The Simmons Leadership Conference on April 16, 2020 is now a fully virtual event.
Learn MoreThe International Simmons Leadership Conference is heading to London, UK on November 16-17, 2020.
Learn MoreInformative, 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 London, UK in November 2020.
View the ProgramThis year's program features exceptional internationally-renowned speakers.
Learn about SpeakersFrom global Fortune 500 corporations to agile start-ups, our sponsors are innovators who recruit and develop talented women leaders.
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 InvolvedWith the recent formation of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership, Simmons has made an investment in ensuring that equity in leadership is a reality in our lifetime.
Learn MoreMembers of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership Strategic Advisory Board share the deep desire to foster equity, inclusion and gender parity in organizational leadership in our lifetime.
Learn MoreFor more than 100 years, a Simmons education has integrated professional preparation, intellectual exploration, and community orientation. We value the many dimensions of identity — including race, class, ethnicity, and sexual identity — and reflect that in our curriculum, affiliated organizations, and community partnerships.
For the past 40 years, Simmons has sponsored the Simmons Leadership Conference. Considered to be the premier women’s leadership conference in the world, the Simmons Leadership Conference attracts over 4,000 middle and senior level women from companies and organizations across the country and around the globe.
Each year, our speakers are prominent women who are role models and thought leaders on issues relevant to experiences and concerns of women in the workplace and the world. We ask our speakers to tell their stories so others are inspired to reach higher to achieve their personal and professional goals.
The Simmons Leadership Conference furthers the mission of Simmons University founder, John Simmons — to enable women to acquire independent livelihoods. The Conference is a non-profit fundraiser for graduate scholarships at Simmons University and as such, helps ensure the viability of women’s education for generations to come.
Past speakers include: Madeline Albright, Maya Angelou, Christiane Amanpour, Charlene Barshefsky, Benazir Bhutto, Cherie Booth Blair, Maxine Clark, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Geena Davis, Viola Davis, America Ferrera, Geraldine Ferraro, Carly Fiorina, Rana Foroohar, Marta Fox, Whoopie Goldberg, Donna Karan, Billie Jean King, Sallie Krawcheck, Sherry Lansing, Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Pat Mitchell, Denise Morrison, Rita Moreno, Anne Mulcahy, Josie Natorie, Queen Noor, Michele Norris, Michelle Obama, Mary Robinson, Janet Reno, Jehan Sadat, Zainab Salbi, Anna Deavere Smith, Judy Smith, Diane von Furstenberg, Meg Whitman, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl WuDunn and many more.
Many corporations sponsor the Leadership Conference to demonstrate their commitment to women’s development and advancement. Attendees, in turn, value the high quality of experience, insight, and knowledge they receive to help them further their career development and success.
Past and current sponsors include Dell Technologies, Cisco, Raytheon Technologies, 2U, Liberty Mutual, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Analog Devices, Putnam Investments, Philips, Ipsen, MFS Investment Management, PwC, and many more.