WiBN's 2024 Leadership Conference is designed to provide personal inspiration and practical action items that will inspire, influence and impact professional women who attend. This one-day experience brings you first class speakers, a variety of opportunities to network and a wide-array of vendors.
WiBN 2024 Leadership Conference Agenda - November 12, 2024
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast & Networking |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome from BBB |
| 9:00 - 9:40 a.m. | Morning Keynote Cassie Barlow, President of SOCHE Women Make the Best Leaders - Let's Build Them! |
| 9:40 - 9:55 a.m. | 15 min break |
| 9:55 - 10:35 a.m. | Panel Discussion
Donnica Hawes-Saunders, Founder & CEO of The Averity Group
Michelle Riley, CEO of The Foodbank Inc.
Belinda Stenson, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Building A Positive Culture
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| 10:35 - 10:50 a.m. | 15 min network/visit vendors |
| 10:50 - 11:30 a.m. | Breakouts Building Your Leadership Track - Jennifer DeFrancesco, Medical Center Director/ Chief Executive Officer, of Dayton VA Medical Center Lead By Your Own Rules: An Agile Leadership Pathway to Radical Authenticity
Growing Your Career Track - Jill Kingston, Founder/President, & Meghann Naveau, Marketing & Communications Manager, of Brigid's Path I Wish She'd Told Me: Lessons Learned from Building Something New Investing In Yourself Track - Peggy Collins, RICP, & Hannah Myhre-Gaskill, MBA, Co-Founders of Empower.ology, Northwestern Mutual Dayton Navigating the Effects of the Peaks and Valleys of a Woman's Life In Financial Planning |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. | Lunch & Announcement of the Women To Watch Class of 2025 |
| 12:40 - 1:05 p.m. | Networking Activity Valerie Smiley, Owner of VS Interior Designs |
| 1:05 - 1:15 p.m. | Special Presentation |
| 1:15 - 1:55 p.m. | Mid-Day Keynote Katie Kerry, Entrepreneur/Consultant of Deep Dive Consulting Unleash Your Unstoppable Self |
| 1:55 - 2:05 p.m. | 10 min network/visit vendors |
| 2:05 - 2:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion Rachel Bane, President and Founder of Wildly Becoming, Sunshine & Clover Face Painting and Sunshine Book Club Karen Colonna, Motivational Speaker, Consultant and Coach of Karen Colonna, LLC DiAnne Karas, Keynote Speaker, Inspirational Speaker and Author, DiAnne Karas, LLC Resilience Through Challenge |
| 2:45 - 2:50p.m. | Transition to Breakout Rooms |
2:50 - 3:30 p.m. | Breakouts Building Your Leadership Track - Jessica Beans, Associate Dean of Enrollment and Communication of Kettering & Co-owner of Namesake Coffee Leading With Emotional Intelligence: The Key To Navigating Pretty Much Everything Growing Your Career Track - Lindsay Tate, Lead Consultant, Organizational Effectiveness of Sinclair College Taking The Fear Out Of Feedback Investing In Yourself Track - Danielle Fritz, Certified Life & Health Coach of Bliss+Full Life Girlboss: Supercharge your life's treasures; money, time and wellness! |
3:30 - 3:40 p.m. | 10 min network/visit vendors |
3:40 – 4:20 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote Ryan Owens, VP, Learning Delivery and Program Manager of Synchrony Manifestation: Creating the Life You Want to Live |
4:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Wrapup |