Women Lead

Women Lead 2022

Women Lead: Shattering Glass Ceilings

This conference, a partnership between the College of Business and College of Law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, features women in law, business, government and philanthropy. Women judges, mayors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, professors and more from across the country will share insights about advancing their professions.

Friday, March 1, 2024
Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, NE

Registration is full. Please contact Laura at lniles2@unl.edu to be added to the wait list.

Conference Schedule

Women Lead 2024
8 a.m.Registration and Breakfast Networking Roundtables
9 a.m.Welcome
Dean Kathy Farrell, College of Business
Dean Richard Moberly, College of Law
9:15 a.m.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Sheri Irwin-Gish, '03, Executive Director of Communications, Marketing and External Relations, College of Business

Opening Keynote: Investing in Women
Morgan Shaw Parker, '99, President and Chief Operating Officer of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream

10 a.m.My Leadership Moment
Kelly Ross, '13, Founder and Executive Director, ECHO Collective
10:15 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

  • Creating a Business in Which Women Thrive – Maranda Adams, '06, Executive Vice President of Blair Freeman Group, Janet Barnard, '81, Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer, Cox Automotive; Michaella Kumke, '03, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Lincoln

  • Creating a Practice in Which Women Thrive – Heather Hicks Hilgers, Founder, Hilgers Graben; Brett E. Ebert, '10 & '13, Partner, Ball, Loudon, Ebert, & Brostrom, LLC; and Susan Reff, Partner, Hightower Reff Law, LLC

  • Leading Authentically: How to Identify Your Values for Enhanced Communication and Decision-Making – Angela Palmer-Wackerly, Associate Professor of Interpersonal, Family and Health Communication

  • Finding Your Three Big Goal-Setting Rocks to Shatter Any Glass Ceiling – Elina Ibrayeva, '97 & '99, Associate Professor of Practice in Management

11:30 a.m.Lunch and Networking
12:15 p.m.My Leadership Moment
Danielle Jefferis, Assistant Professor of Law
12:30 p.m.Plenary Session
Thriving in Chaos: Energy Management for Women's Success and Wellbeing
Arin N. Reeves, Author, Founder and Managing Director, Nextions, Founder, The JEDI Collective
1:30 p.m.My Leadership Moment
Roxana Cortés-Mills, '13 & '16, Associate Legal Director, Immigrant Legal Center
1:45 p.m.Break
2 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

  • EmpowerHER Using Strength-Based Development – Kaitlin Ferris, Assistant Director of the Clifton Builders Program, Clifton Strengths Institute

  • From the Obama Administration to Equity Partnership: My Lessons Learned About Breaking the Glass Ceiling – Julie Miceli, Office Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell

  • Networking: Breaking Barriers & Building Bridges – Kadina Koonce, '19, Assistant Director of Career Development and Planning, Business Career Center

  • Path to the Judiciary – Hon. Tressa M. Alioth, Judge of the District Court, 4th Judicial District; Hon. Riko Bishop, '77 & '92, Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1st Judicial District; Hon. Stephanie Hansen, '00, Judge of the County Court, 4th Judicial District; and Alice Kang, Professor of Political Science

3 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m.My Leadership Moment
Col. Kathryn D. "Katy" Millwood, '93, Commander, 155th Operations Group
3:30 p.m.

Introduction of Closing Keynote
Kathy Ankerson, Executive Vice Chancellor

Closing Keynote - Moving Beyond the Glass Ceiling: The Power of Women to Change the World
Candy Marshall, '77 & '80, Senior Advisor, TheDream.US
Keynote Sponsored by Husch Blackwell

4:30 p.m.Closing Remarks
Molly Brummond, '00 & '03, Assistant Dean for Student Development and Chief of Staff, College of Law
4:45 p.m.Networking Reception

Marketplace Vendors

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Candys Cookies
Colea Alterations
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Echo
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Kuro Neko
Lulubee artisanal chocolates logo.
rebecca marie
sugar and love
sugar and love
Wax Buffalo Logo

Sponsors

college of business
college of law
Baylor Evnen
Cline Williams
Dvorak
Foster
Hilgers Granben
Husch Blackwell
Rembolt
Wood Aitken

Conference Location

Innovation Campus
Innovation Campus

2021 Transformation Drive
Lincoln, NE 68508

NIC Parking Map

Parking Information

Women Lead will be held at Nebraska Innovation Campus on Friday, March 1, 2024 at the same time as the 2024 Nebraska State High School Girls Basketball Tournament at the Devaney Center. Park & Go will be charging $8 (credit cards only) for parking. The Women Lead conference parking lot is immediately north of the NIC Conference Center as noted on the map in red.

Please note the following:

  • Pre-purchased parking is not available.
  • Metered parking along Transformation Drive can be purchased on March 1, if available, through the Passport Parking App. Learn about the Passport Parking App
  • All regular UNL parking permits, except for the Perimeter permit, are reciprocal in the NIC Lot A. Important: To park on the Nebraska Innovation Campus, UNL permit holders must request their permit be added to the reciprocal visitors list. Requests must be made from official UNL email accounts to unlpts@unl.edu.

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