2024 Leadership Conference

Saturday, March 16 | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | on-campus conference

Join Tepper Women in Business and Allies for Gender Equity for the annual Leadership Conference. This year's conference will be held in-person and on-campus for the Tepper School community. Join us on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoy a special happy hour directly following the conference.

This conference provides opportunities for future women leaders and allies to participate in leadership workshops, hear from accomplished Carnegie Mellon alumni, network with Pittsburgh entrepreneurs and executives, and build a community.

Guest speakers will share their career journeys, including how they navigated their careers, uplifted members of their communities, and how they broke the glass ceiling to chart their own path. The theme for this year’s conference is Rise with Resilience.

Conference Agenda

Breakfast and Registration
9-10 a.m. 
PNC Room

Welcome
10-10:05 a.m.
PNC Room

Opening Remarks
10:05-10:15 a.m.
PNC Room

Keynote Speaker - Gunjan Kedia, MSIA 1994, Vice Chairman, Wealth Mgmt. & Securities Services Div at U.S. Bancorp
10:15-11 a.m.
PNC Room

Panel - Resilience with Uncertainty
11 a.m. to Noon 
PNC Room

Lunch / Alumni of the Year Award Presentation
12:30-1:30 p.m.
PNC Room

Fireside Chat with Lisa Flavin - Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation and Compliance Officer at Emerson
1:10 - 2:10 p.m.
PNC Room

Breakout Sessions
2:10-3 p.m. 

• Finding a resilient work/life balance with a demanding job
• Resilience in Male Dominated Workplace

Closing Remarks/ President Handover
3-3:15 p.m. 
Masters Commons

Happy Hour
3:15 to 6 p.m. 
Masters Commons