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Six Educational Areas of Focus to ensure you receive information most relevant to your career.
Six Educational Areas of Focus to ensure you receive information most relevant to your career.
This Lab Workshop will provide actionable solutions for company leaders who are committed to moving beyond mere membership in supportive organizations and toward genuine, impactful change. Our experts will help you transform your company culture and truly "walk the walk" of inclusivity for women in trucking.
In this interactive presentation, learn how to assess what you may be holding onto that is stopping you from moving forward with your goals and dreams, and walk away with tools to recognize your own inner strengths.
Learn how to master communication, storytelling, and public speaking during our dynamic opening keynote. Speaker Ankha Marsa will work directly with an individual to master her power of presence – complete with a live analysis, recommendations and practice.
Heather Dohrn, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer with Dohrn Transfer, will dive deep into how her company successfully reshaped its organizational culture through gender diversity and leadership.
Drawing from more than 20 years of experience in recruitment and sales, coupled with her groundbreaking work with the Rig On Wheels Show, Kameel E. Gaines will explore innovative approaches to recruitment, emphasizing how to create more inclusive and supportive environments for women.
Executives from five companies named to the 2024 Top Companies for Women Work in Transportation list will share perspectives on why corporate culture matters, the programs, benefits and best practices that ensure employees feel supported, appreciated, engaged and rewarded, and how to best measure, monitor and nurture the right culture for your organization.
This dynamic and interactive workshop is a continuation of the Opening Keynote. Attend this interactive workshop to understand and experience the fundamentals of public speaking, communication and storytelling. There is an art and a science to this, and Ankha Marsa will walk you through it so it’s not just conceptual but somatic/experiential learning.
Whether you’re a department leader or a CEO of your company, be part of this facilitated discussion session that is specifically for leaders. Gain practical tips and better ways of doing things in a leadership role as you collaborate with others.
Join us for an inspiring discussion led by three accomplished women in the industry as they empower participants with practical tips for personal growth, team understanding, and leveraging data for success. Prepare to be motivated, informed, and inspired as these subject matter experts delve into dynamic strategies for growth and empowerment in the workplace.
Today, many career-driven women in the industry have intentionally taken on leadership roles to drive success, change, and profitability – all while navigating an industry riddled with disruption. Attend this session as five female leaders will share their experiences and perspectives.
Too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus on how women themselves should respond, which reinforces the perception that these are just “women’s issues.” The fact is that men – oftentimes still the most influential in a company – need to be actively involved and allies for women in the workforce.
The finalists of the 2024 Influential Woman in Trucking Award will share their engaging, real-life stories culled from their many years of experience to provide inspiration and suggestions to get you on your own path to influence. Actually, it’s more than your path forward—it’s a runway—and it will free you to take off in your own professional careers on your own terms.
Growing up and working in a male-populated industry can be very challenging. This session covers how Brittany Keith, the first woman leader on the Tesla Semi team, ventured through unchartered territory with a secret superpower that you have too.
Leadership as a woman looks different in today's world. We deserve respect but may not always receive it - especially as women. How do we navigate leadership using empathy and understanding and not take things personally?
Discover the transformative power of embracing uncertainty to fuel your path toward unstoppable confidence. Meshell Baker takes you on a journey that challenges your interpretation of unplanned inconveniences and difficult circumstances by developing a master plan that aligns goals with action, crafting a future focus where your setbacks become growth opportunities, and emotional mastery becomes a tool for success..
At some point, all women in the workplace have encountered a false narrative around their capacity to perform in their role in the industry. This session will encourage the audience through the process of confronting them head-on, thanking them for trying to protect us, and sending them on their way
Attend this session to gain advice and perspectives from the ground floor of a technician to a general manager and operational executive leader—all of whom happen to be successful career women with Cummins, a global power solutions leader in transportation.
Through impromptu and engaging interviews with industry leaders, Standing Out (a unique industry podcast hosted by industry veteran Trey Griggs) will dive into the critical issues that directly connect with WIT’s mission and impact the lives of women in the transportation industry.
How do you create an environment that enables all people to thrive every day? It has to be within your organization’s DNA and mission. Triumph Financial (TFIN) is a success story for this framework as women represent 63% of their team members. They will share important touchstones for success.
In this impactful session, Meg Meurer of Tenney Group, will use case studies to illustrate the most effective methods for enhancing and safeguarding business value in any freight market and provide direct insight into how top industry acquirers are executing acquisitions in the current financial environment.
Join a dedicated group of women attorneys as they share their strategies for successfully navigating difficult and contentious conversations, tips for contract negotiation, and lay out the legal landscape of protections available to workers regarding leave for physical and mental illness, child and family care, and more.
Through the powerful use of personal stories, "Finding Your Why" will draw you into deep and introspective reflection of the motivations and reasons for your own individual career path within the transportation industry. During this session, you will hear the experiences and practical advice from inspiring individuals.
In today's dynamic trucking industry, navigating the path to success requires more than just driving skills—it demands strategic professional development. From honing essential skills to leveraging emerging opportunities, this presentation equips you with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in the fast-paced world of trucking.
Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, attend this session to discover how to cultivate a thriving and inclusive culture that embraces diversity and empowers every generation to contribute their strengths while fostering effective communication and creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired to succeed.
Artificial intelligence (AI) can have a powerful impact in freight transportation in such areas as workforce management and sustainability to route optimization, predictive fleet maintenance, vehicle tracking, inventory management, and safety. While 90% of leading businesses are investing in AI, only 14% of employees feel they have the skills needed to use it. This dynamic closing keynote bridges that gap.