Fall is here and that means some of our favorite conferences for women entrepreneurs are fast approaching. We've got your list of our top female founder conferences to hit this autumn from New York to London and everywhere in between.
New York
S.H.E. Summit
October 18-19, 2018
$797/person (tickets here)
S.H.E. Summit is the renowned global leadership conference that takes place once a year to celebrate and accelerate the global advancement of women and gender equality. Founded by women’s leadership expert Claudia Chan and named one of Inc.’s “10 most innovative conferences,” S.H.E. Summit convenes 50+ thought leaders and movement drivers of today’s most relevant women and societal issues on its global stage to inspire thousands of influencers to lead change in the world. Offering a transformational experience of CONNECTION, EDUCATION & ACTIVATION, S.H.E. Summit ignites women and men to RISE to their highest potential and LIFT others in the process with the mission of achieving gender equality by 2030. The 7th annual conference will take place on October 18th & 19th at 92nd Street Y located at 1395 Lexington Ave in New York City.
ENVSN Festival
October 20-21, 2018
Starting at $39/person (tickets here)
Inspired by the dreamers, go-getters and future leaders – ENVSN focuses on bringing together a collective of strong, influential personalities who, at the core, believe in the power of women. It’s a collaboration of possibilities where real success stories are used as a platform of encouragement for the millennial minds, alongside unique shopping and music experiences.
Launching in October, ENVSN is a 2-day festival that will give girls a place to gain access to valuable tools and life lessons that will help make them the best they can be. With an all-encompassing campus, 2 floors are dedicated to direct-to-consumer beauty, wellness and fashion products ranging from limited quantities to customized pieces. And to top it all off, the entire space will be flooded with good energy and music from leading female DJs during the day and added main-stage performances after hours
She Leads 2018 Conference for 2nd Chapter Women Entrepreneurs
October 26, 2018
$199/person prior to September 23; $249/person after September 24th - October 10th (tickets here)
Attention Women Entrepreneurs who have chosen entrepreneurship as the Second Chapter in your career journey. Join me on October 12, 2018 for an incredible and action-oriented day long conference that will inspire you and give you practical, actionable advice on how to grow and scale your business - giving you the success and freedom of time you're seeking in this Second Chapter. #SheLeads
Women's Entrepreneurship Day at the UN
November 16, 2018
$699/person, includes annual membership to WEDO (tickets here)
Join our membership of an inspiring group of Change Makers, Social Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, Major Fortune 500 C-Suite Executives, UN Senior Officials, Heads of International Organizations, Ambassadors to the UN, Civil Society Leaders, CEOs, Celebrities, and Major News Media to collaborate and find solutions in critical areas of entrepreneurship eco-systems, education and policy creation to empower women in business to alleviate poverty worldwide
London
Mumpreneur & Female Entrepreneur Networking
September 27, 2018
£11.05/person (tickets here)
JOIN THE NEW MOVEMENT OF BUSINESS MUMS & WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. The Mum To Millionaire Meet Up is a positive and uplifting networking and support group. Say goodbye to awkward networking and hello to making new friends with women who are just like you. Leave feeling totally uplifted and inspired to really go for your dreams, we only live once so lets do this together. It's time you are part of a community that cares about you. THIS IS A NO JUDGING ZONE. Our progress may be slower than others but we always get there in the end.
One Woman Conference
October 6-7, 2018
Get ready to join over 350 of the brightest minds and warmest hearts in the UK, as committed and inspiring professional women come together for the 2018 One Woman Conference. Our delegates are business owners, and corporate leaders; managers and mums; activists and action takers. What brings us together? A shared sense that when women find the courage to step up to the level they feel called to, the whole world benefits
Startup and Bloom
November 21-22nd 2017
Be inspired by UK's most successful female entrepreneurs, connect with investors and corporate leaders, and learn how to accelerate the growth of your business
Around The World
Y-Combinator’s Female Founders Conference
Place: Mountain View, CA
September 15th, 2018
Join us in the Bay Area for our third Female Founders Conference of the year on September 15.
You’ll meet YC partners, alumni, founders and investors. The half-day event will feature talks and panels, followed by a reception.
We'll also be hosting one-on-one office hours with female founders on Friday, September 14. If you'd like to meet with us for office hours, you can sign up for them using this same form. Just click the "Sign Up" button below.
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Festival
Place: Dublin, Ireland
October 17-18th
We provide a distraction-free environment at the Uprise Festival where terrible Wifi and inconsistent networking apps don’t distract you from connecting with people and their ideas, proposals, and products. The tech festival feel.
SLUSH 2018
Place: Helsinki, Finland
December 4–5, 2018
€195/person (tickets here)
During what is – let’s be honest – the sh*ttiest weather season of the year, Slush brings together the leading actors of the global tech scene to Helsinki for something very special. Described by many as “Burning Man meets TED”, the event has grown in just a few short years to 20,000 attendees and 1 million live stream viewers.
In 2017, over 2,600 startups, 1,500 venture capitalists, and 600 journalists from over 130 countries gathered to Slush to drive business, and to experience the phenomenal atmosphere.