Join us for this half-day symposium filled with valuable insights to help you take your career and leadership skills to the next level. Hear a panel of women from a range of industries discuss their journeys, attend breakout sessions to go deeper on important topics, network with women from across the southeastern Wisconsin business community and join in celebrating the 2024 Woman Executive of the Year.

Attend BizTimes Media’s annual Women in Business Symposium and leave with actionable insights to apply in your own life and career.

The program will begin with the presentation of the 2024 Woman Executive of the Year award to Peggy Troy, president and CEO of Children’s Wisconsin. Troy started working for Children’s as a pediatric nurse in 1975 and was named president and CEO in 2009. Under her leadership the organization has grown substantially and now has more than 50 locations throughout the state.

Keynote presenter Jenny Just will share lessons learned on her journey from Brookfield, Wisconsin, to co-founding PEAK6 in 1997 and later launching Poker Power in 2020. PEAK6 started as a proprietary options trading firm and has grown into a multibillion-dollar financial services firm. Started with Just’s daughter Juliette, Poker Power teaches women poker, and by extension, strategic thinking, capital allocation and decision-making skills.

Keynote Moderator: Nina V.A. Johnson, MBA, Senior Vice President, Wisconsin Branch Banking Market Leader, U.S. Bank

After the keynote, attendees will hear from a panel of business leaders from across southeastern Wisconsin and attend breakout sessions on topics like mental health, entrepreneurship, personal finance, technology and common workplace issues.

Panelists:

• Gaurie Rodman, Vice President of Real Estate Strategy and Development, Direct Supply (1)
• Melissa Allen, President, Maures Development Group (2)
• Candace Spears, Founder & CEO, Floor23 Digital (3)
• Lyssa Olker, Design Principal, HGA (4)

Moderator: Portia Young, Director of Corporate Public Relations, Sargento (5)

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