2026 She Leads: Reinvention Starts with Intention

The Women's MBA Association of Boston University cordially invites you to join us for She Leads Boston 2026, our premier women's leadership symposium with generous support from the Questrom Graduate Gift Fund and Questrom Women in Business Alumni Council.

This year's theme, Reinvention Starts with Intention, brings together accomplished leaders, alumni, and industry experts for a powerful day of reflection, dialogue, and connection.

Program Schedule & Speakers:

9:30-10:00 AM: Registration & Coffee

10:00-10:10 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks

10:10-10:50 AM: Keynote Address - You Got This

Lisa Haynes (Questrom MBA'98) Haynes Executive Solutions

10:50-11:00 AM: Coffee Break

11:00-11:50 AM: From Inside Out - The Choices That Create Your Next Chapter, Moderated by Laura Davis

Panelists: Nisha Kishore (CAS'19), Co-founder & CEO of FitKind, Gabrielle Dalvet (CAS'10), Co-founder, MKTG WMN

11:50 AM-12:50 PM: Networking & Lunch

12:50-1:35 PM: The Confidence to Speak: Identity, Credibility, and Standards That Stick, Moderated by Alex Picerne (Questrom'27)

Panelists: Susan Halpern (Questrom'85), Founder, Susan Halpern Associates and Rachel Robinson, COO, MassMedic

1:35-2:15 PM: Optimizing What Matters Most: Lessons from the World's Top Business Families, Moderated by Victoria Lai

Keynote: Judy Walsh, Partner at Banyan Global Family Business Advisors

2:15-3:00 PM: Closing Remarks & Raffle

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Boston University Center for Computing and Data Sciences (CDS) 17th Floor, 665 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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