Be part of the premier women's leadership conference in the world! Get inspired in Boston on April 2, 2019.
Register NowJoin us in Dublin November 5-6, 2019 for the International Simmons Leadership Conference.
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.
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 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 The Institute for Inclusive Leadership at Simmons University. With this Institute, Simmons has made an investment in ensuring that equity in leadership is a reality in our lifetime.
Learn MoreNow celebrating its 41st year, the Simmons Leadership Conference remains the nation’s premier one-day professional development event for women—a don’t-miss experience that motivates, educates, and empowers leaders at every stage of their careers.
Globalism, technological advances, and shifts in cultural and social norms have made the old command-and-control model of power obsolete. The theme of the 2020 conference, Defining Power, focuses on the ways in which top women leaders have learned to motivate and shape positive change in their organizations and to inspire others to be the risk takers and problem solvers that the world needs today. As always, this year’s program includes a diverse array of exceptional speakers with a broad range of experiences, each with her own definition of power. Among the featured presenters are Pat Mitchell, pioneering media executive who was among the first to recognize the power of women telling their stories; Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who is using the power of freedom to speak out about the brutal oppression in her native country; and Serena Williams, who is using her star power to challenge the many pervasive inequities facing women today.
In addition to these compelling presentations, you can choose among timely panel discussions, signature sessions, and skill-building workshops offering concrete strategies for powering up both your professional and personal lives. Between formal sessions are chances to meet the speakers at book-signings, visit the corporate marketplace, enjoy a delicious lunch, and network with some of the more than 3,400 aspiring women who attend the conference from companies and organizations around the world.
The Simmons Leadership Conference—a one-day investment in yourself that pays off all year long.
The Conference is a non-profit fundraiser for Simmons University and as such, helps ensure the viability of women’s education for generations to come.
The 2019 Simmons Leadership Conference featured Susan O’Malley, Katherine Switzer, Julia Gillard, Jameela Jamil, and Laverne Cox!
The 2018 Simmons Leadership Conference featured Michelle Obama, Gretchen Carlson, Nely Galán and many more!
