WREN will hold its first Upstate Summit on November 9, 2018 at Furman University. The Summit is the culmination of a series of events focused on building an agenda for women’s economic empowerment.
The purpose of the summit is to work with partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build a coalition and identify strategies for women’s economic mobility and empowerment.
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WREN Summit Agenda
8:00 am- Check-In, coffee, and light breakfast
8:45 am- Summit Welcome
8:50 am- Furman Welcome, Dr. Elizabeth Davis, President, Furman University
9:00 am- Panel Discussion on Women’s Economic Empowerment moderated by Ann Warner, CEO, WREN, featuring:
Nichelle Harrison, Owner, MAP Agency,
Minor Mickel Shaw, President, Micco LLC
Susan Shi, Chair Emerita Institute for Child Success & Board of
Trustees Furman University
Betsy Neely Sikma, VP, Talent & Economic Inclusion,
Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Faith Adedokun, Greenville Network for Southern Economic
Mobility Team Leader & Senior Consultant at Openfields.
10:30 am – Break
10:45 am- Breakout Working Sessions Part A (Definitions)
Track 1: Employment
Track 2: Education
Track 3: Assets & Social Supports
11:50 am – Yoga / Energizer, Kathy Corbin – Yogalicious
12:00 pm – Lunch and Keynote Address
Chandra Childers, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
1:00 pm – Midday Yoga / Energizer- Katy Corbin, Yogalicious
1:05 pm – Remarks by Krista Newkirk, President of Converse College
1:20 pm – Panel Discussion on Midterm Elections and the Impact on Women, moderated by Ashley Lidow, Associate Director of Policy and Government Relations, WREN, featuring:
Representative Chandra E. Dillard (SC-23)
Amy Ryberg Doyle, Greenville City Council (District 1)
Shilpa Phadke, Vice President, Women’s Initiative at Center for
American Progress, and
Liz Seman Greenville County Council (District 24),
2:20 pm – Introduction of WREN’s Legislative Agenda with Brandi Parrish Ellison, Director of Policy and Government Relations, WREN
2:30 pm – Breakout Working Sessions Part B (Finding Solutions)
Track 1: Employment
Tract 2: Education
Track 3: Assets & Social Supports
3:30 pm – Break
3:45 pm – Storytelling Workshop, facilitated by Alchemy Comedy
4:45 pm – Closing Remarks, Courtney Thomas, Upstate Liaison, WREN
5:00 pm – Networking Reception
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