Third annual Chamber ‘Women in Business’ conference Tuesday

TEXARKANA, Texas — The Texarkana Chamber of Commerce will host the third annual ‘Women in Business’ conference 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Texas-side Conference Middle.

“We have introduced in some definitely incredible speakers over the last 3 a long time,” Chamber Director of Communications Natalie Haywood claimed.

Keynote Speaker Rachel Muir is coming from Austin, Texas.

Muir released a nonprofit organization named Girlstart, which was created to empower girls in science, technological innovation, engineering and mathematics. Muir has lifted many million pounds for her induce and has been highlighted on Oprah, CNN and the Right now Exhibit. Her presentation will be about how to impact someone’s life daily.

“We’ve been fortunate to carry in persons like Sarah Thomas. She’s the initially female NFL referee we introduced her nearly past calendar year,” Haywood explained. “The year in advance of that we had Jessica Haas, and Jessica velocity painted for us. She’s the very first feminine pace painter and she’s from Texarkana.”

The panel adhering to Muir will speak about how they affect others, who influenced them in their career and how attendees can influence other folks, in a segment known as “InfluencHer,” Haywood stated.

“Our intention with the convention is to carry content to Texarkana that women of all ages would be on the lookout for somewhere else,” Haywood explained. “There is absolutely nothing like this in Texarkana.”