The WIT Network

Conferences On Demand

The WIT Network prides itself on our incredible conferences where we have hosted thousands of people with inspiring and thought-provoking sessions. Our flagship events have received rave reviews from attendees. As you review our sessions below, they are categorized by:

  1. WITx Talks - These are 15 minute sessions with one speaker on an important topic.
  2. Power Panels - These are 20-30 minute moderated discussions on relevant themes.
  3. Inspiring Keynotes - Speakers share their career journeys and inspiring topics for 15-20 minutes.

You can click on the buttons below to navigate to each event category.

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AnchorWITx Talks


Ways Patriarchy Ruined My Life... Today!

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Cass Cooper, DEI Community Leader, The Channel Company
Tags:  
Empowerment, Leadership

WHAT IF everything works out in ways you never expected?

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Kate Isler, Founder & CEO, The W Marketplace, Author: Breaking Borders
Tags:  
Imposter Syndrome, Entrepreneurship

Why DEI Matters in the Workplace

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Kevin Shank, CEO, Compucon
Tags:  
Allyship

Why Are Women Leaving Organizations?

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Corinne Sharp, Co-Founder | CMO, The WIT Network
Tags:
 Retention, Leadership

My Journey As an Ally and Building an Inclusive Culture

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Aaron Brooks, VP, Customer Strategy and Sales Solutions, Softchoice
Tags:  
Allyship

Speak and Be Heard

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Cynthia Barnes, CEO, National Association of Women Sales Professional
Tags:  
Advocate, Empowerment

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome at Work

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Pamela Pelletier, Country Manager, Dell Canada
Tags:
 Imposter Syndrome

Around the World and Up the Ladder: A Diverse Career Journey

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Shuchi Sharma, Chief Diversity Officer, Red Hat
Tags:  
Career Journey, Lateral Moves, Leadership

Charting a Career Path through Purpose

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Kayla Mooney, Manager, Development Programs, Softchoice
Tags:
 WOMANagement, Management, Leadership

Driving Your Career with Intention

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Ruth O. Davis, Director and Client Partner, IBM Consulting
Tags:
 Career Journey, Leadership

The Power of Choice

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Debra Christmas, Executive Partner | Author, Gartner
Tags:
 Career Journey, Empowerment

What Would Dolly Do? Women, Work, and Paving a New Path

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Cheryl Stookes, VP, Revenue Growth & Marketing | Author, Softchoice
Tags:  
Career Journey, Inspiration, Empowerment

Own Your Value and Develop Your Voice – Why It’s Time to Be the Anti-Hero

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Siobhán Cox, VP of Marketing, Pricing & Strategic Partnerships, Bell
Tags:
 Advocate, Empowerment, Inspiration

Becoming an Authentic Leader

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Tory Simpson, General Manager, Resource IT
Tags:  
Leadership

Trust, Collaboration and Inclusion

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Julie McDougal, Diversity & Inclusion Global Women's Community Leader, IBM Corporation 

Tags:  Inclusion, Empowerment

Tags:  Inclusion, Empowerment

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Holly Camlin, Diversity & Inclusion Business Enablement Leader, Cognizant
Tags:  
Inclusion, Workplace Culture

How to Master Communications with your Employees

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Karen Chastain, Global VP, Product Operations, Optimizely
Tags:  
Leadership, Communications


Preparing to Step into WOMANagement

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Caitlin Schneider, Senior Sales Manager, Ingram Micro

Tags:  WOMANagement, Leadership, Inspiration

Managing vs Parenting: Leadership vs Coaching

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Kati Quigley, Vice President, Product Marketing, Smartsheet

Tags:  Leadership, WOMANagement

What Are Your Career Stepping Stones?

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Stephanie Chiras, SVP Partner Ecosystem Success, Red Hat
Tags:  
Career Journey, Empowerment

Make Effective Feedback your Superpower

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Brandee Nielsen, Manager | Agile Delivery Manager | PwC Labs | Low Code Services | Tampa
Tags:  
Career journey, performance review, promotion  

Creating a Life by Design, Not Default

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Monique De Maio, Manager | Founder | CMO | ondemandCMO
Tags:  
Career Journey, Wellness, Inspiration

SOAR Above Microagressions

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Cherilynn Castleman, Managing Partner & Executive Coach, CGI
Tags:  
Leadership, Self-Care, Women Supporting Women

Four Leadership Lessons I Learned Along the Way

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Winnie Fritz, COO/Sr VP Client Services and Operations, HCCA Management
Tags:  
Leadership, WOMANagement, Empowerment

Resetting the Table: Creating Space to Share Power

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Hope McMath, Curator | Educator | Cultural Leader, Founder & Director Yellow House
Tags:  
Inspiration, Women Supporting Women

Championing for Change Begins Within How to Harness your Infinite Potential

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Esha Bawa, Vice President Global Client Group, American Express
Tags:  
Career Journey, Imposter Syndrome, Inspiration

Say Yes To Yourself

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Kelli Kirwin, Director, WW Software Sales - Cisco
Tags:  
Self-Care, Confidence, Inspiration

State of Women in the Channel & Beyond

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Lisa MacKenzie, Partner, Executive Vice President at The Channel Company
Tags:
 Leadership, Workplace Culture

7 "Ism's" on the Road to Success

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Cynthia Barnes, Founder & CEO, National Association of Women Sales Professionals & the Barnes Sales Institute
Tags:
 Diversity, workplace culture

Why Amplify?

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Andrea Conner, President, Athena International
Tags:  
Career Journey, Women Supporting Women

Mentorship

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Sarah Haggard, Founder & CEO, Tribute
Tags:  
Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

In Closing

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Christine Bongard, President, The WIT Network
Tags:
 Inspiration

Turning Conversation Into Action

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Corinne Sharp, Executive Director, The WIT Network & President, Sharp Perspective
Tags:  
Inspiration, Empowerment, Leadership


AnchorPower Panels

Power Panel: Igniting Empowerment: Amplify and Advocate for Yourself and Others

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Kelly Nagel, Technology Leader and Board Advisor to The WIT Network. Dr. Ashley Goodwin-Lowe, Advisor, DEI Lead for Ingram Micro. Sara Lockhart, VP People & Culture for Softchoice. Jenn Willson, VP of Infrastructure Engineering & Cloud Operations at Blackbaud.
Tags:
 Advocate, Communication, Empowerment

Power Panel: Strategies to combat loneliness in a hyperconnected world

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Julie Lafleur, Chief Wellness Officer of JulieLaf Optimal Energy. Jen Waltz, Vice President, Global Alternate Channels for Kron. Rekha Rao-Mayya, Global Tech Executive. Karen Perham-Lippman, Senior Manager of DEI at Otis Elevator Co.
Tags:
 Workplace Culture, Self-Care, Connecting

Power Panel: Compassion in Action: Discussion on Vulnerability and Self-Awareness

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Eddie Bader, President, Americas, IAMCP. Rodney Campbell, Chief Vision Officer/Co-Founder/Co-Host, More In Common. Cass R. Cooper, MHR, DEI Community Leader, The Channel Co. Rob Riordan, Director, Partner Programs and Offers, Microsoft                Tags:  
Allyship

Power Panel: Building Strong Partnerships Managing Up, Down

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Allison Cohen, CEO, Sprout Technology Group. Lee Rennick, Executive Director CIO Communities, Foundry. Sarah Mpenza, Senior Manager, Diversity, Leadership and Organizational Development, Insight. Susie Driscoll, Vice President Customer Success, Nerdio
Tags:  
WOMANagement, Leadership

Power Panel: Men As Allies

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Gavriella Schuster, DEI Advocate, Board Advisor, The WIT Network. Aaron Brooks, VP, Customer Strategy and Solution Sales, Softchoice. Raghu Gollamudi, Co-Founder | CEO, Included. Robert Lescano, Director, Amazon Web Services
Tags:
 Allyship

Power Panel: Women Supporting Women

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Kelly Nagel, President & GM, North America, Jabra. Sabrina Lowery, Chief Technology Officer, Sabrina Lowery Enterprises, LLC. Rekha Rao Mayyo, CEO, Canada Learning Code. Susan O’Sullivan,
US VP, DE&I, Ingram Micro
Tags:  
Leadership, Women Supporting Women

Power Panel: The Power of Community

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Doreen Sebben, Executive Director, The WIT Network. April Allen, Community Leader, Southern California, The WIT Network. Joie Bose, Community Leader, India, The WIT Network. Mary Alice Colvin, Community Leader, Seattle-Bellevue, WA, The WIT Network
Tags:
 WOMANagement, Leadership, Inspiration

Power Panel: what would you tell your younger self?

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Hannah Douglas, Sales Operations Manager, Shinydocs. Sonia Edmonds, Managing Partner, Innovation & Change, BDO. Sara Lockhart, Senior Director People & Culture, Softchoice
Tags:  
Inspiration, Empowerment

Power Panel: The Great Resignation Retention

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022

Tags:  Retention, Leadership, Management

Power Panel: Men As Allies

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Gavriella Schuster, DEI Advocate, Board Advisor, The WIT Network. Thomas Ajspur, CEO, Enavate
Tags:  
Allyship, Leadership

HR Power Panel: Choose to Challenge: Advice for Challengers and How Companies Can Support Them

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Christine Bongard, President, The WIT Network. Miri Rodriquez, Global Head of Internships, Microsoft. Dave Copeland, Global HR Business Partner, Jabra GN. Brandy Richards, HR Director, Insight.
Tags:  
Inclusion, Leadership, Allyship

Fireside Chat: Reach for your Highest Level of Impact in Business Leadership

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Christine Bongard, President, The WIT Network. Coco Brown, C Level Advisor, Founder & CEO, The Athena Alliance. 
Tags:  
Leadership, Inspiration, Empowerment

CEO Panel: Advice to my Younger Self

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Sharan Hildebrand, SVP of Sales at Capax Global. Jennifer Didier, CEO, Directions Training Center. Madinah S Ali, CEO, Safe PC Cloud. Terri Stephan, CEO, Acuity Edge.
Tags:  
Inspiration, Empowerment, Imposter Syndrome

SHEnovator Pane

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Jenna Beckett, .NET Technical Trainer, Centriq Training. SHEnovators: Alayna Nead, Hannah Leonard, Hannah Poe, Jolly Patro, Claudia Cootes
Tags:  
Inspiration, Women Supporting Women


AnchorInspiring Keynotes

Claim Your Place and Take Up Space

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Leigh Cantrell Day, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Red Hat
Tags:  
Leadership, Communication, Imposter Syndrome

Achieving a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Conference:  Women's History Month 2024
Julie Sanford, Vice President of Partner Go-to-Market Programs and Operations at Microsoft
Tags:  
Workplace Culture, Balance, Self-Care

Executive Keynote

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Tom Harshbarger, Channel Director, Red Sift
Tags:  
Allyship

Welcome

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder | CEO, The WIT Network, Eddie Bader, President, Americas, IAMCP
Tags:  
Allyship, Leadership

Empowering Closing Remarks

Conference:  International Men's Day 2023
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder | CEO, The WIT Network, Elena Baeva, IAMCP International VP and D&I Lead, EMEA President/365 Talent Portal CEO
Tags:  
Allyship

Open More Spaces, Places and Chances

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Corinne Sharp, Co-Founder | CMO, The WIT Network
Tags:
 Leadership, Empowerment, Retention

My Top 5 of 25: Leadership Lessons

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Colleen Tyler, Senior Director, Partner Marketing and GTM, Microsoft
Tags:  
WOMANagement, Leadership, Empowerment

Closing the Gap

Conference:  WOMANagement 2023
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder | CEO, The WIT Network
Tags:
 Leadership, Career Journey

Welcome

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder | CEO, The WIT Network
Tags:  
Inspiration, Empowerment, Women Supporting Women

Unlock your Ultimate Career

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Alysa Taylor, Corporate Vice President, Azure + Industry, Microsoft
Tags:  
Career Journey, Inspiration

Empowering Closing Remarks

Conference:  International Women's Day 2023
Corinne Sharp, Co-Founder | CMO, The WIT Network
Tags:  
Leadership, Empowerment

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Corinne Sharp, Co-Founder | CMO, The WIT Network, CRO, Shinydocs
Tags:  
Career Journey, Inspiration

You've Got What it Takes – Go For It!

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Sonia Wadhwa, Senior Director Business Management and Operations, Microsoft
Tags:
 Inspiration, Mentoring, Leadership

Empowering & Inspiring Closing Comments

Conference:  WOMANagement 2022
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder|CEO, The WIT Network
Tags:  
Inspiration, Leadership

Opening Welcome

Conference:  International Women's Day 2022
Christine Bongard, Co-Founder|CEO, The WIT Network
Tags:  
Leadership

Opening

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Meredith Hovarter, Customer Success Manager, Nintex
Tags:  
Inspiration, Empowerment, Inclusion

Be BOLD and BE the Change

Conference:  International Women's Day 2021
Gavriella Schuster, CVP, Microsoft One Commercial Partner Group
Tags:  
Leadership, Allyship, Women Supporting Women

Unlocking Your Untapped Brilliance

Conference:  International Women's Day 2019
Barbara Hardy, Global Head of Diversity Inclusion & Belonging at NETAPP
Tags:
 Inspiration, Leadership, Imposter Syndrome