INDUSTRY LEADERS GATHER TO CELEBRATE MILESTONE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF KPMG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING MORE WOMEN TO THE C-SUITE
Summit sessions to be streamed live at KPMG.com/WomensLeadership
ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW YORK, May 21, 2024 – This summer, The KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit will proudly celebrate its milestone 10-year anniversary, commemorating a decade of empowering women leaders to advance to the C-suite. The 2024 Summit will be held at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington on June 19 during the week of the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Geena Davis, Academy Award-Winning Actor and Founder & Chair of the Geena Davis Institute, will serve as the closing keynote speaker.
Each year, the Summit brings together top leaders from business, politics, sports, and the media with hundreds of rising executive women, nominated by their CEOs to participate in the program. The Summit provides high-impact leadership development content and networking opportunities. Last year, Summit content garnered over 5 million online views.
“Change requires intentionality. For the past decade, the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit has aimed to positively shift the make-up of corporate leadership in America by supporting and empowering women to ascend to the top executive positions," stated Paul Knopp, KPMG U.S. Chair and CEO. "We are pleased that 69% of past Summit attendees have been promoted since attending the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit including 38% to the C-Suite in leading organizations across the country. We celebrate these women and the progress made while committing to the work ahead of us to further increase representation in the C-suite."
The Summit’s lineup of distinguished speakers includes:
o Geena Davis – Academy-Award Winning Actor; Founder & Chair, Geena Davis Institute
o Angela Duckworth – New York Times Best-Selling Author, Renowned Researcher and Academic
o Reshema Kemps-Polanco – EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Novartis U.S.
o Paul Knopp – KPMG U.S. Chair and CEO
o Kara Lawson - Olympic Champion and Head Coach, Duke Women’s Basketball
o Laura Newinski – KPMG U.S. Deputy Chair and COO
o Mike Sievert – CEO, T-Mobile
o Kathryn Tappen – On-air Personality, NBC Sports and TNT
Sponsors of the 2024 KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit are Chase, National Car Rental, PepsiCo, Rolex, and T-Mobile. The KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit will be held at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm PT (12 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET) on June 19. The event will also be live streamed in its entirety at KPMG.com/WomensLeadership.
About the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a collaboration between KPMG, PGA of America and the LPGA, combines an annual world-class, major golf championship with the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit and KPMG Future Leaders Program – all focused on the advancement and empowerment of women on and off the golf course. The Championship will take place June 20-23 at Sahalee Country Club – and will be broadcast on NBC, Golf Channel, and Peacock.
Net proceeds from the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit fund the KPMG Future Leaders Program, a charitable initiative that provides top female high school seniors across the country the opportunity to enhance their personal growth through college scholarships, leadership development retreats, mentorship, and an introduction to golf. To date, nearly $6.2 million in scholarships have been awarded to 188 students. For the latest news and updates about the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit and KPMG Future Leaders Program, visit KPMG.com/WomensLeadership.
About KPMG LLP
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