Women’s Development Day 2023
Women’s Development Day is a professional & personal development focused program for women in the chemical industry. Programming will include keynote speakers, fireside chats, roundtables with industry executives, and a networking event. It is intended to allow women to connect, collaborate, learn, share expertise, and network.
This event will be free of charge for all women in the chemical industry. We do have a strict capacity limit so we ask that everyone who registers commits to attending on August 16th. If plans change for any reason, please let us know so we can give your seat to women on the waiting list.
Join us in the Woodlands, TX on August 16th for a day of Personal & Professional Development and Networking.
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
10.30 am - 6.00 pm
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Dr
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Presented by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) & Women in Chemicals (WIC)
Programming
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Speaker Nicole Mennicke
Kick-off the day with a session with Nicole Mennicke’s “Principles in Motion : Uncovering Your Professional North Star”
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Woman of the Week Live
Women in Chemicals’ Kylie & Amelia will conduct a live Woman of the Week Interview with Vanessa Sutherland of Phillips 66
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Roundtables With Industry Executives
Attendees will be divided into small groups according to professional interests to have intimidate conversations with industry executives.
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Speaker Riaz Meghji
Join for the ChemEdge opening session: “Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships”
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Happy Hour
Wrap up the day celebrating with your new community, making deeper connections and expanding your network of women in the industry at this end of the day happy hour.
Attendee Information
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WICares: Clothing Drive
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, we were able to make this event free to all attendees. In an effort to give back to the local Woodlands community, we are going to be conducting a clothing drive benefitting the Montgomery County Women’s Center at Women’s Development Day. We are asking all attendees to bring one item as a donation. Please find information on the needed items on the infographic attached. Please bring one new or gently used item. Needed items include all sizes of tshirts, leggings, pajamas, flip flops, bras, underwear.
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Roundtable Registration
We have finalized our Roundtable Leaders and topics. You can find all the leaders, the topics they will cover, and their respective bios in this link. Please rank your top three choices for Roundtable by clicking the button below. Attendees will be assigned roundtables on a first come, first serve basis according to their preferred selections. We will do our best to accommodate your selections.
