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Chicago Women in Tech Conference 2026

The Chicago Women in Tech Conference (ChiWitCon) is a gathering of women professionals, technologists and innovators from Chicago and beyond. Open to all genders, ChiWitCon highlights the achievements and professional interests of inspiring individuals across tech. Organized by Women @ Enova, it aims to empower, attract, and support the development of women…

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14Speakers
9Sponsors
15On the bill · sessions
16Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Chicago, in alphabetical order.
Betsy Robinson
Founder and CEO at Tier4 Group · Tier4 Group
Brianne Caplan
Founder & Executive Director at Code Your Dreams · Code Your Dreams
Carlie Lavin
Client Services Manager and Senior Technical Recruiter at Tier4 Group · Tier4 Group
Christine Sandman Stone
CEO and Founder at Deliver at Scale · Deliver at Scale
Claire Podulka
Chief of Staff at Crisis Prevention Institute · Crisis Prevention Institute
Gina Barge
Joseph Decosmo
Leslie Muse
Lindsey McNeal
Product Owner at Prudential Financial; Founding President at the Contact Center AI Association, Chicago Chapter · Prudential Financial; Contact Center AI Association, Chicago Chapter
Maddy Smith
Madeline Stone Kutis
Senior Implementation Manager at KeyCare · KeyCare
Maggie Donnels
Meg Newhouse
Interim Chief Executive Officer at i.c.stars · i.c.stars
Rocki Howard
Founder & CEO at The Humanity Practice · The Humanity Practice
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
CBREGold
EnovaGold
Husch BlackwellGold
SplunkGold
FiducientSilver
LaSalle NetworkSilver
Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd.Silver
The Humanity PracticeSilver
Young Women's Leadership SocietySilver
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Agenda

Selected from 15 sessions on the bill.
  • 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

    ARA Panel: The New Tech Talent Playbook: Hiring, Retaining, and Advancing Women in 2026 - and Beyond

  • 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

    Networking / Round Table Discussions

  • 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM

    Afternoon Keynote: Can I Cry At Work? The BEST Career Advice from Tech Leader Mother Daughter Duo

  • 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM

    Closing Remarks

  • 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

    Happy Hour

  • 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

    Registration, Networking and Breakfast

  • 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

    Intro and Opening Remarks

  • 09:10 AM - 09:55 AM

    Morning Keynote: Own Your B Words: Bold. Brilliant. Badass.

  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

    Catalyst for Change Track: Stop Waiting for a Promotion. Start Designing One.

    Catalyst for Change Track
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 16 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Sixteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
7Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

The Humanity Practice

Speakers by seniority

50% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite536%
  • Founder / Owner214%
  • Manager / Lead214%
  • Other roles536%

Of 14 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01The Humanity PracticeSp·S1V
  2. 02CBRESp·G
  3. 03EnovaSp·G
  4. 04FiducientSp·S
  5. 05Husch BlackwellSp·G
  6. 06LaSalle NetworkSp·S
  7. 07Miller Cooper & Co.Sp·S
  8. 08SplunkSp·G
  9. 09Young Women's Leadership SocietySp·S
  10. 10Tier4 Group2V
  11. 11Code Your Dreams1V
  12. 12Crisis Prevention Institute1V
  13. 13Deliver at Scale1V
  14. 14i.c.stars1V
Sponsors by tier
gold4
44% of 9
silver5
56% of 9