Satellite Women’s Conference

Sunday October 4th - Tuesday October 6th 2026
The Ballantyne Hotel, 
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Celebrating Eight Years of SWC

SWC is an educational event focused on professional development, personal growth, networking, and community. Together we are celebrating eight amazing years of building friendships, developing professional relationships, and sharing ideas and skills necessary for running an efficient, relevant, and profitable business while having fun in the process! And we’re not stopping now!

When

Sunday October 4th - 
Tuesday October 6th 2026

Where

The Ballantyne Hotel, 
Charlotte, North Carolina

Contact

Anne Schultz [email protected]

About SWC

The Satellite Women’s Conference (SWC) began in 2018 with almost 60 women representing 40 companies, who took a leap of faith to participate in an industry first women’s only event. In just three years SWC grew by 35% with continued enthusiasm and inspiring support. In 2021, Satellite was honored to host over 80 women from over 50 companies, representing a mix of 60% first time and 40% returning attendees. To fuel this momentum SWC has moved around the country to make it more accessible, going from Minneapolis, MN in 2018 to Scottsdale, AZ in 2019, with a digital event in 2020, followed by an engaging in-person event in 2021 in Nashville, TN. But we didn't stop there, in 2022 we celebrated year 5 in sunny San Diego, year 6 in Austin, Texas, year 7 in Leesburg, Virginia, and year 8 in Denver, Colorado serving over 140 women. Now in our 9th year, we hope to serve 200 amazing women from an even broader audience.

SWC has evolved into a connected community of strong businesswomen not only within the portable sanitation industry but also beyond our borders, ranging from small and medium sized business to larger, corporate organizations. Decision makers, owners, managers, field technicians and office staff; with seasoned experience, a few years under their belt, or those who just received their business license and are eager to get started!

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{"I know there are a lot of trade shows that men and women go to, but the women’s conference is unique....}The women’s conference I feel has brought all of us closer and let us feel non-vulnerable in a man dominated industry."

Luanne Howland
Apple Valley Pumping (WA)

"Attending the Women's Satellite Conference for the past two years has been an incredibly enriching experience{....The quality of the speakers was exceptional, offering top-notch insights and inspiring talks. Moreover, the conference provided a safe and empowering space for women in the male-dominated portable sanitation industry. The value of this experience is truly priceless, and I eagerly look forward to it every year."

Becky Peltzer
Waste Solutions of Iowa

"From the moment you reach the registration desk at the Satellite Women's Conference, you know you've stepped into an experience. {Every detail of the event is thoughtfully planned with special touches to make each element of the conference memorable. Speaker sessions are interactive, breakout session topics are diverse, and evening activities always lead to laughter with new friends."}

Veronica Crosier
Executive Director, Portable Sanitation Association International

{"I love bringing women from all facets of our team. }The timing, structure, and diverse SWC attendees from all over the world makes for a wonderful networking, learning, and FUN event!"

Heather Pauling
Owner, COO, Biffs (MN)

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SWC 2026 Registration Pricing

1-2 people - $1,000 per person
3-5 people - $950 per person
6+ people - $900 per person

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Business Connection

SWC is an educational event focused on professional development, personal growth, networking, and community. SWC has evolved into a connected global community of strong businesswomen not only within the portable sanitation industry but also beyond our borders, ranging from small and medium sized business to larger, corporate organizations. Decision makers, owners, managers, field technicians and office staff; with seasoned experience, a few years under their belt, or those who just received their business license and are eager to get started! Together we are celebrating eight amazing years of developing professional relationships, building friendships and sharing ideas and skills necessary for running an efficient, relevant, and profitable business while having fun in the process! There’s something for everyone!

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Community Strength

The Satellite Women’s Conference (SWC) began in 2018 with almost 60 women representing 40 companies, who took a leap of faith to participate in an industry first women’s only event. In just three years SWC grew by 35% with continued enthusiasm and inspiring support. In 2021, Satellite was honored to host over 80 women from over 50 companies, representing a mix of 60% first time and 40% returning attendees. To fuel this momentum SWC has moved around the country to make it more accessible, going from Minneapolis, MN in 2018 to Scottsdale, AZ in 2019, with a digital event in 2020, followed by an engaging in-person event in 2021 in Nashville, TN. We didn't stop there, in 2022 we celebrated year 5 in sunny San Diego, year 6 in Austin, Texas, year 7 in Leesburg, Virginia, and year 8 in Denver, Colorado serving over 140 women. Now in our 9th year, we hope to serve 200 amazing women from an even broader audience.

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“In the past eight years at SWC, I’ve met the most amazing women in the industry who have shared their joys and laughter, their struggles and fears, their stories and passions both in a room full of women and to me personally. Every year I am inspired by this community of strong, smart women who I look forward to meeting for the first time or seeing again. I truly care about and appreciate everyone who I’ve been fortunate to meet and get to know on this journey. And I am humbled by the overwhelming support of our sponsors; their contributions help to keep this event affordable and sustainable.”

Michelle Amelse
SWC Co-Founder | Chief Customer Officer

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Make Your Hotel Reservation Today

When making your reservation, mention you are attending the Satellite Women’s Conference to receive these rates.

The Ballantyne Hotel

Room Rate: $289/night + Tax and Fees

Location

10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28277

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Book Your Stay at The Ballantyne Hotel

Please use the link to book your hotel room. This link will remain active until September 9, 2026,
or until hotel rooms in the SWC reserved block are sold out.

Need Assistance?

If you need assistance booking your room, please email the Group Reservations Department at the Ballantyne Hotel: [email protected].

Charlotte, North Carolina | The Queen City

To be “Crowned in Confidence” is to lead with presence, execute with discipline, decide with clarity, and sustain performance over time.

Leadership → How you show up

Operations → How you perform

Strategy → How you decide

Wellbeing → How you sustain it

SUNDAY – OCTOBER 4, 2026

12:00 PM

Conference Credential Pick-up

Location: Atrium (top of stairway)

4:00 PM

First-Time Attendee Welcome Activity

Location: Atrium (bottom of stairway)

4:45 PM

Welcome Reception Experience

Location: North Lawn

6:00 PM

Dinner

MONDAY – OCTOBER 5, 2026

8:00 AM

General Session Kick-Off

Location: Ballantyne Ballroom AB

8:25 AM

Welcome Remarks

Location: Ballantyne Ballroom AB

9:00 AM

Opening Keynote | Crowned in Confidence: Women in Business

Find Your Fuel: Ignite Unshakeable Confidence, Unstoppable Energy, and Unapologetic Joy | ERIN KING

Let’s be real: We are doing more than ever, often feel less energized, less connected, and less fulfilled. We chase productivity, push for progress, and show up for everyone else… but where does that leave us?

In this high-impact keynote, Erin King—world’s leading researcher on personal energy management and creator of the Energy Exam®—invites women to rethink the way we show up for our work, our relationships, and ourselves.

Blending science-backed insights with personal stories and tangible tools, Erin guides audiences through how to align with their natural energy instinct—Kinetic, Generative, Rigorous, Responsive, or Synergistic. Because true success isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing what works for you.

This keynote is both a wake-up call and a permission slip: a call to stop running on empty and a strategy to start leading from a place of clarity, vitality, and confidence. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about being powerful in a way that’s real, sustainable, and uniquely yours.

Key Learnings:

Discover Your Energy Instinct: Identify your core energy type and how to leverage it for greater performance, creativity, and clarity.

Align Instead of Hustle: Replace burnout with better boundaries by focusing on energy alignment, not endless output.

Lead with Authentic Power: Learn how to tap into your personal rhythm so you can lead, speak, and serve with more intention and impact.

Create Sustainable Success: Walk away with science-backed strategies to recharge emotionally, mentally, and physically—and stay fueled for the long game.

Reconnect With What Matters: Rediscover what drives you, so your work, life, and leadership feel more aligned—and a lot more fun.

Location: Ballantyne Ballroom A

10:00 AM

Transition Break

10:20 AM–11:10 PM

Building Performance Culture: Driving Ownership and Alignment at Every Level | Holly Caudle, Royal Flush Services

Start inspiring ownership. Learn how to align individual efforts with organizational goals, ensure employees know their daily work drives success, and clearly define winning in every role. Led by culture consultant Holly Caudle, this session provides actionable, memorable tools to build a highly engaged, accountable workplace.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, true ownership isn't built on company slogans or titles. It is forged through everyday conversations, clear expectations, and empathetic leadership. This interactive breakout session is designed to help you stop simply delegating and start cultivating a deeply motivated workforce that understands exactly how their daily contributions impact the bottom line.

12:15–1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00–2:50 PM

Breakout Sessions

(Coming Soon)

3:10–3:30 PM

Wellbeing Break - Walk & Talk Option

Step away with intention. Use this break to reset, recharge, and reconnect—on your terms. Join a guided Walk & Talk with fellow attendees for a relaxed, purposeful conversation, or take quiet time to decompress and refocus. Whether you choose movement or stillness, this is designed to help you return clear, energized, and ready for the next session.

Wellness Benefit: Supports mental clarity, reduces stress, and restores energy—improving focus, decision-making, and overall performance for the remainder of the day.

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” — Anne Lamott

Location: North Lawn (Wellbeing Track)

3:30–4:25 PM

Fun Team Building Competition

The Leadership Relay: Puzzle Edition

Race against the clock and other teams in this high-energy, fast-paced mental challenge. Your squad must conquer three distinct brainteasers: a crossword, a word search, and a maze.

The catch? You must appoint a new team leader for each individual puzzle to guide the strategy. The first team to successfully solve all three challenges wins the ultimate crown.

Location: Fairway Ballroom

4:30 PM

Connection Hour

Location: Atrium (bottom of stairway)

6:00 PM

Evening Event & Dinner

TUESDAY – OCTOBER 6, 2026

7:30–8:00 AM

The 20-Minute Reset | Rewire Your Brain for Clarity with NSDR

Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR), also known as Yoga Nidra, is a science-backed tool that guides the body into profound physiological restoration without actual sleep. Tailored for high-achieving corporate women, this session reveals how structured breathwork rapidly shifts the nervous system out of burnout mode and into deep clarity. Participants will learn to intentionally slow down brainwaves to dissolve stress, quiet mental chatter, and replenish depleted energy. Ultimately, attendees will walk away with a practical, 20-minute daily tool to instantly restore cognitive focus and sustain peak performance without sacrificing well-being.

Location: Ballantyne Ballroom C

8:00–8:45 AM

Welcome Back + Pumper Stories

Location: Ballantyne Ballroom AB

8:45–10:30 AM

Keynote & Hands-On Workshop: AI in Action

Beyond the AI Hype: Real Strategies for Real Growth? | Julie Holmes

AI is raising the floor. Every business now has the same tools, the same speed, the same good enough. The risk isn't falling behind. It's blending in, running faster while looking just like everyone else. But what if you could use AI to level up? Imagine creating a business that's more competitive, more productive, and better at serving its customers. Drawing on her Second Story Strategy™, AI expert and inventor Julie Holmes shows the difference between using AI to keep pace and using it to get ahead. You'll leave knowing where AI delivers real value in your business and how to put it to work right away.

Hands-On Workshop: AI in Action: Your Practical Playbook

Turn insight into execution. This interactive AI adventure builds directly on the keynote, putting you to work with AI in real time. Using Julie's 20-60-20 Collaboration Equation, you'll learn to direct AI so what comes back is sharp, useful, and uniquely yours. You'll leave with real tools and results specific to you and your business: work wins, life hacks, and big ideas you can act on right away. Practical, accessible, and immediately applicable, regardless of technical background.

Bring your laptop (or phone) to fully participate in hands-on activities and live demonstrations.

10:30-11:00 AM

Transition Break

Use this time to check out of your room and store your luggage. A brief, convenient window before the next session begins.

11:00–11:50 AM

Beyond the Unit: How Europe Is Redefining Portable Sanitation
| Sarah Martinon

From Toilet Rentals to Sanitation Solutions: What North American Operators Can Learn from Europe

Across Europe, portable sanitation is evolving beyond simple toilet rental and becoming part of a broader public-access strategy focused on customer experience, operational efficiency, sustainability, and community impact.

In this session, Sarah Martinon will share how European operators, municipalities, and event organizers are rethinking sanitation as essential infrastructure—and what North American businesses can learn from these emerging approaches. Through real-world examples and practical insights, attendees will explore changing customer expectations, innovative service models, and key trends shaping the future of the industry on both sides of the Atlantic.

Key Takeaways

Reframe the Opportunity:
Learn how European operators position sanitation as a public-access solution that delivers value beyond the unit, creating new opportunities with events, municipalities, contractors, and institutional customers.

Meet Evolving Customer Expectations:
Discover how factors such as cleanliness, accessibility, privacy, throughput, and user experience are influencing purchasing decisions and service expectations.

Prepare for What’s Next:
Gain insight into three European trends that could shape the North American market: specialized public-access solutions, resource-efficient operations, and standards-driven service expectations.

11:35 AM –12:15 PM

Breaking the Bubble, U.S. Opportunities for Innovation. How can we have an impact? | Sarika Saluja

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12:00 PM

Lunch

Location: Fairway Ballroom or North Lawn

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Awards & Farewell

2026 Keynote Speakers

Erin King | Entrepreneur

They call her “The Energy Expert.”

After a serious health scare, three-time entrepreneur Erin King put her entire life on pause, and spent a full year conducting the world’s largest study on personal human energy management alongside a team of award-winning PhD researchers.

Fast forward to today, and King is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading energy management experts. SUCCESS Magazine named her one of their Top 10 Must-See Motivational Speakers alongside Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty.

As the creator of The Energy Exam®, the world’s first scientific assessment to discover your unique “energy instinct”, King has been hired by Google, Disney, The Academy Awards, VISA, Adobe, and even the United States Navy to unlock peak performance, transformative leadership, and more intentional living.

King has delivered standing ovation keynotes from Bali to Amsterdam and everywhere in between. Her peak performance insights have been featured in Forbes among other global publications and her podcast consistently ranks in the top 1% of all downloads on iTunes.

Off-duty you’ll find her playing all the outside sports with her husband Hartman, or hanging out with her huge, lively Irish family. And finally: if kissing your dog (Miss Betty White) directly on the mouth is wrong- Erin does not want to be right.

Julie Holmes | AI Keynote Speaker | AI Strategy & Advisory | Tech Entrepreneur & Founder | Inventor

Julie Holmes is a keynote speaker, inventor, tech founder, and AI strategist who has spent over 30 years helping leaders and organizations turn technology into competitive advantage. As a self-described Now-ist, Julie doesn't deal in distant predictions. She equips audiences with what works today.

Julie’s core message is simple and urgent: AI is raising the floor, making everyone faster and more alike. Some organizations will raise the ceiling. But the best will build a second story — using AI as the foundation to stand out and win. This is the heart of her Beyond Faster positioning and the Second Story Blueprint that runs through everything she does.

Julie has lived on both sides of the technology divide, with roles spanning implementation, consultancy, and product strategy at JDE, Oracle, and PeopleSoft. As an inventor, she built products used by tens of thousands of businesses in more than 50 countries. As a strategic advisor, she has worked with organizations including Keller Williams, Pernod Ricard, WebMD, American Express, and Expedia.

What sets Julie apart is the proprietary frameworks that come from her experience. The Second Story Blueprint gives leaders a practical architecture for building distinction on top of AI capability. The 20-60-20 Collaboration Equation reframes how humans and AI work together as partners, not replacements. The Delegation Dial helps leaders and teams know when to lean into AI and when to stay human.

She is the author of the best-selling 101+ AI Tips series.

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2026 Breakout Speakers

Holly Caudle  | Director of Culture/Talent, Royal Flush

Royal Flush

Today, Holly leads culture and learning and development initiatives for Royal Flush, a rapidly growing portable sanitation company expanding through acquisitions across multiple markets. Her work includes listening to employees at every level, defining and integrating company values, developing leaders, strengthening communication, and helping teams navigate the messy human side of growth and change.

Known for her confidence, candor, humor, and interactive style, Holly gives audiences practical language and memorable tools they can apply immediately. She believes culture is not created by plaques or slogans—it is shaped through everyday conversations, decisions, expectations, and behaviors.

Jen Ruggerio | Co-Founder, Rugged Traning Group

Rugged Training Group | LinkedIn

Jen Ruggerio spent 25 years as a public educator, teaching alternative education at the high school level. Five years ago she shifted her focus to onboarding and safety training in the trades.

In the spring of 2024, she and her husband started Rugged Training Group, providing safety and leadership training. Jen has always been passionate about safety, but she found that teaching safety alone wasn't the fix. What was missing was leadership, the kind that builds a safety culture. Working with other educators and industry leaders, she and her team built a full leadership series specific to the trades: three levels of leadership across nine practical topics, each one designed to give participants concrete steps and clear takeaways they can put to use immediately.

In her book, Uncorporate Leadership, Jen makes the case for why leadership, not just policy, is what keeps people safe on the job.

Sarika Saluja  | General Manager, World Toilet Organization

World Toilet Organization

With over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Sarika's journey has been driven by a passion for creating meaningful impact through empowerment, sustainability, and dignity. She has dedicated her career to enhancing livelihoods, fostering skill development, and leading change in the WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) sector. Her focus has been on amplifying the voices of underserved communities, particularly women and children.

As the General Manager of the World Toilet Organization, she has the privilege of advocating for equitable sanitation on a global scale. Her role involves bridging policy and practice, mobilizing public-private partnerships, convening thought leaders at the World Toilet Summit, facilitating dialogues in countries like Melbourne, India, Brazil, Singapore and Nigeria to address sanitation challenges, and managing ground-level projects like World Toilet College in India, Singapore, Cambodia and many more in various parts of the world.

Sarika is especially passionate about gender equity in sanitation, menstrual health, and the crucial intersection of hygiene and maternal well-being. Her vision is to see sanitation recognized not just as infrastructure, but as a human right that is transformative, inclusive, and essential for progress.

She was honored to be named one of the Top 17 Leaders in Hygiene, Health, and Sustainability in the Middle East for 2023 and one of the Top 30 Female Leaders in 2025. Sarika continues to build platforms for collaboration and innovation within the global WASH sector ensuring that no one is left behind when it comes to the most fundamental aspect of human dignity, access to a safe toilet.

Kayla Springer | General Manager, Masport

Masport

Kala Springer is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience spanning operations, customer experience, marketing, logistics, and organizational development. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for aligning business strategy with customer needs, developing high-performing teams, and creating scalable processes that drive sustainable growth. Her diverse background across manufacturing, agriculture, food production, marketing, and customer service has equipped her with a unique ability to connect operational excellence with commercial success.

Known for her people-first leadership style, Kala has spent more than a decade helping organizations strengthen customer relationships, improve operational effectiveness, and navigate growth. Earlier in her career, she held roles in marketing, events, logistics, and process coordination, where she developed expertise in strategic planning, customer engagement, transportation and supply chain operations, and business process improvement. Her experience with organizations including Certified Piedmontese and Great Plains Beef provided a strong foundation in brand development, operations management, and customer-focused business strategy.

Today, Kala serves as General Manager of Masport Inc., where she leads both business operations and customer experience strategy. In her leadership role, she oversees initiatives focused on organizational performance, team development, customer engagement, and long-term business growth. She is responsible for fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement while ensuring the organization remains focused on delivering exceptional value to customers.

Since joining Masport in 2021, Kala has progressed through leadership positions in customer service, marketing, customer experience, and general management. Her broad business perspective enables her to bridge the gap between operational execution and strategic vision, helping teams align around common goals and creating systems that support both employee success and customer satisfaction.

Kala is passionate about leadership, customer-centric growth, and building strong organizational cultures. She believes exceptional business performance begins with understanding people, whether employees, customers, or partners, and creating an environment where they can thrive. Her approach combines strategic thinking, operational discipline, and a genuine commitment to developing teams and delivering meaningful results.

Sarah Martinon | Communications and Marketing Manager, Satellite Industries

Sarah Martinon is a strategic business and marketing professional with a proven track record of helping organizations identify growth opportunities, develop market-driven strategies, and build scalable frameworks that support long-term success. Throughout her career, she has worked across multiple industries, including luxury hospitality, consumer brands, higher education, and business services, developing expertise in market positioning, customer engagement, communications, and commercial strategy.

Known for her ability to bridge strategy and execution, Sarah has built a career focused on understanding customer needs, translating market insights into actionable business plans, and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams. Her experience spans brand development, marketing communications, business growth initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and organizational alignment, giving her a well-rounded perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing today's organizations.

Currently, Sarah supports the development and go-to-market strategy for PASS (Public Access & Specialized Sanitation), a strategic business unit of Satellite Industries focused on delivering specialized sanitation solutions for public spaces, large-scale events, disaster response efforts, and other high-demand environments. In this role, she helps shape market strategy, commercial positioning, customer segmentation, sales enablement, and scalable business processes designed to accelerate growth and strengthen customer value. Her work includes collaborating across marketing, sales, and commercial operations to build sustainable frameworks that support business expansion and market adoption.

Sarah is passionate about innovation, strategic problem-solving, and helping organizations navigate growth by aligning customer needs, operational excellence, and commercial strategy. She brings a thoughtful, business-minded approach to every initiative, with a focus on creating practical solutions that drive measurable results and long-term impact.

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Employee Retention

It’s estimated that employee replacement cost is 1 ½ to 2x their annual salary, which doesn’t account for ancillary costs that aren’t as measurable. Continued investment in current employees and a commitment to their professional development not only benefits your bottom line, but it also helps to boost morale and strengthen company culture. The Satellite Women’s Conference (SWC) takes a holistic approach to this. We believe that creating a space designed for women in this industry to come together to improve their business acumen, prioritize their personal health, and share their experiences will lead to a deeper network of resources and better industry overall.

Professional Development

Continuous training results in 50% higher net sales per employee. SWC is committed to providing the latest educational content in portable sanitation, business operations and personal growth & well-being. We invest in sought-after speakers, industry experts and innovators to connect with attendees in an approachable environment so the learning is current, hands-on, and truly impactful. We connect with industry professionals to learn challenges they are facing, new solutions they are adopting, tried and true methods that have brought success. We bring those conversations to our attendees so that everyone may benefit from shared collective knowledge. Whether new to the industry, a veteran or somewhere in between, women in all roles within their organization have expressed what a valuable experience this conference is for them each year. While some sessions are portable sanitation industry focused, we offer a wide range of topics that can benefit all women and provide them with substantial takeaways to immediately impact their business and their lives.

Community & Network

People are 90% more likely to trust and buy from a brand recommended by a friend. SWC is committed to maintaining an accessible community. We strive to find locations around the country to host the conference that creates an exceptional experience for a growing, dynamic, female-centered audience. This has forged a network of women across the country that otherwise would not have had the opportunity to connect on a genuine level. The immeasurable value is a trusted community of mentors and friends that can become professional resources, referrals, and personal connections.

FUN

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing” – Dale Carnegie. At the end of the day, we make sure there is plenty of time for laughter during the conference because those are the moments that sincerely reinforce our unique connections and prioritize the critical human component of work. Happy people are motivated, measure a higher rate of productivity, and have lower overall stress. That is always good for your bottom line.

“In the past eight years at SWC, I’ve met the most amazing women in the industry who have shared their joys and laughter, their struggles and fears, their stories and passions both in a room full of women and to me personally. Every year I am inspired by this community of strong, smart women who I look forward to meeting for the first time or seeing again. I truly care about and appreciate everyone who I’ve been fortunate to meet and get to know on this journey. And I am humbled by the overwhelming support of our sponsors; their contributions help to keep this event affordable and sustainable.”

Michelle Amelse
SWC Co-Founder | Chief Customer Officer

FAQs

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Venue & Travel

Is parking available at The Ballantyne Hotel?

Parking is complimentary at The Ballantyne Hotel.

Where is The Ballantyne Hotel located?

The Ballantyne Hotel, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Charlotte NC 28277, 25 minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

How to get from the airport to and from the hotel?

The Ballantyne Hotel is 25 minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and is accessible by Uber, Lyft or other rideshare services if you choose not to rent a car.

The Ballantyne Hotel recommends transportation services by: SilverFox Limos 704-622-9944

For additional transportation assistance, please contact The Ballantyne Concierge at 704-248-4055

How do I complete my registration payment?

Registration Payment (Attendees)

After submitting your registration, you’ll be directed to a secure payment link to finalize your booking. Please follow this link to complete payment and officially confirm your spot at SWC 2026.

If you need to complete payment later, you may also use the secure payment link below. Your Order Number and transaction amount can be found in your confirmation email. Spots are not reserved until payment is completed.

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How do I complete my sponsorship payment?

Sponsorship Payment (Sponsors)

Once your sponsorship is submitted, you’ll be directed to a secure payment link to finalize your sponsorship benefits and placement.

If paying separately, you may use the secure payment link below using your assigned Order Number and sponsorship amount provided in your invoice or confirmation email.

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Cancellation & Refunds

Cancelling your Satellite Women’s Conference (SWC) registration does not automatically cancel your hotel reservation, and cancelling your hotel reservation does not automatically cancel your SWC registration. If you need to cancel, be sure to follow the cancellation process for both registration and hotel reservations individually.

Registration Cancellation Policy

All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing; phone cancellations will not be accepted. Please send cancellation requests to Satellite’s Event and Program Manager, Anne Schultz, at [email protected]. You will receive an email confirmation of your cancellation request within 2 business days. Additional details and/or instructions will be included.

Refunds will be issued via the original payment method. Credit card refunds are typically processed within 3 business days, while check payments will be refunded by check, which may take up to 30 calendar days.

All cancellations will incur a standard $75 per person registered processing fee that cannot be waived. This processing fee is in place to offset realized costs

associated with conference planning activities.

Registration: Refunds will be issued per the policy, less the processing fee, as noted above.

Before July 15: Cancellations received before July 15 will be fully refunded less the $75, per person registered, processing fee.

After July 15: Cancellations received between July 15 and September 1 will e-refunded at 50% and less the $75, per person registered, processing fee.

After September 1: Cancellations received after September 1 are non-refundable.

Hotel Cancellation Policy

Hotel changes and cancellations must be made directly with The Ballantyne. Please call the hotel directly at 704-248-4000 to manage your reservation.

Schedule & Programming

What are the dates for this event?

The Satellite Women’s Conference is from Sunday October 4th to Tuesday October 6th 2026.

Extending your stay?

If anyone would like different arrival or departure dates than those listed in the link or a different room type, please email the Group Reservations Department at the Ballantyne Hotel: [email protected]

When making your reservation, mention you are attending the Satellite Women’s Conference to receive these rates.

Accessibility & Special Requests

What if I have some dietary restrictions?

Please let us know of any dietary restrictions when you register for the event, otherwise call 1-800-883-1123 or email us at [email protected]

What if I need some special accommodations?

Please let us know of any special accommodations when you register for the event, otherwise call 1-800-883-1123 or email us at [email protected]