The 2026 WISE Conference AGENDA
MAIN AGENDA
| 7:15 a.m. | Vendor check-in and set up |
| 8:00 a.m. | Check-in and Small Business Market |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome by Emcee, Melissa Wilson & Charity of Choice Introduction |
| 9:15 a.m. | Breakout Speaker: Tina Barnard, The Audacity of Agency: Purpose in Motion |
| 9:40 a.m. | Hospitality Sponsor: Gretchen Sheirr, Houston Comets |
| 9:55 a.m. | Presenting Sponsor: Laura Fisher, Fisher Family Plumbing |
| 10:20 a.m. | Breakout Speaker: Monica Daigneault, You Don’t Need Reinvention. You Need Return. |
| 10:40 a.m. | Small Business Market |
| 11:00 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:00 p.m. | Charity of Choice Introduction: Family Promise of Montgomery County |
| 12:25 p.m. | WISE Scholarship Announcement |
| 12:45 p.m. | Breakout Speaker: Dr. Tamara White, Rooted in Purpose, Rising Without Burnout: The Shift to Sustainable Success |
| 1:10 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Roula Christie |
| 2:00 p.m. | Small Business Market. Music by Javany Martinez |
| 2:30 p.m. | Closing Ceremonies and Door Prizes on Main Stage |
| 3:00 p.m. | Conference Concludes |
| 3:45 p.m. | Small Business Market Closes |