Women’s Conference

Thank you to our Sponsors:
Gold Level
“Women Who Innovate”
Friday, March 3, 2023
Join Thomas More University for a one-day, interactive conference on campus designed to enlighten, engage and challenge women to seek more within their careers. The 2023 Women’s Conference explores the topic of “Women Who Innovate” within different industries. This conference will inspire audience members of various ages and professions to pursue innovation and provide tools that can be utilized for success.
This conference is designed for alumni, college students, faculty/staff, parents, high school students, and community members. *While women are the primary constituent group, men are invited to attend.
Schedule of Day
- 8:30-9:00am – Registration, breakfast, networking
- 9:00-9:50am – Welcome and Jeni Al Bahrani – Intro to Innovation
- 10:00- 10:40am – D. Lynn Meyer – Arts Innovation Speaker
- 10:40 – Networking/Comfort Break
- 11:00- 11:40am – Suzi Francis – STEM Innovation Speaker
- 11:40- Networking/Comfort Break
- 12:00-1:00- Lunch and Leadership Panel
Moderator: Judith Marlowe
Panelists: Kim Halbauer, Vashti Chatman, Sue Ellen Stuebing
Quick presentation: Appointed program for women - 1:00- 1:15 – Networking/Comfort Break
- 1:15- 2:00 – Jill Morenz – Business Innovation Speaker
- 2:00- Wrap up and Sponsorship Thank You’s
- Optional post-conference: Campus Tour or Young Professional Mentoring Workshops
- Topics for these workshops may include: personal finance, healthy relationships, entrepreneurship, and goal visioning. These impactful, brief sessions are being offered free of charge to local NKY/Greater Cincinnati high school junior and senior female students and current Thomas More University Students. There will be opportunities to attend each of the four 30-minute workshop sessions, occurring between 2:30-4:30pm in our Saints Center on campus.
Click HERE to sign up for the workshops!
- Topics for these workshops may include: personal finance, healthy relationships, entrepreneurship, and goal visioning. These impactful, brief sessions are being offered free of charge to local NKY/Greater Cincinnati high school junior and senior female students and current Thomas More University Students. There will be opportunities to attend each of the four 30-minute workshop sessions, occurring between 2:30-4:30pm in our Saints Center on campus.
Speakers
Jeni Al Bahrani (’05) Inaugural Director Of Center For Leadership, Entrepreneurship, And Innovation; Thomas More University
D. Lynn Meyer (‘77) Producing Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Suzi Francis (alumna) Manager of Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Judith Marlowe, Ph.D. (’69) Chair of the Thomas More University Board of Trustees
Kim Halbauer (’00) President, Kentucky Region; Fifth Third Bank
Vashti Chatman Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Big Village
Sue Ellen Stuebing (’84) Vice President/Chief Development Officer, CET/Think TV
Jill Morenz CEO, Aviatra Accelerators
Registration
- Alumni/Friends: $50, Register Here
- TMU Faculty/Staff/Students: Free, Register Here
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please consider supporting this excellent day of professional development and alumnae success by becoming a sponsor. {Embed clickable PDF image of levels here, is attached}. For more details on becoming a sponsorship, please click here:
Previous Events
2022-2023 Academic Year
Inaugural Conference: March 4, 2022
Opening Keynote Speaker- Kathrine Nero | Social Media Host/Reporter | Enquirer Media
- Finding Yourself
- Becca Gardner | Founder and CEO | ALT Distilling
- Angela Rivers-Harper | Programs Director | Dress for Success
- SELF-DEFENSE MASTERCLASS: Latorria Myles | Assistant Dean of Students | Thomas More University
- Breaking Through
- Heather Ackels ‘07 | Executive Director | INTERalliance
- Jenni Crowley ‘03 | Senior Manager | Deloitte
- Boss Lady: A Panel of High-Power Leaders.
- Moderator- Dr. Laura Koehl ’80, Executive Director, SND USA National Sponsorship and Network Office
- Moira Weir ‘00 | President and CEO| United Way of Greater Cincinnati
- Rachael Sampson ‘20 | SVP, Director of Key4Women | KeyBank
- Priya Dhingra Klocek | President and CEO | Consultant on the Go
- Amy Spiller | President | Duke Energy