Schedule of Events
Morning Sessions
📍 7:30 – 8:15 AM – Registration, Breakfast, Networking, Vendor (Kepler Theater Lobby)
📍 8:15 – 8:30 AM – Invite participants to convene at Kepler
📍 8:30 – 8:45 AM – Andi Overton: Welcome and Introductions. Thank sponsors. Bernadette Wagner: Intersection of PTFW and IWD. (Kepler Theater)
🎵 Opening Song: I Am Woman by Helen Reddy
📍 8:45 – 8:50 AM – Andi Overton: Introduces Keynote Address by Denise Pyles
📍 8:50 – 9:10 AM – Keynote Address: How to Burn Without Burning Out – Denise Pyles
📍 9:10 – 9:15 AM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Dr. Andriana Rojas
📍 9:15 – 9:35 AM – Dr. Andriana Rojas: Redefining Leadership: Lessons from the Women Who Shaped Us
📍 9:35 – 9:40 AM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Kelly Beckley Shank
📍 9:40 – 10:00 AM – Kelly Beckley Shank: Accelerate Your Self-Confidence: Understanding What Makes You the Right Person for the Job
📍 10:00 – 10:05 AM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Karen Coyne
📍 10:05 – 10:25 AM – Karen Coyne: Using Our Time, Talents, and Treasure to Accelerate Action
📍 10:25 – 10:30 AM – Andi Overton: Announces morning Breakout Session start at 10:45 AM and room numbers
📍 10:30 – 10:45 AM – Attendees walk to Career Program Building and Bathroom Break
Breakout Sessions (Career Program Building)
🕙 10:45 AM – 12:10 PM
📍 10:45 – 11:25 AM – First Breakout Sessions:
✅ Kathy Lyon – Overcoming Poverty, Accelerating Stability
✅ Maggie Gise – Pelvic Health: A Crucial Foundation for a Fulfilling Life
✅ Tina Fraley, Teresa Peek, Addie Nardi, Melanie Watts, and Brittany Wedd – Great Accelerations: Nonprofits for Equity Panel Discussion
✅ Denise Pyles – Mindful Leadership: Accelerating Gender Equality in Action
⏳ 5-Minute Break (11:25 – 11:30 AM)
📍 11:30 AM – 12:10 PM – Second Breakout Sessions:
✅ Joan Balbuena Hernandez – Immigration Services: Celebrating Diversity; Accelerating Equity
✅ Gwenn Leatherman – Advocate for Your Health: Taking Charge of Your Hormones and Your Voice
✅ Maggie Gise – Pelvic Health: A Crucial Foundation for a Fulfilling Life
✅ Bernadette Wagner – Want a Better World? Build Bridges Across Generations
📍 12:10 – 1:10 PM – Lunch Break
📍 Location: Student Center
🎤 Vendors & Book Signings
👉 Breakout Session Leaders Dismiss Attendees to Lunch at 12:10 PM
Afternoon Sessions
📍 1:10 PM – Andi Overton: Invites attendees back to Kepler Theater
📍 1:20 – 1:30 PM – Andi Overton: Welcomes attendees back, thanks sponsors/vendors, and engages audience. Keynote Sponsor
📍 1:30 – 1:35 PM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Aitza Haddad Nunez
📍 1:35 – 1:55 PM – Aitza Haddad Nunez: Accelerate Action: Bridging Cultural and Gender Divides to Promote Inclusion and Equity
📍 1:55 – 2:00 PM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Angelina Scott
📍 2:00 – 2:20 PM – Angelina Scott: Highlighting Talent; Accelerating Careers
📍 2:20 – 2:25 PM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insights with Laurie Brewer
📍 2:25 – 2:45 PM – Laurie Brewer: Overcome Imposter Syndrome; Accelerate Your Journey
📍 2:45 – 2:50 PM – Andi Overton: Introduces Prime Insight Interview with Matt Wagner & Andrew Keller and Bernadette Wagner
📍 2:50 – 3:10 PM – Andrew Keller & Matt Wagner: Strong Men Advocate for Women
📍 3:10 – 3:30 PM – Andi Overton: Recognizes sponsors, invites everyone to the AFTER PARTY, and invites Bernadette to give closing remarks & call to action. Bernadette invites all speakers, presenters, and staff to join her upfront.
📍 3:30 – 4:30 PM – AFTER PARTY 🎉 (Cookies, Mocktails, Vendors, Book Signings)