Women Business Owners Will Make Useful Contacts, Get Fresh Ideas, be Inspired at Women's Business Development Center's Women's Conference Sept. 22
CHICAGO, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellody Hobson, a nationally recognized voice on financial literacy and investor education, a regular financial contributor on ABC's "Good Morning America," and the president of Ariel Investments…
will share her secrets for business success when she fields questions from best-selling author, television personality and Chicago Sun-Times syndicated financial columnist Terry Savage at the Women's Business Development Center's (WBDC) 24th annual Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference…
at Chicago's McCormick Place-West, 2301 S. Indiana Ave., Skyline Ballroom A-C, during the 24th annual Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, September 22, at 12 noon. Ms. Hobson's interview will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Other Highlights (Note: the Conference runs from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.):
**The Women's Forum Breakfast at 8 a.m., in Skyline Ballroom A-C. Always a lively, candid discussion, the speakers will share their personal stories of business success, and share how they overcame their greatest personal and professional challenges. Moderated by best-selling author and Chicago Sun-Times syndicated columnist Terry Savage, this year's panel includes: Janice M. Christiansen, president and CEO, J.C. Schultz Enterprises, Inc./The FlagSource; Sheila C. Johnson, CEO, Salamander Hospitality; vice chairman/owner, Monumental Sports & Entertainment; and Brenda Loube, M.S., FAWHP, principal and founder, Corporate Fitness Works.
**During the Hall of Fame Awards luncheon at 12 noon, the WBDC will announce its Hall of Fame award recipients, each of whom will speak briefly. They are: 2010 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year – Francine Manilow, owner and president of Manilow Suites, Inc.; 2010 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year – Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) Success, Marie L. O'Brien, president and CEO of Enterforce, Inc.; 2010 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year – Rising Star, Kimberlee J. Burt, owner and executive director of A Child's Space; 2010 Advocacy Award – Arabel Alva Rosales, president of AAR & Associates, Ltd.; 2010 Corporate Support – NBC 5 Chicago.
**The Women's Business & Buyers Mart featuring more than 200 corporate and government representatives who are committed to purchasing products and services from women-owned businesses.
SOURCE Women's Business Development Center
Share this article