Agenda

Monday, September 13

05:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Virtual Networking

06:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Opening Virtual Reception / Corporate Fireside Chat

Tuesday, September 14

08:00 am - 12:30 pm

Resource Partner Exhibits

08:30 am - 10:30 am

Pitch Competition (WBE Presentation) (Corporate Members & Certified WBEs)

08:30 am - 10:30 am

"Do you Have the Right Stuff?" Workshop (Non-Certified WBEs) 

08:30 am - 10:30 am

Certified, Now What? (Newly Certified/First Time Attendees)

10:30 am - 10:40 am

Virtual Break and Networking

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Corporate Industries Roundtable

12:15 pm - 12:25 pm

Virtual Break and Networking

12:30 pm - 02:00 pm

Trailblazer Luncheon:  Lorraine Vega, Retired, Senior Vice President & Senior Program Officer, Keybank Foundation with Alexandria Johnson Boone, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gap Communications Group as a Moderator.

02:00 pm - 03:00 pm

WBE Showcase

Wednesday, September 15

08:00 am - 12:00 pm

Resource Partner Exhibits

08:30 am - 10:30 am

Women of Color: “Crucial Conversations: Our Health, Our Mind, Our Time,” Presented by April Day, Ph.D, President,  Women Business Enterprise Alliance 

08:30 am - 10:30 am

Corporate Best Practices (Corporate Members Only)

08:30 am - 10:30 am

Wisdom Circle

10:30 am - 10:40 am

Virtual Break and Networking

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Workshops presented by Women Business Owners (WBEs):

  • "Letting Go of Predictability –Engage, Empower & Elevate Your Team ", presented by Kris McGuigan, Professional Courage, LLC
  • "What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School", presented by Kristin Harper; CEO; Driven to Succeed LLC
  • "What Does Going Global and Creating an Exit Strategy Have in Common?", presented by Rea N. Waldon, PhD; President; KDDK Legacy Group LLC and Cheryl L. Borland, Of Counsel at Griesing Law, LLC

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Peer-to-Peer Power Hour (By invitation only)

12:15 pm - 12:25 pm

Virtual Break and Networking

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Keynote and Awards Luncheon: Featuring Lydia L. Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency.

Thursday, September 23

09:00 am - 01:00 pm

Matchmaker (Corporate & Certified WBEs)