Schedule & Sessions

WLC 2023 Flipbook AdvanceHER

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023

PRE-CONFERENCE MIXER 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Ashland Hills Hotel: Stardust Lounge

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023

WELCOME & REGISTRATION CHECK-IN 8:00am – 8:30am

OPENING REMARKS & INTRODUCTIONS 8:30am – 8:45am

Word from our WLC President Peggy Blair-Maxwell

OPENING KEYNOTE 8:45am – 9:45am

SPEAKER: Libby Gill

COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK 9:45am – 9:55am

Visit the networking lounge and connect with the leaders around you!

BREAK OUT SESSION #1 9:55am – 11:10am

Building Communities That Last Rukshana Triem

Let’s build and strengthen our communities through ritual, relationship, and collaboration! Rukshana offers us different techniques for creating greater relationships and expanding our community while fully embodying the deep transformations and humble revolutions necessary to thrive.

Storytelling Secrets to Network with Confidence Laura Reid

In a room full of people asking the same question, how do you stand out? In this workshop you will learn techniques to overcome public speaking fears, a simple framework for storytelling, and how to network with confidence. This will be an interactive workshop designed as a safe place to share and grow!

BREAK OUT SESSION #2 11:20am – 12:35pm

The Courage To Thrive Lucinda “Lucy” Houghton

As professionals, leaders, and humans, we are in the business of helping other humans. It can sometimes lead us to feel disconnected, exhausted, and burnt out. This session explores why burnout happens through evidence-based science and how we can find our way out.

Women Lead With S.P.I.C.E. Shayla Atkins

S.P.I.C.E. goes beyond the typical dimensions of gender and racial diversity to uncover what true individuality and uniqueness looks like in a leadership role. Shayla will equip you to leverage your authenticity as your differentiator and disrupt the status quo as your unapologetic self!