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Stronger Together: Leading With Resilience

Summit: 25-26 November 2025
Workshop: 27 November 2025

Proudly partnered with UN Women

We remain the only summit series across Australia delivered in partnership with UN Women Australia. Your attendance directly supports vital efforts to accelerate women's leadership, economic empowerment, safety, and resilience for women and girls. 

Welcome to the
11th Annual Women in Leadership Summit

I am delighted to welcome you to the 2025 Women in Leadership Summit in November, where we will explore the theme of Stronger Together: Leading with Resilience.

 

Resilience is the cornerstone of leadership. It is the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive. As leaders, we must cultivate resilience not only in our business, but also within ourselves.  

 

In today’s rapidly changing world, where we are seeing persistent barriers to women leading and succeeding, resilience is more important than ever. We will explore how to build and sustain resilience in our professional and personal lives, ensuring we can lead with strength and adaptability. 

 

The Women in Leadership Summit is designed to provide you with the tools, strategies, and inspiration to strengthen your resilience and lead with confidence and courage. Throughout the Summit, you will hear from distinguished speakers, participate in interactive workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions. Our goal is to create an environment where you can learn, grow, and connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for leadership and personal development.  

 

Thank you for joining us on this journey. By attending the Women in Leadership Summit, you have the chance to gain valuable insights and network with industry leaders. Additionally, as in previous years, your participation supports a vital cause – with a portion of ticket sales contributing to UN Women Australia’s work to accelerate women's leadership, economic empowerment, safety, and resilience. 

 

Together, we can build communities that support and uplift each other, fostering a culture that drives all our success. 

 

I look forward to embarking on this transformative experience together. 

Simone Clarke

Simone Clarke

Chief Executive Officer

UN Women Australia

Our 2025 Partners

What's New?

You might be asking what makes the Women in Leadership Summit series different: Genuine connections, practical insights, and the energy of a community committed to real impact. In 2025, we’re building on that legacy with even more value for you and your team. 

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Impact Challenge

Work in small cross-sector teams to design an innovative solution to workplace burnout. Pitch your idea, vote on the strongest solution, and see winning ideas from all five cities shared after the Summit.

Featured Speakers

Senior leaders from across business, government, and community will share practical insights on navigating change, building resilient teams, and leading with purpose.

Jess Fox
Jess Fox

3 x Olympic Gold Medallist

SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES

Professor Muriel Bamblett AM
Professor Muriel Bamblett AM

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Cooperative

MELBOURNE

The Hon Katrine Hildyard MP
The Hon Katrine Hildyard MP

Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic; Family and Sexual Violence

Government of South Australia

ADELAIDE

Simon Holmes à Court
Simon Holmes à Court

Founder & Co-convenor

Climate 200

SYDNEY, LIVE STREAM TO OTHER CITIES

Diane Smith-Gander AO
Diane Smith-Gander AO

Chancellor

The University of Western Australia

PERTH

Luci Ellis
Luci Ellis

Chief Economist

Westpac Banking Group

SYDNEY

Melissa Leong
Melissa Leong

TV Week Gold Logie-nominated Television Personality, Freelance Writer, and Food Critic

MELBOURNE

Hon Fiona Simpson
Hon Fiona Simpson

Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | Minister for Multiculturalism

BRISBANE

Kim Farmer
Kim Farmer

Magistrate; Patron and Vice Chair; 2025 WA Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee

Children's Court of WA; Polly Farmer Foundation

PERTH

Erin Phillips OAM
Erin Phillips OAM

Dual Olympian and 3 x AFLW Premiership Player

ADELAIDE

Madison de Rozario
Madison de Rozario

Australian Paralympic Athlete

BRISBANE

Haidee Kozman
Haidee Kozman

Chief Operating Officer, ANZ

Salesforce

SYDNEY

POST-SUMMIT WORKSHOP

Leading High-Performing Teams with Clarity and Confidence  

The workshop aims to equip leaders with the tools, skills and practical learnings to effectively lead diverse teams.

Learn how to:

  • Communicate with clarity and confidence

  • Build and lead high-performing teams

  • Adapting leadership across generations 

  • Enhancing decision-making and resilience for sustainable leadership

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Who Attends?

The Women in Leadership Summit is attended by senior managers, executives, and HR professionals from Australia’s leading organisations across various industries, including:

 

  • Government  

  • Healthcare and Social Assistance  

  • Finance, Banking and Insurance  

  • Construction and Engineering  

  • Electricity, Gas, Water, and Waste Services

  • IT  

  • Manufacturing  

  • Mining  

  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SERIES

Across 5 cities, our 2025 Summit delivers:

1,300+
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LEADERS

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70%

​C-SUITE AND BOARD-LEVEL LEADERS

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60%

IMMERSIVE SESSIONS

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30+

INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED

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YEARS OF ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY

Overall, the event was amazing. I walked away with pages and pages of notes and tips which will help me progress further as a leader individually, whilst also providing frameworks on how to implement change within an organisation. This event was inclusive and was a safe space from the start where sharing was welcomed. 

Senior Recruitment Advisor, Mitchell Services Limited

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