Hello everyone, and welcome back to Haas! As the new WIL board, we are beyond excited to kick things off, and bring you all amazing programming and content! I'm your VP of Membership and Communication, Samvita Kalyan Kumar, and I'm here to do two things: keep you posted on everything WIL and all the opportunities that are out there to meet and learn from incredible women, and hear from you what you would most like from this community. 

And with that quick introduction, onto our first and most exciting announcement - 
 

Announcements

25th Annual Berkeley Haas Women in Leadership Conference

The Annual WIL Conference is right around the corner (March 4th and 5th), and this year's theme is "New Leadership for a New World" - celebrating the accomplishments of women pioneers. Brought to you by Zendesk, this year's conference is about acknowledging the upheaval and change of the past year, and elevating the many women leaders who have been at the forefront of leading change with resilience. The detailed agenda and speakers will be revealed soon, but you can get your tickets here. Stay tuned for more details!
 

Days at Haas - Wine Night with WIL

Date: 2/5 at 5pm PST
Description: Calling all SECOND YEARS (Class of 2021) to fill up your wine glass and hang out with WIL at an AMA on Friday evening with Round 1 Admits for a fantastic DAH event! Please sign up using this link.

EGAL Investing in Inclusion Pitch Competition

Date: Submission due 2/19
Description: The Investing in Inclusion Pitch Competition is an avenue for MBA students and their teams to pitch start-up ventures related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Up to $15,000 in prizes are awarded to the top teams who demonstrate a vision and potential to generate a positive impact. Sign up here.
 

Events

Done with the old normal: Transforming business beyond COVID-19

Date: Wednesday, February 10 | 9:00-10:00am | Virtual

Description: COVID-19 continues to deeply and severely impact people in our communities, the business world, and society -- with disproportionate impacts on Black and brown communities and women. Join us for a panel discussion with Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL), Kellie McElhaney, and esteemed Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis, where we will share EGAL's strategy playbook for business leaders to integrate equity and inclusion in COVID-19 recovery and discuss what it takes to truly enable an equity fluent recovery. Sign up here.

AmpEquity Speaker Series with Freada Kapor Klein

Date: Wednesday, December 17 | 12:30-1:30pm | Virtual
Description: Join Freada Kapor Klein (Founding Partner, Kapor Capital) and Kellie McElhaney (Founder & Executive Director, Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership) as they discuss the gap-closing thesis of Kapor Capital and impact on communities of color. Sign up here.

BERC’s 15th Annual Energy Summit

Date: February 10-12, 2021 | Virtual

Event page: https://www.bercenergysummit.com/

Description: This year's virtual BERC Energy Summit will explore the theme, “Energizing the Recovery”, focusing on the energy sector’s role in recovering stronger and cleaner in light of the ongoing global pandemic. It could be great for WIL members interested in sustainability/climate tech.

NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert series celebrating Black History Month

Date: Ongoing Event during the month of Feb (3-4 artists every week)
Venue: Online (NPRMusic.org)
Description: 13 Tiny Desk concerts by Black artists across genres
Week 1: Jazz | Wynton Marsalis | Immanuel Wilkins | Elanie Charles

Sign up here!

Food for thought

Want to feature something in the newsletter? Send an email to our VP Membership Samvita Kalyan Kumar (samvita@berkeley.edu) with all the details and a short description by Friday and it will be featured the following week.