December 4, 2008 Newsnight: Women in leadership Play video

(NECN) - The 2008 Massachusetts Conference for Women takes place next week at the Boston Convention Center. It will feature many prominent speakers, including actress Holly Robinson Peete and Journalist Lesley Stahl.

There will be seminars on health care, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and leadership strategies.

Jim's Newsnight guests will be on the scene. Carol Fulp is the Vice President of Community Relations at John Hancock Financial Services, and Micho Spring is chairperson of the U.S. Corporate practice, and leads the New England office for Weber Shandwick Worldwide.

Among other topics, the pair discuss women in leadership, including Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton.