Women UNLIMITED Leadership Summit

Courage. UNLIMITED.

We are leading in a time of sustained pressure, complexity and change. Across industries, leadership now demands results in conditions defined by uncertainty – balancing growth with risk, navigating constant disruption, and sustaining performance as expectations continue to rise.

Women UNLIMITED creates the space to lead in exactly this context

In 2026, this landmark summit convenes leaders navigating ambiguity and transformation at scale. Headlined by global leader The Rt. Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern, it brings together voices who have led with clarity, empathy and courage under pressure – making decisive calls when certainty is limited. The focus is how direction, trust and momentum are established when the path ahead is unclear.

Across two days, the focus is practical: staying effective in complexity, leading teams through change and performance pressure, and making confident decisions with incomplete information – while strengthening clarity in how we lead.

Women UNLIMITED is where leaders step out of the noise, reconnect with what matters, and return ready to lead with grounded courage.

Women UNLIMITED gives you the space to step back, reset, and focus on how you lead through it.

Headlined by The Rt Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern, the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand, this two-day summit is coming to Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Online in August 2026. It brings together leaders who have delivered results under pressure, with clarity, empathy and courage when the stakes were high and the answers weren’t always clear.

You’ll gain practical insight to:

• Strengthen confidence and judgement under pressure
• Lead teams through uncertainty and sustained disruption
• Rebuild momentum in stretched systems
• Make confident decisions with incomplete information
• Turn insight into influence and action

You will also hear from an unparalleled lineup of national and local trailblazers, including:

• The Rt Hon. Dame Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand (Appearing in-person in Canberra, Sydney & Melbourne; Livestreamed to Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth)
• LTGEN Natasha Fox, Chief of Personnel & first woman promoted to three-star rank in the ADF, Department of Defence (Canbera)
• The Hon. Prue Car MP, Deputy Premier, Parliament of NSW (Sydney)
• Danielle Wood, Commissioner, Productivity Commission (Melbourne)
• The Hon Margaret McMurdo AC FAAL, Former President of the Queensland Court of Appeal (Brisbane)
• Natasha Stott Despoja AO, Former Senator for South Australia & Founding Chair of Our Watch (Adelaide)

Joann Wilkie PSM, Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury & Finance WA (Perth)