Influential women from around the Tahoe-Truckee-Reno region are coming together to cultivate self-reliance, creativity, and collaboration to catalyze change.

This full-day event on Oct. 2 is designed to provide people with the tools and inspiration to create vibrant and resilient communities on a personal, local and global level.

Women as Change Makers: Building Community from the Ground Up will focus on:

• Leveraging the assets and strengths of individuals and community.
• Creating partnerships and coalitions to initiate and scale change locally and globally.
• Embracing change by learning to adapt and thrive in a complex world.
• Engaging with some of the region’s most successful female community builders.

The keynote speaker will be Rayona Sharpnack, founder and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Leadership.

Confirmed panelists include:

Susie Sutphin, Tahoe Food Hub
Jana Vanderhaar, Verdant Connections
Amber Sallaberry, Great Basin Coop
Crissy Klenk, Reno Maker Faire
Emily Hargraves, Backcountry Babes
Melissa Siig, Tahoe Art House & Cinema
Paul Bancroft, Tahoe Safe Alliance
Ed Gurowtiz, Gender Leadership Group
Rebecca Bryson, Lake Tahoe Sustainablity Collaborative
Kim Wyatt, Bona Fide Books
Mayumi Elegado, Moonshine Ink
Kathryn Reed, Lake Tahoe News.

The event is from 8:30am-6pm at the North Lake Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.

For more information or to sign up, go online.