Date: March 27th, 2018
Location: College of DuPage | Jack Turner Conference Center | Glen Ellyn, IL
Time: 8:30a-1:30 pm
Illinois women are Second to No One. We have amazing talent, determination, intelligence, and resolve.
Yet, our presence in the boardroom, c-suite, and management levels, ranks at percentages better suited for centuries past. While we as women have always known struggles, have always had to fight against biases and power plays, we are speaking up. And we are empowering each other. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Illinois’ leading business organization, offers no less. We stand with our fellow females and present this conference to empower our already Strong Women for a Stronger Illinois.
This women's conference will harness the experiences, leadership, and aspirations of women in business, politics, and the nonprofit world to explore what it takes to put more cracks in the glass ceiling.
We will explore pathways to leadership, what it’s like at the top, and ways men and women can work together to inspire the next generation of female leaders in Illinois.
Keynote Speaker
Janice Christiansen, President and CEO, FlagSource
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Featured Speaker
Mary Ann Ahern, Political Reporter, NBC Universal
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Featured Speaker
Amy Keely, MBA, M.Ed, PhD Cohort
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Conference Emcee and Host
Meghan Woltman, Vice Chair, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Advocate Health Care
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Moderator, Navigating a Non-Traditional Field
and Emerging as Leaders Panel
Beverly Alfon, Partner, SmithAmundsen, LLC
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Panelist, Navigating a Non-Traditional Field
and Emerging as Leaders Panel
Trina Salvisberg, Senior Engineer for Great Lakes
Region Operations, Enbridge Energy Company
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Panelist - Navigating a Non-Traditional Field
and Emerging as Leaders Panel
Sandra McCraren, Senior Managing Director, Wintrust Franchise Services
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Moderator - Leadership & Communication
Panel
Nicki Anderson, President and CEO of
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
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Panelist - Navigating a Non-Traditional Field
and Emerging as Leaders Panel
Nicole Wolter, President, HM Manufacturing
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Panelist - Leadership & Communication
Panel
Alicia-Tate Nadeau, Executive Director, Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications
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Panelist - Leadership and Communication
Christine Corelli, International Conference Speaker and Author
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Panelist - Leadership and Communication
Neli Vaquez Rowland, Co-Founder and President, A Safe Haven
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Moderator - Women in Media and
Media Relations
Sadie Schwarm, Communications and Media Strategist at Illinois Chamber of Commerce
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Panelist - Women in Media and
Media Relations
Kim Morreale McAuliffe, President/CEO, Morreale Communications
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