2025 HiPower Ignite Conference
Westin, Lake Las Vegas, Nevada
Starts: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 2 PM (local time)
Ends: Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM (local time)
Friday
Afternoon
2:00 - 4:00 PM Welcome & Meet Ring 12 | Led by Mona Sabet
4:00 - 4:15 PM Ring 12 Inauguration
4:15 - 4:30 PM Break
4:30 - 5:30 PM Asks & Answers | Led by Eleanor Lacey
5:30 - 6:00 PM What’s in store for Tomorrow
Evening
6:30 pM Spotlight by Candelight Reception
Sponsored by:
Saturday
8:00 - 9:00
New Ring Buddy Up
Led by Colleen Blake
An opportunity for alumni members to spend some time with our new Ring graduates.
Morning Jog
Led by Shannon Power
Join a group of us for a 3+ mile run to get those endorphins flowing!
Meditation
Led by Elizabeth Bohannon
Start your morning off by calming your mind and body. Bring yoga mat or large towel and water bottle.
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 aM
9:30 - 9:45 AM Saturday Announcements
9:45 - 10:30 AM Ignite Tracks: Session 1
10:45 - 11:30 AM Get in the Ring with Colleen Blake
11:30 - 12:15 PM Ignite Tracks: Session 2
LUNCH —12:15 - 1:00 PM
1:00 - 1:45 pM Asks & Answers
1:45 - 2:30 pM Keynote Speaker
Rachel Cohen is a Chicago-based attorney currently employed at Lowell and Associates, PLLC. In early 2025, Rachel spearheaded organizing efforts related to the Trump Administration's targeted attacks on large corporate law firms. In March 2025, Rachel submitted conditional notice to her former employer, a large corporate law firm, requesting they respond to the Administration's actions effectively. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and The Ohio State University.
2:45- 3:30 pM Ignite Tracks: Session 3
3:45 - 4:30 pM HiPower Breakouts
Negotiating Your Best Deal: Executive Compensation Strategies for Success | Sharon Segev
As a leader, you’re a master negotiator—except when it comes to your own compensation. Why do so many leaders settle for less than they deserve? Because negotiating for yourself is different. It’s personal, nuanced, and requires a strategic approach that balances soul searching, market data, company data, leverage, and timing.
In this power-packed session, you'll learn the critical frameworks and tactical insights to confidently negotiate your next job offer, promotion, or compensation package improvement. From salary, equity, and bonuses to severance, benefits, and perks, we’ll explore the full range of negotiable terms and how to optimize them to reflect your true value.
Led by an experienced negotiator who has advised senior executives, CEOs, and boards, this session will provide actionable takeaways. Don’t leave money—or opportunity—on the table. Join us and take control of your financial future.
Unboxed: Tapping Into Your Creative Self to Lead with Purpose | Shannon Nash
What if your next breakthrough isn’t in choosing corporate or creative... but in owning both? In this interactive session, Shannon Nash—public company board member, tech CFO, documentary filmmaker, Zumba instructor, and podcast host—shares how embracing her creative identity has fueled her career in unexpected ways.
From the boardroom to the editing room, she’ll explore how storytelling, movement, fashion, and curiosity have helped her lead with more clarity, confidence, and authenticity.
4:30 - 5:30 pM Asks & Answers
5:30 - 5:45 PM — Group Photo
Evening
6:30 - 11:00 PM
Dinner & Karaoke Party
Sunday
8:00 - 8:30 aM Morning Walk | Led by Einat Meisel
breakfast — 8:00 - 9:00 aM
9:00 - 10:15 aM JAN Talks
JAN Talks are our signature “lightning practice TED talks.” Members are given about 5 minutes to deliver a talk to the room as a practice for refining their talk for future speaking engagements. This is a great chance to practice the storytelling and communication skills we discussed during the year while perhaps building out your platform, in a supportive room with people who are here only to help make you even better!
Why You? How to Nail the Most Pressing Question of Your Career | Vicki Johnson
To Nom de Plume or Not? | Leigh Christie
