International Women's Day

03/07/2024 8:30 am – 1:30 pm CST
  • Corporate
  • Early Stage
  • Growth Stage
  • DEI
  • Free
  • Hybrid
  • Public
  • Signature

Join us as we #InspireInclusion in our community of innovators, leaders, and allies at our annual International Women’s Day event! Build camaraderie and join forces working towards women equality in our half-day of programming, including inspirational keynote, curated workshops, networking, and lunch. 

Event Start Date:
March 7, 2024
Event End Date:
March 7, 2024
Event Venue:
Hybrid

2024 recap

Relive the best moments of our 2024 IWD celebration as we rallied together to #InspireInclusion via our blog or watch below!

A day of networking,
workshops, & keynotes

Let’s build lasting bonds and make strides towards a more inclusive future, because together, we are unstoppable! Dive into a half-day celebration of empowerment as we come together to champion women’s equality

What to expect

All gender identities & 

their allies welcome

Specialized programming

Hybrid experience

Guest panel

Two tracks of workshops

Experience International Women’s Day workshop offerings in two ways

Founder

Leader or professional

Execution Partner

Sandwina is a platform built to close the gender gap faster by making career coaching more affordable to all women. We are actively Lifting women in the workforce by helping them get more money, more opportunity, more influence, and more fulfillment.

Day's agenda

Networking & breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 AM CST

Opening remarks

9:15 – 9:30 AM CST

Betsy Ziegler

CEO of 1871

9:45 – 10:30 AM CST

Workshop 1

Founders Track

The Truth About Funding for Women Founders

Kasia Bednarz

Founder at FARE

Tricia Martinez-Saab

Managing Director of Tech Stars

Leaders Track

Action for Equal Pay; A Fireside Chat with Delia Coleman, Deputy Director of Equal Rights Advocates

 

Bridget Lohrius

Founder and CEO of SANDWINA

10:45 – 11:30 AM CST

Workshop 2

Founders Track

Leveraging LinkedIn to Build Your Brand and Your Business

Bridget Lohrius

Founder and CEO of SANDWINA

Leaders Track

Founders Track

Why DEI Was DOA: A conversation with Erica Bauer, Chicago Bulls, Director of Community Relations and Founder of Girl Power Songs

Erica Bauer

Director of Community Relations, Chicago Bulls

Keynote

11:45 – 12:30 PM CST

We’ve had the honor of having Suzanne Muchin, Co-founder of Bonfire Women, Inc. & Clinical Professor, Kellogg School of Management, and Andrea Zopp, Managing Partner at Cleveland Avenue as our 2023 panelists and Mary Dillon, President and CEO of Footlocker and former CEO of Ulta Beauty as our 2022 keynote.

11:45 – 12:30 PM CST

Keynote

Jaime Faulkner

President, Business Operations at Chicago Blackhawks

Lunch & networking

12:40 – 1:20 PM CST

Don't miss a day to remember!

Sponsors

2023 recap

Relive the best moments of our 2023 IWD celebration as we rallied together to #EmbraceEquity via our blog or watch below!

Get inspired – Watch & read why 

#inspiring inclusion matters

Get inspired – Watch & read why 

#inspiring inclusion matters