Live the Life YOU Choose
Ann Fudge is a woman who broke through the glass ceiling and kept on going. Ms. Fudge will share her experiences as a former top industry executive and chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands and tell attendees how to "live the life you choose." Prior to Young & Rubicam Brands, Ms. Fudge served as president, Beverages, Desserts and Post Division – a $5 billion unit of Kraft Foods. Fortune magazine named her one of the 50 most powerful women in American business, Time magazine recognized her as a one of the magazine’s Global Business Influentials, and Forbes magazine named her one of the Most Powerful Women in the World. She has served on influential boards and received numerous awards for her philanthropic work. She received her BA from Simmons College and her MBA from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Fawn Germer

Inspirational speaker and author of The NEW Woman Rules

Best-selling author and speaker Fawn Germer is an expert on what it takes to succeed in business—and life. Her latest book, The NEW Woman Rules, profiles fifty of our industry’s executives who made their own rules on the way to the top—and Ms. Germer will share the success secrets of these female achievers at NEW’s 2007 Summit. Ms. Germer is a four-time Pulitzer-nominated investigative reporter who has written for The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report and been an editor and reporter for other top newspapers. Her first book, Hard Won Wisdom (Perigee, 2001) and her follow-up book, Mustang Sallies (Perigee 2004) includes advice from many of the most powerful women of our times, including presidents, prime ministers, film stars, Nobel Peace Prize winners, scientists, athletes and well-known women like Hillary Clinton, Jane Goodall, Cokie Roberts, and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.

Dr. Barbara McFarland

Psychologist and author of The Balanced Life

Women can be overwhelmed with multiple roles and responsibilities. At this year’s NEW Summit, Dr. Barbara McFarland gives women leaders valuable information from her own research on the 10 key traits of today's healthy woman and how to make these traits a part of their everyday lives. An expert on women's issues, Dr. McFarland has appeared on a variety of national and local television and radio shows, including “Oprah Winfrey” and "The Today Show." Her book, Take Back Your Life NOW! Master the Ten Traits of Today's Healthy Woman, is based on research, one-on-one interviews, and focus group feedback from working women. The second edition of Dr. McFarland’s book, The Balanced Life, was published last year.