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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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18Speakers
15Sponsors
16Sessions
26Companies · in total

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
Chelsea Jennings
Senior Director of Organizational Design and Effectiveness at McDonald's · McDonald's
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
Deepa Sharan
Chief Technology Officer at Jellyvision · Jellyvision
Gina Barge
Joseph Decosmo
Leslie Muse
Site Reliability Engineer at Medline · Medline
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
Richard Korczyk
Chief Experience Officer at DeVry University · DeVry University
Rocki Howard
Founder & CEO at The Humanity Practice · The Humanity Practice
Tiara Wheatley
Chief of Staff at the Surge Institute · Surge Institute

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

CBREGold
EnovaGold
Husch BlackwellGold
SplunkGold
DeloitteSilver
FiducientSilver
Fiducient AdvisorsSilver
GenesysSilver
Home ChefSilver
LaSalle NetworkSilver
MercerSilver
Miller Cooper & Co, Ltd.Silver
Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd.Silver
The Humanity PracticeSilver
Young Women's Leadership SocietySilver

Agenda

Selected from 16 sessions.

  • 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
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 26 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

26 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
13Sponsoringsponsor only
12Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

The Humanity Practice

Speakers by seniority

61% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite844%
  • Founder / Owner211%
  • Director / Head of16%
  • Manager / Lead211%
  • Engineer · IC16%
  • Other roles422%

Of 18 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1The Humanity PracticeSponsor · Silver1
2CBRESponsor · Gold-
3DeloitteSponsor · Silver-
4EnovaSponsor · Gold-
5FiducientSponsor · Silver-
6Fiducient AdvisorsSponsor · Silver-
7GenesysSponsor · Silver-
8Home ChefSponsor · Silver-
9Husch BlackwellSponsor · Gold-
10LaSalle NetworkSponsor · Silver-
11MercerSponsor · Silver-
12Miller Cooper & Co.Sponsor · Silver-
13SplunkSponsor · Gold-
14Young Women's Leadership SocietySponsor · Silver-
Sponsors by tier
gold4
27% of 15
silver11
73% of 15