Women's Leadership Forum
February 08 - February 09, 2024
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Nashville Downtown, Nashville, TN
Women's Leadership Forum
February 08 - February 09, 2024
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Nashville Downtown, Nashville, TNJoin us for our highly anticipated annual 2024 Women's Leadership Forum, where we celebrate the extraordinary achievements of women who are breaking barriers and shaping the future. This year's theme, "Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future," promises to inspire and empower attendees to reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. Led by the ELFA Women's Council, the forum is a platform for fostering connections, sharing insights, and gaining invaluable mentorship from accomplished women in diverse fields within the industry. With engaging panel discussions, interactive workshops, and thought-provoking keynote speakers, this event is a unique opportunity to network, learn, and be part of a movement that is propelling women to new levels of success. Don't miss out on this exceptional occasion to be a part of the change and make history at the Women's Leadership Forum. Reserve your spot today and be part of this empowering journey towards a brighter and more inclusive future!
Who Should Attend?
The Forum is open to women and allies, including both seasoned talent and emerging talent. There is no limit on the number of attendees.
Conference Attire: Business Casual
Conference Format: All In-person
Highlights of the 2024 ELFA Women's Leadership Forum will include:
Learn advice as you build your brand and presence to propel your career forward.
- Keynote on “Winning as Women -Empowering Female Leadership,” with Leader of The Good Girls Rebellion and Crazy Busy Women in Balance, Marie Garvey. Gain actionable steps for breaking into “good girl training” and step into your power.
- Gain strategies for creating a culture that brings out the best in you and your team.
- Prioritize balance and mental health- Join a candid discussion about juggling competing demands and improving work-life balance and burnout.
- Leadership Development for Women at All Stages of an Equipment Finance Career.
- Participate in multiple networking opportunities, including an interactive networking luncheon, cocktail reception, fun walk, dine around and more.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring events and functions at ELFA meetings provides excellent exposure for your company. Contact Steve Wafalosky at 440-247-1060 or stevew@cvmpmedia.com if you are interested in sponsoring any of the conference events.
Registration Fees
Price Description | Amount |
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Attendee - ELFA Member | $540.00 |
Attendee - Non Member | $1080.00 |
Committee Member | $495.00 |
Speaker | $495.00 |
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All events will take place at The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Nashville Downtown |
9-10AM | OPTIONAL PRE-FORUM FUN WALK |
Pre-registration is not required. Come take in some downtown Nashville sights on an invigorating morning walk. We will depart from the hotel lobby at 9am and return by 10am.
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10:30-11:30AM | REGISTRATION |
Location: | Cumberland Foyer |
11:30AM-1:15PM | WELCOME NETWORKING LUNCH
Welcome Networking Lunch and Fireside Chat with ELFA President and CEO Leigh Lytle
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Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
1:15-2:45PM | KEYNOTE- Winning as Women -Empowering Female Leadership, Owning Female Power and Finding Joyful Success |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
2:45-3:00PM | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
3:00-4:30PM | Title: Burn Bright, Not Out! - Combatting Professional Exhaustion |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
4:30-5:00PM | BREAK |
5-6:30PM | COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
Location: | Cumberland Foyer |
7:00PM | DINE AROUND
Have dinner on your own or join a community table dinner group. We'll connect you with a group and an opportunity to meet new people and build relationships. To join a dinner group, please select “Dine Around” when you register for the Forum. Sign-ups will be virtual only. Please look online to reserve your dinner preferences. Once spaces are full, no additional attendee reservations will be allowed.
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8:00-9:00AM | NETWORKING BREAKFAST |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
9:00-9:15AM | BREAK |
9:15-10:15AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (SELECT ONE): |
BREAKOUT #1: How to go from Pleaser to Powerful | |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
BREAKOUT #2:
Creating a Work Life Balance- What are We Chasing When We Say We Want Better Work-Life Balance?
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Location: | Cumberland Salon E |
10:15-10:30AM | REFRESHMENT BREAK |
Location: | Cumberland Foyer |
10:30-11:30AM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS (SELECT ONE): |
BREAKOUT #1: Prioritizing Well-Being for Performance and Profitable Growth | |
Location: | Cumberland Salon E |
BREAKOUT #2: Title: Team Cohesiveness: Collaboration becomes a dazzling dance of synchronized brilliance! Unleash your team's superpowers through laughter-filled exercises, bonding games, and a sprinkle of magic. | |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
11:30-12:15PM | CLOSING SESSION: RECAP AND WRAP-UP |
Location: | Cumberland Ballroom |
Available Functions
Thursday - February 08 | ||
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Colleague Connection |
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Work Function |
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Thursday - February 08 | ||
Dietary Restrictions Please list any food allergies you would like us to be aware of. |
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Dine Around - Community Table Dinner Group February 8, 2024 - 7pm - 9pm: Join a community table dinner group. We’ll connect you with a group and an opportunity to meet new people and build relationships. This is a pay your own dinner event with new friends of the Forum. |
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Please indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice from the options below. We included some examples of restaurants within the category below – actual reservations may be from restaurants not listed here. |
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Anything – I like ALL food |
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Everything Menu (etch, Stationairy, TENN) |
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Gastropub (The Stillery, Skull’s Rainbow Room) |
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Italian (Trattoria II Mulino, Sinatra Bar & Lounge, Yolan) |
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Seafood (Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, The River House, Gannon’s) |
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Steakhouse (Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, Morton’s, Palm) |
Speakers
Sponsors
Arvest Equipment Finance
Arvest Equipment Finance is a division of Arvest Bank and headquartered in Fort Smith, AR.
At Arvest Equipment Finance, we promise to deliver customer-focused banking and creative solutions by experienced bankers who enjoy helping our customers succeed. Our team has more than 200 years of combined banking experience. Each of our associates view and treat our customers as a valued business partner.
Our expert equipment finance team can advise you of solutions to fit the equipment financing needs of your unique business, including a variety of terms and types of financing to best benefit you.
Equifax
Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers. Equifax Commercial Information Solutions is the leading provider of small business intelligence. We provide the information and expertise necessary for companies to best understand and manage their dealings with small business customers, prospects and suppliers. Our exclusive relationship with the Small Business Financial Exchange, along with other proprietary sources, results in best-in-class commercial credit risk data. Combined with highly predictive scoring, corporate linkage and innovative technology, companies can rely on this information to make quick, confident credit decisions and minimize potential losses. Leveraging our EFX ID® keying and linkage technology, companies can also gain greater visibility into their supply chain as well as well as improve the precision of their sales and marketing efforts – from customer acquisition to retention and expansion.
At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 12,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com or contact Barry Ripes at barry.ripes@equifax.com.
Great American Insurance Group, Specialty Equipment
Great American’s Specialty Equipment Division goes beyond insurance to provide embedded insurance solutions to businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Dedicated to speed, ease and trust, Great American Specialty Equipment leverages digital solutions, a team-based consultative approach and 40+ years of industry expertise to create valuable customer experiences across your entire leasing lifecycle.
Our programs include:
• Equipment Physical Damage Programs
• Commercial Vehicle Programs
• Risk Management Programs
• Insurance Tracking Service
Great American Insurance Group has roots going back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company, which has continuously earned an “A” (Excellent) rating or higher by AM Best for more than 115 years.
Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, focuses on specialty property and casualty insurance products for businesses. Great American Insurance Group members are subsidiaries of American Financial Group (AFG), a Fortune 500 Company. AFG’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFG.
PEAC Solutions
Solifi
Solifi is a leading global organisation delivering a solid financial technology foundation for automotive and asset finance firms. Our mission is to reshape finance technology by bringing together proven solutions into a singular powerful technology platform designed to help you protect and scale your business.
Leading banks, captives and independent finance organisations are futureproofing their business and capitalising on new opportunities using Solifi Open Finance Platform, through a range of products for originations, portfolio management, and lease and loan pricing.
Our latest product for asset funders, ESG Portfolio Strategist, is a multi-tenant SaaS application, which aims to solve the key considerations automotive funders have in addressing ESG. Encompassing a wide range of functionality focused on operationalising ESG within your existing leasing workflow, ESG Portfolio Strategist can ensure you’re one step closer to achieving Net Zero.?
With Solifi Open Finance Platform, you can:
- Enjoy automated upgrades for access to the newest features and capabilities;
- Enrich your data and improve the capabilities of your software with our trusted integration partners;
- Utilise powerful reporting tools and identify trends and potential risk with ease;
- Only ever pay for the features that you use with our trusted SaaS solutions;
- Drive growth with a scalable platform built to last.
For more information, please visit www.solifi.com.
The 2024 ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown in Nashville, Tennessee, located at 315 4th Avenue North - just a five-minute walk from the bars and nightlife on Broadway. Famous attractions like Ryman Auditorium, Bridgestone Arena, and the Country Museum Hall of Fame are within half a mile of the hotel door. Live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the hotel’s Fourth and U restaurant and bar!
Hotel Information
A block of rooms is being held for attendees of the 2024 Women’s Leadership Forum at the DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown. A special discounted conference rate of $249 plus tax, is offered to attendees. Check in time is 3:00pm, and check-out time is 11:00am. To receive the discounted rate, please use the web link below or call the hotel reservation line at (800) 222-8733.
Make hotel reservations online here: DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown ELFA Block Link
Make Hotel Reservations by Tuesday, January 16, 2024! Reservations after this date are based on availability and may be at a higher rate.
Getting There
The DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown is located just a five-minute walk from the bars and nightlife on Broadway. Famous attractions like Ryman Auditorium, Bridgestone Arena, and the Country Museum Hall of Fame are within half a mile of the hotel door. Approximately 8 miles from the Nashville International Airport and 7 miles from the John C Tune Airport.
If renting a car, the DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown has valet parking only for $55 per day.
For additional transportation and location information, please visit the hotel website at DoubleTree by Hilton Nashville Downtown Transport.
315 4th Ave N
Nashville, TN 37219