13th Annual
Women's Leadership Conference

Your Leadership Evolution: Crafting a Path with Intention, Impact, and Innovation

In-Person
Friday, March 21, 2025
The Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001

Virtual
Sessions Offered Virtual sessions offered throughout the month of March

About The Event

About The Event

We are pleased to share that we will come together, in person, for the 13th Annual Women's Leadership Conference on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington, DC, at Hopkins' newest campus, The Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue. Please join the Women of Hopkins, other alumni, students, and friends for a full day of interactive workshops, dynamic discussions for professional and personal development and growth, and engagement with a diverse and vibrant community. Women of Hopkins is excited to welcome alumna and award winning financial columnist, and author, Michelle Singletary, as our keynote speaker this year.

To fully celebrate Women's History Month, virtual sessions will be offered in the days leading up to March 21. Women of Hopkins looks forward to seeing you online and in person in March!

Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

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Please note that all workshops have limited capacity and are secured on a first-come first-serve basis.
March 5, 2025, Wednesday
March 11, 2025, Tuesday
March 19, 2025, Wednesday
Tara Merdjanoff A&S '98, Marian Leitner A&S '09, Colleen Torres A&S '23, Emily Dabish Yahkind '16

Women in Entrepreneurship: Transforming Vision into Reality

Tara Merdjanoff A&S '98, Marian Leitner A&S '09, Colleen Torres A&S '23, Emily Dabish Yahkind '16

March 21, 2025, Friday

Registration & Networking Breakfast

Monica H. Kang SAIS '13

Welcome & Warm-Up

Monica H. Kang SAIS '13

Michelle Singletary Bus '93

Keynote Fireside Chat

Michelle Singletary Bus '93

Break & Transition

Workshop Session I

Kathy Forbush Bus '11, April Lugo A&S '17, Liz Zeuschner Kamins A&S ’98

Leading with Impact: Building Environments Where People Thrive

Kathy Forbush Bus '11, April Lugo A&S '17, Liz Zeuschner Kamins A&S ’98

Lunch

Workshop Session II

Dr. Candace Steele-Flippin Bus '99, '01

Leadership in Focus: Know Your Style and When to Adapt It with Authenticity and Impact

Dr. Candace Steele-Flippin Bus '99, '01

Christina Anderson A&S '00, Serena Watters Bus '98, Carrolyn Bostick-Jeter

Mentorship Sponsorship: Empowering and Advancing Others and Yourself

Christina Anderson A&S '00, Serena Watters Bus '98, Carrolyn Bostick-Jeter

Break & Transition

Plenary Session

Dr. Melissa deCardi Hladek, Moderator, Laura Barrett, Katy Haber '11, Alicia Wilson

Redefining Strength: Challenging the Superwoman Myth

Dr. Melissa deCardi Hladek, Moderator, Laura Barrett, Katy Haber '11, Alicia Wilson

Monica H. Kang SAIS '13

Sharing Summary & Closing Remarks

Monica H. Kang SAIS '13

Closing Reception

Conference Ends


The Women of Hopkins, and the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association thank the Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union for their sponsorship of the Women of Hopkins Leadership Conference Networking Reception.

F.A.Q

  • Registration selections can be made, based on availability, up to five working days before the first registered event. Please contact Thomas Outlen, Identity & Shared Interest Communities, at Alumni Events with questions.

  • Individuals can cancel their registration up to two working days before the first registered event. Cancellations after that date will not be eligible for refunds.

  • The Office of Alumni Relations will do its best to assist you with basic technical issues and troubleshooting and the receipt of platform links but will not be able to offer any high level individual technical support.

  • All refund requests must be submitted by 9:00 am EDT on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Given the unpredictable circumstances due to COVID-19, the Office of Alumni Relations will work with you regarding refunds and cancellations in extreme situations. Please contact Thomas Outlen, Identity & Shared Interest Communities, at Alumni Events with questions.

  • All members of the Hopkins community, alumni, current students, staff, faculty and friends of Hopkins are eligible to attend.

  • This year the Women's Leadership Conference will be virtual and in person. Virtual sessions will be offered on March 5th and 11th 2025. The in-person sessions will be offered on Friday, March 21, 2025. Individuals may participate in both offerings, or only one offering.

  • Individuals are able to register for the virtual sessions, the in-person sessions, or both the virtual and in person sessions. Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis and the in-person sessions have a limited capacity.

  • Registration links can be found in the registration section. The Office of Alumni Relations is unable to process registrations by phone or mail.

  • Individuals can register for open sessions for the in person conference until March 15, 2024. Individuals may register for virtual sessions up to 48 hours before the start time for the session. Registrations received after that time cannot be guaranteed. Please note, platform links will be sent by individual session.

  • Most of the virtual conference sessions will be recorded and individuals will receive the recordings of the sessions they registered for. A few of the in-person sessions may be recorded and available later Spring, 2025.

  • Interested in joining an existing planning committee, or partnering with the Identity & Shared Interest Team and other alumni to develop a new group or future activities? Please send an email titled 'Volunteering' to [email protected]

  • Please contact Affinity Engagement leader, Elena Thompson to discuss the possibility of future sponsorship.

  • The Women of Hopkins Affinity hosts a variety of programs in addition to the Annual Women's Leadership Conference from professional development activities to health and wellness programs to networking gatherings. More information about past and upcoming activities please visit the WOH web page.

  • Please send all other questions to Thomas Outlen at [email protected]

Buy Tickets

Join us for the 13th Annual Women's Leadership Conference

Virtual
$10

  • Basic Registration
  • Includes recording of all virtual sessions

Alumni and
Guests
$100

  • Basic Registration
  • Any Chosen Sessions

Recent Alumni (2019-2024)
$30

  • Basic Registration
  • Any Chosen Sessions

Current Part-Time Students
$50

  • Basic Registration
  • Any Chosen Sessions

Current Full-Time Students
$15

  • Basic Registration
  • Any Chosen Sessions


The Alumni Association strives to make our alumni programming as inclusive and equitable as possible. Please reach out to the Office of Alumni Relations if there are financial barriers to your participation in the 2025 in person conference.

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Contact Us

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Phone Number

800-JHU-JHU1

410-516-0808

Email

Thomas Outlen
Assistant Director, Identity & Shared Interest Team