About the Conference

Throughout her travels, Governor Linda Lingle has met numerous inspirational women in key leadership roles all over the world.  Wherever she goes, she has made a point to be a part of round-table discussions with these women leaders to better understand and learn from each other. 

After one such meeting during a visit to Japan in 2003, Governor Lingle knew that the people of Hawai‘i deserved the same opportunity to come-together with female leaders from across the globe.  A forum needed to be held to share with each other what successful women from all backgrounds, cultures, religions, and lifestyles were thinking and doing to positively impact our global community.  This coming together of ideas, stories, and networking was brought to life for the first time in September of 2004.

The annual International Women’s Leadership Conference is now in its seventh year. Over the past six years, the inspiring leadership from women all over the world has moved other aspiring women leaders in Hawai‘i to make their own mark on history and to leave a lasting legacy for future generations.  Delegates leave feeling inspired and motivated while our speakers gain new perspectives from the Hawai‘i women they meet.  The success of this conference continues to grow, making each event more exciting than the last.

Please join Governor Linda Lingle and leaders from eight different nations this year for the International Women’s Leadership Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel & Resort. 

Read what some attendees of the 2008 conferences had to say about the IWLC:

• “Thank you for bringing such inspiration to me.  Can’t wait till next year!”
• “Give more women the opportunity to attend this kind of conference.”
• “I will take with me the memory of the International Women’s Leadership Conference and all the wonderful and amazing women who came to share with us a little bit of them.  I would love to attend next year’s conference!”