2027 Women Who Lead Summit

Women veterans and civilians unite at Vanguard Veteran-hosted summit to build relationships, share insights, and grow together as leaders. Women Who Lead Summit 2027 Lead Well. Live Well.: Aligning Your Leadership with What Matters Most Hosted by Vanguard Veteran & Women Who Lead Co-founder Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz Presenting Sponsor: ASU's Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement Today's leaders are expected to navigate constant change, inspire high-performing teams, make strategic decisions, and deliver meaningful results—all while maintaining resilience in increasingly demanding environments. The most effective leaders understand that lasting influence is built not only on expertise, but also on the capacity to lead with purpose, clarity, and intention. The Women Who Lead Summit 2027 is a professional leadership development experience that brings together veteran and civilian women to expand leadership capacity, foster mutual support, and cultivate Civilian Veteran Champions. Through engaging keynote presentations, interactive breakout sessions, and purposeful networking, attendees will gain practical strategies for aligning their leadership with what matters most and creating sustainable impact in their organizations and communities. The 2027 professional development experience will focus on four interconnected leadership pillars: Mission Alignment | Lead with Purpose and Intention Align your values, priorities, and decisions with a clear sense of purpose. Strengthen your ability to lead intentionally, connect individual and organizational goals, and focus your leadership on the work that creates meaningful outcomes. Leadership Capacity | Expand Your Ability to Lead Strengthen your capacity to navigate complexity, think strategically, empower others, and manage competing demands. Explore how creating intentional margin for high-value work, innovation, relationships, and strategic decision-making can increase your effectiveness without simply increasing your workload. Healthy Boundaries | Protect What Matters Most Approach boundaries as a strategic leadership practice. Learn to establish priorities, communicate expectations, manage competing demands, and protect the time, energy, and focus necessary for sustained performance and long-term impact. Emotional Resilience | Lead with Confidence Through Change Build the emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resilience needed to navigate uncertainty, conflict, setbacks, and change. Strengthen your ability to remain effective under pressure, foster psychological safety, and lead others with confidence and composure. Whether you lead in the military, government, nonprofit, corporate, or entrepreneurial sectors, you'll leave with actionable insights, practical tools, and valuable connections to lead with greater confidence, capacity, and impact. Join a community of women committed to growing as leaders, elevating one another, and making a meaningful difference in the organizations and communities they serve.