WILC Agenda

• Taylor Anne Adams, 2023 Women in Leadership Conference President
• Barbara Ostdiek, Senior Associate Dean of Degree Programs and Professor of Finance and Statistics

8:40am - 9:30am

Opening Keynote Speaker

• Elissa Sangster, Chief Executive Officer, Forte Foundation

9:45am - 10:40am

Panel Session 1

Rising Tides Lift All Boats

• Jane Gasdaska, GM, Business Transformation, Phillips 66
• Katie Tsuru, Co-Founder, SheSpace
• Kristen Habich, CFA, CFP®, Managing Director Market Manager, JP Morgan Private Bank
• Sunny Zhang, Founding Partner, Born Global Ventures
• Moderator: Sherhara Downing, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, SpeakHaus

Leading With Purpose and Passion

• Sussy Aguirre, Senior Manager, Accenture
• Shawnie McBride, Vice President Sales Operations, NRG Business
• Nuray Elci, GM, Renewables, Chevron
• Moderator: Ruth Reitmeier, Director of Coaching, Rice Business

10:55am - 11:50am

Panel Session 2

Battling Burnout

• Sophie Randolph, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Green Room
• Kari Amore, Director of Product Marketing and Fixed Ops Marketing, Sonic Automotive
• Arthi Vasudevan, Senior Product Manager, Cybersecurity, Nexus Controls, Baker Hughes
• Kalish Nesbitt, Program Manager, iFundWomen
• Moderator: Rayna Anderson-Crier, Associate Director, Career Education and Advising, 

A Woman in the Workplace

• Staci LaToison, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dream Big Ventures
• Rania Biltagi, Director of Public Affairs,  Aramco Americas
• Maria Chavarriaga, Petroleum Engineer, Vopak
• Ann Lai, Vice President, Displays Solutions, HP
• Moderator: LaGina Harris, Founder, The Us Space

11:50am - 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm - 1:50pm

Workshop Block 1

Men as Allies

• Aaron Limonthas, Vice President, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Shipt 
• W. Brad Johnson, Professor of Psychology, United States Naval Academy
• David Smith, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business

Speed Networking Session 1

• Janet H. Moore, Director of Communication Program, Senior Lecturer, Rice Business

Building Your Personal Brand

• Katie Baird, Executive Coach and Founder, Baird Coaching

Pivoting at Any Point

• Stephanie Tsuru, Founder, Entrepreneur and Public Speaker, SheSpace

2:00pm - 2:50pm

Workshop Block 2

Men as Allies (continued)

• (see above)

Speed Networking Session 2

• (see above)

Power & Influence

• Anastasiya Zavyalova, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rice Business

Be Your Own Advocate

• Christa Clarke, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SpeakHaus
• Sherhara Downing, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, SpeakHaus

3:00pm - 3:45pm

Closing Keynote Speaker

• Andrea Alexander, Chief People Officer, Rent the Runway

3:45pm - 4:00pm

Closing Remarks | Owl Award

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Closing Reception