M12 / Mapping your career success
(Panel)

Date: Monday, 27 June
Time: 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Track: Future Trends

If you don’t know where you’re going, any path can take you there. But your career is too important to be left to chance, and time spent planning will give you a better result down the road. In this session, top pros in the communication profession – including a renowned executive recruiter – will share tips to help you map your personal career success strategy.

The panelists will discuss:

• Effective strategies for thriving in a competitive job market
• Methods to prepare yourself for the changing business environment
• Future hiring trends for the communication and PR fields

Moderator / Brenda C. Siler / Maryland, USA, has 30 years of experience in leading communication programs in a variety of U.S.-based nonprofits and associations including the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Red Cross, United Way and AARP. She is a past chairwoman of IABC.

Panelists / Meryl David, ABC / New South Wales, Australia, is internal communication manager for Zurich Financial Services Australia. She is the former regional director for IABC Asia/Pacific, and currently serves as IABC’s director of international accreditation – Asia/Pacific.

William C. Heyman / New York, USA, is president and CEO of Heyman Associates, a leading international corporate communication executive search firm. He has more than two decades of experience in public relations and executive search.

Torod B. Neptune, ABC / Washington, D.C., USA, has spent more than 17 years directing public affairs communication strategies for a broad range of private and governmental organizations in Washington, D.C. Before joining Waggener Edstrom as senior vice president and U.S. public affairs practice director, he was the chief communication strategist for the U.S. House of Representatives.