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WithIt Announces Dynamic Speakers for Annual Conference
June 4,
2024 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
WithIt announces that Caroline Hipple, chief creative officer for Hooker Furnishings, and Dorothy Belshaw, president of Andmore, will round out their speaker offerings in a new TEDTalk format, entitled “Dynamic Leadership in Action” meant to bring leadership insights from home furnishings industry insiders to the audience of their annual professional conference.
Hipple and Belshaw will highlight important lessons they’ve learned throughout their career and how to navigate leadership in today’s world bringing pragmatic, thought-provoking and inspiring messages from those who are leading our industry into the future.
The conference is being held June 10 - 12 in Greenville, South Carolina. There is still time for industry professionals to register for the in-person conference. You can find a complete agenda of speakers at withit.org.
WithIt will again offer a virtual streaming ticket option for its annual professional conference on June 11 and June 12.
“WithIt’s mission to provide educational opportunities to women in the home furnishings industry means that we recognize the importance of reaching a broader audience of people through virtual programs,” says WithIt’s Executive Director, Amy Van Dorp. “Our streaming ticket allows access to the main stage speakers and panels through RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) where ticket holders can interact with other and attendees and take part in speed networking.”
The virtual ticket offers live streaming of the five keynote speakers and a communication panel on the main stage both Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 8:30am to 12:30pm eastern standard time. The cost for virtual tickets is $75 which can be purchased at withit.org. Links to recordings will be available to ticket holders following the event.
WithIt’s streaming ticket is sponsored by the WithIt Scholarship Foundation which recognizes the need for leadership development for women in the home furnishings industry.