--- title: Women|Future Conference Pitch Competition Finalists and Pre-Conference Sessions Announced description: Announcing The Women|Future Conference Pitch Competition Finalists, Pre-Conference Sessions, Keynote Anne Chow, and Featured Speaker Judith Batty, Interim CEO Girl Scouts of the USA. image: https://blog.stevieawards.com/hubfs/WFC_MeetSpeakers-02-1.jpg --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # Women|Future Conference Pitch Competition Finalists and Pre-Conference Sessions Announced Posted by [Nina Moore](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/nina-moore) on Tue, Oct 27, 2020 @ 02:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) There are less than three weeks left until the [2020 Women|Future Conference](https://www.womenfutureconference.com/), happening virtually November 12-13. Below are a few recent announcements and updates to the agenda, which now consists of 108 speakers and 35 sessions! 1. Women-Owned Business Pitch Competition Finalists Announced New for 2020, the Women|Future Conference launched a 'Shark Tank'-style Women-Owned Business Pitch Competition for organizations run by women and founded in November 2017 or later. 70+ incredible businesses applied, and 10 finalists were selected to compete for a chance to win funding for their business. A mix of industries make up the list of finalists including food and wellness products, e-learning, computer software solutions, online media, and clothing with a cause. The finalists and their websites can be viewed [here.](https://www.womenfutureconference.com/pitch-your-business)[![Women Future Conference](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WFC_MeetSpeakers-02-1.jpg?width=534&name=WFC_MeetSpeakers-02-1.jpg)](https://www.womenfutureconference.com/pitch-your-business) 2. Three Days of Pre-Conference Sessions Added to the Agenda Our conference is packed with content, inspiration, motivation and global networking. Three additional days of pre-conference sessions were recently added to the agenda, each of which is focused on a theme corresponding to that day of the week; Motivational Monday, GratitTuesday, and Women-Owned Business Wednesday! The schedule is in Eastern Standard Time. **November 9, Motivational Monday** 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Overcoming Personal Adversity **November 10, GratiTuesday** 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Disrupt the Imposter Syndrome; Let the Real You Shine Through! 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm Competent but Not Confident: Scientifically Why So Many Women Limit Their Own Potential - and Everyone Else’s **November 11, Women-Owned Business Wednesday** 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Your Next Act: The Move From Corporate to Entrepreneurship 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Challenging Stigmas and Changing Lives: Everything You Need To Know About CBD 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Successful & Sustainable: Triple Bottom Line Businesses **3. Our Keynote speaker is Anne Chow, CEO of AT&T Business** Anne Chow, Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Business, is the keynote speaker for the 2020 Women|Future Conference. She and her organization of over 30,000 employees are responsible for serving nearly 3 million business customers in upwards of 200 countries and territories around the world. Anne will kick off the conference on Thursday, November 12 at 8:00 am, EST. Her session is titled “Today’s Leadership, Tomorrow’s Future.” She will discuss how Covid-19 is changing life as we know it - how we work, how we live, and how we communicate, as well as leadership lessons from 2020 and her view of leading into the future.[**![WFC_Social_IG Anne-2](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WFC20/WFC_Social_IG%20Anne-2.jpg?width=542&name=WFC_Social_IG%20Anne-2.jpg)**](https://www.womenfutureconference.com/agenda) **4. Our Featured Speaker is Judith Batty, Interim CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA** August 17, 2020, Judith Batty made history by becoming the *first* black CEO in the organization's more than 100-year legacy!  Her conference session, "Building the Next Generation of Women Leaders Who Make a Positive Impact in the World," will be about building a socially responsible business. It takes place on day 2 of the conference, November 13,  from 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST.  Judith is a former Girl Scout and served on the National Board since 2014. She also served as the Girl Scout's International Commissioner, and was a member of the first class of Girl Delegates to the National Convention in 1976. Judith is currently co-chair of the governance committee on the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. She was a pacesetter and role model during her 28 years as an executive and senior attorney at Exxon Mobil Corporation. Judith will be speaking with Ana De Almeida Amaral, recipient of the highest Girl Scout honor for advocating against institutional racism in education through the creation of an Ethnic Studies Program and professional development seminars for educators throughout the country. Ana serves as a national media representative for Girl Scouts USA and the Gold Award.   [**![WFC_Social_IG Judith -1](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WFC20/WFC_Social_IG%20Judith%20-1.jpeg?width=517&name=WFC_Social_IG%20Judith%20-1.jpeg)**](https://www.womenfutureconference.com/agenda) [![Register for the Conference](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/35655/8ce9b991-d7cc-4f4c-bb1b-a3a57c5e407b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/35655/8ce9b991-d7cc-4f4c-bb1b-a3a57c5e407b) [Registration for the Women|Future Conference](https://stevieawards.regfox.com/2020-womenfuture-conference) is open. Save 10% when you register three or more people together. 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