Be part of the premier women's leadership conference in the world! Get inspired in Boston on April 2, 2019.
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Register NowInformative, energizing and empowering, the Simmons Leadership Conference is the nation's leading one-day professional development event for women.
View the ProgramFrom candid keynotes to lively panel discussions, our speakers will inspire you to pursue your own path to principled leadership.
Learn About SpeakersLong recognized as the pre-eminent authority on women's leadership, the Simmons Leadership Conference is coming to Dublin, Ireland in November 2019.
View the ProgramThis year's program features exceptional speakers, including Jane Goodall, Jameela Jamil, and Yang Lan.
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View AllConsistently top-rated by sponsors, speakers and attendees alike, the Simmons Leadership Conference is without a doubt the most respected one-day event for business and professional women in the nation.
Get InvolvedThe Simmons Leadership Conferences further the mission of our founder, John Simmons — to enable women to acquire independent livelihoods. Funds raised benefit graduate scholarships at Simmons University, helping to ensure the viability of women's education for generations to come.
Learn MoreThe Simmons Leadership Conference is part of SimmonsLEADS, a program established to support and develop women leaders to make a positive contribution to their organizations, their communities and the world.
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Joyce Kulhawik, best known as the Emmy Award-winning Arts & Entertainment Critic for CBS-Boston (WBZ-TV1981-2008) has covered local and national events from Boston and Broadway to Hollywood, and has co-hosted nationally-syndicated movie-review programs with Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. As the first arts reporter/critic in the U.S. to appear every weeknight as part of a local TV news team, Kulhawik gave journalistic stature to arts reporting and greatly enhanced her station’s commitment to community service. She is currently President of The Boston Theater Critics Association and a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics. Find her reviews online at JoycesChoices.com and WBUR’s The ARTery. A 3x cancer survivor, Kulhawik testified before Congress on the 20th anniversary of The National Cancer Act, and helped launch the American Cancer Society’s first HOPE LODGE in Boston which provides free lodging for cancer patients. The ACS honored Kulhawik with its National Bronze Medal for her work. In 2010 Kulhawik received the New England Emmys Governor’s Award for her distinguished career, which includes Emmys for the WBZ series/campaign “You Gotta Have Arts!” and team coverage of the World Trade Center attacks, being among the first on the scene. In 2007 she was among the inaugural inductees into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The recipient of countless awards for her career and advocacy, Kulhawik also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Communications from her alma mater Simmons, and has an endowed scholarship in her name at the Berklee College of Music.