Agenda

2024 Agenda

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Welcome to the 2024 Women of Western Wake Forum, a Cary Magazine event that honors local women who have had a strong impact on our corner of the world and beyond. Thank you for being a part of this immersive experience that brings together a community of people who value the advancement of women in all aspects of our society.

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8:30 am Keynote Breakfast

“Lead with Intention – Shifting from Chaos to Clarity”
Susan Gisler, PT, DPT, MHA, Bell Leadership Institute

A coffee spill, a text from a frustrated colleague, a family emergency, and traffic when you’re already running behind – all before you’ve sat down for your first morning meeting! Our ability to solve problems effectively is a key predictor of our overall success and happiness. And problems are guaranteed to come our way every day, so we might as well get really good at solving them!

This session will offer a framework to tackle problems with efficiency – allowing you to spend more of your time on the priorities that matter most to you. You’ll learn how to not only be calm in the face of obstacles, but also how to spread calm to others, ultimately encouraging deeper thinking and yielding better solutions for all. During the session, you will have the opportunity to develop an action plan to help shift out of the chaos and into clarity for addressing the problems that you face as a leader every day.

Objectives/Outcomes:

  • Practical strategies to maintain calm and spread calm when we encounter roadblocks
  • Increased self-awareness about how we currently solve problems
  • Identification of 1-2 key behaviors you want to build to improve your approach to solving problem
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Salon
10:30 am Participate in one of two concurrent workshops.

“Are YOU Positive? Are Ya Positive?”
Lori Shandle Fox, Laughing is Conceivable… And Humor Heals, LLC.		 Cedar
The Risk We Embrace: How to Block Out the Background Noise
Moderator: Tarkisha Poole; Speakers: Tina Clossick, Shirnetta Harrell, Sonali Ratnasinghe		 Sycamore
11:15 am Networking Break and Headshot Café

Stop by the Headshot Café to make new connections. Remember to tag your photos, posts, and videos with #WoWW to see your content featured on our live social media visualization.

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Ballroom Pre-function
12:00 pm Luncheon and Honoree Panel

We’ll kick off the luncheon with a toast to the 2024 Women of Western Wake honorees and all our guests, followed by a presentation of the third annual Lifetime Achievement Award. And then, bon appétit!

 Ballroom
1:00 pm Be inspired by the 2024 Women of Western Wake honorees as they discuss how they leverage their careers and personal aspirations to tackle important issues for our community.

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2:15 pm Join us on the terrace (weather permitting) for a “Wine Down.” This final hour of the program is an opportunity to connect with the honorees, make a few more new connections, and check out the social buzz generated throughout the day.

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Terrace
3:00 pm See you again next year!