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C-Suite Speed Mentorship Sessions
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C-Suite Speed Mentorship
Join us for the 2025 CEO C-Suite Speed Mentoring Sessions — one of Get Konnected!’s most anticipated events of the year. Taking place on Tuesday, May 27th at 200 Clarendon Street, this unique evening offers attendees the opportunity to engage directly with some of Boston’s most accomplished business leaders in an intimate, small-group setting. Each session provides insight into the challenges and triumphs of rising to the top, while also emphasizing the importance of leadership, resilience, and relationship-building. This year’s event, proudly sponsored by EY and Eastern Bank, features 25 C-suite executives and senior leaders from companies including Eastern Bank, Fallon Health, BECMA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, GBH, and more. Attendees will participate in roundtable discussions and hear exclusive leadership insights from our featured mentors. The evening will also include light refreshments, networking, and a special raffle for a chance to win one-on-one mentorship sessions with Get Konnected! Founder Colette Phillips. By attending, you'll gain: Firsthand advice on navigating your career from top executives Strategies for building and sustaining meaningful professional relationships A stronger understanding of inclusive and ethical leadership The chance to build lasting connections within Boston’s business community This event is a powerful step toward building a more inclusive, dynamic leadership pipeline across the Commonwealth.
Agenda
5:30 PM - Registration, Networking, & Cocktails
6:00 PM - Open Remarks & Welcome
Colette Phillips, Founder & CEO of Get Konnected!
6:10 PM - "Tales from the Top"
Exclusive Panel Interview
6:45 PM - CEO & C-Suite Mentoring Sessions
7:45 PM - Closing Remarks & Open Networking
Location
200 Clarendon St. Boston, MA
23rd floor
Time:
Tuesday, May 27th
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Dress Code:
Business Casual & Business Formal
Transportation:
Paid Venue Parking
Purchase Tickets Below:
Meet our CEO Speed Mentors

Marques Benton
Chief DEI Officer
Loomis, Sayles & Company

Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández
President
Urban College of Boston

Darren Donovan
Board Director
Cape Cod 5

Quincy Miller
President
Eastern Bank

Eneida Román
President & CEO
We Are ALX

Sylvia Watts McKinney
President & CEO
Cathleen Stone Island
Outward Bound School

Pam Reeve
Board Chair
Women's Edge

Brooke M. Thomson
AIM
President & CEO

Christina Bryant
Chief Operations Officer
St. Mary’s Center

Lee Pelton
President & CEO
The Boston Foundation

Sonja Plesset
Executive Director
James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation
& Plymouth Rock Assurance Foundation

Hilina D. Ajakaiye
Chief Strategy Officer
NCBMP

Jean Yang
President & CEO
Vinfen

Kathy Abbott
CEO
Boston Harbor Now

Diana DiZoglio
26th Auditor
Commonwealth of MA

Nicole Obi
President & CEO
BECMA

Michele Courton Brown
Chief Business Inclusion
& Belonging Officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Leverett Wing
President & CEO
Commonwealth Seminar

George Greenidge
Founder and Director
The Greatest Minds

Deborah Goldberg
State Treasurer & Receiver General
Commonwealth of MA
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