SIM Women Summit - SIM Women

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Our 8th national meeting, the SIM Women Leadership Summit, will be held on May 9, 2023, at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Chicago, IL. This year’s theme is, “Question Everything!”

Everything we know should be questioned - personally and professionally. When looking at your organization, what would you design differently if you could build it all over again? Are you excited about where your company is going? What technology sparks your interest?

When was the last time you checked in with yourself and your values? Has your purpose altered as you've navigated through your career? What cultural changes do you want to enact across your organization?

Do you have a deliberate career plan that will get you to your next step? Can you be successful in your current company? Are you happy?

The SIM Women Leadership Summit offers an amazing day of professional development and networking plus thought leadership and solutions across these tracks: EXEMPLIFY, EMPOWER, and EDUCATE: Exemplify is for female C-suite leaders looking to grow beyond their current roles. Empower is for those making their way up the ranks targeting the C-suite. Educate is our split track for those who wish to learn – either greater technical depth or more on cultivating talent, mentoring, and STEM Outreach.

Our Summit Council has curated topics relevant to technology leaders today along with a strong programming focus on diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. This is your opportunity to engage and energize both yourself and your career!

We can accommodate ~300 attendees in person and an additional 500 attendees at the SIM Women Virtual Summit which will air May 24th. The Virtual Summit will contain live speakers in addition to recordings from the Leadership Summit with Live Q&A.

Don't miss out!!!

EXEMPLIFY

If you are a C-Suite executive seeking fresh global leadership strategies, a board position, technical solutions, or how to get active in venture capital, our presenting thought leaders and Summit attendees combine to create and share energizing solutions and ideas.

EMPOWER

For those who are working toward the C-Suite or leadership levels, we’ve developed sessions with a focus on solidifying top competencies including business acumen, board presence, and executive communication.

EDUCATE

Whether you want to grow as a technical leader or expand your philanthropic network, you will have opportunities throughout the day to connect with brilliant minds and organizations mentoring individuals to achieve their greatest potential.

Unparalleled Networking & Career Development

Learn from amazing thought leaders and participate in our program specifically designed to provide you with tools and strategies to take your career to the next level.

By attending the SIM Women Leadership Summit, you will learn:

How to review every aspect of your career through a Questioning Lens and then Own Your Decisions
Tactical listening and empathy strategies -- a critical component of leadership in the face of digitization
Leveraging Purpose: Whether you need to build team engagement or create a Culture of Belonging
Insights and advice from CIOs and executive search professionals on how to move your career forward
Influence is Everything: How to get buy-in for your vision, strategy, or projects and teams
As well as hear leading edge technologists share their insights on how to keep pace with technology!

Sponsorship is open for the 2023 SIM Women Leadership Summit!

If your organization would benefit from gaining visibility across 75,000 female technology leaders from around the country, or if your organization supports women in leadership and you want to solidify your branding, we will be delighted to assist in crafting a conference sponsorship package for you!

Download the 2023 Prospectus

Thank you to our 2023 SIM Women Summit Sponsors!

Job Board

Check out our Job Board page to learn how your organization can demonstrate your dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace!

SIM Women Leadership Library

SIM Women is excited to announce our Leadership Library which will once again be run by Barnes & Noble! The Leadership Library is a collection of hand-picked, insightful, and inspirational books curated by the SIM Women Summit Council. Authors include DEI thought leaders, dynamic coaches, best-selling authors, and top global executives-both inside and beyond the SIM Women community-spotlighting leadership across key leadership themes.

The Leadership Library is an important resource that will be shared exclusively with SIM Women Leadership Summit attendees on the day of the in-person event and Virtual Summit attendees on May 24th. Our Virtual Summit participants will have access to a curated selection of videos and white papers focused on technology, leadership, mentorship, DEI, as well as purchase links to each of the books offered in the Leadership Library.