Unlocking Board Seats:
The Board Readiness Masterclass
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: 3 Times Square, NYC
Agenda
| 8:30am |
Welcome Breakfast Reception in the NetWorkWise Lounge
Fuel-up and get to know your Executive peers in what is the most important session of the day…by far!
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| 9:00am |
Opening Remarks and Agenda Review by Adam Connors
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| 9:15am |
Keynote by Nancy May
Nancy, leveraging her deep experience planning board succession and advising board seekers, shares insider knowledge on becoming “board ready”.
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| 9:30am |
Fireside Chat + Q&A
Interactive discussion with Adam, Nancy and Executive attendees on identifying and closing “readiness” gaps, and positioning yourself for board placements.
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| 10:00am |
Hands-on Workshop: Evaluate Your “Board Readiness”
Small-group workshop for defining your own positioning, messaging, and plan of action, with peer feedback and expert review by Nancy.
(Rotating 1:1 Coaching and Headshots in the NetWorkWise Lounge)
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| 11:30am |
Hands-on Workshop: Building Relationships for Board Opportunities
Small group workshop to develop a plan for activating your own network, and finding opportunities to make meaningful connections within the networks of others.
(Cont’d: 1:1 Coaching and Headshots in the NetWorkWise Lounge)
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| 12:30pm |
Relationship Building Lunch in the NetWorkWise Lounge
(Cont’d 1:1 Coaching and Headshots in the NetWorkWise Lounge)
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| 1:15pm |
Debrief + Keeping the Momentum
Fortune is in the Follow-Through
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| 1:30pm |
Seminar Ends
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*Subject to change