The Indiana Commission for Women (ICW) hosted the 45th Annual Conference and Empowerment Summit for the National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) in 2015. The conference offered four days of workshops in professional skills development, women’s issues briefings, and creative programming ideas.
Sunday, July 19, 2015 - activities kicked-off with a Welcome Reception that included the attendance of Indiana state legislators and state elected officials, women mayors and other special dignitaries.
Monday, July 20, 2015 - breakout sessions included sessions on human trafficking, trauma-informed care, pregnancy discrimination, preserving women’s history and women in politics. Guest speakers included Dr. Corey Herbert, nationally known medical broadcast journalist, who has appeared on numerous TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, Good Morning America, and The Today Show; Kristina Horn Sheeler, IUPUI professor who led a topic on Gender, Sex, and Politics Heading toward Campaign 2016; and Jennifer Browning Holmes, President and Founder of Integrating Women Leaders.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - breakout sessions included topics on resiliency, keeping girls safe on the internet, and military families. A special interactive session called Empowerment through Partnerships held a discussion on ways organizations can collaborate on critical community issues. Guest speaker, Jennifer Pope Baker of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana spoke on the NEXT initiative that will help emerging adult women (ages 18-24) move from economic instability to economic stability.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - breakout sessions included using social media to strengthen an organization’s mission, creating partnerships with key stakeholders and engaging girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and how to start a movement during the final General Session. Guest speakers included a panel of prominent sports personalities in a discussion on Leadership through Sports and Latifa Lyles, Director of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. In conjunction with the conference, an additional symposium was held for forty high school girls titled Preparing the Next Generation Girls Leadership Forum. This provided an opportunity for young women and girls to learn about mentoring, leadership, and reputation safety.
Thank you to the sponsors who made the conference a huge success!
Ruby Sponsor
American Structurepoint, Inc
Emerald Sponsor
IUPUI Office for Women
IUPUI Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Corradino Group
Pearl Sponsor
Beam, Longest, & Neff
Butler, Fairman and Seufert Civil Engineers
DLZ Indiana, LLC
First Group Engineering, Inc.
HWC Engineering
Integrating Women Leaders, LLC
IU Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
Krieg DeVault, LLP
Mentoring Women’s Network
Moore Matters, LLC
RQAW Corporation
United Consulting
Women Like Us Foundation
Friends of NACW
Banning Engineering, PC
CHA Consulting
Champps Downtown
The Honorable Christine Altman, Hamilton County Commissioner
Spotlight Strategies
Tastings—A Wine Experience
Girls Forum Sponsor
Heroes Camp
Indiana Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs
Jennifer Gabou, Open Gym Indy
State Representative Gail Riecken