Date/Time
Date(s) - October 28, 2022
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Stuart's Opera House
Categories
The Athens Area Women’s+ Summit will return for a sixth consecutive year to empower and inspire local women on Friday, October 28, 2022. Attendees will convene at Stuart’s Opera House to enjoy a day full of speaker sessions, networking, a keynote address by Ohio’s Poet Laureate, and free on-site perks like professional headshots, mammogram screenings, and more.
At a time when our community is still reconnecting following the isolation of the past few years, this conference pulls together attendees from all career fields and levels and offers many opportunities for connection, community-building, and self-discovery in a safe and welcoming environment. Sessions will use a mix of academic approaches, real-life experiences, and interactive exercises to take attendees on a journey of personal and professional development and leave them feeling energized, emboldened, and capable of making change in their life and community.
Kari Gunter-Seymour – Ohio’s current Poet Laureate, a former instructor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, and a ninth generation Appalachian – will present this year’s keynote address “Where I Come From It’s Pronounced ‘App-a-lach-a’!” Other sessions will offer insight into topics such as financial literacy, activism and allyship, health and wellness, and more.

Apart from engaging speaker sessions, attendees will be treated to both breakfast and lunch, where networking and forging new connections is encouraged. Throughout the day there will also be opportunities to visit the OhioHealth Mobile Mammography Unit – which will be onsite – and to sit for a free, professional headshot offered by January Heuss, an award-winning fine art photographer and the owner of Ja’Nicole Art.
Scroll down to see the speaker line-up!
Sponsorships
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Session Sponsor $1,000 (only 5 left!)
- Innovation Center
- Merchants National Bank
- Pretty Nerdy Social Media Marketing
- Susan Barga at Athens Real Estate Company
- TS Tech Americas, Inc.
- Half page ad inside the program
- Signage in both breakout rooms
- Includes 2 event tickets
Empower, $500 (just 2 left!)
- Athens County Economic Development Council
- Career Connections
- Fairfield Inn / Hampton Inn
- Mathews Insurance
- MS Accounting
- The Summit.FM Athens 90.1
- Quarter page ad inside the program
- Includes 1 event ticket
Supporting, $250 (unlimited)
Atomic Credit Union
Area 14 Workforce Development Board
David White Services
Don Wood Automotive
Eclipse Company Store
Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery
Shawna Stump, State Farm Insurance
Zonez
- Business logo included in an ad for all Supporters in the program
- Includes 1 event ticket
Printable Sponsorship Flyer, 10-3-22
2022 Women’s Summit Program
Conference Agenda*
*Subject to Change
8:15am – 8:45 – Registration and Breakfast
8:45am – 9:00am – Welcome
9:15am – 10:15am – Session 1
10:15am – 10:30am – Break
10:30am – 11:30pm – Session 2
11:45pm – 1:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Session 3
2:00pm – 2:30pm – Networking
2:30pm – 3:30pm – Keynote
Session Options
Attendees will be asked to make session selections when registering for the event.
For more information, click on the below session names for the presentation summary and bio that each speaker provided.
“Finding Perspective During Difficult Transitions” Laura L. Myers
“Paths toward Leadership” presented by Debbie Phillips
Session 3:
“Empowerment Self Defense and Personal Safety for Women” presented by Cheryl Cesta
“’Why’ it Matters” presented by Jennifer L’Heureux, Rene Redd, and Jen Seifert
Walking on Broken Glass: Women in Male-dominated Fields
Check out some of our favorite moments from the 2021 Women’s Summit: