Thursday, October 13
Cleco Advanced Manufacturing Training Center at CLTCC
4 – 7 pm: Opening Session & Conference Reception
4 pm: Welcome - Deborah Randolph, IOM, Chamber President followed by Larkin Simpson, EDFP, IOM, Executive Vice President, Louisiana Central
4:15 – 5 pm: Opening Presenter - Dr. Markey W. Pierré, Author, Motivational Speaker, Board Certified Life Coach -
Blazing Trails While Bridging the Gap Between Common Divides
5 – 7 pm: Reception
Friday, October 14
The Community Center at England Airpark
8 am – 3:30 pm: “The Decade She Made” Women In Business Conference
8 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Open and Welcome - Deborah Randolph
8:45 am: Welcome - Mayor Jeff Hall, City of Alexandria
8:55 – 9 am: Message from Presenting Sponsor - Cade Young, Vice President of Land & Timber, Roy O. Martin
9 – 9:35 am: Sandra McQuain, CEO, McQuain Group - She’s Going the Distance. She’s Going for Speed.
9:35 – 9:40 am: Message from Platinum Sponsor - Shannon Forrest, CNO, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System
9:40 – 10:40 am: Renee Antoine, Executive Director of Women’s Policy, State of Louisiana
10:40 – 11 am: BREAK
11 – 11:20 am: U.S. Representative Julia Letlow
11:20 – 11:55 am: Trudy Poret, President & CEO, Tarpan Construction
11:55 – 12:15 pm: BREAK
12:15 – 12:20 pm: Lunch Introductions - Deborah Randolph
12:20 – 1:15 pm: Lunch / Presentation on behalf of Gov. John Bell Edwards
Keynote Lunch Speaker - Sally B. Rinehart, President of Machine Division, Louisiana CAT - The Decade She Made
1:15 – 1:20 pm: Monica Doss, Rapides Parish Assistant District Attorney - What’s Your Story
1:20 – 1:25 pm: Message from Platinum Sponsor - Gail Leonard, Optimum
1:25 – 1:55 pm: Dr. Denise Lucero-Miller, Licensed Psychologist, ReAlign Counseling & Psychological Services & Dr. Beth Palmer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Holistic Education & Career Development, LSUA - Self-Care: The Savvy Business Woman’s Key to Success
1:55 – 3 pm: The Savvy Business Woman’s Key to Success Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Dr. Denise Lucero-Miller
Panelists: Dr. Beth Palmer
Crystal Mitchell, MSN, eMBA, Chief Clinical Officer/Vice President Growth & Development, Southern Evals
Dr. Mary Treuting, Dean, College of Social Sciences & Professor of Psychology, LSUA
3 – 3:30 pm: Closing - Deborah Randolph