NEW YORK, USA — In a world rapidly redefining power and progress, the Global Power Women Conference (GPWC) 2025 emerges as the flagship platform where vision, leadership, and legacy converge to shape the future. On 25 September 2025, New York City will host the most anticipated global gathering of female leaders under the theme: “The Power Shift: Women Reimagining Leadership, Legacy, and Global Prosperity.”

A key highlight of this high-profile gathering will be the Global Induction Ceremony, where a distinguished cohort of women leaders will be formally welcomed into the Global Power Women Network (GPWN) — an esteemed, multi-tiered platform dedicated to mobilizing capital, shaping policy, and forging strategic cross-sector alliances that accelerate women’s leadership on a global scale.

GPWN has as its Global Chair, Reta Jo Lewis, the Immediate Past Chair, U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, appointed by President Jo Biden to lead the $135 billion US Government Trade Intervention Agency.

Curated by the Global Power Women Network (GPWN) and the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (CELD), GPWC 2025 promises not just another conference, but a bold global movement, uniting women in governance, enterprise, innovation, philanthropy, and diplomacy to co-create high-impact. These future-forward strategies rewire systems of influence, inclusion, and investment.

“This conference is more than a celebration of women — it is a strategic intervention to recalibrate the global agenda through the lens of bold, pragmatic, and future-focused women-led leadership,” says Dr. Ibifuro Ken-Giami, Executive Director of CELD and Founder of GPWN.

A Marketplace of Solutions, Not Speeches

GPWC 2025 will convene a high-powered cross-section of changemakers—Female Heads of State, First Ladies, Entrepreneurs, CEOs, Policy Architects, and Investors—in a solutions-driven environment. With strategic focus areas spanning political leadership, enterprise, global trade, technology, investment, and menstrual equity, the event will present bold sessions such as:

• “She-Governs Summit” – A historic roundtable with Women Heads of State and Ministers
• “SheTrades Labs” – Showcasing cross-border capital and scale-up strategies for women-led businesses
• “Digital Bridges to Power” – Innovations connecting women to AI, apps, and opportunities
• “First Ladies as Economic Architects” – Repositioning First Ladies from charity to changemaking
• “Power Capital App” Beta Launch – A digital matchmaking tool for mentorship, board access, and funding

A Red Carpet Celebration of Impact and Influence

The conference will culminate in the GPWC 2025 Awards Gala—an elegant night of glamour and global recognition. This red-carpet event will honor exceptional women reshaping societies through leadership, creativity, and compassion, while offering cultural showcases and elite networking opportunities.

What Makes GPWC 2025 Unmissable?

• Political + Economic Stakeholder Convergence – For the first time at such a global scale, female leaders in governance, enterprise, and diplomacy will converge under one unified agenda. GPWC 2025 will serve as a living laboratory for strategic dialogue and deal-making, blending political influence with business innovation to co-create sustainable, women-led solutions for national and global development.
• Global Business Exchange Pavilion – A dynamic space designed to empower women entrepreneurs through live pitch rooms, export-readiness bootcamps, investor roundtables, and market linkage sessions. This pavilion will spotlight women-led businesses ready for scale and global trade, creating new opportunities for capital access, supply chain integration, and cross-border expansion.
• Resilient Voices Launch – A bold, multi-platform campaign addressing period poverty, menstrual equity, and gender-based violence through a unique combination of data, advocacy, and storytelling. This initiative will unveil a powerful documentary and partner-driven strategy to challenge stigma, mobilize action, and drive policy reform around the structural injustices affecting women and girls globally.
• Live Induction of GPWN Members and Country Ambassadors – A ceremonial and strategic moment that will formally induct GPWN’s Vanguard Circle, Ascend Collective, Country Directors, and Thematic Ambassadors, laying the foundation for a decentralized yet united network of changemakers advancing women’s leadership across regions and sectors.
• Policy Innovation Labs – These interactive, results-driven sessions will bring together policy architects, economists, and development leaders to co-develop “Power Shift” Policy Briefs focused on creating gender-smart economic ecosystems, improving institutional accountability, and embedding equity in national budgets and reforms.
• Creative Legacy Moments – Designed to stir inspiration and create lasting memories, the conference will feature symbolic expressions like Unity Dances, and emotionally charged girl-child-led opening ceremonies, all crafted to reflect the heart and humanity behind women’s leadership.
• Global Media Coverage – With robust media partnerships including Amazons Watch Magazine, African Leadership Magazine, and other international media houses, GPWC 2025 will ensure global visibility, real-time storytelling, and amplification of the conference’s outcomes. Media installations, influencer takeovers, and dedicated interviews will bring the stories of these power women to the world

Who Should Attend?

From First Ladies, Female Heads of State, Ministers, and Parliamentarians to CEOs, Founders, International Donors, Development Agencies, Trade Experts, Multilateral Institutions, Diplomats, and Think Tanks, GPWC 2025 is the definitive global platform for leaders committed to gender-smart governance, inclusive economic transformation, and bold, future-oriented leadership.

The conference also welcomes:

• Women entrepreneurs and business executives seeking capital, contracts, and cross-border connections
• Policy architects and economists aiming to embed gender equity in national and global development frameworks
• Impact investors and philanthropic organizations eager to fund scalable, women-led initiatives
• Academics, researchers, and gender experts focused on data-driven solutions and intersectional strategies
• Media professionals and storytellers amplifying voices of change and documenting legacies in motion
• Young changemakers, innovators, and rising leaders looking to gain access, mentorship, and global visibility
• NGO leaders and advocates driving structural reform across health, education, climate justice, and women’s rights

GPWC 2025 is where global leadership meets local impact, a convergence of trailblazers who are not only influencing policies and economies but reimagining the architecture of leadership for generations to come. This is a call to all visionaries, collaborators, and disruptors who believe that the power shift is now and that women are at its helm.

Be Part of the Power Shift

GPWC 2025 is more than an event—it is the launchpad for a new global order led by visionary women who are building bridges between purpose and prosperity, equity and enterprise, legacy and leadership. Join us in New York to witness history, make impact, and co-author the next chapter of women-led change.

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 Dr. Ibifuro Ken-Giami
 Executive Director, CELD UK | Founder, GPWN
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