Loupe workshop to feature panel of women leaders

A women's panel at Loupe Americas 2026 will discuss mentorship, work-life balance, personal branding and other topics, while providing attendees an opportunity for further small-group conversation.  

This session, titled ‘Women in Focus: Celebrating women's perspectives and achievements’, will take place during the second day of the show on Sept 16 at 2 pm. The session is free for all Loupe Americas attendees and is open to everyone. 

It is part of two days of educational content taking place at Loupe Americas. The educational sessions cover a wide range of subjects, including industry market forces, GS1 Sunrise 2027 and embellishment technology. The women’s panel is also one of two workshops during the show; the other is an AI session on the first day, led by Imagine AI Live co-founder and CEO Steve Metcalf. 

Loupe Global managing director Jade Grace will moderate the women’s panel, comprised of four high-powered business leaders: Kara Demirjian Huss, Jessica Ashley Garmon, Maria Doughty and Kristen Shields.  

The panelists bring decades of experience across a range of backgrounds, having served in business, legal, marketing and nonprofit roles. Demirjian Huss is president and founder of DCC Marketing and serves as senior vice president of TCCI Manufacturing. Garmon is chief operating officer and chief general counsel of The Will Group, the pioneer company of several entities in the electrical, lighting, construction, technology, and energy-related industries. Doughty is president and CEO of The Chicago Network, an organization of Chicago-area women leaders. Shields is president of Graymills Corporation, a supplier of ink pumps, metalworking pumps and parts washers for the printing industry. 

After the panel, this session will break out into roundtables for sharing and networking among attendees. The panelists will help facilitate conversations. 

Visitors to Loupe Americas can attend the rest of Loupe Americas educational content with the all-access Education Pass. This pass provides admission to all keynotes, conference sessions and workshops. Education Pass holders will also receive recaps of each session so they can review takeaways and insights on presentations they may have missed. 

To learn more about the two-day program, click here.