Repeated pattern of the word "BAZAAR" in various colors including pink, yellow, green, and white, arranged in a horizontal strip.

Event recap

International Women’s Day 2024

celebration, open market, and social hour

It’s no secret: Utah’s women-led businesses are kind of a big deal. Each year, we partner with the Women’s Business Center of Utah to celebrate them! Thanks to all who joined us for our 2024 event, including our program speakers, entertainment, and bazaar vendors.

march 8, 2024

Program | 2-3:30 pm
Bazaar | 3:30–5 pm

the outpost
916 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Our enthusiasm (and registered attendees) for this celebration hit max capacity! Since the event sold out, we streamed it live to share the celebrations statewide.

Watch now!
A panel discussion at a conference with three women on stage, one speaking into a microphone. Behind them is a large screen displaying the title 'Invest in Women: Accelerate Growth' and several sponsor logos. The audience is seated facing the stage.
A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and wearing a black shirt, standing behind a clothing rack with white shirts on hangers, in a store or boutique with a brick wall in the background.
Four women are engaged in conversation at a social event, standing in a room with a brick wall background. One woman has long dark hair and is holding a cup, while another woman with long light brown hair is smiling. Two other women are partially vis
A woman with curly black hair and glasses, wearing a green blazer, sitting on a black leather chair, smiling, holding a microphone and a notebook, with pink and green decorative background.
A group of people sitting and listening during an indoor event or seminar, with a brick wall in the background.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a colorful vest with patches and black boots, is sitting on a gray couch holding a microphone and speaking to an audience. To her left, a woman with long dark hair, dressed in a pink outfit with a blac
A woman with blonde hair and glasses smiling while looking at her phone, standing near a table with framed pictures, with a woman with brown hair smiling in the background and another woman with blonde hair and a serious expression in the foreground.
A woman with long, curly hair smiling and talking to a customer at an art and card shop, with various greeting cards featuring animal illustrations on display.
Woman in purple blazer holding a microphone and smiling, standing in front of a dark screen and colorful backdrop, with a potted plant nearby.
Woman smiling behind a colorful display of handmade knitted clothing and accessories at a craft fair
Two women sitting on a gray couch during a discussion or interview at an event, both holding microphones, with a dark background screen and some green plants visible.
Two women smiling and posing together in front of a colorful geometric background, one wearing a pink blazer and glasses, and the other wearing a red blazer.

Brought to you by

Women's Business Center of Utah
World Trade Center Utah

In partnership with

Salt Lake Brewing Co logo
Salt Lake Chamber
Contravent logo
Chase Bank logo
Women's Leadership Institute Utah
Naja Lockwood

Naja Pham Lockwood

keynote

RYSE Media
Mother, Investor, Storyteller, Film Producer, Humanitarian Eco-designer

  • Naja Lockwood has executive produced multiple documentary and narrative films focusing on social justice issues including 76 Days, Try Harder!, Coming Home Again, Gook and Cries From Syria. She is the founder of RYSE Media Ventures, which supports stories of diverse voices, and is an investor in Impact Partners Films, which has financed the Academy Award-winning documentary Icarus, as well as Won’t You Be My Neighbor and Audrie and Daisy. She financed and co-produced The First Days with StoryCorps, which is a collaboration between StoryCorps and PBS American Experience. It aimed to collect, preserve and celebrate the stories of Vietnamese American refugees and Vietnam veterans throughout America.

    Naja graduated with a BA from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She currently serves on the board of the Utah Film Commission, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and the Global Advisory Board of Fulbright University Vietnam.

Jackie Zehner

Jacki
Zehner

keynote

SheMoney/ShePlace
Founder of ShePlace; Investor; Writer; Speaker on Women, Money, and Power

  • Jacki Zehner is the founder of SheMoney, a Utah-based company dedicated to advancing women’s financial well-being. She learned a lot about money at Goldman Sachs, where, in 1996, she became the youngest woman and first female trader to become a partner at the firm. After leaving Goldman, she spent a decade in wealth management before co-founding Women Moving Millions, a global philanthropic network whose mission is to catalyze unprecedented resources for a gender-equal world. She is an active investor, writer and speaker on women, money and power. Connect with Jacki on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

Photo Credit: Phillip Istomin | MANICPROJECT

Sui Lang Panoke

MODERATOR

Sui Lang L. Panoke

Zions Bank
SVP, Culture at Zions Bank; Visionary Leader; Social Entrepreneur; International Trainer and Facilitator

  • Sui Lang L. Panoke is a visionary leader and social entrepreneur with a passion for empowering today’s leaders to rethink, create and innovate. As Senior Vice President of Culture at Zions Bank, she is responsible for directing a strategic vision to build a culture of community, prosperity, and growth across the bank and in the communities that it serves.

    Sui Lang is the founder of Rethink International, Hardware Creative Collective, Rethink Tank, and Women Politics Media. She has trained thousands of leaders around the world, leading in politics, business, government, nonprofits, and the media on a wide range of global leadership, culture, and strategic communications topics.

    She holds a BS in political science from the University of Utah and MPA from American University’s Women & Politics Institute. She serves on numerous community and nonprofit boards and was awarded the 2022 Pathfinder Leadership Award by the Salt Lake Chamber.

panel

Women Uplifting Women in Unexpected Ways

Luna Banuri

Utah Muslim Civic League | Executive Director and Founding Board Member

LinkedIn

Luna Banuri

Abby Bowler, SadieB

SadieB | Co-Founder

LinkedIn

Abby Bowler

Lavanya Mahate

Lavanya Mahate

Saffron Valley | Founder, Owner

LinkedIn

Rachelle Morris

Rachelle Morris

RevRoad Capital | Managing Director

LinkedIn

Pattern of the word 'BAZAAR' in pink, yellow, and green colors repeated in a row.

The celebration featured a bazaar of 20+ local, women-owned vendors

shemoney/sheplace

Salt lake brewing

chunky cookies

Esensually yourz

hush hush farm

Jessica Sketches

julieann caramels

Latebloomer shauna

Luxe-couture

Mui Cui Boutique

naja lockwood design

Nanapuras Peruvian Handicrafts

Niche snowboards

of wonders and tides

Phillips

Raw Eddy's Snacks

the maasai market

Thousand hills artisans

Yawar Cotton

zenzee

About

World Trade Center Utah and the Women’s Business Center of Utah are committed to seeing our state’s women entrepreneurs succeed. By joining forces, we are helping women in business take over the world (in the best possible way, of course)! 

For our 11th annual International Women’s Day event, we welcomed Utah’s business community to join us for a celebration of women making an economic impact here in Utah and around the world. Featuring local women-owned companies and leaders committed to furthering opportunities for women and girls around the globe, this event brings together those committed to change.  

By catalyzing our shared momentum, we can work to address and solve the challenges women face when growing their businesses globally.

Read about out 2023 event.

Two women having a conversation indoors. One woman with light brown hair wearing a black blazer and a graphic t-shirt, standing with arms crossed. The other woman with long wavy hair wearing a dark jacket, gesturing with her hand.
A woman speaking and smiling at a group of four young women seated at a table in a busy indoor setting, with people and colorful tablecloths in the background.
A woman with dark, curly hair and a septum piercing standing next to a clothing rack with colorful patterned garments in a boutique. There is a white sign with cursive text in the background and a table with a green cacti plant and an iced beverage.
Panel discussion titled 'Women Uplifting Women In Unexpected Ways' with four women seated on stage, one holding a microphone, in front of an audience of women. Large screen behind them displays the title, with branding and logos at the bottom. The st
A woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a red sweater with pink hearts and blue jeans, in a room with a brick and concrete wall, holding a smartphone.
A man in a suit stands on stage holding a microphone, speaking to an audience in a conference setting with a large screen behind him and two chairs in front of him.
Rachelle Morris
Three women standing together behind a table at an event, smiling for the camera. The table has informational materials and promotional items related to suicide prevention and family-friendly workplace policies.
A woman with gray hair and a blue sweater vest, standing and talking to people, with a brick wall in the background.
Six women sitting together at an event, smiling for the photo. Behind them is a pink and white backdrop with the word 'BAZAAR' repeated. They are dressed in business and casual attire.
Two women walking side by side with arms around each other, one wearing a jacket with
A group of diverse people attending a conference or seminar, seated and listening attentively in a room with brick walls and clothing items displayed in the background.

featured media

Media
World Trade Center Utah Named as One of Inspire InUtah’s 100 Companies Championing Women
World Trade Center Utah Named as One of Inspire InUtah’s 100 Companies Championing Women

World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) has been named one of Inspire InUtah's 100 Companies Championing Women.

KSL | Female businesses are going global! Here’s how to make it happen for your business
KSL | Female businesses are going global! Here’s how to make it happen for your business

Liz Findlay is the owner of Albion Fit and Julia Pappas is with World Trade Center of Utah. They share how female business owners can beat the hurdles of expanding internationally.

FOX 13 | Advice for women who are considering starting or growing a business
FOX 13 | Advice for women who are considering starting or growing a business

Olympic medalist Shannon Bahrke Happe and Michelle Conley, World Trade Center Utah joined Jenny Hardman from Fox 13 in studio to chat about International Women’s Day.

Return to WTCUtah.com

Colorful, overlapping text spelling 'BAZAAR' in pink, orange, yellow, and green on a pink background.