Breakfast & Check-in

Welcome & Introduction

How to Make Technology Work for You 1-Other

• How to maximize technology for the individual and use it as a tool to improve time management, work-life balance, and personal life
• Explore tips and tricks to navigate the many systems we work with daily, including automation, project management tools, input vs. output of information, and multiple device management processes
• How to ask the right questions and create the space to improve technological advancement at your company or organization

Tactics for Every Stage of Your Career 1-Other

• Learn about the “state of the science” of women in the workforce, with a focus on the effect of COVID-19 and the effects of the “broken rung” on disparities and job mobility
• In the wake of the “Great Resignation,” prepare yourself for your next move, promotion, job change, etc.
• Review 10 actionable steps to level-up the necessary skills needed to advocate for yourself at your particular career stage

PICPA Legacy of Professionals 1-Other

• Discuss the challenges of moving into leadership roles in a male-dominated industry and the successful strategies to combat those challenges
• What should female CPAs be preparing for next?

The Art of Finance 1-Other

• How Deborah's start impacted where she is today
• Why variety is important to success
• Know what you want, believe in the mission where you work
• Success is about accomplishments not effort

Award Presentation: Women to Watch

Roundtable Networking Luncheon with the Speakers

• Enjoy lunch and connect with attendees and speakers
• Share personal and professional challenges and lessons learned while connecting with other like-minded professionals, leaders, and decision makers while building your network

Working with and Supporting Women Business Owners and Leadership 1-Other

• “Keep, Grow, or Sell – Building Value and Positioning for Exit”
  • A wholistic process of reviewing and renewing business, financial, and personal goals for women business owners’ long-term achievement
• Exit planning starts with defining goals:
  • Integrate business, financial, and personal goals
  • Focus on building value and improving operations to reach goals, whether or not that includes short-term exit

Rethink What Work Is 1-Other

• Discuss the “Great Re-evaluation” and what that means for how accountants, and specifically women accountants, think about and do their work
• Practical insight into how to increase your value, improve your productivity, and better integrate work and life
• Reignite your passion for accounting work and create work satisfaction through endless opportunities in our ever-changing world

Becoming an Intentional and Effective Diversity Leader 1-Other

• Discover a refreshing vision for workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Take ownership of your race conscious leadership journey
• Unpack the five areas of influence every leaders must engage in to create a diverse, inclusive, and empowering culture

Confidence as a Tool to Develop Business 1-Other

• Learn the importance of confidence as a component of professional presence and success
• Understand how presence and confidence impact the power women wield in business
• Take away techniques to enhance confidence and command the room
• Leverage tools to craft bold meeting strategies and accomplish business development goals