THE 25 BEST CONFERENCES FOR WOMEN & WEALTH

Venture:F’s curated list of the best conferences for women growing their wealth through investing. Education and community is everything when it comes to investing, and these events are ideal opportunities to build your acumen and your network. This list is updated periodically as new events are announced. Dates change annually so check our newsletter for upcoming dates.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCES

  • The Female Quotient or FQ activates the FQ Lounge™ at tentpole industry conferences and key cultural moments, hosts FQ Summits, and curates bespoke experiences. Basically anything that FQ hosts is worth your time to attend. If you’re already headed to SXSW, Cannes Lions, NBA All Star Week, Davos, CES, or any major conference, up your game by attending the FQ Lounge.

  • Forbes Women 30/50 Summit (Abu Dabi) - an annual event that brings together leaders and entrepreneurs from both the Forbes 30 Under 30 and 50 Over 50 lists, along with other industry visionaries, to share ideas and connect across generations. The summit focuses on cross-generational mentorship and creating world-changing alliances. 

  • Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit (DC) - Join women from the world’s most influential businesses, along with Fortune’s award-winning journalists, for candid, in-depth conversations about this unique era and what comes next. Also on the agenda: a gala dinner, Michelin star meals, exclusive activities, and networking with a peer group like no other. 

  • The Milken Institute Global Conference (LA) brings together the world's brightest minds to address the most urgent challenges and unlock the most promising opportunities of our time. This premier event connects individuals with the capital and influence to drive change with experts and innovators transforming health, finance, business, technology, philanthropy, industry, and society.

  • The Information’s WTF Summit (CA) - the WTF experience has transformed the typical women’s business conference into a highly impactful gathering for an elite and deeply engaged community of important women on all rungs of the professional ladder.

  • Worth’s Groundbreaking Women Summit (NYC) - This annual gathering is where ambition meets opportunity, offering a platform for women across industries to connect, collaborate, and shape the future.

BUILDING WEALTH & INVESTING

  • Asteri Collective Women’s Wealth & Innovation Summit 2.5 days of programming for asset allocators and family office leaders, personalized coaching, network building, and wellbeing activities. 

  • The Angel Capital Association hosts the ACA Summit, a three dynamic days of high-impact content, interactive conversations, and unparalleled networking at the premier event for angel investors and the Women's Investor Forum where angel investors focus on the Growing Women’s Capital Initiative.

  • InvestHER Con (Scottsdale) is MORE than a traditional real estate conference. It is a full circle transformational experience created with the women investors’ needs, desires, and schedule in mind.

  • Wealth Catalyst Summit (NYC) - This is not your typical finance conference. This is the room you want to be in—where bold questions are encouraged, vulnerability is met with strategy, and wealth becomes more than a number. It becomes a catalyst for freedom.

MINGLE WITH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS & VC’s

  • Create & Cultivate is the largest community of women in business. They host events throughout the year that gather women entrepreneurs together to build community. Their key events include The Blueprint Mastermind for entrepreneurs looking to grow their network and take their business to the next level and Festival, the world’s largest festival for women in business

  • Female Founder Collective hosts multiple events throughout the year in person and online to help founders succeed. The Express is their annual event held in NYC for women founders at all stages who want to scale growth, access funding, or refine leadership skills. This event often features inspiring entrepreneurs like Spanx’s Sara Blakely, Blavity’s Morgan DeBaun.

  • Tech Week takes place in NY, LA, and SF. Events are hosted by numerous organizations, companies and funds in the venture community throughout the week. Register for emails with updates on events scheduled in each city.

  • The Montgomery Summit (LA) presented by March Capital is one of the nation’s premier technology conferences, drawing 1,200+ highly accomplished entrepreneurs, investors, and leading executives to Santa Monica to discover the most important innovations in business and technology.

  • Venture Atlanta (Atlanta) - Supporting the Southeast’s most promising tech companies by connecting founders and funders through one of the nation’s largest venture capital conferences and communities.

  • Web Summit is the World’s Largest Tech Summit. Since 2009, Web Summit has gathered together over a million business people from around the world. Its flagship event is Web Summit in Lisbon, which takes place every November. During the year, Web Summit now hosts events around the world, including Web Summit Rio in South America, Web Summit Qatar in the Middle East, Collision and Web Summit Vancouver in North America, and RISE in Asia.

  • Women Founder’s Network Annual Pitch Competition (LA) - Each year Women Founders Network creates a unique opportunity for Female Founders. What makes our pitch competition different than other fast pitch competitions is the valuable mentoring, coaching and in-kind sponsorships that we offer as part of the program. This individualized attention allows the top women entrepreneurs to become pitch-ready in a way that sharpens their plans to scale their companies and makes their business more appealing to Angel and VC investors.

  • Women’s Venture Summit - Stella’s annual Women’s Venture Summit is a transformative event that empowers bold connections between female founders and investors (including aspiring investors!). Now in its 12th year, they accelerate female founders’ access to capital by exponentially growing their community of female and male investors who back female-led startups. Women’s Venture Summit has helped facilitate over $200+ million in fundraising dollars for women-led companies. This immersive two-day experience will ignite your bold vision, strengthen your resolve, and equip you with the tools to build the future of entrepreneurship.

CAP intro events

  • 100 Women in Finance Global FundWomen Week (GFWW) is the largest cap intro event of its kind, making connections via 1:1 meetings and roundtable sessions with a diverse network of industry professionals. Connecting female fund managers to institutional allocators since 2014.

  • RAISE Global Summit - designed to curate 100 exceptional emerging funds and bring them into a one-day event with over 250 LPs. GP’s must apply to attend.

  • With Intelligence Women’s Venture Capital Summit (CA) brings over 300 leaders from across the venture capital ecosystem. With top investors from CalSTRS, Columbia Investment Management Company, Dallas ERF, Dartmouth College, and Fremont Group, alongside leading VCs from Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, General Catalyst, and NEA and this Summit is the ultimate destination for influential VC professionals. Don’t miss your chance to exchange insights, spark new deals, and build powerful connections with the best in the industry in 2026.

WOMEN’S HEALTH & WELLNESS

  • Luminary & HerMD Whole Health Summit (NYC) - a powerful day of connection, education, and empowerment as we dive into the full spectrum of women’s whole health: physical, mental, sexual, reproductive, financial, and beyond.

  • ShineAway is Hello Sunshine’s (LA) annual summit drawing over 1,200 attendees—women from around the U.S. and beyond—aiming to create a space where they can reclaim joy, reduce burnout, and access tools for personal and professional growth.

  • The Swell The New Pause Symposium (NYC) - Join The Swell, Naomi Watts, leading experts, and a vibrant, badass community of women for an all-new, expanded exploration of the latest science, advice, and wisdom on all things menopause and navigating your evolving health journey.

Laura Nix Gerson

Laura Nix Gerson is the CEO of Nix|Gerson Media, where she develops and produces content that celebrates women. She is also the founder of MomAngeles and has been in the business of blogging for more than a decade, writing about her adventures and motherhood in the city of Los Angeles. Follow her @NixGersonMedia @MomAngeles

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