​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 script

• ​Dr. Oyedupe Gläsmann – Maternal Health & Digital Innovation
  Outcome: Explore resilient leadership through digital health innovation

• ​Stephanie 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 roadmap

• ​Princiya Sequeira – From Individual Contributor to Director
  Outcome: Learn how to expand scope and leadership impact

• ​Dr. 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 organizations

• ​Sarah Pimentel Abrantes – Engineering Leadership & Visibility
  Outcome: Increase impact as a technical leader

• ​Charlotte 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 insights

• ​Dr. Tanja Schomann – Ownership, Power & Value Creation
  Outcome: Alternative ownership models

• ​Jana-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.