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2025 Cornerstone Conference

Cape Town, South Africa Nov 05 – 07
Registration is open!

2026 Cornerstone Conference

London, England May 13 – 15

2026 IWF World Leadership Conference & Gala

Denver, Colorado Nov 11 – 13

2027 IWF World Leadership Conference & Gala

Miami, Florida Nov 03 – 05

We are…

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Corporate Directors Diplomats Engineers Environmental Activists Explorers Fashion Designers Fortune 500 CEOs
Generals Governors Heads of NGOs Heads of State Indigenous Leaders Inventors Investigative Reporters
Investment Bankers Judges Lawyers Mayors Medical Researchers Museum Heads Neurosurgeons
Theatrical Producers Tony Award Winners Top Chefs University Presidents Urban Planners Venture Capitalists

8,400+ leaders across CULTURES & careers

Our Mission

We unite our global community to advance women’s leadership today and tomorrow.

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We connect, catalyze and celebrate women’s leadership around the world.

77 FORUMS | 35 COUNTRIES
Where We Are

Our Members Tell Our Story

IWF Peru Launch

Launch of IWF Peru Featured in Forbes Perú

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Mary Barra

4 IWF Exceptional Leaders Named to Fortune’s Annual 100 Most Powerful Women in Business List

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Dr. Kessous

WEF Recognizes Dr. Guila Clara Kessous, member of IWF France, as “Woman of the Decade”

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50 Years of Women Changing The World

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Ellen Ochoa
Corazon Aquino
Nandita Das
Madame Graça Machel
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Annie Leibovitz
Ella Fitzgerald
Condoleezza Rice

Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe

Co-Founder and CEO, Motsepe Foundation
IWF HALL OF FAME HONOREE

Sheila Johnson

Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection
IWF HALL OF FAME HONOREE

Anna Wintour

Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast | Global Editorial Director, Vogue
IWF HALL OF FAME HONOREE

Ellen Ochoa

The first Hispanic woman in space and the first Hispanic woman to serve as the Director of the Johnson Space Center
IWF Idaho

Corazon Aquino

First Female President of the Republic of the Philippines
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Nandita Das

Pioneering Actress and Filmmaker
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Graça Machel

First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Nawal El Moutawakel

First African Muslim Female Olympic Gold Medalist
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Annie Leibovitz

Legendary Portrait Photographer
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Ella Fitzgerald

Globally Renowned Jazz Artist
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

Condoleezza Rice

First Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State; First woman to serve as National Security Advisor
IWF Hall of Fame Honoree

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