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Wnet 2022 Leadership Summit, EmPowered by FIS, Supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Monday, May 23, 2022   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Anne Mendenhall
Registration for September 27-28 Atlanta Conference Now Open with Early Bird Pricing Available until June 17, 2022

 

KENT, Ohio – May 23, 2022Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet), the ONLY non-profit organization serving professional women in the payments and fintech industries, announced today that registration is open for the 2022 Wnet Leadership Summit, EmPowered by FIS.

The full, two-day event will be held at the OMNI Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center on September 27 and 28. Both women and men in global paytech are invited to register now and take advantage of the early-bird discount available until June 17 – space is limited to 500 seats! For registration, networking, educational and sponsorship information, visit wnetonline/WnetSummit2022.

Registration Now Open for Wnet Leadership Summit in Atlanta, September 27 & 28, 2022.

 Wnet 2022 Leadership Summit, EmPowered by FIS

The 2022 theme is Limitless: Unlock Your Power. Empowering the Leadership Summit attendees will help them achieve greater personal success, influence and professional parity. An amazing lineup of motivational and expert industry speakers will open the future to the latest research, productivity tools and unlimited career strategies. Five hundred participants – including emerging leaders, senior executives and male advocates – are expected to attend the two-day event in Atlanta, the nation’s payment hub.

The Title Sponsor for the 2022 Leadership Summit is global financial technology leader FIS. In addition to presenting the annual event, FIS is sponsoring the Summit Awards Luncheon and the Closing Session: Betting on You: How Poker Strategies Will Transform Your Career, with card experts from Power Poker teaching all attendees game-changing career skills – including strategy, confidence, and capital allocation – to succeed at every table in life.

Another early and key supporter of the annual Leadership Summit is Wnet Pinnacle Corporate Partner, Global Payments. The worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions is the exclusive Platinum Sponsor of the Summit Networking Reception and Virtual Auction event.

Wnet pioneered some of the industry’s earliest initiatives to empower and support women in the payments and fintech space,” said Kelly Tufts, Wnet Board President and Vice President, Field Talent, Discover. “The Summit is our pinnacle event of the year, attracting emerging and executive women who lead – and the men who advocate for them – from across the payments ecosystem and with diverse backgrounds and talents.”

The 2022 Summit offers a place for every woman in payments, and their allies, to learn, share and pay it forward. “The conference agenda will bring back favorites like the Tech Bar Sessions, innovative Power Sessions and the Virtual Auction while offering new learning experiences to unlock limitless opportunities for our attendees to advance their knowledge and careers,” said Wnet CEO Wendy Holliday, M.Ed., CAE. “Providing two full days for this year’s event will allow for expanded recognition opportunities and maximum learning and engagement.

To register and stay up-to-date on the latest news about the 2022 Wnet Leadership Summit, EmPowered by FIS, visit wnetonline/WnetSummit2022.

Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion by supporting opportunities at the Leadership Summit through a sponsorship.

The Wnet Virtual Auction, opening September 7 at the Western States Acquirers Association (WSAA) event and closing September 27 at the Wnet Summit, is an additional sponsorship opportunity. Donations of gift cards, purses, spa treatments, wine, jewelry and “experiences” like wine tastings or art classes are now being accepted. Register and donate now to be part of this favorite Summit event.

 

About Wnet
The Women's Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet) is the premier professional organization for women in payments and fintech, providing personal enrichment no matter what stage members are in their careers. The organization provides world-class national and regional programming, fosters networking and promotes mentoring to help members achieve greater personal success, influence and professional parity. Incorporated in late 2005 and launched in 2006 to empower and invest in women, Wnet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization serving thousands across the global paytech industry annually. For more information about national and regional events and programming, or to become a member, visit wnetonline.org. Follow Wnet on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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