Liz Sara, Chairwoman of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a non-presidential federal advisory committee serving as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, the U.S. Congress, and to the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration,  on issues of importance to women business owners and entrepreneurs. She will provide an overview of the growth of female entrepreneurship over the last 30 years and opportunities for women today.

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In November of 2008, General Dunwoody became the first woman in military history to achieve the rank of four-star general. General Dunwoody is the former commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, which is one of the largest commands in the Army with more than 69,000 employees and presence in all 50 states and 145 countries. In 2005, Dunwoody became the Army’s top-ranking female when she received the promotion to lieutenant general (three stars) and became the Army’s deputy chief of staff, G-4 (logistics) at the Pentagon. During her more than 30 years as a quartermaster corps officer she led many organizations at home and abroad, commanding at every level.  General Dunwoody will participate in a fireside chat with former weVENTURE executive director and fellow veteran Dr. Beth Gitlin.

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Monique Picou, a Florida Tech alumna, is senior vice president and chief strategy and supply chain officer for Sam’s Club. In this role, Monique is responsible for the holistic strategy for the warehouse retailer as well as the flow of merchandise from supplier to member. Monique joined Walmart in 2018, and she spent two years in the Walmart U.S. Supply Chain organization, where she was responsible for overall flow of merchandise as well as the operations of the fashion, imports and reverse logistics networks. A proactive proponent of diversity and inclusion, Picou will talk to us about how one of the largest companies in America has made diversity a corporate wide priority, pursued opportunities to support women throughout its ranks, and has seen tangible results for its efforts.

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Sandra Shpilberg is an entrepreneur and the author of the bestselling book New Startup Mindset. She’s currently building her second startup, Adnexi, a strategic intelligence platform for the next generation of treatments. She has served as Vice President of Commercial Development and Strategic Marketing for Nora Therapeutics, and as Executive Director at BioMarin Pharmaceutical. Medical Marketing & Media named her a Top 40 Healthcare Transformer, and she was a featured speaker at 2018 SXSW. Sandra is originally from Uruguay, speaks fluent Spanish, and brings a global approach to her work and impact. Her story inspires female entrepreneurs to build the business they are best suited for and to pursue success in their own unique way. 

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Lisa Dinhofer is The Crisis Tamer. She works with subject matter and circumstances most people turn away from. Lisa mentors companies past traumatic events, workplace abuse and disastrous communications to regain stability, build resilience and establish a new normal. Lisa was an employee at the World Trade Center during the 1993 bombing and was still working in NYC during 9/11. She draws from those first hand experiences of trauma in the workplace and lessons learned from other workplace tragedies. Her talk will provide tangible ways to help us as individuals cope with the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic, as well as equip us as leaders to guide our businesses forward. Thriving is a choice, and there are actions we can take to pursue it personally and professionally.   

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