Women's Leadership Conference

Mentoring, Inspiring, Networking, and Educating...
The MSU Women's Leadership Conference's mission is to enhance and enrich the lives of our women alumnae, associates and friends by opening doors for mentoring and networking while creating educating and inspiring opportunities for women by women. 

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June 2nd, 2026 | In-Person Conference | Strand Union Building, MSU Campus

Conference Schedule (Tentative):

8:30-9:00 am: Event check-in and breakfast
9:00 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:05 am: Morning Keynote: Cindy Peterson
10:15 am: Breakout Session I
11:15 am: Breakout Session II
12:00 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm: Women in Business Club presentation
1:00 pm: Workshop
2:00 pm: Panel
3:00 pm: Keynote - Katie Goodman
4:00 pm: Networking Social and Silent Auction

Thank You for Joining Us at the 16th Annual MSU Women’s Leadership Conference!

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Thank You to our Generous 2026 Conference Sponsors:

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Brief History

The MSU Jabs Women’s Circle of Excellence (the Circle) was created in the fall of 2006 based on the vision of Jackie Sather and Micki Munro.  A group of alumnae and administrative employees of Jabs were brought together to form the Core Committee of the Circle. In the spring of 2007, the Core Committee hosted the Circle’s first event, a graduation celebration for the graduating seniors and MPAc women, where they were congratulated on this significant achievement by local Jabs alumnae. 

The Core Committee brought the first annual Women’s Circle of Excellence conference, a two-day event held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bozeman, Montana on April 17th and 18th, 2008. This also coincided with the 115th anniversary of the College of Business. The theme of the conference was “Links of a Lifetime," which promoted the existing bonds between alumnae and friends and fostered opportunities to establish new ones.

This conference featured national and local speakers who presented inspirational and educational sessions and events, as well as mentoring and networking opportunities.  These two days featured presentations capturing the true meaning of being a woman in today’s busy world, while sharing the pride that comes from being linked by the common thread of graduating from the same institute in business.