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LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

sponsored by

Liz Bohannon

Founder of Sseko Designs, Author, Partner & Chief Growth Officer at Noonday Collection

Liz Forkin Bohannon is a serial social entrepreneur, founder of Sseko Designs, and partner and chief growth officer at Noonday Collection. She is the best-selling author of Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now and host of the leadership podcast Plucking Up. A sought-after keynote speaker, Bohannon has been named by Forbes as one of the top speakers in America and has inspired more than one million leaders in over 110 countries.

A leading expert on workplace connection, Bohannon teaches leaders how to intentionally build community rather than wait for it to appear. Her work centers on The Community Quotient™, a framework that challenges traditional organizational design by prioritizing relationships, trust and human connection. A top 1% VC-backed female founder, she has built community-driven companies recognized by B Corp as Best in the World for Building Community, equipping organizations with practical strategies to create cultures where people feel valued and empowered to thrive.

OPENING KEYNOTE

sponsored by

Cindy Jones-Nyland

Former C-Suite Executive and Georgetown-University-Trained Coach

Cindy Jones-Nyland works with leaders in moments of change, when roles expand, decisions feel heavier, and the way you have always led no longer quite fits. Before coaching, she was a C-level executive navigating those same things. Board pressures, imposter feelings, and the responsibility that comes with big teams and big budgets. She knows what it's like to walk into rooms where the stakes feel high and the voice in your head won't settle down.

Today, she partners with leaders and teams who are in that uncomfortable space between what was and what's next. Her work isn't about doing more or being better. It's about getting clear on what you actually need and value so you can lead through uncertainty without losing yourself in the process. Cindy trained at Georgetown University's Transformational Leadership Institute and is a Professionally Certified Coach (PCC). She lives in Prosper, Texas, and when she's not coaching, you'll find her traveling with her family or behind a camera.

Previous Keynote Speakers

  • Soledad O'Brien

    Award-Winning Journalist, Entrepreneur & Host of the Weekly Syndicated Political Show Matter of Fact

  • Mia Hamm

    Founder & CEO, Mia Hamm Foundation & World Soccer Champion

  • Christy Turlington Burns

    Advocate & Founder of Every Mother Counts

  • Cara Brookins

    Author & Motivational Speaker

  • Shiza Shahid

    Cofounder of Malala Fund, Our Place & Now Ventures

  • Janet Stovall

    TED Speaker, Author and Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NeuroLeadership Institute

  • Randi Zuckerberg

    CEO & Founder of HUG, Creator of Facebook Live

  • Rebecca Minkoff

    Founder of Rebecca Minkoff and The Female Founder Collective

  • Danielle Weisberg & Carly Zakin

    Cofounders of The Skimm

  • Candace Doby

    Author, Founder of the Can-Do Company

  • Michelle Anne Johnson

    Hollywood Actress, Corporate VP and Consultant

2026 Sponsors

  • DELTA DENTAL OF ARKANSAS

    CO-PRESENTING SPONSOR

  • THE HATCHER AGENCY

    CO-PRESENTING SPONSOR

  • BAPTIST HEALTH

    WELLNESS SPONSOR

  • SIMMONS BANK

    LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPONSOR

  • DESIGN1

    VIP SPONSOR

  • UAMS HEALTH

    OPENING KEYNOTE SPONSOR

  • WOMAN RUN (WLJ)

    ENTREPRENEUR TRACK SPONSOR

  • WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS

    SUPPORTING SPONSOR

  • LITTLE ROCK MARRIOTT

    HOSPITALITY PARTNER

  • LRCVB

    PRODUCTION PARTNER

CORPORATE TABLE SPONSORS

Arvest Bank

CARTI

First National Bank

IQonic Wealth Management

Meridian Investment Advisors

Mitchell Williams Law Firm

Lexicon

L'Oréal

Project Mockingbird

The Arkansas Financial Group