2026 Main Stage Speakers
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Morning Main Stage - Let's Learn Something New
Bibi Goldstein
Founder, Buying Time, LLC
Stop Drowning in Tasks: A 15-Minute Delegating System
Ever wonder why you can fly through some tasks and others just seem to drag on and on? Understanding when and how you are at your productivity peak then determining what tasks to handle during those times and what tasks to delegate can save you time, money and energy.
Key Takeaways:
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Create a blueprint for handling repetitive tasks productively
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Learn when you are in your productivity zone
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Learn how a simple tool can make you more productive
Jillian Conley
VP of Marketing, Communications, and Strategies, The CEO Woman
The CEO’s Three-Hat Advantage
Every woman in business wears multiple hats, but sustainable growth comes from knowing which one to wear—and when. In this powerful main-stage talk, Jillian Conley reveals how the distinct roles of marketing, sales, and CEO leadership shape the decisions we make every day. Attendees will learn how to build belief as a marketer, create commitment as a salesperson, and lead with clarity as a CEO. They’ll leave equipped with one transformative question: Which hat should I be wearing right now?
Julia Healey
President & CEO, United Charitable
Philanthropy is a Marketing Strategy
Philanthropy Is the New Marketing Strategy explores how businesses can build deeper trust, attract new customers, strengthen customer loyalty, and create lasting brand value by making generosity part of their core strategy. Through personal stories, real-world examples, and practical insights, Julia Healey demonstrates why consumers, employees, and communities increasingly support organizations that create meaningful impact.
Veronica Duckett
CEO, MAVENTRI
Fearless Financials: It Starts with Your Mindset
Your numbers tell the story of your business—but how you think about those numbers can shape what happens next. In this empowering session, we’ll explore the mindset shifts that help women CEOs move beyond fear, uncertainty, and avoidance and become more confident financial leaders. You’ll learn how to approach your financials with greater clarity, ask better questions, make more informed decisions, and use your numbers as a tool for growth rather than something to fear.
Because becoming fearless with your financials doesn’t start with knowing every number—it starts with having the confidence to understand them, own them, and use them to lead your business forward.
Main Stage Panel
AI Unfiltered: What Every CEO Needs to Know
​AI is changing the way we do business—but with new tools, new terminology, and new possibilities emerging every day, knowing where to start can feel overwhelming.
This interactive panel cuts through the noise and brings the conversation back to what matters most: how AI can help you become a more effective CEO and build a stronger business. Our panel of experts will share practical ways to use AI to save time, improve productivity, strengthen marketing, streamline operations, and make smarter decisions—while also addressing the risks, limitations, and questions that every business owner should consider.
The conversation is designed to help you better understand what AI can—and cannot—do, where it belongs in your business, and how to use it intentionally.
No hype. No tech-speak. Just an honest conversation about AI and what it means for the future of your business.
Panel Moderator
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Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Megan L. Clark
CEO, Clark & Associates, Inc. Financial Solutions
​When Life Doesn’t Pause: Rising Through Grief, Motherhood & Leadership
In this powerful and deeply personal keynote, Megan Clark shares what it was like becoming a first-time mother while simultaneously navigating two devastating personal losses — all while leading a growing business and supporting a team that still depended on her.
Attendees will walk away with practical tools for navigating grief, leading through crisis, building resilient teams, and creating operational systems that allow a business to continue functioning when life becomes overwhelming. This session is a reminder that strong leadership is not about avoiding hardship — it’s about learning how to rise through it with grace, resilience, and intention.
Closing Keynote Speaker
Jen Stanford
Author | CEO | Speaker, jenstanford.com
​Stop Wearing Stress Like a Badge of Honor
You've spent this conference doing hard work: learning, connecting, and reimagining what's possible.
Now it's time to leave with something that will change not just how you lead, but how you live.
In a world that glamorizes doing more with less, celebrates the "superwoman" mentality, and treats exhaustion as proof of success, it's no wonder that more than 80% of female executives are battling chronic or high stress. But what if stress isn't the price of leadership but the thing standing in the way of your greatest impact?
In this powerful closing keynote, Jennifer Stanford issues a challenge to every woman in this room: stop mistaking burnout for strength.