The countdown is officially on.
The inaugural Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium is set for Thursday, May 16, and tickets are still available. The half-day event will take place at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Little Rock, and is designed to invite women in Arkansas to celebrate their power to transform communities and industries.
The day’s programming will give attendees the chance to hear from and interact with industry experts, entrepreneurs, political leaders, C-suite executives and influencers focusing on women in the workplace, including a special keynote by co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg.
Here’s a look at the symposium’s sessions:
Navigating the Boardroom & Beyond
Panelists: Kristi Dannelley, Marcy Doderer and Karen Minkel
Employment Law & Gender Equity
Panelists: Amber Wilson Bagley, Lori L. Burrows and Jane A. Kim
Business Financial Literacy
Speakers: Carole Smith and Dee Davenport
Building Your Brand: Knowing Your Own Worth
Facilitator: Kara Albert
Women & Politics
Panelists: Katy Faulk and Mariah Hatta
Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Dreams Into Reality
Panelists: Susan Desselle, Carmen Portillo and Rhea Lana Riner
Personal Financial Literacy
Speaker: Sarah Catherine Gutierrez
“The Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium provides the state with a chance to gather in our own backyard to build skills, transfer knowledge from today’s female key players to tomorrow’s leaders and empower women and businesses to continue finding success,” Little Rock Soirée publisher Mandy Richardson says.
To secure your place at the first annual Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium, visit the event website and follow along on Facebook and Instagram.