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Calendar of Events & Retreats

Discover Support and Connection.

Community Events

Discover our collection of woman-forward events.
 
​​​Annual Founder Summit

The Annual Founder Summit gives you three days in Denver to map the next twelve months, pressure-test it with women building alongside you, and leave knowing exactly what you do next.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sep 15-17
Denver, Colorado

Livelong Women's Health Summit

Get the science of aging well, straight from the experts. Spend two days in NYC with the voices redefining how women age.
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​​Sep 25 - 26
NYC

​​​Celebrate the Launch of Farewell

Join us for cocktails and a fireside chat with Farewell founder Samina Bari. Hear the story behind Farewell, and be among the first to experience what it means to carry less. 

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​​​​​​​Sep 29
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​​​Luminary Live NYC


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Luminary LIVE! happens in cities across our community all year long, and on September 30th, it's coming home to our Headquarters in NYC.


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​​​​​​​Sep 30
​​​​​​​New York City

Women's Capital Summit

​​​​​​​The Summit is designed to be the place where entrepreneurs and capital providers meet, align, and activate capital across every stage of the business lifecycle.

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​​Oct 6 - 7
NYC

​​​​​​​Funference TheDames 2026

Join us for an event beyond compare, featuring mastermind-workshop-style sessions tailored to your revenue, company size, or leadership position.
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​​​​​Oct 7 - 10
Denver

​​​Women's Health Innovation Summit

The Summit is the only platform uniting the full women’s health ecosystem – providers, payers, employers, pharma leaders, investors, and innovators -to increase deal flow, expand reimbursement, improve access, and deliver better outcomes for women at every stage of life.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Oct 13 - 15
Boston

​​​Kayo New York Private Equity Forum

This is an intimate, invitation-caliber gathering of senior private equity professionals anchored in the New York market — built around dealmaking, regional market insight, and high-quality access to the people who matter most to your business.
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​​​​Oct 15
New York City

​​​​​​​Wealth Catalyst Summit

You are invited to a private gathering for women building, deploying and preserving wealth creatively hosted by Syama Bunten.
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​​​​​Oct 16
San Francisco

​​​DealCon

This is a gathering for entrepreneurs learning M&A frameworks to scale faster, exit stronger, and build platform value.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Oct 19 - 21
Austin, Texas

​​​Women in Retail on the Road: NYC

Join us in New York as we take the Women in Retail Leadership Circle “on the road”! These invitation-only events enable executive women in leadership positions at retail companies the opportunity to network, learn from each other, and improve business processes.


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​​​​​​​Oct 20
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Women Rising Annual Gala & Awards

The Women Rising Award is presented annually to Women’s Business Development Council clients who show a strong commitment to WBDC and demonstrate success in their business and tenacity in pursuing their goals.
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Oct 23
Hyatt Regency Greenwich

​​​The State of the Effect Summit

Join 200+ entrepreneurs, investors, and cross-sector leaders as we pressure-test two questions from every angle: What should we build? And how do we make sure that what we build keeps creating value?


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​​​​​​​Oct 27
​​​​​​​New York City

The 13th Annual Booth-Kellogg Conference

The Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference is an annual event that brings together search fund entrepreneurs, investors, MBA students, faculty, and other participants in the ETA ecosystem to meet one another and share insights into this rapidly growing area.


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​​​​​​Oct 30
Chicago

World Business Forum New York 2026

Join 2,500 senior leaders to gain the insight, clarity, and competitive edge required to lead your market.
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​​​​​​​Nov 4 - 5
NYC

​​​Women's Venture Summit

Women’s Venture Summit brings founders and investors together to expand access to capital for women-led startups.

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San Diego

World Business Forum New York 2026

Join 2,500 senior leaders to gain the insight, clarity, and competitive edge required to lead your market.
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​​Nov 4 - 5
NYC

​​​All Raise VC Summit 2026

This is an intimate, invitation-caliber gathering of senior private equity professionals anchored in the New York market — built around dealmaking, regional market insight, and high-quality access to the people who matter most to your business.

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nov 12 - 13
Half Moon Bay, CA

​​​WEDO Summit

The #WEDO2026 Summit helps to create opportunity where it’s needed most. Whether you’re building a company, launching your next idea, investing in the future, or looking to surround yourself with people who inspire you to think bigger, you’ll find your community at WEDO.


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Nov 13
​​​​​​​New York City

​​​WEDO Summit

The #WEDO2026 Summit helps to create opportunity where it’s needed most. Whether you’re building a company, launching your next idea, investing in the future, or looking to surround yourself with people who inspire you to think bigger, you’ll find your community at WEDO.


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Nov 13
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Our Community

Who It's For

Our events and community is designed for women founders who want to get farther faster, and do it by staying true to purpose, vision, and values.

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Building a visionary company

You see a better future—and you're building it. But being a visionary can feel lonely, especially when you’re solving problems no one else has solved before. You need strategic clarity, grounded support, and tools that match the size of your ambition.
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Growing, mighty team

You’re scaling fast—and so is the complexity. Your team is loyal, purpose-led, and doing more than one job each. But as you grow, you’re starting to feel the cracks: the need to uplevel, slow execution, miscommunication, or fear of losing the culture that made you special. You want smart systems, clear roles, and values-aligned growth that scales you—not breaks you.
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Clear purpose, vision, and values

You know your why, your where, and your how. But now you're looking for the systems, tools, and structure to turn that clarity into traction—so your team can align, your decisions can scale, and your purpose becomes your greatest engine for profit.

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Building a company of substance and sustainability

You're not chasing quick wins or hollow hype. You're building something that lasts—something that serves, sustains, and succeeds. But you know that growing with integrity takes more than hustle—it takes strategy, structure, and support.
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