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Diverse Perspectives & Access to the C-Suite

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

Presenting Sponsors:
 

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Affinity Partners:
 

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We're grateful to work with all of our partners:

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