The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee‘s School of Continuing Education recently held its Women Leaders Conference at The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.
The event, which was themed “Embrace Today, Shape Tomorrow,” brought together women leaders from diverse industries and backgrounds, fostering collaboration, empowerment and professional development. Attendees heard from two national keynote speakers – Juju Chang and Anat Baron – and gained insight from panel discussions and breakout sessions covering a wide variety of topics, including leadership strategies, equity, career advancement and work-life balance. The event also included time for networking.
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- Becky McClelland, Beth Wydra and Selena Garcia, all of Johnson Financial Group and Katie Heim of Marcus Hotels & Resorts.
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- Myangela West of Eaton Corporation and Nygia Harrington of Milwaukee County.
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- Anat Baron, futurist, tech entrepreneur and former head of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, gave the morning keynote, entitled “The Next Great Transformation and AI.”
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- Attendees at the UWM Woman Leaders Conference.
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- A keynote session, called “Bringing Your Life Experience to Work – Now and in the Future,” was lead by Joyce Garbaciak, co-anchor of WISN 12 News at 6 and Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning co-Anchor of ABC News’ ‘Nightline’.
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- More than 100 women leaders from Northwestern Mutual attended the day-long event. NM was among the event sponsors.
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- Event attendees
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- Event attendees
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- Event attendees
