
Fortune MPW started as a list 17 years ago and has evolved into the world’s most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business—along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education and the arts—for wide-ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice. The program features one-on- one interviews, panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions and high-level networking.
2015 attendees included United States First Lady Michelle Obama, Fortune 500 CEOs Mary Barra of General Motors, Ursula Burns of Xerox, Lynn Good of Duke Energy, Ilene Gordon of Ingredion, Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin, Denise Morrison of Campbell Soup, Ginni Rometty of IBM, and Irene Rosenfeld of Mondelez. Also with us: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch, Katie Couric, Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert, Citigroup Latin America CEO Jane Fraser, Ariel Investments President Mellody Hobson, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly, Lucasfilm President Kathy Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.Airbnb Head of Global Operations Varsha Rao, Anne-Marie Slaughter, crisis management expert Judy Smith, Ivanka Trump—and Warren Buffett.