Momentum

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Momentum, presented by Insource Services Inc., is the Charles River Regional Chamber's day-long conference created to spark connection, learning, and inspiration for women in every phase of their professional journey. Hosted on the campus of Lasell University, this 2nd-annual event is designed to accelerate personal growth, advance leadership, and strengthen impact across our communities.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

The day at a glance:

7:30 a.m.Coffee, light breakfast & networkingDoors open at Lasell University

9:00 a.m.Keynote — Roseanna Means, MD, Healthcare Without Walls

10:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.BreakoutsChoose 2 sessions built around your goals.

12:30 p.m.Lunch & curated networking

1:30-2:30 Afternoon Program Panel: Changing the GameWomen's leadership across the sports industry

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.Closing Remarks and Networking

REGISTRATION INFO

BREAKOUT SESSIONS PREVIEW

Final schedule to be confirmed soon. Here's a preview of some topics:

AI-First Leadership 2.0: Beyond Prompts, Build Your System
Angela Pitter, LiveWire Collaborative

You've been using AI for a year — but are you actually productive, or just active? In this hands-on session, Angela Pitter shows retail owners, nonprofit leaders, and service-based businesses how to build a system that turns one decision into a task list, a client email, a social post, and a 30-day plan.

Stop Second-Guessing Yourself at Work: A Practical Approach to Confident Leadership
Heidi Kogon, Kogon Coaching

Even high-performers get stuck in overthinking and self-doubt. This interactive session gives you practical tools to quiet the noise, trust your decisions, and show up with clarity and confidence when it matters most.

Being in Community: A Strategic Imperative for Women in Business Kathy Marchi and Kacy Maitland, Samaritans This session explores building supportive communities, navigating mental health conversations, recognizing warning signs of suicide, and balancing the many roles women hold as professionals, caregivers, and more.

Stop Competing with Your Old Self
Mel Cidado, Breakthrough Coaching

The habits that got you here can start to hold you back. This interactive session helps leaders and business owners recognize when that's happening — and what it takes to shift out of outdated patterns and lead differently in the next season of your career.

F.E.A.R. to F.O.C.U.S.E.D.: The Courage to Make Confident Financial Decisions
Chiquita Rice, Monarch Advisors

A reflective and empowering breakout session designed for women navigating life transitions, or financial fear. Blends storytelling, practical insight, and self-reflection to encourage intentional decision-making in both life and finances.

Explores how fear, mindset, and “money scripts” influence financial and life decisions. Chiquita will introduce the F.E.A.R (false expectations appearing real) to F.O.C.U.S.E.D framework.

Speed Networking: How to Make a Goal-Aligned Specific Ask
Hayley Denker, Alison Durand, Melissa Gilbo, Women's Business League

Learn to network more strategically by crafting a goal-aligned specific ask. You'll leave with a framework and real practice from live speed networking rounds.

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Roseanna Means

Dr. Roseanna Means is a Harvard Medical School Associate Professor and Brigham & Women's Hospital physician who has spent over four decades delivering innovative, community-based care to unhoused and housing-insecure women and families in Boston. She is the founder of Health Care Without Walls, the Bridges to Moms program, and the newly launched Maternal Health Haven — and has been recognized as a CNN Hero, a Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leader, and a recipient of Harvard Medical School's Equity, Social Justice and Advocacy Award.