Saturday, 7.10.2023 at WPP Campus, Bubenska, Prague

Femme Palette Live 2023

Full day of inspiring panel talks, practical workshops, mentoring &
 networking focused on career development

Tickets will go on sale in May 2023

250+
Attendees
15+
Speakers
8hrs
of career topics

Take a look at the last conference

Help us tailor the programming to your needs

Every year we survey the audience to find out what you would like us to focus on during the programming. This helps us tailor the experience towards your needs and wants.

Fill out a survey and share your career challenges with us so that we can create the best experience for you.

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Is your company looking for employer branding, recruitment or D&I opportunities? Become a partner of the conference and let us help you expand your reach and amplify your message.

For more information about our partnership offering, contact us at contact@femmeapalette.com.

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Join us at our second conference!

For the second time, we're bringing together people from various fields with a growth mindset, members of the Femme Palette community, mentees, mentors, and all allies for a full day of inspiring and insightful content. Come learn and network with other ambitious people!

8:15 - 8:50

9:00 - 9:15

Doors open

Welcome from the founders

9:15 - 10:00

Leading with authenticity and inclusivity

Panel discussion

10:00 - 10:20

How your personal brand can grow your career

Talk

10:20 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:30

Balancing motherhood and career

Panel discussions

11:30 - 11:40

Movement break with Nela Dopanova (Fpohybu)

11:40 - 12:20

Growing your influence

Panel discussion

12:20 - 13:20

Lunch break

13:20 - 14:05

Lift as you climb: Championing women in the workplace

Panel discussion

14:15 - 15:15

Workshops (Choose from Leadership/Career Pivot/Career Growth/Mentoring track)

Check the details in in the Workshop Tracks tab

15:15 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 16:30

Workshops (Choose from Leadership/Career pivot/Career growth/Mentoring track)

Check the details in in the Workshop Tracks tab

16:30 - 18:00

Networking

Leading with authenticity and inclusivity

Both authenticity and inclusivity are fundamental in successful leadership. Authentic leaders fully participate in their workspace thus developing a more engaged, enthusiastic, and motivated team. Inclusive leaders cultivate an environment where their team members feel valued thereby encouraging them to collaborate, speak up and go the extra mile. So, how do leaders ensure that they are both authentic and inclusive? The speakers in this panel will share:

  • How to ensure that your internal values and beliefs are in line with your external behaviour
  • How to recognize genuine aspects of yourself that should be coming across to other people but are not
  • How to honor your feminine energy and not hide it by altering it to meet the expectations of masculinity in the workplace
  • Practical advice you can use right away to ensure your team members feel included
  • Traits of inclusive leaders

How your personal brand can grow your career

If you want to cultivate a successful career, building a visible and influential personal brand is crucial. A personal brand goes way beyond creative business cards and social media presence. It is about how you present yourself to those who are imperative to your growth. It shows people not only your level of confidence, but also your value, credibility and trustworthiness. Moreover, an influential personal brand will protect your career when the market is in turmoil. By making a name for yourself you secure your career and accelerate your career growth regardless of the outer circumstances.

In this talk, you will learn:

  • How to create a strong personal brand to help you jump start your successful career
  • What to avoid when you create your personal brand
  • Practical ways in which you can leverage your personal brand to move up the corporate ladder

Balancing motherhood and career

Motherhood often has unintended consequences for mothers who want to pursue a career while raising a family; thus the term, "motherhood penalty." While it is not fair, it is a reality that many women face. So, how can women embrace motherhood and still advance in their careers?

The speakers in this panel will share:

  • Their own experiences on how they were able to maintain their careers while entering motherhood or bouncing back after taking a hiatus to care for their child(ren)
  • How women who are looking to have children in the near future can counter the effects of the motherhood penalty
  • How women can balance motherhood and their careers guilt-free

Lift as you climb: Championing women in the workplace

Today, not only women but also men are becoming more proactive in championing women in all spaces - particularly, the workplace. From celebrating other women’s success to advocating for female coworkers, we are slowly leveling the playing field! 

Join us in a panel discussion where both men and women share practical steps that both men and women can take to promote equal opportunities. Our speakers will talk about:

  • How both men and women can challenge the likeability penalty
  • What common unconscious biases shape the decision-making of both men and women
  • How men, in particular, can contribute to ensuring equal opportunities between men and women at work
  • The power of mentoring and sponsoring and how this can help the careers of many women

Growing your influence

While most people equate leadership to authority over others, it is so much more than that. One of the characteristics of an effective leader is their ability to influence others by changing how they behave or think. So, regardless of whether you are in a leadership position in an official capacity or not, you can still lead based on persuasion instead of authority.

In this talk, you will learn:

  • How to lead or coordinate a project in an unofficial capacity
  • How to be seen as an expert in your field
  • How to build trust with your coworkers
  • How your own unique position can influence the organization
  • What to do when people don’t follow your lead

Leadership Track

Workshop 1
Creating a feedback culture

Facilitator: Simon Steffal, Founder & Chief Vision Officer at MindsetMentors

Are you looking to build a culture where more constructive feedback happens? Do you want to be part of a group that thrives on cooperation, honesty, and care? There are many benefits to creating a culture of open communication. Such a culture is authentic, transparent, respectful, and inclusive. Moreover, it enables growth and safe work with failure. So let us embark on an intriguing journey to explore the very concept of collaborative communication through a series of interactive exercises.

In this workshop, you'll learn and practice:

  • Difference between destructive & constructive communication
  • Four pillars of constructive feedback
  • How to use objective language to bolster cooperation
  • How to give impactful praise

Workshop 2:
Solution Focused Leadership

Facilitator: Daniela Sedlonova, Mental Coach & Google Certified Trainer

Are you familiar with situations when you or your team are stuck in a problem? Do you feel that the more you deep dive into the problem, the motivation is decreasing and frustration is rising? Do you want to be able to find solutions quickly and effectively? If your answers are yes, this is the right workshop for you. You will learn a simple but very powerful method that will help you to achieve great results with ease.

We will explore:

  • How to get out of a problem and find a solution faster and more efficiently
  • How positive psychology and coaching methods can help us
  • What impact has the right use of language, attitude and focus
  • The benefits of "solution focused leadership" for you and your colleagues
  • Simple methods that allow you to focus on solutions and achieve great results faster

Career Pivot Track

Workshop 1
How to shift gears in your career and start living the life of your dreams

Facilitator: Cristina Muntean, Founder & CEO Vornica, Trainer, mentor and coach of exceptional women leaders and future leaders from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe

If you feel trapped in your current role, organization, industry or physical location, this is the workshop for you. As the world changes around us with incredible speed, so do our needs. This is why career transformation is expected to occur more and more often in the future. If you envisage a transformational step in your career, join us to discuss what you need to do to take the great leap, swim across the troubled waters and to get on the other side shiny, resilient and successful like a Queen. 

In this workshop you will learn: 

  • What you need to know before you decide to change your role / organization / industry / location
  • How to prepare if you envisage a major career change / transformation
  • How to bring more autonomy and flexibility into your career
  • How to achieve life-work integration, so you can live and work happily from anywhere.

Workshop 2
Before you leap of a chance - Talk with your future self

Facilitator: Simona Saskova, Leadership coach

Do you consider fundamental change In your career? Wait a minute! Let's go together step by step through the most important questions you need to know the answers before you jump off that cliff.

In this workshop you will learn: 

  • Questions to ask yourself before you go for it.
  • How you recognize, that is worth it.
  • Building your assets that you can bring with you to any other career.
  • Wrong reasons for career pivot that will guide you in dead ends.
  • Get ready to overcome your inner limiting belief.

Career Growth Track

Workshop 1
(Leading) difficult conversations

Facilitator: Simon Steffal, Founder & Chief Vision Officer at MindsetMentors

The ability to lead difficult conversations is one of the key skills of good communicators. This workshop will provide you with tools and techniques to help you deliver tough messages and get better outcomes. You will learn how to manage emotions and make others feel heard while valuing your own point of view and being able to adapt when needed or pivot to a new approach. You will have the opportunity to practice using these tools in various scenarios that may arise in your work or personal life.

In this workshop, you will learn and practice:

  • How to manage your emotional reaction
  • How to deal with the emotional responses of your communication partner
  • Entry pathways into difficult conversations
  • Mental models and razors to make your communication more efficient

Workshop 2
Build your confidence

Facilitator: Daniela Sedlonova, Mental Coach & Google Certified Trainer

Do you have situations when a lack of confidence prevents you from taking actions that could positively impact your life? You may know exactly what you want to do, but you are simply afraid. Do you ever wonder if confidence can be learned or if it is something certain people are born with? Confidence is just another skill you can acquire. I will share with you some of my best strategies on how to do that.

We will explore:

  • What makes you remarkable (yes, you too are remarkable)
  • How to get into a confident state
  • How your physiology can help you
  • How to change your perspective and mindset
  • How practicing gratitude can boost your confidence
  • How to improve your self-talk

Mentoring Track - Leadership

As part of the Mentoring Track, you'll be attending 2 mentoring sessions (each 1 hour long) in a small group of 8 people. During each session, the mentor will be answering your questions regarding your leadership challenges and will share tips from their experience.

In this intimate setting, you'll be able to discuss your leadership challenges, get advice from two different mentors, learn from the challenges of other participants and meet like-minded people!

This is a unique experience to try out mentoring for yourself and meet other people. You'll be guided by an experienced Femme Palette mentor.

Mentoring Track - Career Guidance

As part of the Mentoring Track, you'll be attending 2 mentoring sessions (each 1 hour long) in a small group of 8 people. During each session, the mentor will be answering your questions regarding your career challenges and will share tips from their experience.

In this intimate setting, you'll be able to discuss your career challenges, get advice from two different mentors, learn from the challenges of other participants and meet like-minded people!

This is a unique experience to try out mentoring for yourself and meet other people. You'll be guided by an experienced Femme Palette mentor.

You'll hear from 15+ experts

Meet the speakers

More speakers will be added

Networking

At the event, there will be designated time for networking and meeting like-minded people.

Media  partners

Community partners

Thanks to our 2022 partners

Where will the conference take place?

Like last year, we will spend the day in the beautiful spaces of WPP Campus Bubenska in Prague.

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FAQs

Any questions about the conference? Email us at events@femmepalette.com