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
| 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, & Meghan 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 - 1:45 p.m. | Mid-Day Keynote Katie Kerry, Entrepreneur/Consultant of Deep Dive Consultant Unleash Your Unstoppable Self |
| 1:45 - 1:55 p.m. | 10 min network/visit vendors |
| 1:55 - 2:35 p.m. | Panel Discussion Sarah Chapoman, Sr. Director Digital Media and PR of CareSource Karen Colonna, Motivational Speaker, Consultant and Coach of Karen Colonna, LLC DiAnne Karas Resilience Through Challenge |
2:35 – 3:15 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 Oretty 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! |
3:15 - 3:25 p.m. | 10 min network/visit vendors |
3:25 – 4:05 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote Ryan Owens, VP, Learning Delivery and Program Manager of Synchrony Manifestation: Creating the Life You Want to Live |
4:05 – 4:15 p.m. | Wrapup |