Women in Industry Conference to be held in November

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- 24 Oct 2024 ( #1202 ) - Chicago, IL, United States
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Author Alison Fragale will speak at the MHEDA Women in Industry Conference
Author Alison Fragale will speak at the MHEDA Women in Industry Conference

The theme of the 2024 Women in Industry Conference for the materials handling sector is Future Ready and has been designed to inspire women to lead the way in evolving and preparing for the business landscape of tomorrow.

The conference, is an initiative of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) with the support of the Material Handling Industry (MHI) and Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).

Conference facilitator this year will be Shari Altergott, the host of MHEDA Talks Podcast while Alison Fragale, an academic and author of "Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve" will be a keynote speaker.

Other speakers will include CEO of Zen Media Shama Hyder and founder of What You Do Matters, Brittany Neish.

The Women in Industry conference will be held on Chicago between November 6 and 7.

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