2025 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
LEADERSHIP. EMPOWERMENT. ACHIEVEMENT. DEVELOPMENT
L.E.A.D. is a thoughtfully curated professional development afternoon featuring a pinnacle lineup of presenters offering impactful dialogue followed by a champagne reception in an atmosphere advantageous to meaningful networking and building long lasting relationships.
Uniting Women Locally and Globally to #LEADWithPurpose
Opening Keynote
BETTINA DEYNES
Carnival Cruise Corporation
Global Chief Human Resources Officer
DNV and WACH Board MemberChair
2025 LINEUP OF PRESENTERS
Mary Balagia
St. James UMC
Sandija Bayot
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston
Jennifer
Carjaval-Diaz
PepsiCo
Martha Castex-Tatum
Mayor Pro-Tem of Houston
Wendy Craven
Cherniere
Heather Cykoski
WACH Board Member
Janelle Daniel
Transocean
Kim Foley
LyondellBasell
Helena Fyda
HESS
Almeda Giles
U.S.Navy Veteran
Angela Hucles Mangano
DASH
Carrie Hundley
Digital Meld
Jen Jewson
LyondellBasell
Tracy Josefovsky
Halliburton
Liz Karam
AWS Energy
Kimerly King
Bechtel
Jessica Kipp
HP
Elfije Lamaitre
Capgemini
April Love
Sysco
Maryanne Maldonado
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston
Chassty Manuhutu
Aramco
Indira Mysorekar
Baylor College of Medicine
Alissa Nixon
Siemens
Nicole Owens
Houston Airport Systems
Kristin Ruzicka
Weatherford
Carlos Sarmiento
SLB
Barbara Stoyko
Shell
Sunday Shepherd
Chevron
Sarah Schultz
Akin Gump
Xina Togba
Houston Association of Talent Development
PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES
PRESENTING SPONSOR (1): $25,000 – Sold Out
- Two tables of eight (Premier Seating)
- Podium remarks
- Opportunity to moderate and/or participate as panelist
- Recognition as Presenting Sponsor from the podium
- Recognition as Presenting Sponsor in Marketing Collateral
PANEL SPONSORSHIP (3): $10,000
- Two tables of eight
- Recognition as Panel Sponsor from the podium
- Recognition as Panel Sponsor on Marketing Collateral
VIP RECEPTION SPONSOR: $5,500
- Recognition as VIP Reception Sponsor on Marketing Collateral
- Two Tickets to the Symposium
TABLE SPONSORSHIP: $5,000
- One table of eight
- Recognition as Table Sponsor on Marketing Collateral
For more information and to participate as a sponsor please contact WAC Houston
at 713-522-7811 or email info@wachouston.org
Presenting Sponsor
Table Sponsors
Reception Sponsor
