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2025 World Leadership Conference

Seattle, Washington May 22 – 24
Event Highlights

2025 Cornerstone Conference

Cape Town, South Africa Nov 05 – 07

2026 Cornerstone Conference

London, England May 13 – 15

2026 IWF World Leadership Conference & Gala

Denver, Colorado Nov 11 – 13

2027 Cornerstone Conference

Amman, Jordan May 11 – 13

2027 World Leadership Conference & Gala

Washington, DC Nov 03 – 05

We are…

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Corporate Directors Diplomats Engineers Environmental Activists Explorers Fashion Designers Fortune 500 CEOs
Generals Governors Heads of NGOs Heads of State Indigenous Leaders Inventors Investigative Reporters
Investment Bankers Judges Lawyers Mayors Medical Researchers Museum Heads Neurosurgeons
Theatrical Producers Tony Award Winners Top Chefs University Presidents Urban Planners Venture Capitalists

8,000+ leaders across CULTURES & careers

Our Mission

We unite our global community to advance women’s leadership today and tomorrow.

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The Only Global Women’s Leadership Organization with 50 Consecutive Years of Growth

77 FORUMS | 35 COUNTRIES
Where We Are

Our Members Tell Our Story

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GM CEO and IWF Hall of Fame Honoree, Mary Barra, and UPS CEO (IWF Georgia) , Carol Tomé, named on Fortune’s list of 100 Most Powerful People in Business.

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Three of the Walmart Chief Merchandising Officers

Walmart EVP and IWF Leadership Fellows Program alumna, Andrea Albright (IWF Arkansas), profiled by Fortune. “To keep an eye on – through this holiday season and beyond.”

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Dara Munson

CEO of Family Focus and President of IWF Chicago, Dara Munson, included on Crain’s Chicago Business list of notable nonprofit board leaders.

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50 Years of Women Changing The World

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Ellen Ochoa
Corazon Aquino
Nandita Das
Madame Graça Machel
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Annie Leibovitz
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Condoleezza Rice

Sheila Johnson

Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection
IWF HALL OF FAME HONOREE

Anna Wintour

Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue
IWF HALL OF FAME HONOREE

Ellen Ochoa

The first Hispanic woman in space and the first Hispanic woman to serve as the Director of the Johnson Space Center
IWF Idaho

Corazon Aquino

First Female President of the Republic of the Philippines
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Nandita Das

Pioneering Actress and Filmmaker
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Graça Machel

First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Nawal El Moutawakel

First African Muslim Female Olympic Gold Medalist
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Annie Leibovitz

Legendary Portrait Photographer
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Ella Fitzgerald

Globally Renowned Jazz Artist
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Condoleezza Rice

First Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State; First woman to serve as National Security Advisor
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

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