The Gannon University SBDC recently announced that it will present the 6th annual Women in Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) Conference, titled “Envision your Leadership Journey,“ on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. Up to 750 attendees are expected.
Keynote speakers for the 2013 W.I.L.D. Conference include: Barbara Van Dahlen, founder and president of Give An Hour, who was named to TIME magazine’s 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world; and, Martha Mayhood Mertz, author of Becoming ATHENA: Eight Principles of Enlightened Leadership and the founder of ATHENA International, a nonprofit organization that seeks to support, develop and honor women leaders.
Conference organizers also announced that Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania will be this year’s philanthropy.
The mission of the W.I.L.D. Conference is to empower professional and enterprising women with knowledge, energy and passion. Founded in 2008 by the Gannon University SBDC, the conference is a celebration that recognizes, supports and promotes women in business.
For more information, visit wild.sbdcgannon.org.
