NFL to host Women's Career Development Symposium Published: Mar 20, 2017 at 02:29 AM As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, the National Football League will host the second-annual Women's Career Development Symposium on March 24-25 in Phoenix. Bringing together more than 40 female executives from acro s the 32 NFL teams and league office, the symposium will educate, develop and train participants on specific career paths in Football Operations, including football administration, operations, coaching and scouting. The two-day event will include presentations, panel discu Pedro Baez Jersey sions, breakout se sions and networking opportunities with club and league executives and industry experts. Among the speakers and presenters are RSE Strategy and Busine s Development Executive Dawn Aponte; Owner Michael Bidwill; Executive Vice President Katie Blackburn; A sistant General Manager Scott Pioli; and President of Football Operations John Spanos. In addition, NFL Senior Vice Presidents of Football Operations Dean Blandino, Kim Fields, Dave Gardi, Rod Graves and Arthur McAfee, alongside other League Chris Taylor Jersey office executives, will participate in roundtable discu sions and a networking se sion with the aspiring Football Operations profe sionals. Symposium se sions include: "Football Operations: Culture and Expectations," "NFL Salary Cap and Roster Management" and "Introduction to Player Evaluation." Following the presentations on March 25, participants will attend the inaugural NFL Pro Player Combine, where they will observe and take part in the player evaluation proce s alongside experienced NFL scouting Custom Jersey personnel. The Steering Committee for this year's Symposium includes Aponte and Graves, along with NFL Director of Football Development Samantha Rapoport, NFL Director of Human Resources Sara Schultz and NFL Senior Vice President of Talent Management Mike Smith. The initiative is directed by NFL Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Robert Gulliver and NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent. Austin Barnes Jersey Career Development Symposium participants are nominated by NFL clubs and league office staff and include one representative from each club and other participants from the league office who currently hold or are interested in positions in Football Operations. The NFL partnered with the "Women Leaders in College Sports," formerly the NACWAA, and the Fritz Pollard Alliance to identify and select eight qualified women acro s other levels of the sport to participate. This effort is the latest iteration of the annual Career Development Symposium, which previously ran from 1998-2008 and returned in 2013. Last year's event focused on engaging aspiring female executives. Earlier this year, the NFL hosted the inaugural Women's Careers in Football Forum at the in Orlando, where more than 220 women were introduced to career paths in Football Operations. All participants were entered into the NFL's Diverse Talent Community a recruitment platform that encourages quality, Zach McKinstry Jersey dynamic candidates with diverse backgrounds to join its ranks through a shared talent acquisition database for Human Resources acro s the NFL and its 32 clubs. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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