Ninth annual Women’s Leadership Conference begins Monday

MGM Resorts Foundation is presenting its the ninth annual Women’s Leadership Conference on Monday and Tuesday.

The conference sold out last year with more than 850 attendees, and this year’s registrations have already surpassed that number. Proceeds will benefit a Las Vegas charity that supports women and girls.

CNN’s Natalie Allen returns to host the two-day event. The conference features a keynote address from Patricia Russell-McCloud, named one of the top 5 business motivators in the country by Black Enterprise Magazine.

Several prominent local women will participate in the conference programming. The conference workshops will once again be divided into tracks based on experience levels.

This event is open to the general public and will be held at the MGM Grand Conference Center at 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Monday’s events will be from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday will be 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Registration is $375, which includes the full conference and all workshops and lectures, a networking reception, and continental breakfasts and lunches catered by MGM Grand.

For more information about the Women’s Leadership Conference, please visit: www.mgmresortsfoundation.org/womensleadershipconference.