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          Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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          2022 Government Affairs Forum: Attorney General Maura Healey, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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          Seaport Hotel

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          MITX: Networking Event

          Join us for the fist in-person MITX event of the year! Come and network with people in the tech and innovation industry.

          06/08/2022

          5:00pm - 8:00pm

          Sam Adams Taproom

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        • Boston’s Future Leaders

          Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.

          Read More
          Inclusive Managers

          This four-part leadership development series, presented in partnership with Bentley University, equips participants with the essential skills and competencies to lead diverse teams in inclusive and equitable ways.

          Read More
          Transformational DEI Certificate

          We are now recruiting for our 2022 Spring DEI cohort! We hope you’ll join us in our mission to increase DEI fluency and change in the Boston business community – starting with you.

          Read More
          Women’s Leadership Program

          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

          Read More
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          • Economic Inclusion Committee
          • Fierce Urgency of Now Festival
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          Economic Inclusion

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          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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          Events
          2022 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival

          The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.

          arrow-go
          Read More
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          City Awake

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          Read More
          BIMA

          BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.

          Read More
          Women’s Network

          For more than 25 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.

          Read More
          MITX

          Through MITX (the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange), we’re building valuable connections between the people and ideas behind technology and its impact on the future of customer experiences, all to create a community that’s finding tomorrow’s solutions together.

          Read More
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

          Read More
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City Awake: Words of Wisdom ft. Falguni Desai and Kara Buckley

May 2, 2022 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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  • Thank you for joining us for Chamber’s first Words of Wisdom of the year featuring Falguni Desai and Kara Buckley of Proctor and Gamble.

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City Awake: Words of Wisdom

City Awake’s Words of Wisdom series brings a senior leader to a small group of young professionals for a conversation about the incredible milestones they have observed in their career. It is a space for young professionals to ask questions about the leader’s experience and learn from their journey.

ABOUT CITY AWAKE

City Awake is the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s premier young professional platform that awakens and empowers the city’s next generation of thought leaders and change makers who are navigating Boston’s business, civic, and cultural communities.

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Angelica Medina
Angelica Medina

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Speakers

Falguni HS
Falguni Desai

VP Brand- North America Grooming Digital Commerce, Proctor & Gamble

Falguni Desai is an experienced brand management leader at Procter & Gamble who leads the North America Grooming Direct-to-Consumer business & also servRead more
Falguni Desai is an experienced brand management leader at Procter & Gamble who leads the North America Grooming Direct-to-Consumer business & also serves as the Managing Director for The Art of Shaving, LLC.

She’s spent almost two decades working across more a dozen iconic brands from upstream innovation roles to managing P&Ls across established businesses and start-up models. Falguni has a consistent track record of delivering results in the most challenging of situations – in the US and internationally. Her most recent assignments have been focused on digital & ecommerce, constructive disruption, and business model transformation. She believes, as P&G does, that companies and brands can be a force for good and force for growth.

Falguni has been recognized with numerous awards not just on her marketing & management acumen but also on her ability to coach & nurture talent to create high performing teams. She is a mentor & coach to many and is an E&I champion through leadership roles within the P&G Boston Women’s Network, Harvard Recruiting Team, and Asian-Pacific American (APA) Network.

After immigrating to the US from India at a young age, she grew up in the Midwest and earned her B.S. in Biology from Indiana University –Bloomington along with a Liberal Arts & Management Program (LAMP) certificate and Political Science & Economics minors. 100% of her education was paid through scholarships & working through school. She now resides in South Boston, MA with her family.

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Kara Buckley HS
Kara Buckley

VP of Communications & Community Affairs, Proctor & Gamble

Kara serves as P&G’s chief communication leader for its Grooming headquarters in Boston. She manages a team of global communications professionals to deliRead more
Kara serves as P&G’s chief communication leader for its Grooming headquarters in Boston. She manages a team of global communications professionals to deliver brand- building communications for the Grooming portfolio which includes Gillette, Venus, Braun, The Art of Shaving, Joy & Glee. She also oversees employee engagement efforts reaching thousands of grooming employees around the world and leads P&G’s Massachusetts community relations efforts including corporate giving and government relations.

During her time at P&G, Kara has developed many award- winning programs and led brand communications for some of the most successful product launches in the industry. Her work has included major organizational and agency transformation initiatives that streamlined resources while enhancing capabilities. Prior to her tenure at P&G, Kara worked as a Global Communications Manager at Dunkin Brands, where she led internal and external communications for multi-brand stores.

She also worked at two public relations agencies developing marketing communications programs for clients such as Philips Electronics, Fidelity Investments and The Timberland Company. In this capacity, she launched new-to-the-world digital technology including HDTV, FlatTV, CD Recorders and DVD players. She also helped launch Fidelity’s first online brokerage and wireless trading platforms.

Kara currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committees for the Boston Municipal Research Bureau and A Better. City. She also sits on the United Way of Massachusetts Bay’s Community Impact Committee and is a member of the Boston Givers Group. She lives in Westwood, MA with her husband Dan and their three children – Ella, Abigail, and Paul.

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Agenda

  • 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Registration & Networking

    Sign in at the registration table and network with fellow attendees.

  • 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Dinner & Conversation

    Have dinner and conversation with Falguni and Kara from Proctor & Gamble.

  • COVID-19 POLICY

    -You are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC.
    -You have not had a fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell that cannot be attributed to another health condition.
    -You have not had contact with a person known to be infected, potentially infected, or exposed to someone infected with COVID-19 within the previous 14 days. (Prior to the event date)

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