WiBN's 2025 Leadership Conference is designed to provide personal inspiration and practical action items that will inspire, influence and impact professional women who attend. This one-day experience brings you first class speakers, a variety of opportunities to network and a wide-array of vendors.
WiBN 2025 Leadership Conference Agenda - November 18, 2025
| 8 - 8:20 a.m. | Breakfast and networking |
| 8:20 - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome from BBB/WiBN |
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Morning Keynote Samantha Redden, Samantha Show Podcast Confidence Is A Strategy: Show Up With Power In Any Room |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | Speed Networking Brenda Aveyard, Brenda Aveyard Sales Coach |
| 9:45 - 10 a.m. | Visit Vendors |
| 10 - 10:40 a.m. | Breakouts - Digital Age Track Ashima Sharma, Ayuka Consulting & Pam Rigling, Back To Business I.T. From Hustle To High Tech: How AI Can Elevate Your Small Business - Personal Growth Track Wendy Roop, Wendy Roop Coaching The Gift Of Giving Yourself Space & Grace - Leadership/Entrepreneurship Track Tamara Wamsley, The Ambitious Chick Prosperity Shift: Five Soul-Aligned Strategies To Grow Your Business Without Burnout |
| 10:40 - 10:50 a.m. | Visit Vendors |
| 10:50 - 11:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion Gretchen Eckstein, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Michelle Cramer, Cramer & Associates, Amber Rose, WPCU Sunchine Community Fund, Lexi Kopilchack, Dayton Children's Hospital 3 more Philanthropy: Making a Difference, Big or Small |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. | Lunch & Announcement of the Women To Watch Class of 2026, Etc. |
| 12:40 - 1:20 p.m. | Networking Activity Linday Pitstick, Moxie by Nature |
| 1:20 - 1:30 p.m. | Special Presentation |
| 1:30 - 2 p.m. | Mid-Day Keynote Donnica Hawes-Saunders, The Averity Group Do It Afraid: Pushing Past Fear To Achieve Your Boldest Goals |
| 2 - 2:10 p.m. | Visit Vendors |
| 2:10 - 2:50 p.m. | Breakouts - Digital Age Track Elyse Coulter, Elyse Rae Consulting Maximizing Your Social Media Presence - Personal Growth Track Julie Manuel & Emily Riggs, Manuel, Riggs & Associates, LLC Slowing Down To Speed Up: Sustainable Practices For Long-Term Success - Leadership/Entrepreneurship Track Sherry Monaghan, Centerville High School Build Your Brand Leave Your Legacy: Making A Lasting Impact |
| 2:50 - 3 p.m. | Transition to Breakout Rooms |
| 3 - 3:40 p.m. | Breakouts - Digital Age Track Jessy Jones, Sinclair Community College and owner of Leaf & Node LLC & Tea Roelandt, Sinclair Community College and Leaf & Node LLC How to Build Strategic & Measurable Social Campaigns
- Personal Growth Track Kelsey Omler, Gem City Social Sports & Two Social Built Through Belonging: Finding Your People, Finding Your Path
- Leadership/Entrepreneurship Track Teresa Macalolooy, Macalogic Core Values Revisited: Why They Matter In Today’s Environment |
| 3:40 - 3:50 p.m. | Visit Vendors |
| 3:50 - 4:20 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote Elle Zimmerman, Elle Zimmerman Consulting No More Playing Small: Speak Up, Stand Out & Soar |
| 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. | Wrapup |