Registration and Breakfast

Welcome & Morning Keynote Speaker

• Marie Myers, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, HPE

Break

Panel Block 1

• Strategic Risk-Taking: Real Stories of Career-Defining Choices
  Hear dynamic women leaders share real stories of bold risks that shaped their careers. This session focuses on empowering women to embrace strategic risks as a vital tool for unlocking opportunities.
• Texas Legal Landscape: What Business Leaders Should Know
  Exploring Texas’s evolving policies, this panel addresses challenges from DEI rollbacks and legislative shifts. The discussion will focus on actionable steps leaders can take now to bridge critical information gaps, enhance decision-making, and mitigate risks that could negatively impact their careers and organizations.

Break

Panel Block 2

• Representation and Belonging in the Workplace
  Gain expert strategies for fostering representation and belonging in today’s workplace. Panelists will reflect on progress in creating inclusive workplaces, address misconceptions about DE&I programming, and highlight the critical role these initiatives play in building stronger, more equitable organizations.
• Navigating Challenges Facing Women in Leadership
  Explore the unique challenges women face in leadership, including maintaining work-life balance, challenging traditional leadership norms, and tackling bias. Panelists will share strategies that have driven progress, inspiring and equipping future leaders to overcome obstacles and advance equity in leadership.
• Women-Led Ventures: Charting New Paths
  Dive into how women entrepreneurs are charting new paths. Panelists will share stories of innovation, resilience, and boldness, offering fresh insights into overcoming barriers and creating opportunities to shape the future of women owned businesses.

Lunch

Workshop Block A

• Lead Your Way: Redefining Leadership for Today's World
• Your Success Squad: Harnessing The Strength of Mentorship
• Elevating Executive Presence to Enhance Your Personal Brand
• Corporate Boards: What to Know and How to Get There

Break

Workshop Block B

• Ethics and the Empowered Cyborg: Leading the Future with AI
• Bold Leadership: Strategies for Assertiveness
• Negotiate to YES
• Leading the Way Towards Healthy Resilience

Break

Afternoon Keynote Speaker

• Kathryne Reeves, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Product Management, BD & Marketing, Cepheid

Reception & Networking