THE HQ COMPANIES - KATHLEEN GRAHAM SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
KATHLEEN GRAHAM'S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS—PAST 10+ YEARS
Kathleen Graham designs and delivers workshops & keynote speeches on relevant "person in (work) environment" topics.
- Invited to kickoff the second day of Procurement Foundry's ENGAGE Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Kathy Graham and her guest, CEO/COO/CFO/Operating Partner/Board Director Jeff Blade, discussed how procurement/supply chain professionals can become Partners to the C-Suite AND are already being asked to serve as public and private company Board Directors because their expertise is now in demand to transform supply chain disruptions into an opportunity for their company, their boss, and their own career.
- Invited as featured presenter at Beyond Board's BOARD MATERIALS BOOTCAMP. Kathy discussed live and on video the key components of a Board Bio and LinkedIn profiles. The video is available to all 8,000+ Beyond Board members.
- Invited as panelist and Thirty Percent Coalition corporate member to address CHANGING CORPORATE DEMANDS IN BOARD SEARCHES at Thirty Percent Coalition's 12/21 Annual Meeting. Thirty Percent Coalition represents $8 trillion AUM working to increase corporate board diversity.
- Addressed 250 North Carolina CPAs/CFOs on YOUR CORPORATE BOARD DIRECTOR JOURNEY for 75 minutes at a virtual and in-person conference presentation—received high ratings from attendees.
- Chosen as 1 of 10 virtual speakers at 2020 AICPA/CIMA national conference on "REBRANDING THE CFO"—given high ratings by attendees.
To watch the video of Kathy's presentation (48:00), contact Graham@TheHQCompanies.com.
- Asked to develop and lead "THE DNA OF THE FUTURE CFO" discussion session for NYC AICPA CFO conference & recruit/create/moderate a Fireside Chat with the CFO of CBS/Viacom—received high attendee marks.
- Requested to moderate panel on “"NEWEST IN POWERING A DIGITAL FINANCE FUNCTION CULTURE/MINDSET” at 2019 AICPA/CIMA national conference, CFO TRACK—received high marks from attendees.
To listen to the podcast of Kathy's panel session (1:15:00), contact Graham@TheHQCompanies.com.
- Created a workshop for a high growth private firm that utilized GAMIFICATION in 2015 to teach first-time managers the "HOW TOs OF MASTERING NEW DEMANDS."
- Designed “CREATING A SOCIAL MEDIA STORY,” a highly rated interactive workshop created especially for the CFA Society of Chicago.
- Created “CAREER STRATEGIES FOR YOU,” a highly rated career development workshop & individual sessions given at top-tier universities, business associations, and the CFA Societies in Boston, Chicago, and New York, with 50-200 attendees.
- Crafted the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO's 2013 MONEY SMART WEEK™ program and delivered a speech along with Chicago Tribune finance writer—attracted >200 attendees, received high ratings.
- Designed “CREATING A SOCIAL MEDIA STORY,” a highly rated interactive workshop created especially for the CFA Society of Boston.
- Delivered as a first day morning speaker “SAFE SAILING IN STORMY WEATHER” at the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO's 9TH ANNUAL PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE in June 2009.
Click to read the PDF with complete script and slides of the presentation. - Delivered "ATTRACTING THE RIGHT TALENT BY UNDERSTANDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION" at the Financial Research Associates 2nd and 5th Annual Conferences at the Harvard Club, New York.
- Delivered "BUILDING LASTING INFRASTRUCTURES & COMPENSATION ISSUES" at the Managed Futures Association national conference.
Download Kathleen's complete remarks as a PDF article.
On August 25, 2025, Kathleen Graham delivered commentary during econVue's panel discussion of the Federal Reserve's 2025 Economic Symposium.
The topics covered at the Jackson Hole 2025 Economic Symposium all involve factors that impact people significantly AND are all topics that are in flux currently, i.e., major impactors on people’s lives where what the outcome/direction will be is currently unknown. The question then became: how will people respond to such uncertainty in the near term?
On June 24, 2025, Kathleen Graham crafted and delivered an hour-long Leadership Development Class presentation for Showa Boston Institute for Language and Culture on “BRIDGING JAPAN-US CORPORATE CULTURES…during Strategic Planning, within Different Organizational Structures, while Sharing Communications, and during Directing Employee Performance.”
On June 19, 2025, Kathleen Graham wrote and presented comments as a panelist on econVue's geopolitical panel presentation "Voices From Our Roundtable." The wide-ranging discussion presented multiple views on the crisis in the Middle East. Her commentary focused on the human capital role in geopolitical events, both current and past, with a case study of unintended consequences in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The photo here shows President Kennedy's October 22, 1962 live television announcement to the nation that Soviet missiles had been installed in Cuba.
On March 25, 2025, Kathleen presented a one-hour Professional Development Seminar to MBA students of North Central College. The topic was "Evidence-Based Advice to Grow Your Career." She was invited to make this presentation by the Dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of North Central College.
On March 21, 2025, Kathleen delivered comments as a panelist on econVue's geopolitical panel presentation "Voices From Our Roundtable." Kathleen's human capital perspective topic was "Press Conference Analysis: Trump, Zelensky, and the Dynamics of Power Negotiation." The photo here shows Winston Churchill wearing his famous "siren suit" during a 1943 visit to President Roosevelt in Washington.
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