Women In Business Conference
RECAP OF THE 2025 WOMEN IN BUSINESS CONFERENCE
In 2025, the theme of the eomen in business conference was LeadHERship - celebrating women who pave the way for future leaders. A very strong and inspiring afternoon of networking, empowerment, and wisdom from incredible leaders who are redefining success.
What is the Women In Business Conference?
The United Womenʼs Network holds the annual Women In Business Conference on International Womenʼs Day. This conference is UWN’s largest and most distinguishable event, with involvement ranging from UIC’s top female students to corporate and banking executives. It is an opportunity for the Women In Business community within and outside of UIC to come together and celebrate the incredible achievements we’ve made and to honor UWN’s mission of empowering young female professionals.
Each year we ask the most influential speakers to come to campus and share their stories with us. It’s an exciting event filled with networking, games, raffles, food, and so much more. The Women In Business conference holds the essence of who we are as an organization, and it motivates us to create a more empowered and an inclusive future for the female leaders of tomorrow.
2025 THEME: Leadhership
Thank you to Michelle Antonucci, Ash Chaudhari, Zainub Haveliwala, Michelle Plasz, and Marlena Szymczak for sharing your insights on entrepreneurship as a woman and inspiring advice on how to make it in the business world!
Previous Speakers
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Managing Director, thelloydgroup Professor Emerita, University of Illinois Chicago
2025 Speaker
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Maria Manasses
Deputy Chief Auditor and Partner at Grant Thornton LLP
2023 Speaker
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Susan Stelter
Co-founder and Chief People Officer of West Monroe Partners
2022 Speaker
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Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin
Clinical Professor in the UIC Department of Finance
2022 Speaker
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Suzan Morno-Wade
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Xerox
2021 Speaker
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Jaya Dixon
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer for Aon
2020 Speaker
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Julie Holzrichter
Chief Operating Officer at CME
2019 Speaker