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January 2022
Women Leaders of Octane – January Quarterly Meeting
RSVP here. Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, January 19 from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Laura Beken, MBA, a business consultant at SBDC @ UCI Beall Applied Innovation and Octane's LaunchPad. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports: Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women…
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Employment Law Update 2022: Living with COVID in the Workplace
Register Here As we enter the third year of the pandemic, employers face a daunting challenge in complying with ever-changing COVID regulations in the workplace. The U.S. Supreme Court is about to decide whether the nationwide vaccine mandate from Fed-OSHA is valid, the CDC and California Department of Public Health recently revised their position on quarantining, and Cal-OSHA has just updated its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for California employers when handling COVID cases. Meanwhile, lawmakers and courts have issued important…
Find out more »Leadership Ignite Series: Marinela Gombosev, COO of SPARK Neuro, Virtual Teams and Company Culture at a Start up
Register here Octane will host a series of six small sessions featuring prominent leaders in Orange County. Each session will allow you to hear about the leader and ask them questions in an intimate digital or in-person session (when applicable). Join us for this exciting opportunity. All sessions have limited capacity.
Find out more »Leadership Ignite Series: Annette Walker, President of City of Hope Orange County, TOPIC TBD
Register Here Octane will host a series of six small sessions featuring prominent leaders in Orange County. Each session will allow you to hear about the leader and ask them questions in an intimate digital or in-person session (when applicable). Join us for this exciting opportunity. All sessions have limited capacity.
Find out more »Octane Partnership Summit 2022
The Octane team would like to invite you to our second annual Partnership Summit, the kickoff of Octane's year-long 20th Anniversary celebration! The virtual Summit will be an opportunity for us to reflect on how far we've come over the past 20 years and look ahead to 2022 and beyond. Octane has provided high-impact results over the past 20 years. We will also highlight the significant impact we have had collectively in the community, thank our current partners and meet…
Find out more »March 2022
Leadership Ignite Series: Amanda Fowler, Executive Director of Global Corporate Giving at Edwards Lifesciences, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Belonging- investing in a brighter future
Register Here Octane will host a series of six small sessions featuring prominent leaders in Orange County. Each session will allow you to hear about the leader and ask them questions in an intimate digital or in-person session (when applicable). Join us for this exciting opportunity. All sessions have limited capacity.
Find out more »April 2022
Women Leaders of Octane – April Quarterly Meeting
RSVP here. Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, April 20 from 12 - 1 pm PST, featuring Spotlight Thought Leader, Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO, 50/50 Women on Boards and CEO, Berkhemer Clayton Retained Executive Search. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports: Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards…
Find out more »How to Go from Good to Great as a Marketing Leader
Join Kip Knight, Marketing expert, Founder of CMO Coaches, and the Chair of Octane's Marketing Leaders Peer Group, as he shares insight and guidance to grow as a leader by reflecting on your career journey and lessons learned. Experience is the best teacher and Kip brings a wealth of knowledge on how to take the time to reflect on your experience and grow from it, knowing that you're not going to get there by yourself! Register here
Find out more »May 2022
Leadership Ignite Series: David Moatazedi, President & CEO of Evolus
Register Here>> Octane will host a series of six small sessions featuring prominent leaders in Orange County. Each session will allow you to hear about the leader and ask them questions in an intimate digital or in-person session (when applicable). Join us for this exciting opportunity. All sessions have limited capacity. David will speak on the topic "Company Culture"
Find out more »Handling Workplace Complaints in the Return to Work Era with K&L Gates
RSVP Today >> As the pandemic recedes and employees return to work, it is critical that employers are prepared to properly intake, investigate, and respond to employee complaints, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, COVID-19 and other workplace safety issues, and disability accommodation. This seminar will address the risks associated with such claims and provide practical guidance for employers in associating this complex area of employment law. Issues to be addressed will include: The scope of protected activity, and the…
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