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Event Date |
Tue Oct 8 CDT - Thu Oct 10 CDT (7 months ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Tue Oct 8 1:00am - Thu Oct 10 1:00am |
Location |
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA |
Region | Americas |
Get your ticket to the industry’s premier leadership training event dedicated to accelerating women into leadership positions in architecture, design, and the allied building industries.
WLS convenes the industry’s largest network of women who are breaking down barriers and manifesting the careers they want—while making a difference in the world. You’ll meet, network with, and learn from an extraordinary lineup of renowned speakers, trailblazing leaders, and industry experts who will share pathbreaking ideas to tackle challenges and lead change.
Get ready for three days of high-impact programming, networking, education, community, and inspiration designed to change the workplace experience and help create gender equity for women in AEC.
WLS pushes boundaries and challenges traditional thinking to create change. This year’s theme, resilience, explores adapting to a constantly shifting landscape and persevering through tough times.
We ask: How can we safeguard society’s health, safety, and welfare amid individual struggles? Where does our power lie? Are we identifying our own blind spots and biases? How does intersectionality reveal the skills needed for impactful change? Join us and lean in.
2024 Speakers
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Co-Founder and Executive Director, African American Policy Forum
Sumayya Vally
Founder and Principal, Counterspace
Tanja Babich
Anchor, ABC7 Chicago Eyewitness News
SPEAKERS:
Aileen Fuchs
President & Executive Director, National Building Museum
Aisha S. Densmore-Bey, DDes, RA, NCARB, LEED AP
Designer, Founder
Alicia Ponce, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C
Founder, APMonarch
Amanda Garner
Principal, The Growth Partnership
Amber Hamilton, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Chief Talent Officer, Perkins&Will
Amy Hathaway
Survey & National Register Specialist, Illinois State Historic Preservation Office
Amy Phillips, AIA
Principal, CannonDesign
Andrea Cecelia, AIA, LEED AP
Project Manager, BWBR
Annya Ramírez-Jiménez
Partner, MARVEL
Anthony (Tony) G. Rohr, FAIA
National Managing Principal, Multistudio
Becky Garnett
Co-Founder, Garnett.DePasquale Projects
Breah Page, AIA
Architect & Project Manager, SOM Chicago
Carmen Wyckoff, AIA
Senior Principal, DLR Group
Carole Wedge, FAIA, LEED AP
Principal, Heaths Bridge: Consulting & Coaching
Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Partner & CEO, Little
Casey Rogers
Founder, Telea Insights
Chey Taylor, AIA, LEED AP
Senior Associate, SMNG A
Chyanne Husar, AIA, LEED BD+C, BECxP
Founder, Husarchitecture
Ciere Boatright
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Colleen Hauk
Founder & CEO, The Corporate Refinery
Danei Cesario, AIA, RIBA, NOMA
Founder, WALLEN + daub
Danielle Tillman, AIA, NOMA
Managing Principal, bKL Architecture
Dena Alspach
Director of Marketing, CVG
Diane R. Yabut, AIA
Dora Ng, AIA
Vice-President, CannonDesign & President, AIA Canada Society
Dr. Akua K. Boateng
CEO, Boateng Psychotherapy & Consulting
Elizabeth A. Blasius
Co-Founder, Preservation Futures
Elizabeth McNicholas, AIA, LEED AP, SfN
Principal, McNicholas Architects
Elizabeth Schneider, AIA
Senior Associate, Goettsch Partners
Emily A. Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB
2023 President, The American Institute of Architects
Emily Goldenberg
Emily Marsh, AIA, NCARB
Principal, Wellner Architects + Engineers
Erica Ruggiero, Assoc. AIA
Principal, McGuire Igleski & Associates
Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, NOMA
2025 President-Elect, The American Institute of Architects
Gabrielle A. Bullock, FAIA, NOMAC, IIDA, LEEP AP
Principal & Chief Diversity Officer, Perkins&Will
Gail Wozniak, NCIDQ, LEED
Associate, SCB
Gaylin M. Bowie
Associate, Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA)
Geneva Frank, NCIDQ
Interior Designer, HDR
Georgia E. Cameron, AIA, ACHA
Gia Biagi
Principal of Urbanism and Civic Impact, Studio Gang
Gozde Yildirim, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, MBA
Senior Design Professional, HOK
Graciela Carrillo, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Manager, Nassau BOCES
Hannah Evwaraye, AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Senior Associate, Moody Nolan
Heidi Davis, SPHR, NOMA
HR Director, Gensler
Helen Lee, AIA
Founding Principal, TAO + LEE Associates, Inc.
J. Lynn Reda, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Community Practice Leader, Little
Jamie L. Benvenuto, AIA
Design Architect, Progressive Companies
Janeen A. Harrell, AIA
Founder & Director, iJ DESIGN STUDIO
Janki N. DePalma, FSMPS, CPSM, LEED AP
Director of Business Development, W.E. O’Neil Construction
Jen Doornbos, AIA, CDT
Architect, HDR
Jen Johnson
Chief Product Officer, ConstructConnect
Jen Park, AIA, NCARB
Founding Partner, ParkFowler Plus
Jen Sobecki, Industry IIDA
CEO, Designs for Dignity
Jennifer Kleckner, AIA, NCARB
Jennifer Rittler, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Fitwel Amb.
Associate Principal, Moody Nolan
Jennifer Stone
Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA)
Jessica Bantom
Global Leader of Equity, Diversity, & Belonging, DLR Group
Jessica O’Donnell, AIA, NCARB
Jessica Soares, Intl. Assoc. AIA, NOMA
Business Development Manager, Dattner Architects
Je’Nen M. Chastain
Founder, Apostrophe Consulting
Jill Bergman, FAIA, FACHA
Senior Health Strategist, HDR
Julia Oderda, AIA
Principal, VCBO Architecture
Julie Wellner, AIA
Principal-In-Charge, Wellner Architects + Engineers
Karen Robichaud
Founder and Strategic Communications Consultant, Karen Robichaud LLC
Katherine Darnstadt, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, NCARB
Founder, Latent
Kelly L. Westwood, AIA, NCARB, NOMA
North Central Practice Area Leader for Critical Facilities, Gensler
Kelly Moynihan, AIA, NCARB, WELL AP, LFA, CPHC®, LEED Green Associate
Principal, Nurture
Kimberly N. Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC
2024 President, The American Institute of Architects
Kirsten A. Sibilia, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
Managing Principal, Dattner Architects
Korey White, AIA
National K12 Planning Leader, DLR Group
Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE
EVP/Chief Executive Officer, The American Institute of Architects
Lara Presber, AIA
Principal, Studio Presber Architecture
Laura Ettedgui
Design Director, Studio Gang
Libertad Lauren Harris, AIA, NCARB
Regional Digital Delivery Lead, Stantec
Lisa Warren, LEED AP, NCARB
Senior Project Manager, Progressive Companies
Lydia Link
Build Shop Manager & Urban Ecology Specialist, Studio Gang
Lynda Dossey, AIA
Principal, JAHN
Margaret Cavenagh, AIA, LEED AP
Design Principal, Studio Gang
Margaret M. Bailey, MBA
Vice President, CannonDesign
Maria Simon, WELL AP, NCARB
SAR+
Marquisha Powell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA
Senior Associate, StudioMB
Mausharie Valentine, AIA
Architect & Urban Designer, Progressive AE
Melissa Malburg, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Principal & Design Strategist, Progressive Companies
Mika Naraynsingh, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Project Architect, Perkins&Will
Naomi C. Harrison, AIA, NCARB, LEEP AP, NOMA
Senior PM, MCHarry Associates
Natasha Engan
Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Deltek
Natasha Espada, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP
Founding Principal, STUDIO ENÉE
Nicholette Driggs, CFLE, CAPS
Business Development Coordinator, Disability Advocates of Kent County
Pascale Sablan, FAIA
President, NOMA & CEO, Adjaye Associates
Patricia A. Harris, Esq., MBA, LEED AP
Special Counsel, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
Patricia Gruits, AIA, LEED AP
Co-Executive Director, MASS
Pauline Thimm, AIA
Higher Education Practice Leader, DIALOG
Rachael Flynn
Project Manager, Consigli Construction
Rachel Brehm
Marketing Director, Page
Rachel Engledow, NCIDQ
Designer, Maude Group
RaMona Westbrook
Founder and President, Brook Architecture
Rosa T. Sheng, FAIA, LEED AP
Vice President, SmithGroup
Ruth Ro, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Dattner Architects
Saakshi Terway, Assoc. AIA
Design Professional, Quinn Evans
Saboura Rokhsari
Sasha Petersen, AIA
Associate, Studio M
Saskia Dennis
Shelley Jones-Holt
Founder, Leadership Legacy Consulting
Sheyla Conforte, IIDA, NCIDQ, LEEP AP
Principal, SCB
Shiva Mendez, CID, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC
Principal & Behavioral Health Practice Leader, HOK
Sierra Bainbridge, RLA
Principal, MASS
Stacey Z. Keller, AIA, NOMA, NCARB
Senior Architect, InSite Consulting Architects
Sun Joo Kim
Senior Management Consultant, CVG
Swapna Parab, AIA, NCARB
Tannia Chavez, International Assoc. AIA
Project Manager, Jeffrey Cole Architects
Tara Stoinski
CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Tizziana Baldenebro, BWAF
Executive Director, Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation
Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA, SHRM-SCP, NOMA, NAAB, LSSYB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
2024 Sponsors
FEATURED SPONSORS:
• Andersen Windows & Doors
• Constructconnect
• Deltek
• JamesHardie
• Oldcastle Building Envelop
• Oknoplast
• Owens Corning
• Studion Gang
COLLABORATING SPONSORS:
• HDR
• Ramsa
• Sherwin-Williams
• GAF
• Madcad.com
• National Gypsum
• Rockwol
• SaftiFirst
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:
• Carlisle Construction Materials (CMM)
• Behr
• Glen-Gery
• PAYETTE
• Quinn Evans
• HOK
• Procore
• Hart Howerton
• AGS Stainless
• Sierra Pacific Windows
• USG
• Cosentino
• Perkins Eastman
• Ayers Saint Gross
FIRM VISIT SPONSORS:
• Perkins + Will, Inc
• CannonDesign
• Epstein