partner Events

New Directions for Attorneys Information Sessions
Date and Location: May 21, 2013, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Pace Law School, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY
2013 Program Dates: September 9, 2013 – January 31, 2014
Organized By: Pace University and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association
Event Description: For information about our innovative and unique program, please come to one or all of the upcoming Information Sessions. New Directions graduates and current participants will be attending to describe their experiences. For more detailed information, visit our website at www.law.pace.edu/newdirections, call Amy Gewirtz, Director, New Directions, at (914) 422-4606, or email us at [email protected] Please RSVP by March 31st for the April 8th session; April 17th for the April 24th session and May 14th for the May 21st session.

NCWIT Summit on Women and IT: Practices and Ideas to Revolutionize Computing
Date: May 20-22, 2013
Location: Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona
Event Type: Conference
Website: http://www.ncwit.org/summit
Event Description: The NCWIT Summit is an annual gathering for learning about leading-edge research, practices, and advocacy efforts to increase the participation of women and girls in technology and computing. Get strategies and ideas for recruiting, retaining, and raising awareness about women in technology. Work with leaders, change agents, and stakeholders from K-12, universities, industry, and government. Make connections and tap into a like-minded community of innovators, educators, executives, and supporters. Help celebrate the aspirations and achievements of women in the field.

Consortium 2013 – Diverse Investment Managers Meet Institutional Investors
Date: June 5, 2pm to 7:30pm
Location: InterContinental New York Times Square
Event Type: Conference
Website: http://www.rgameetings.com/13c/index.php
Event Description: Consortium 2013 is the connecting point for diverse managers and institutional investors. With a ten-year track record promoting the investment advantages of working with women- and minority funds, the event draws senior investment professionals and trustees from public and private pension funds, endowments, and foundations with women- and minority-owned funds. Content and discussions concentrate on policies and investment strategies; the networking opportunities are unmatched.

Sponsorship

We are currently accepting sponsorship requests for certain events for 2013 and are open to topic suggestions. To learn more about event sponsorship contact Nicki Gilmour today at [email protected]

Past Sponsors

Sponsors of previous events have included: