🌟    2025 ITINERARY    🌟

✨ SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 ✨

📍 Expo Doors Open: 9:30 AM
🛍️ Vendor Marketplace Open: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Morning Kickoff

⏰ 10:00 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
🎤 SSYL Expo Founder & Special Guests

Workshops & Fashion Shows Begin!

🎭 Workshops alternate between odd and even hours in two locations. Fashion shows hit the runway on the half-hour!

🔹 11:00 AM | Workshop Block 1

📍 Workshop Room A: From Body Grief to Body Freedom: Embrace Your Here-and-Now Self           – Bri Campos (Life & Wellness)

🔸 11:30 AM | Fashion Show #1

👗 'Runway Radiance' – Everyday Fashion for Work & Play!

🔹 12:00 PM | Workshop Block 2

📍 Workshop Room B: Elevate & Educate: Your Guide to Academic Success & Career Advancement – Dr. Venetia Miller (Career & Education)

🔸 12:30 PM | Fashion Show #2

🔥 'Sizzling Summer' – Resort & Swimwear Showcase

🔹 1:00 PM | Workshop Block 3

📍 Workshop Room A: Turn Up Your Talent – A Panel Discussion on Breaking into Music & Entertainment – Featuring Dank DeMoss & Industry Insiders (Career & Arts)

🔸 1:30 PM | SSYL Expo Town Hall🎤

🌍 Engage in real talk with our panel on (TBA Topic). Have your voice heard!

🔹 2:00 - 5:00 PM | Beach Party! 🌊

🏖️ A festival of fun, culture & celebration with live entertainment, dance, games & contests!

🔹 3:00 PM | Workshop Block 4

📍 Workshop Room B: Advocacy in Action: How to Speak Up & Secure the Care You Deserve – Sarah Bramblette (Life & Lipedema & Lymphedema Awareness)

🔸 3:30 PM | Fashion Show #3

💃 'Boss Mode' – Chic & Sleek Power Dressing

🔹 4:00 PM | Workshop Block 5

📍 Workshop Room A: Measurements Matter: A Guide to Shopping Smart & Dressing with Confidence – Karlyn Zeno (Fashion & Styling)

 

🎉 Expo Closes for the Day | 6:00 PM

✨ Evening Event TBA (Optional) | 8:00 PM

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✨ SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025 ✨

📍 Expo Doors Open: 10:00 AM
🛍️ Vendor Marketplace Open: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Morning Kickoff

⏰ 10:30 AM | Morning Movement & Mindfulness – Join us for light stretching & a refreshing start!

Workshops & Fashion Shows Begin!

🔹 11:00 AM | Workshop Block 6

📍 Workshop Room A: Voice of the Warrior: Stories, Struggles & Strength – Susan O’Hara (Lipedema & Lymphedema Awareness)

🔸 11:30 AM | Fashion Show #4

👗 'Glow Up' – Evening Glam & Red Carpet Looks

🔹 12:00 PM | Workshop Block 7

📍 Workshop Room B: From Uncertainty to Innovation: Turning Failure into Fuel for Success – Ebonie Williams (Entrepreneurship & Career Growth)

🔸 12:30 PM | Fashion Show #5

🔥 'Runway Reimagined' – Avant-Garde Plus-Size Fashion Show

🔹 1:00 PM | Bridal Bliss Fashion Show 

💍 For the big, beautiful brides & wedding party queens—this show is for you!

🔹 2:00 PM | Workshop Block 8

📍 Workshop Room A: Breaking Barriers: Plus-Size Representation in Media & Business – Industry Leaders (Advocacy & Career)

🔹 2:00 - 5:00 PM | Beach Party! 🌊

🏖️ A festival of fun, culture & celebration with live entertainment, dance, games & contests!

🔹 3:00 PM | Final Panel: The Future of Size-Inclusive Advocacy 🎤

📍 Main Stage – Leading voices in advocacy, media, and policy discuss what’s next.

*🎉 5:30 PM | Closing Celebration & Farewell Toast! 🥂

✨ Evening Event (Optional) | 8:00 PM
Chi-Town Steppers Set featuring a performance by Dank Demoss