2026 AGENDA

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2026 is the year to redesign work for the realities of modern life.

This year's Summit treats women not as a category to be supported, but as the workforce signal that reveals where modern organizations are quietly breaking. The arc of the day is built around a single premise: most organizations are misreading the signals they are already seeing. The retention problem isn't a retention problem. The pipeline isn't a pipeline problem. The benefits gap isn't a benefits gap. Diagnose correctly, and the levers for change become operational and immediate.

In a climate of policy pullbacks, DEI rollback and economic pressure, the cost of misdiagnosis is no longer abstract. It shows up on the balance sheet in attrition, in productivity, and in the leadership pipeline that never quite arrives.

This year’s agenda reflects that evolution.

I. Setting the Stage

  • An opening welcome designed to ground the day in a shared understanding of the current state of women in the workplaceThrough a brief overview of key data and trends, this introduction will set the stage for the conversations and solutions explored throughout the Summit.

II. The Hidden Forces Reshaping Work

  • From early career to corner office, women navigate a biological landscape that is invisible to most workplace systems. This session won't tell you to spend more on benefits. It will show you why the investments you're already making aren't landing, what you've been misreading at every stage, and what a correct diagnosis makes possible.

  • While organizations work to address visible workplace policies, a less recognized force continues to shape women’s careers and leadership trajectories: the mental workload.  The discussion will explore how forward-looking organizations can better address the hidden health dimensions shaping workforce performance and why doing so is critical to retaining talent in a multigenerational workplace.

  • This conversation picks up where the previous discussion leaves off by examining what mental load looks like in practice inside today’s workforce and what employers can actually do about it.

  • As careers extend well beyond traditional timelines, organizations must rethink outdated workplace structures that were never designed for a 50–60 year career. This session explores how longevity is reshaping talent, leadership, and workforce sustainability and why failing to adapt is already contributing to burnout, attrition, and leadership gaps.

III. Systems Under Pressure

  • This session brings together operators and experts to examine how AI is changing the structure of work in real time.  And what leaders must do to ensure it strengthens, rather than destabilizes, their workforce.

  • Back by popular demand, the Menopause Mandate sponsored luncheon panel will feature well-known personalities tackling the topic of the Reinvention Economy. The discussion will center around midlife as a launchpad rather than a winding down period.

  • This discussion will connect clinical insight with employer strategy, examining where current benefit structures fall short and how leading organizations are beginning to rethink women’s health as a performance lever.

     

IV. Leadership and Accountability

  • A candid conversation with male leaders who are redefining what leadership and caregiving can look like at work and at home. Through personal experience and practical change, this session will explore how allyship, flexibility, and culture shifts are reshaping the future of work for everyone.

  • Hear from senior leaders who have navigated the realities of executive leadership from inside some of the world’s most complex organizations. Through real-world examples, lived experience, and practical insight, the discussion will explore the structural, cultural, and behavioral patterns that continue to stall advancement at the highest level, even inside organizations committed to progress.

  • Designed as an instructional session, the discussion will unpack key decisions, trade-offs, and lessons learned, from a major organization who is walking the talk, and provide a framework for how to move from idea to implementation within your own organization.

  • Our emcee will close the day by synthesizing the key insights, themes, and practical takeaways; ensuring you leave with clear ideas and actionable next steps.