2024 WPO EEF Information

The 2024 WPO Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO on May 15-17, 2024.

We are now accepting hotel reservations for the WPO Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum.

To book your hotel room, please click here

Please note, currently the night of Thursday, May 16 is unavailable as the hotel is fully committed on that date.

To be placed on our waitlist, please email Candice Gilmore at cgilmore@broadmoor.com with your name, preferred check-in / check-out date, and reference you are planning to attend the WPO EEF event.

Additional information regarding nearby hotel options will be available soon.

Stay tuned for more information!

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To be considered as a sponsor for the 2024 Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum, please contact Megan McDonough at Megan@women-presidents.com.

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2023 WPO EEF Information

The 2023 WPO Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum (EEF) was held on May 10-12 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Previously known as the WPO Annual Conference, the Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum is the premier gathering of women entrepreneurs who lead multi-million-dollar businesses. Over three days, attendees built relationships, fostered connections, and learned innovative ways to grow and thrive as individuals and leaders.

2023 Agenda

2023 Forum Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Zoe Chance

Author and Senior Lecturer, Yale School of Management

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Kristi Coleman

President, Carolina Panthers

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Thelma Ferguson

Vice Chair, JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking

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Sandra Douglass Morgan

President, Las Vegas Raiders

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Ellen Leikind

Founder and CEO, PokerDivas

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Phyllis Newhouse

CEO, Xtreme Solutions Inc., CEO and Co-Founder of Athena Technology Acquisition Corp., Founder, ShoulderUp

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Jade Simmons

CEO, Jade Media Global

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Pre-Forum Speakers

Francis Brown, JD, LLM, CMAA, CVGA

Partner and Strategic Advisor, Brown Advisory

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Alice S. Paik

Chief Strategic Advisory Officer, Brown Advisory

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Kim Folsom

Founder, Chairperson, and CEO, Founders First Capital Partners Inc.

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Laurel Delaney

Founder and President, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®

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Laura Didyk

Vice President, Client Diversity, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

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Caroline Tompkins

President and CEO, Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)

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Workshop Speakers

Eric Keiles

Founder and CMO, Square 2 Marketing

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Mtani Holliday

Vice President, Group Insurance Internal Controls, Prudential Financial

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Martha Mincer

Co-Founder and Principal, Stonehill DEI 

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Cecily Sommers

Author and Business Futurist, Wherefore Co.

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Elizabeth Beskin

President and CEO, 5th Avenue Digital

WPO Next Workshop Panel

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Linda Hamilton

Founder and CEO, Linda A. Hamilton, CPA, LLC

WPO Next Workshop Panel

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Dena Jalbert

Founder and CEO, Align Business Advisory Services

WPO Next Workshop Panel

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Colleen Pleasant Kline

Partner, Nelson Mullins

WPO Next Workshop Panel

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Dr. Sandi Webster

CEO and Chief Learning Officer, Sandi Webster LLC

WPO Next Workshop Panel

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Prof. Jill W. Paine, Ph.D.

Professor, IE Business School, IE University

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Peer Learning Panels

Roz L. Alford

Consultant and Retired Principal, ASAP Solutions Group

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Zawadi Bryant

President, Mednex

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Judy Sunasky

Consultant and Business Coach

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Dr. Lauren Aguilar

Founder and CEO, illuceo

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Molly Rosen

Co-CEO and Founder of ProjectNext Leadership

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Sally Thornton

Founder and CEO, Forshay, Inc.

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Michelle Bailey

Founder and CEO, The Blazing Group

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Dr. Angela Marshall, MD, FACP

Founder and CEO, Comprehensive Women's Health, Inc.

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Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas

Founder, Tula Wellness and Aesthetics, PLLC

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Wendy Strgar

Founder and CEO, Good Clean Love

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Forum Emcee

50 Fastest Co-Emcee

Carolyn E. Howell

President and CEO, Events USA

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Sharrarne Morton

Executive Producer and On-Air Host, SiriusXM

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Presenters

Dena Alessi

Director, Consumer & Retail M&A. Wells Fargo Securities

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Moira Buckley

Territory Vice President, Western Territory, Prudential Advisors

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Megan Gilson

Experience Manager for Women’s Business Development, PNC Bank

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Sheri Griffiths 

Senior Vice President and Head of Greater Ontario, BMO Commercial Bank Canada

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Fernando Hernandez

Global Leader, Supplier Diversity, The Coca-Cola Company

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Joanne Tabellija-Murphy

National Director, Public Affairs-Corporate Affairs, Walmart

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2023 Sponsors