Women Who Lead Conference 2026
The Women’s Center in the Centers for Student Engagement is honored to host the 19th Annual Women Who Lead Conference in the Graham Center Ballrooms on March 18, 2026, from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.
This event is free for FIU students. Alumni, faculty, staff, and community members are also welcome to attend and may purchase tickets online.
The Women Who Lead Conference is a full-day event that centers women’s voices in brave spaces and creates an opportunity for intergenerational engagement. We invite the FIU and South Florida community to the event as we celebrate the accomplishments of women in different fields and provide practical tools for navigating the world as women.
Students have the opportunity to connect with faculty and staff across the university and the surrounding community. We have a student ambassador program that provides students with an opportunity for professional development, networking, and reflection.
This year’s theme is “Unapologetically Fierce: Women Defying Gravity”
This year’s theme celebrates women unapologetically using their voices to lead, challenge barriers, and inspire communities. The panel sessions will focus on how women today are shaping the future through course, creativity, and resilience. Also, we will highlight women who step into leadership authentically, embracing power and rejecting limiting norms.
We are committed to elevating women as everyday heroines whose leadership transforms the world. In today society, women continue to reimagine space and time to defy gravitation obstacles that seek to place a glass ceiling over our abilities. Women are boldly leading and creating space for the next generation of women defying the odds.
The Women Who Lead Conference seeks to:
- Enhance participants’ understanding & awareness about the scope of women in leadership in our society today.
- Provide participants with an opportunity to interact with & learn from women leaders in a variety of career fields.
- Develop a greater understanding of careers available in a variety of fields.
- Assist our participants in developing their personal leadership plans.
Lunch will be served, and participants will have the opportunity to network with fellow professionals.
We look forward to seeing you at the Women Who Lead Conference! Register online now.