WIA: Meet-Ups
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Meet-ups
In-person meet-ups | AHTD semiannual meetings
Spring 2026
Wednesday, April 8
3:00 P.M.
Omni Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee
Virtual meet-ups | EMPOWERING our Women in Automation
2026
Do you see leadership as an achievable goal for YOU?
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?” - Marianne Williamson
Change and growth aren’t JUST about ambition - they’re about embracing what lies beneath and fulfilling our potential. Let’s move through 2026 with the courage and clarity to take the steps necessary for transforming our lives so that we may all become our best selves! Join your AHTD-WIA as we focus this year’s energy on understanding what it takes to become great leaders.
Playing small does not serve the world. By taking part in this year’s thought-provoking conversations on inspired leadership, empowerment, and how everyday actions can shape our aptitude, we can all learn how to reach further and make 2026 the year we take our leadership abilities to the NEXT level!
May Discussion
Learn, Adapt, Lead: Transforming Lessons into Lasting Growth
Wednesday, May 20 @ 1 p.m. CST
In this second 2026 online meet-up we’ll explore strategies for reclaiming our peace and power by focusing on what we can control, for building resilience to overcome systemic barriers, and by reframing failure as a growth opportunity. We’ll focus on sharing the practical tools that strengthen confidence, help us all navigate challenges, and guide each of us to lead with impact in any environment. Let’s use our time together to inspire the mindset of empowerment, adaptability, and purposeful action that will get us all to the next level!
Topics Covered
- Focus on what you can control
- Practical ways to reframe mistakes
- Refocus our perspective to value perseverance, not perfection
Resources for Inspiration
- Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection – video with Reshma Saujani
- How to Break Through Fear and Become a Leader – video with Valerie Montgomery Rice
- Let them (video short) - a TikTok excerpt by Mel Robbins
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Let Them: How to Take Back Your Peace and Power – video blog with Mel Robbins
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November Discussion
Lead with Confidence, Self-advocate with Purpose
Tuesday, November 17 @ 1 p.m. CST
To wrap up our 2026 series, this year’s final meet-up objective is to empower us all to lean into leadership, and to recognize and speak up about our own value. We’ll explore how everyday actions, confidence, and strength shape the lives of others and impact our own opportunities for leadership, and we’ll explore practical strategies for growing, for discovering the leader within, and for building the confidence to move our lives and careers to the next level.
Topics Covered
- Strategies for encouraging ourselves to become good leaders
- Navigating leadership as a woman in tech
- Embracing leadership opportunities in our everyday life
- Building confidence through action
Resources for Inspiration
- Winning Leadership: The Power of Leading Yourself First – video with Sherry Winn
- Women in Tech: Advice from Five Female Leaders – video by BrainStation
- Everyday Leadership - video with Drew Dudley
- Turning the Power Back On / Power Poses – interview with Amy Cuddy
Looking for links to the resources we have used to spark past discussions? Click here!
