This registration link is for those only attending the Women's Leadership Conference.

 

If you are attending the O&L Conference, you will have registered for the WLC on that site already and do not need to complete this form. 

WHY ATTEND?

The 2023 Arkansas Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Conference is set for July 21-22, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Registration will begin at noon, Friday, July 21.

The conference will begin at 2:30 p.m., Friday, with an address from President Rich Hillman, followed by a networking session. Bring your ideas and activities that are working in your county and share with others and hear what committees from across the state are doing. Dinner Friday will be in Horner Hall at the Hot Springs Convention Center with entertainment by Kordsmeier Music. Saturday’s agenda will include a general session workshop on Fear-Based Marketing followed by 3 sessions of workshops. The conference will wrap-up with a luncheon keynote on “Standing Up for the Industry We Love” from Brandi Buzzard, rancher and cowgirl from southeast Kansas. A tentative conference agenda is enclosed.

SPEAKER

Brandi Buzzard

Buzzard's Beat is a commentary on trending issues and topics affecting agriculture, food and farms. Hosted by Brandi Buzzard, these issues are bookended by a variety of passenger seat experiences ranging from ranch life to the rodeo trail as viewers get a glimpse of life on a Kansas cattle ranch. A rancher and cowgirl with a penchant for speaking up for farming and ranching through storytelling, authenticity and wit, Buzzard will leave viewers entertained and enthusiastic about agriculture issues. 

AGENDA

Name Time More Info
WLC Registration12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
O&L Conference Adjourns1:30 PM
WLC General Session3:00 PM
WLC Networking3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
WLC Dinner & Entertainment6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Name Time More Info
WLC General Session8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Workshop Session 1 - Telling Your Hear Story9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Workshop Session 1 - ARFB: Mission & Purpose9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Workshop Session 2 - Stepping Up Your Social Media10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Workshop Session 2 - ARFB: Community Cultivations10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Workshop Session 3 - Haters Gonna Hate: Navigating the Negative in Social Media11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop Session 3 - ARFB: Education and It's Outreach11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch & Keynote12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
WLC Adjourns1:30 PM