Emerging Women Leaders Conference
Get ready to connect with ambitious women who are making moves in their careers and are ready to level up!
This conference is your chance to hear real talk about leadership, swap stories about what actually works, and maybe pick up a few strategies you can use to level up your career in 2026.
We're bringing together speakers who are walking the talk and curated panels to truly help you shift your mindset around leadership, and more than that, we will have plenty of time for you to actually meet people (yes, the kind where you exchange numbers and follow up later).
Whether you're eying that promotion, building something from scratch, or figuring out what your next chapter looks like, you'll leave with fresh perspectives and a few new contacts in your phone.
✨ Emerging Women Leaders Conference 2026
From Potential to Power
A full-day immersive leadership experience designed to help women step into their power across identity, career, influence, and wealth.
🌅 Morning Experience
09:00 – 09:45
Arrival & Power Breakfast Networking
Start your day with intentional connections.
Outcome: Define your 2026 leadership goal and connect with at least 2 aligned peers.
10:00 – 10:10
Opening Keynote: From Potential to Power
Speakers: Kave Bulambo & Milica Sapic
Outcome: Understand that leadership success is a system — not a confidence problem.
🟣 Pillar 1: Inner Power
Identity, Energy & Leadership Presence
10:15 – 11:15
Rewriting the Inner Narrative of Women in Leadership
Moderator: Kave Bulambo
Speakers & Sessions:
Laureen Rwatirera – Imposter Syndrome Detox
Outcome: Build a cognitive reframe scriptDr. Oyedupe Gläsmann – Maternal Health & Digital Innovation
Outcome: Explore resilient leadership through digital health innovationStephanie von Behr – Leadership Beyond 40
Outcome: Create a long-term leadership longevity plan
11:15 – 11:25
Wellbeing Networking Break
Outcome: New peer connections + reflection moments.
🟡 Pillar 2: Structural Power
Promotion, Negotiation & Career Architecture
11:30 – 12:30
Career Strategy for High-Performing Women
Moderator: Shlomit Gruman-Navot
Speakers & Sessions:
Hilary Klassen – Designing High-Velocity Career Paths
Outcome: Create a 12-month career roadmapPrinciya Sequeira – From Individual Contributor to Director
Outcome: Learn how to expand scope and leadership impactDr. Nilima Gandhi – Negotiation, Risk & Power
Outcome: Practice powerful negotiation frameworks
13:00 – 14:30
Power Networking Lunch
Outcome: Meet at least 3 potential collaborators, sponsors, or partners.
⚡ Energy Reset
14:30 – 14:40
Move Your Body, Regain Energy
🔵 Pillar 3: Strategic Power
Influence, Visibility & Decision-Making
14:45 – 15:00
Keynote: Strategic Influence & Visibility
Speaker: Leanne Mair
Outcome: Learn how to position yourself for high-impact leadership.
15:00 – 16:00
Women, Influence, Visibility & Decision-Making
Moderator: Oladunni Staehler
Speakers & Sessions:
Angeley Mullins – The Power of Soft Power
Outcome: Expand influence across organizationsSarah Pimentel Abrantes – Engineering Leadership & Visibility
Outcome: Increase impact as a technical leaderCharlotte Otter – Communications & Strategic Positioning
Outcome: Master strategic communication
🟢 Pillar 4: Collective Power
Women, Money, Networks & Legacy
16:00 – 16:15
Keynote: Women, Ownership & the Architecture of Power
Speaker: Dr. Tanja Schomann
Outcome: Introduction to wealth-building strategies for women.
16:15 – 16:45
Women, Ownership & Money
Speakers & Sessions:
Hanim Dogan – Investment & Advisory
Outcome: Strategic investing insightsDr. Tanja Schomann – Ownership, Power & Value Creation
Outcome: Alternative ownership modelsJana-Josephine Chowdhury – Financial Strategy & AI
Outcome: Use AI for smarter financial decisions
Session Outcome: Leave with your first investment action + access to leadership labs, resources, and next steps.
☕ Closing Experience
16:45 – 17:00
Refresh Break
17:00 – 17:30
Closing Activation: Your 90-Day Power Plan
Speakers: Kave Bulambo & Milica Sapic
17:30 – 18:30
Power Hour & Community Celebration
Music, networking, wine & celebration.
Outcome: Solidify connections and commitments for your next chapter.