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WILS IS BACK!
The biggest Women in Leadership Summit returns as women are finally being heard across the nation!
The new-look Federal Government boasts 10 women in cabinet, 13 women in the Ministry, and 19 frontbenchers. Not to mention the 10 women now in the shadow cabinet. Record numbers for women!
The March 4 Justice rallies, combined with the unified cries for change by women across Australia have clearly made an impact.
And yet, there’s still a long way to go. To this day, at least half of all women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment.
Women are underrepresented in key decision-making roles across almost all industries. While women make up more than half the employees, women comprise only:
- 4% of CEOs
- 5% of key management positions
- 33% of board members
- 18% of board chairs
What can be done?
We can come together to share our ideas, share our stories, listen to those that have trodden the path before us and take inspiration for those to break barriers and move the bar, each and every day.
Women in Leadership Summit 2022 is not going to solve the issues of inequality that still exist within Australia.
It will, however, empower you with the experience and perspectives from a vast array of successful women from a variety of backgrounds – each sharing unique lessons from working their way to the very top of their professions.
The Women in Leadership Summit is our premier leadership event.
The event is part inspiration, part education. The focus is to empower you to believe in yourself, put your hand up for opportunities and take your seat at the leadership table.
You will find out what it takes for the most senior women in Australia to flourish – how they stumbled, and what they learned along the way – so you can put that in your leadership toolkit and thrive.
It features inspiring keynotes, career-focused case studies, jam-packed panel discussions and interactive workshops for an all-encompassing experience.
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Agenda
Pre-Conference Workshops | 22nd November
Conference Day One | 23rd November
Conference Day Two | 24th November
Post-Conference Workshops | 25th November
What you can expect to learn at Women in Leadership Summit 2021:
- Seize opportunities to grow your career
- Get advice for climbing the corporate ladder
- Learn how to rise to the challenge of crisis
- Become a mentor and champion of other women
- Dig deep into your resilience and strength to achieve desired outcomes
- Embrace vulnerability to become a better leader
Who Should Attend:
- CEOs
- General Managers
- Middle Managers
- Heads of Department
- Future Leaders
- Diversity Managers
- Anyone that's about to step into a management role who would like to build their skills and gain advice from expert leaders.
Past Event Highlights
Media Partners:

Banking & Finance Magazine (AB+F) is the flagship publication from Australian Financial Publications.
AB+F is Australia’s only magazine devoted to the entire banking and finance sector, with dedicated sections on banking, capital markets, insurance, New Zealand markets, Asian markets, professional development and banking & finance technology.

F-magazine celebrates Australian female success across ages, industries and lifestyles. Launched on International Women’s Day 2018, the online magazine – www.f-magazine.online – is supported by a weekly e-newsletter, emailed to 26,000 plus readers each Monday.
F-magazine is published by Queensland Magazines, which has three print plus online publications, INDULGE eat.live.play, The West End Magazine, and HIGHLIFE Downs Living and The Prestige Property Magazine online.

Behind closed doors (BCD) was established in 2008 with a vision to create a national community of women who could connect with broader networks and develop their leadership skills. BCD provides structured Memberships, Coaching and Mentoring, and Leadership Programs exclusively for women nationally. Through these initiatives, women are challenged, held accountable, given the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences, and receive unbiased, independent advice from their Coach/Mentor, Facilitator, Program Director, and fellow Members.
BCD Memberships, Coaching and Mentoring, and Leadership Programs have been developed, enhanced, tested, and measured, which has given BCD an inherent understanding of the challenges women deal with and what drives business performance. The outcome will be building outstanding leaders with superior decision-making skills, better organisational performance, better bottom line, and return on investment.

Fempire, the #1 business coaching brand for women worldwide, provides a unique business coaching certification and curriculum for women looking to become coaches. Fempire makes the business of business coaching easy and provides the support and resources to ensure women find the confidence to launch their coaching business and become the leaders that little girls look up to.

EarlyBirds is an open innovation ecosystem that connects organisations – Innovators, Early Adopters, and Subject Matter Experts – to accelerate capacity, speed, and culture to innovate and solve business and technical challenges.
Recent Recognitions:
– 10 Australian SaaS Companies to Watch in 2021 (The Australian Business Journal)
– 50 Most Trustworthy Companies of the Year 2021 (The Silicon Review)
– Most Innovative B2B Consulting & Collaboration Platform – 2021 (Corporate Excellence Awards)
– Most Innovative B2B Startups Innovation Platform -2022 (Global Excellence Awards)
Past Delegate Testimonials:
“Great Speakers and well run. Thank you! Very valuable, motivating and inspiring!
“Fantastic. I feel energised and ready to put some new strategies to work”
“What a program! The best I’ve been to. Each and every speaker brought something different and I learned so much”
“Anne Sherry, Carrie Bickmore, Elizabeth Gaines were standouts but the whole program was excellent! I’ll be back next year.”
“This is the event to go to.”
It's been a fundamental learning experience, very productive and inspirational. Leadership to each presenter was defined differently but they all leaned toward's the same thoughts. It's all about your people.
Fantastic Range of speakers!
Excellent Day
Inspirational and empowering topics of conversation. Great methods and thinking about alternative techniques to promote women in leadership.
Great choice of speakers and great variety, Authentic and practical advice given.