Empowering Women Professionally, Personally & Politically 

Saturday, March 7, 2026
REEF Ocean Exploration Center | Key Largo

RESERVE YOUR SEAT 

Attendee Guide


PROGRAM TIMELINE

9:00am: Check-In and Business Expo OPEN

  • Head to the Expo area and visit the Food & Beverage Tent for coffee
  • Log in to your Digital Expo Passport and visit a few exhibitors
  • Look for fun ribbons and light snacks at the exhibitor tables
  • Listen for an announcement that the doors are open (around 9:40am)
  • Make your way to the front door and upstairs to the Gallery

10:00am: Opening Session in the Gallery

  • Don't miss the keynote address by Olympic gold medalist Amanda Polk

11:00am: Morning Breakout Sessions

  • Choose one of three breakout sessions (see schedule and map below)

11:50am: Lunch in the Expo Area

  • Visit the Food & Beverage Tent for a grab-and-go lunch
  • Choose a picnic table, bench or high-top table and enjoy lunch outdoors
  • Get a photo with Amanda Polk with a scholarship fund donation

12:40pm: Afternoon Breakout Sessions

  • Choose one of three breakout sessions (see schedule and map below)

1:45pm: Spark Tank LIVE in the Gallery

  • Watch the finalists pitch their innovations live and vote for your favorite

2:45pm: Exhibitor Showcase (Expo/Discovery/Reefscape)

  • Complete your Digital Expo Passport to qualify for the prize drawing
  • Attend stretch and biofield tuning demos in Discovery and Reefscape

3:30pm: Closing Network Reception in the Gallery

  • Enjoy a glass of bubbly and sweet treats as we announce the Spark Tank champion, draw Expo Passport prize winners and toast a fabulous event!




HOW TO USE YOUR DIGITAL EXPO PASSPORT

To access the Passport app:

CLICK HERE

  • Enter your name and email ddress to activate your Digital Expo Passport
  • Visit each Expo booth and engage with the exhibitor
  • On the Digital Expo Passport screen, select the exhibitor's name and scan her unique QR code
  • Scan all 13 exhibitor QR codes to qualify for a drawing with more than $1500 in prizes!

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SITE MAP



MORNING BREAKOUTS

(11am-11:50am)

Hormone Happy Hour

Dr. Mary Woods & Kate Banick

  GALLERY  

Advocacy in Action: Lessons Learned on the Front Lines 

Dr. Sue Woltanski

  DISCOVERY  

Reclaim Your Time: AI that Actually Works for Busy Professionals

Becky Wagner

  REEFSCAPE  


CLICK TO SEE COMPLETE SESSION DESCRIPTIONS


AFTERNOON BREAKOUTS

(12:40pm-1:30am)

Ask Like You Mean It: The Power of Negotiating with Confidence

Dr. Rose Littlejohn

  GALLERY  

Making Your Vote Count in 2026: What You Need to Know Now to Be Prepared 

Sherri Hodies & Ginette Hughes

  DISCOVERY  

Get Your Weekend Back: Three Hidden Reasons Your Calendar Might Be Setting You Up to Fail

Martha Wilson

  REEFSCAPE  


WELLNESS DEMONSTRATIONS

will take place during the Exhibitor Showcase

(2:45pm-3:30pm)

Stretching

with Bernice Dionne

2:50pm-3:05pm

3:10pm-3:25pm

  REEFSCAPE  


Biofield Tuning 

with Maggie Mistal

2:50pm-3:05pm

3:10pm-3:25pm

  DISCOVERY  




Upper Keys Business and Professional Women's Club is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.  
P.O. Box 231, Tavernier, FL 33070

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