Women's Leadership Conference in Springfield

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Now entering its 24th year, the Women’s Leadership Conference is the region’s premier women’s leadership event for professional and personal networking, skill-building and enrichment, attracting up to 2,000 attendees annually. The Women’s Leadership Conference has featured over the years, 160 prominent speakers including Barbara Walters, Arianna Huffington, Queen Latifah, and Dr. Madeleine Albright. This year the conference will feature the theme, “Why Not Me?”

Mel Robbins, motivational speaker whose latest book, “The 5 Second Rule,” has been translated into 29 languages, will be the keynote luncheon speaker. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Boston College Law School.

Rita Moreno will serve as the event’s closing keynote speaker. Moreno is an actress, singer and dancer who is best known for her performances in West Side Story and The King and I. She is one of fewer than two dozen people to achieve an EGOT, having won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. She currently stars in the Latino remake of Norman Lear’s classic sitcom, One Day at a Time on Netflix.

Breakout sessions with their speakers include Kim Lear’s “The Future Factors: Top Factors Impacting Relationships in an Age of Empowerment”; Cy Wakeman’s “Say ‘Why Not’ to Change”; Kim Meninger’s “Maximize Your Seat at the Table”: and Kristina Hallett’s “You Can Make the Impossible POSSIBLE, by Changing Your Thinking.”

Bay Path President Carol Leary, who initiated the event, will address the conference in the afternoon.

Registration for the conference can be done online.

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Venue

Mass Mutual Center
1277 Main St.
Springfield

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