WOW! Forum : Unmasking Your True Self: Owning Your Story

WOW! Forum Returns October 23 to Empower Women Across the Northwest Corner

This Year’s Theme: “Unmasking Your True Self: Owning Your Story” — Featuring WFSB’s Kara Sundlun as Keynote Speaker

TORRINGTON, Conn. — After a year off, the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce is bringing back WOW! Forum, its signature half-day professional development event for women, on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at CT State Community College, Northwestern Campus in Winsted, Connecticut.

Now returning after more than 20 years as a regional tradition, WOW! Forum offers a source of inspiration, motivation, networking, empowerment, support, education, and encouragement for women across careers and industries. This year’s event is built around the theme “Unmasking Your True Self: Owning Your Story,” and brings together a keynote address with four featured speakers covering self-worth, personal style, financial resilience, and storytelling.

For more information on the WOW! Forum, please visit wowforum.org.