Date(s) - 29 Feb 2012
For February’s event we are happy to be collaborating with alumnae from Wellesley College. In fact, we’ve adapted one of their programmes to our China-specific context.
We will be presenting a panel of four fabulous professional women, drawn from both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds. Two are Wellesley alumnae and two are our very own Viva members. Professional mishaps, cross-cultural blunders, risks that backfired; it seems we’re in for some entertaining yet enlightening experience-sharing. We think some of their tales will echo with your own experiences in China, so come join us as we tap into the wealth of experience and resilience of the Viva community.
Viva speakers: Gail Heck-Sweeney, GM Agilent Technologies & Sarah Peel, Director or Music Programs at LaFaFa Education International
Wellesley alumnae: Shannon Van Sant, Contributing Correspondent at France 24 and one other speaker to be confirmed
My Favourite Failure was a semi-annual programme at Wellesley College. The school invited campus administrators, professors and sometimes senior students to speak on a panel about a time that they failed either miserably or spectacularly, and reasons how the catastrophe turned into success or a learning opportunity. After sharing the story and its aftermath, the we opened up discussion to the audience for Q&A. The purpose of such a panel was to reassure students, especially First-Years at Wellesley, that failure, whether it was a poor test grade, public pratfall, fizzled relationship or anything else was not the end of the world. In fact, it strove to reinforce the notion that the phoenix of success most often rises from the ashes of abject failure.
Time - 19:00 - 21:00
Where - Westin Chaoyang, Beijing
For February’s event we are happy to be collaborating with alumnae from Wellesley College. In fact, we’ve adapted one of their programmes to our China-specific context.
We will be presenting a panel of four fabulous professional women, drawn from both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds. Two are Wellesley alumnae and two are our very own Viva members. Professional mishaps, cross-cultural blunders, risks that backfired; it seems we’re in for some entertaining yet enlightening experience-sharing. We think some of their tales will echo with your own experiences in China, so come join us as we tap into the wealth of experience and resilience of the Viva community.
Registration for this event is open to the public. RMB 250 for non-members, RMB 180 for members. If you want to become a member, please visit the membership page on our website.
Viva speakers: Gail Heck-Sweeney, GM Agilent Technologies & Sarah Peel, Director or Music Programs at LaFaFa Education International
Wellesley alumnae: Shannon Van Sant, Contributing Correspondent at France 24 and one other speaker to be confirmed
My Favourite Failure was a semi-annual programme at Wellesley College. The school invited campus administrators, professors and sometimes senior students to speak on a panel about a time that they failed either miserably or spectacularly, and reasons how the catastrophe turned into success or a learning opportunity. After sharing the story and its aftermath, the we opened up discussion to the audience for Q&A. The purpose of such a panel was to reassure students, especially First-Years at Wellesley, that failure, whether it was a poor test grade, public pratfall, fizzled relationship or anything else was not the end of the world. In fact, it strove to reinforce the notion that the phoenix of success most often rises from the ashes of abject failure.