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          2023 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival

          The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.

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          02/13/2023

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          Roxbury Innovation Center

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          BIMA: Gaming’s Present & Future: Creativity, Attention, and Social Connection

          This event will explore why in-game advertising is becoming the next big advertising channel and how companies can tap into the gaming ad space.

          02/28/2023

          5:30pm - 7:30pm

          Mediahub

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          Cook & Bake with City Awake

          Join City Awake for our first social experience event of 2023!

          02/27/2023

          4:45pm - 8:00pm

          Cambridge School of Culinary Arts

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        • Boston’s Future Leaders

          Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.

          Read More
          Transformational DEI Certificate

          Join our Transformational DEI Certificate! Our comprehensive learning & development offerings are designed to connect and grow strong leaders who lead both inside and out of the office.

          Read More
          Women’s Leadership Program

          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

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          Economic Inclusion
          Economic Inclusion

          Our Economic Inclusion Committee provides strategic support around research, policies, and programs that are focused on building equal opportunity.

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          Economic Inclusion
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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          Read More
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          Fierce Urgency of Now Festival
          2023 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival

          The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.

          09/12/2023 -

          09/15/2023

          Greater Boston

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          BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.

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          Women’s Network

          For more than 25 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.

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          Through MITX (the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange), we’re building valuable connections between the people and ideas behind technology and its impact on the future of customer experiences, all to create a community that’s finding tomorrow’s solutions together.

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          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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Our mission is to connect, advance, & celebrate
professionals who identify as women

In our Women’s Network, you’ll find a diverse group of more than 3,000 (and growing) women and male allies at all levels of their careers, from all backgrounds, sectors, and industries, and professions, with energy for ensuring that Greater Boston becomes the best place for professional women to thrive.

For more than 25 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.
The Chamber welcomes you to come meet your peers and future mentors, and to join this inclusive network that’s unlike any other.
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For More Info on the Women's Network, Contact:

Celia Richa
Celia Richa

Senior Vice President, Programs

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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Why Join the Women’s Network?

Speaker Series
Speaker Series

Women’s Network events feature speakers that inform and inspire.  

Awards
Awards

Our annual Pinnacle Awards recognize outstanding female leadership.

Professional Development
Professional Development

Our programs cultivate a pipeline of female leaders and the workplace cultures they need to succeed.

Advocacy
Advocacy

We advocate for policies that promote equity and inclusion. 

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Breaking Barriers in the Construction & Real Estate Development Industries

Kicking the Dust Up: Advice from Boston Women Shaking up the Male-Dominated Construction and Real Estate Development Industries
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From Receptionist to CEO: A Journey of Drive, Determination, and Development

The Women’s Network Breakfast featuring Karen Kaplan of Hill Holliday was a live discussion with moderator Susan Penta, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at MIDIOR Consulting and the new Chair of the Women’s Network Advisory Board.
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Pinnacle Awards 2023

2023 Pinnacle Awards

Jan 27, 202311:00am - 1:30pmOmni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

The Pinnacle Awards is the premier event for women in business, and honors incredible leading women for their outstanding contributions to the workplace and commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the region.
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2023 Pinnacle Awards

11:00am - 1:30pm

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

The Pinnacle Awards is the premier event for women in business, and honors incredible leading women for their outstanding contributions to the workplace and commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the region.
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Explore the Women's Network

  • Speaker Series

    At our Women's Network events, the energy in the room is palpable. You will enjoy these networking events with your peers, meet the members of our Women's Network Advisory Board, and hear from leading women in Boston who will share their professional journeys and reflect on the most important issues facing working women and the business community.

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  • Pinnacle Awards

    The Pinnacle Awards are a highly anticipated celebration of the powerful women who are changing Greater Boston through leadership excellence in entrepreneurship, management, and lifetime achievement. This year, women in Greater Boston have once again demonstrated resilience, and impact despite global challenges. In March 2022, we gathered more than 700 attendees in a two-day hybrid gathering to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of our honorees.

    View Past Honorees

  • New England Board Ready Women

    Co-sponsored by Deloitte and the Women's Network, Board Ready is an educational and networking program for senior female executives who have the interest and experience to be considered for nomination to a public company board or directorship.

    This program is intended to address the critical business issue of board diversity by preparing high-performing senior executive women to serve on a corporate board. Members of the program participate in a series of interactive, workshop-style sessions that focus on topics ranging from personal brand to shareholder activism to legal considerations of board membership, and more.

    “Because of Deloitte's passion for the topic of women's advancement, and the enthusiasm we share with the Chamber, we chose to focus our board-readiness efforts on women. Our hope is that participation in this program will expand networks and build a stronger pipeline of qualified women board candidates.”

    — Susan Esper, Deloitte Partner & Co-Lead of New England Board Ready Women Program

  • Advisory Board

    We’d love your organization to have a seat on our Women’s Network Advisory Board and be a part of the leadership that guides our initiatives, programs, and advocacy for women in the workplace. There are 90 women from Chamber member organizations on the Advisory Board, and they represent all sectors, business sizes, and backgrounds. A seat on the Advisory Board is available at the Catalyst membership level or above.

    RECENT ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRS:

    Susan Loconto Penta, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, MIDIOR Consulting (Current Chair)

    Yvonne Garcia, Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, State Street (2019-2021)

    Susan M. Esper, Audit & Assurance Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2016-2018)

    Learn more

“The Women's Network is equal parts networking, camaraderie, inspiration & satisfaction that you're doing your part to advance the success of women in Boston's business community.”

Nancy R. Wilsker
Partner at Hinckley Allen

“I felt that the speakers, facilitation, and accommodations were spot on. It not only encouraged collaboration and engagement, but also gave the audience opportunities to network and connect with one another both before the talk and afterwards. I am looking forward to more talks in the future and hope to stay engaged with the program throughout.”

Women's Network Past Attendee

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Vanessa Brown

Chief Human Resources Officer BOND Brothers Inc.

Kerry Seitz
Kerry Seitz

Vice President, Women's Leadership at Simmons University

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Vice President, Global Head of Internal Audit, Haemonetics

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Partner K&L Gates

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