Date: Thursday, October 21st, 2021
Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm
Location: In-Person OR Virtual 

In-Person Location: Italian Community Center 
631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202

Virtual Location: Zoom

Event Description: Julia Taylor's retirement from the Greater Milwaukee Committee will come by the end of 2021 after nearly 20 years with the organization. Julia was appointed as the first woman president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee in December 2002. The organization has since developed various programs under her leadership including: Innovation in Milwaukee, Scale Up Milwaukee, Future Workforce, Creative Placemaking, The Commons, Teachtown MKE and Reimagining High Schools. Julia is one of the most influential women in metro Milwaukee. 

Join us as we hear from Julia on the past, present and future of her leadership journey. Hear what the highs and lows have looked like for such an inspirational woman leader. Julia will share some of her greatest accomplishments and challenges alike. She will also reflect on the landscape for women executives, addressing how this has changed in her tenure. Julia will look to the future and share what she hopes is yet to come for our city and shed some light on advice she has for her successor. Lastly, Julia will share what's next and what she plans for this next chapter in her book. 

You won't want to miss this intimate conversation moderated by TEMPO's Programming Committee co-chair, Beth Ridley. Register now for either in-person OR virtual. 

Online registration is now closed for both in-person and virtual. Please email Kelsiee at [email protected] to register for the virtual session or check on availability for in-person.

IN-PERSON:
TEMPO Members | No Charge
EWL Members | No Charge
WAA Members & Guests | $35

About our speaker:
Julia Taylor was appointed as the first woman president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee in December 2002. The GMC convenes and collaborates with other organizations and groups in the community on an issue-by-issue basis and leads by initiating projects and implementing strategies. The GMC membership is comprised of 200 CEOs and leaders in various sectors including business, labor, academic, philanthropy and nonprofit.

The GMC promotes collaboration on regional issues and opportunities through its initiatives in Innovation and Talent, Economic Prosperity and Vibrancy of Place. It acts as a creator on initiatives like Teachtown MKE, Scale Up Milwaukee, Innovation in Milwaukee, creative placemaking and MKE United. It is a collaborator on projects like Well City Milwaukee, BizStarts and regional transit. It is a catalyst for things like The Water Council and the Milwaukee 7. Many of the initiatives and projects of the GMC fall across two or three of these categories.

Before coming to the GMC, Ms. Taylor was president of the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee for 16 years. She currently serves on the boards of the United Performing Arts Fund, The Water Council, the University Club of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Film.