Full program for two-day November conference in New York announced
The second annual Women|Future Conference is a two-day event for professional women that will address the most pressing business issues of tomorrow. From robotics and cybersecurity, to the future of work and artificial intelligence, the conference will provide information on these topics from the perspectives of women in those fields on how they will affect professional women in all industries – their careers and businesses.
The conference will be presented by the Stevie® Awards in conjunction with the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business on November 14-15, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
See the full agenda and list of speakers at www.WomenFutureConference.com.
Sheryl Connelly, corporate futurist with the Ford Motor Company, will open the first day of the conference with her keynote entitled “Confessions of a Corporate Futurist: Coming Trends That Will Revolutionize Your Business.” Connelly has been a featured speaker at TED Global, appeared on CBS This Morning , CNBC’s Fast Money, and NPR’s All Things Considered with Robert Siegel.
Special early-bird registration rates are available now through September 13. The first 100 paid registrants will be eligible for a drawing from which 20 will be selected at random for an exclusive private breakfast with Sheryl Connelly before her Thursday-morning keynote.
Selena Rezvani of Be Leaderly will present the Friday-morning keynote, called “The Future of Work is Female.” Selena addresses thousands of professional women each year and has been featured in The LA Times, Oprah.com, Todayshow.com, and NPR. She wrote an award-winning column for The Washington Post, and today serves as a popular columnist on women and the workplace for Forbes.
Morning keynote addresses will be followed by panel discussions and breakout sessions on workplace and industry topics, structured networking based on topics of interest, and case studies presented by Stevie Awards for Women in Business finalists. Each attendee’s experience at the Women|Future Conference will be unique.
There are 12 breakout sessions to select from, looking at how to grow your business online and off, the power of influence, international trade, and more.
Panel sessions featuring 20 industry experts over the two days will explore how artificial intelligence is transforming industries, how to navigate careers through challenging times, diversity and inclusion, and more.
The structured networking sessions are designed to group attendees at tables of like-minded women to discuss issues on the front burner of today – and tomorrow. Attendees will select their topics of interest during the registration process to be paired with a networking leader.
Confirmed conference speakers include, among others:
- Ashley Brundage, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, PNC
- Alessia Falsarone, Managing Director, SASB FSA,PineBridge Investments
- Catherine Gacad, SVP, Partnerships, Wells Fargo
- Jagathi Gururajan, Global Technology Executive
- Heather Kernahan, President, North America, Hotwire
- Gwen Murphy, Executive Director, Business Technology Services,KPMG
- Kris Pugsley,Director Global Communications, ON Semiconductor
- Ajeta Sinha, Senior Vice President, Sales and Services, Net2Source
- Michelle Strier, Chief Strategy Officer, Spectrum
See the full list of speakers here, and the full conference agenda here.
Enterprising Women is the Media Sponsor of the Women|Future Conference. Enterprising Women magazine is the voice of women entrepreneurs---reaching more than one million readers in 185 countries. Published quarterly, the print magazine is available by subscription at www.enterprisingwomen.com
