Schedule at a Glance:


9:00am - 9:15am Opening Remarks

9:15am - 10:00am Opening Session

  • Pushing Ourselves: The Steps We Must Take to Achieve Financial Freedom
    Dr. Soniya Richardson and Shelly-Ann Eweka

10:00am - 11:15am Breakout Session I

  • Designing Women: Cultivate, Collaborate and Co-design Innovation at Your Institution
    Dr. Krista T. Kenney and Charlotte Rose Williams

  • From Ideation to Top in the Nation: Ascending Leadership Lessons
    Debbie Kilby Baker

  • Career Moves: Advice for Working With Search Firms
    Janny DeLoache, Anne Schwarz, Ruth Shoemaker Wood, and Dr. Laura Woodworth-Ney

11:15am - 11:25am Break

11:30am - 12:30pm Keynote Address

  • The Power of Influence through Resilient Leadership
    Dr. Monica Terrell Leach

12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch & Networking

1:30pm - 2:45pm Breakout Session II

  • Overcoming Self-Doubt by Implementing Self-Care
    Dr. Loury Floyd

  • How to be a Collaborative Leader and Still Get Things Done
    Eli Collins-Brown

  • Leading Structural Change: From Conception to Implementation
    Dr. Crystal Renée Chambers

2:45pm - 3:00pm Break

3:00pm - 4:00pm Presidents Panel

  • Dr. Jo Allen, Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, Dr. Janet N. Spriggs

4:00pm - 4:30pm Presentation of Trailblazer Award & Closing Remarks