Agenda

8:00-8:30 - Breakfast & Headshots

 

8:30-9:00 - Opening Remarks

9:00-11:00 - Elevating Your Leadership Practice with Emotional Intelligence
In this session, Alicia Del Real will guide participants through an interactive experience to elevate the participants’ emotional intelligence. There are numerous traits good leaders possess, but one of the most foundational to long-term success is emotional intelligence. Studies show that emotional intelligence predicts job performance 2 to 1 over any other job competency in the workplace. This session will help participants to see things from multiple perspectives in order to improve collaboration, resolve conflict more effectively, and accelerate trust building.

20 minute break

11:20-12:20 - Leading with Inclusion: Creating a Culture of Belonging
This interactive workshop, led by Cindu Thomas-George, will explore the core principles of intentional inclusion and its practical application in leadership. Workshop participants will be equipped with critical insights and actionable strategies to foster inclusion and show up as intentionally inclusive leaders. Through examining organizational and interpersonal inclusion practices and strategies, participants will explore how they can cultivate an organizational culture where all individuals feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to contribute authentically. This workshop will also challenge participants to reflect on the complexities and barriers to inclusion specific to their workplaces, guiding them toward meaningful and sustainable culture change.

12:20-1:45 Paving Pathways: Women Leaders of Chicago
Lunch will be served
This panel discussion will unpack the issues and challenges facing women business leaders today. Our trailblazing panelists will offer their unique stories, perspectives, and share lessons learned from their own journeys of surviving and thriving in their respective industries.

15 minute break

2:00- 3:00 - Leading with Inclusion: Creating a Culture of Belonging (continued)

3:00 - 3:30 - Closing Reflections
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3:30 - 5:00 - Happy Hour and Networking