PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | WORKSHOP
Essential Boundaries: The Key to Real Self-Care and Burnout Prevention
Self-care is often promoted as bubble baths and massages, but true self-care runs much deeper and involves making the tough decisions that align with our values. Embracing and practicing authentic self-care is vital—for your personal well-being and as a powerful model for your family, friends, and colleagues. In this session, psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin will demonstrate how you can transform relationships, workplaces, and systems by providing a roadmap for setting boundaries and fostering a culture of burnout prevention. We will explore strategies to help you prioritize self-care to boost individual resilience, model the importance of health and balance, and create a culture that encourages others in your life to do the same. Learn how to implement small changes that will redefine success.
Speaker: Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, Psychiatrist, best-selling Author, and Clinical Assistant Professor, George Washington University
JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Owning Your Authentic Career Voice
When you show up fully in the workplace, your career trajectory has no limits. How do you show up at work? Attend this session to create a deeper understanding of what makes you YOU and gain clarity around your core values and beliefs. Leadership expert and community architect Cyndie Spiegel will offer practical tools and no-nonsense strategies, to help you turn authenticity into your greatest asset, build a powerful sense of your personal and professional purpose, boost your relationships with your colleagues, and advance your career with confidence.
Speaker: Cyndie Spiegel, Author, Personal Leadership & Well-Being Expert
Host: Nellie Borrero, Senior Strategic Advisor, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture
Executive Spotlight: Piya Sircar, US Franchise Head, Gastroenterology, Allergy & Rhinology, Sanofi
Tackling Menopause to Boost Your Career Progression
Menopause represents a pivotal phase in a woman’s life that can influence both personal well-being and professional performance. Taking charge of the impacts of menopause can help you navigate at work while experiencing symptoms such as brain fog, hormonal fluctuations and exhaustion, which affect not only how you react and are perceived by others but can directly affect career progression. In this session, renowned expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver, provides valuable tools and resources such as evidence-based lifestyle adjustments, medication options and self-advocacy techniques designed to help women manage symptoms and enhance their career progression. Tailored for women navigating menopause while striving to excel professionally, attendees will leave with actionable insights on how to not only survive but thrive during a crucial period that often coincides with peak career advancement.
Speaker: Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP & best-selling Author
Host: Valerie Wright, Director, Global DWIB People Talent & Retention, MilliporeSigma
Executive Spotlight: Julie Castro Abrams, Founder & Managing Partner, How Women Invest
Allyship: Accelerating Advancement For All
Twenty years ago, Rosalind Wiseman wrote a book about teen-girl dynamics, which became the basis for the cult-classic movie, Mean Girls. In her latest research, she has turned her lens on how women can leave behind the social conditioning from adolescence and instead nurture and support each other in the workplace and beyond – from the lunchroom to the boardroom. This session will explore how allyship can level the playing field and accelerate women’s advancement, allowing you and others to go further faster. Learn practical tools for seizing leadership moments, resetting challenging relationships with female coworkers, and collaborative ways to stop competing and instead foster a community of support based on celebrating and advocating for each other.
Speaker: Rosalind Wiseman, Author & Cultural Expert Inspiring Courageous Leadership in Others
Host and Executive Spotlight: Brooke Murray-Etnyre, VP Global Operations, NI/Emerson
Leading with Intention: Redefining Success for Yourself and Others
What does it mean to truly lead—yourself and others? In this session, discover how to move beyond the grind of workaholism and burnout to embrace a more intentional, fulfilling approach to leadership. Through candid stories of transformation, you’ll explore how redefining success, reclaiming the power of “no,” and fostering trust-based connections can create lasting impact. Learn how small, purposeful steps—whether in life, work, or even scaling Kilimanjaro—can lead to meaningful growth. This session will inspire you to lead with clarity, nurture authentic team collaboration, and build a culture where everyone feels valued, seen, and heard.
Speaker: Sheela Subramanian, Co-Founder, Future Forum, and best-selling Author
Host: Warner Santiago, Global Director, DE&I Learning, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Executive Spotlight: Maria Scott, Director, Operations, Chief Operations Office (Product & Engineering), Juniper
JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING | WORKSHOP
Speaking Up Impactfully…Without Risking Your Reputation
Have you been in a meeting and disagreed with a colleague but stayed silent? Have you personally experienced or been a bystander to disparaging comments? The ability to speak up can be complicated, especially in the workplace. Yet your silence can have lasting negative impacts on your ability to drive positive change for yourself and others. In this session, inclusion strategist and bestselling author Amber Cabral will offer a mix of communications tactics that arm you with the skills and language to speak up impactfully and with confidence. Walk away with the tools to advocate effectively, gain respect in the workplace and accelerate your career.
Speaker: Amber Cabral, Founder, Cabral Co, Inclusion Strategist and Author, Say More About That
Host: Marian Heard, President & CEO, Oxen Hill Partners and Board Vice Chair, MA Conference for Women
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | WORKSHOP
Transform & Glow: Mastering the Art of Self-Healing
In the current, frenetic climate, self-care is more essential than ever, but few of us have the tool kit necessary to nurture ourselves. Stripped of her job and grappling with resurfaced traumas during the pandemic, Tara Schuster faced a reckoning that led to radical self-healing. Sharing her time-tested strategies, Tara will address the root causes of anxiety and how to navigate through trauma to move beyond feeling emotionally drained and directionless and find a purpose greater than yourself. This workshop offers access to the self-care superpowers needed to reclaim your authentic self and reignite your inner light. Prepare to be empowered and come ready to glow!
Speaker: Tara Schuster, best-selling Author, Former VP, Client Development, Comedy Central
Host: Kajal Gupta, Small Business Strategy & Initiatives Executive, Bank of America
Fixed Flexibility: How to Negotiate What You Need to Stay
The workplace has evolved over the last several years, and employee priorities have shifted dramatically as well. Beyond compensation, professionals are placing tremendous value on flexibility, quality of life and career growth – and they are willing to walk away if their needs are not met. This session will offer negotiation strategies that leverage your skills and strengths to secure what you need to stay. Learn actionable steps that allow you to emerge in the strongest position possible.
Speaker: Meg Myers Morgan, PhD, Author & Executive Coach
Host: Madeyline Brown, VP, North America Channel Inside Sales, Dell Technologies & TX Conference for Women Board Member
Navigating Age in a Multigenerational Workplace
There are five different generations of employees in the workforce and for the first time in history, grandparents and grandchildren may find themselves working side-by side in an office. This session will explore the importance of and the ways to harness an age-diverse workforce. After initial remarks from the thought-leader, a panel of professionals will share their experience around navigating age in a multigenerational workplace. Learn tips to bridge the divide, address generational conflict and biases, and create a culture of inclusion where age is celebrated and respected.
Speaker: Carolina Caro, Leadership & DEI Speaker, Coach, Consultant and Trainer
Host: Crysta Dungee, Head, US DEI, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Executive Spotlight: Evonne Delaney, CHRO, Yeti
LEADERSHIP | Rethinking Imposter Syndrome & Creating a Culture of Belonging
For too long, the narrative of imposter syndrome has persisted in the workplace. But why does so-called imposter syndrome impact women’s career progression specifically? Learn why the current messaging around this topic is flawed from Ruchika Tulshyan, co-author of “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome,” named among the top 20 most impactful and popular articles in Harvard Business Review‘s history. Find out how leaders can create environments where imposter syndrome doesn’t stall careers and develop work cultures where everyone feels they belong.
Speaker: Ruchika Tulshyan, Author, Inclusion on Purpose, and Co-Author, “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” (Harvard Business Review)
Host: Niharika Khaitan, VP, Corporate Controller, Juniper Networks
Executive Spotlight: Perika Sampson, Global Head, Inclusion & Diversity, Gilead Sciences