UPDATES W2W RECAP:

The latest on WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative and its mission to help develop more women leaders in our area

• LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR: WILMA’s annual leadership conference took place in July at the Wilmington Convention Center. The half-day event (shown above) brought together more than 350 people to hear workshops on building confidence, work-life issues, mentoring, and public speaking. A keynote panel talked about balancing risks and rewards as leaders. To see more pics, go to facebook.com/ WilmaMag for the Leadership Accelerator photo album.

• LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: This year’s WILMA’s Leadership Institute class continued to meet for monthly skills training on topics including strategic thinking; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and leading through challenging times. Learn more about the forty-seven women in this year’s cohort at wilmamag.com/women-to-watch/ wilmas-leadership-institute.

• ALUM NETWORKING: WILMA hosted a networking event in August for current and former participants in our flagship leadership programs. Hundreds of WILMA’s Leadership Institute graduates, Women to Watch Awards finalists and winners, and WILMA Network members gathered at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard to reconnect and expand their circles.

• IN THE LOOP: Keep up to date with these and other Leadership Initiative programs as well as application announcements by going to WILMAmag.com or signing up for the WILMA Leadership email at WILMAmag.com/email-newsletter.