Tuesday, November 3
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8:00 – 8:45 am
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Networking Breakfast
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8:45 – 8:55 am
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Welcome
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8:55 – 9:55 am
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Boundaries, Not Balance: A Better Path to Sustainable Success
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| Work-life balance sounds great in theory, but real life rarely cooperates. The most successful professionals aren’t balancing everything equally, they’re making intentional decisions about where to invest their time, energy and attention. Explore how boundaries, priorities and thoughtful tradeoffs can reduce overwhelm, prevent burnout and help you build a life and career that work together, even when they’re not perfectly balanced.
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| 10:05 – 10:50 am
Experienced
Professionals |
Build a Life, Not Just a Career
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| Success looks different in every season of life. As careers advance, responsibilities often expand beyond the workplace to include family, caregiving, community involvement and personal priorities. Together we will explore how experienced professionals can make intentional choices that support both achievement and fulfillment while navigating the realities of competing demands. Learn strategies for defining success on your own terms and building a life that reflects your values, goals and priorities.
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| 10:05 – 10:50 am
Emerging
Professionals |
Building a Career, Not Just a Job
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| A successful career doesn’t happen by accident. Early and mid-career professionals must make intentional choices about skill development, visibility, networking and growth opportunities. We will explore how to move beyond simply doing your job to actively shaping your professional future. Learn strategies for building experience, expanding your influence and creating a roadmap for long-term career success.
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10:50 – 11:10 am
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Networking Break
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| 11:10 – 11:40 am
Experienced
Professionals |
Use Your Words: Emotional Intelligence at Work
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| As responsibilities grow, so does the complexity of workplace communication. Experienced leaders must navigate difficult conversations, manage competing priorities, build trust across teams, and influence outcomes through relationships rather than authority alone. We will explore how emotional intelligence strengthens leadership effectiveness and helps leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact.
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| 11:10 – 11:40 am
Emerging
Professionals |
Use Your Words: Communicating with Confidence and Impact
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| Strong communication skills can open doors, strengthen relationships and help you navigate challenges with confidence. Learn how emotional intelligence, active listening and effective communication can help you build credibility, influence others and get the results you want in the workplace.
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| 11:50 – 12:30 pm |
Visibility Paradox: Staying Seen at Every Stage of Your Career
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| Early in their careers, women often struggle to be heard. Later, after years of building expertise and credibility, they may face a different challenge: being seen. Explore the unique arc of visibility throughout a woman’s career from establishing credibility to maintaining influence. Learn how to leverage your expertise, stay relevant and ensure your voice continues to shape conversations, decisions and opportunities at every stage of leadership.
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12:30 – 1:20 pm
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| 1:20 – 2:20 pm |
Women of Note: Creating A Circle of Influence
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| The relationships you build throughout your career can be the key to unlocking opportunities, overcoming challenges and achieving long-term success. Join accomplished leaders who will offer candid insights about the mentors, sponsors, peers and unexpected teachers who shaped their journeys, and how they now use their own influence to create opportunities for others.
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2:20 – 2:30 pm
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Networking Break
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| 2:30 – 3:10 pm
Experienced
Professionals |
Leading with Purpose: Building Your Legacy
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| Leadership is ultimately measured by the impact we leave behind. Experienced professionals will be challenged to think beyond immediate goals and consider how they are shaping their organizations, developing future leaders and creating lasting influence. Learn how purposeful leadership creates a legacy that extends far beyond a title or position.
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| 2:30 – 3:10 pm
Emerging
Professionals |
Leading Before You’re the Boss: Managing Up
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| You don’t need a leadership title to make a leadership impact. Emerging professionals can build influence, earn trust and contribute strategically regardless of their position on the organizational chart. Learn practical techniques for managing up, strengthening relationships with leaders and demonstrating leadership long before formal authority arrives.
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| 3:20 – 4:00 pm |
Negotiating Your Value
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| Women negotiate every day for resources, priorities, budgets, opportunities and outcomes. Yet many struggle to openly advocate for themselves when it matters most. This practical session will explore not only how to confidently communicate your value during compensation and promotion discussions, but also the year-round activities that set the stage for success. Learn how to document accomplishments, build strategic relationships, seek feedback and demonstrate your impact so you’re prepared to advocate for yourself and pursue opportunities that support your professional growth.
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4:00 pm
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Thank you for joining us!
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*All times Central Time. Times and events are subject to change. |
