2025 Mentoring for Women
Join us at the eighth annual Mentoring for Women Conference on September 19th, 2025, where hundreds will gather and learn from the brightest women in our city and region. Over the years, the WDM Chamber of Commerce has united women leaders in a truly unmatched experience.
BECOME A MENTOR!
If you would like to register to become a mentor, for only $575 you can by clicking the REGISTER button and benefits include:
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Includes access to the entire event for up to two (2) individual attendees.
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Your company can provide one or two mentors (you decide what is best and this is optional) for the event. This could include one mentor for the entire day (6 total mentor sessions) or one mentor for the morning (3 mentor sessions) and one mentor for the afternoon (3 mentor sessions).
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You will receive table naming rights for your mentor table that includes tabletop signage and your logo provided by WDM Chamber (Ex. Table 4 would be called “XYZ Company Table”).
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Opportunity to provide a promotional items, or brochures at your table for attendees.
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Mentees rotate from table to table (6 total mentor sessions with 10 people per table potentially) during the day so you will have potentially 60 different people at your table during the full day to build relationships with, leverage as a recruitment opportunity, business development opportunity, and more.
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Mentors will highlight table sponsor as each session starts “thank you for sitting at this table sponsored by XYZ company” and you can customize what you would like mentors to say to highlight your organization.
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Opportunity to decorate, embellish or customize your table.
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Your logo on the WDM Chamber’s social media campaign highlighting your mentors that will appear on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook reaching over 20,000+ each push, that you can reshare with pride to your social media channels.
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Your logo on the program that highlights 2025 mentors involved.
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Your mentor(s) will receive a special ‘Mentor Graphic’ that they can use in their email signature line, marketing, and more highlighting they are a mentor.
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We hope you will be a mentor and look forward to seeing you in September!
This year’s lunch will feature a TED Talk-style keynote session with dynamic leaders from our region, including:
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Emily Abbas - Chief of Staff, EVP, Chief Consumer Banking and Marketing Officer | Bankers Trust
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Dianne Bystrom - Director Emerita | Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University
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Carole Chambers - Career Center Coordinator | Dress for Success
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Renee Hardman - City Councilwoman | City of West Des Moines & President & CEO | Lutheran Services in Iowa
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Blaire Massa - CEO | Ballet Des Moines
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Jackie Norris - President & Owner | Horizon Group & Chair | Des Moines School Board
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Date and Time
Friday Sep 19, 2025
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM CDT
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Check-in, Breakfast, Networking
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Welcome
9:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Mentor Sessions #1-3
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Keynote
1:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. | Mentor Sessions #4-6
Location
West Des Moines Marriott
1250 Jordan Creek Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Fees/Admission
Members: $70
Non-Members: $80
Student Discount Available: Use code STUDENT2025 at checkout for $55 tickets. A valid student email address is required to register.
Disclaimer: Day-of/onsite registration will incur a $10 upcharge and is subject to availability if seats remain.
Contact Information
Tricia Even
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