BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261023T120000Z DTEND:20261023T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 Emerge Women's Leadership Summit DESCRIPTION:What if the key to creating greater impact isn't doing more but becoming more intentional about what you already do best?\n\nThe 2026 EMERGE Women's Summit invites women of all ages\, professions\, and experiences to discover the power of clarifying what truly matters\, simplifying how they lead and live\, and multiplying their influence in meaningful ways.\n\nThis year's theme\, Clarify. Simplify. Multiply.\, is an invitation to step away from overwhelm and step into purpose. \n\nThrough inspiring speakers\, practical strategies\, authentic conversations\, and meaningful connections\, you'll learn how to identify your greatest strengths\, eliminate unnecessary complexity\, and create a greater impact by focusing on what you do best.\n\nYou'll leave with:\n\n Greater clarity around your purpose\, priorities\, and personal strengths\n Practical strategies to simplify your work\, leadership\, and life\n A renewed understanding of how focusing on your strengths creates exponential impact\n Inspiration and connection with a community of women committed to living and leading with intention\n\n Whether you're building a career\, leading an organization\, raising a family\, launching a business\, or navigating your next chapter\, EMERGE will equip you to move forward with greater confidence\, purpose\, and possibility.\n\nBecause when you clarify your purpose and simplify your focus\, your impact doesn't diminish it multiplies!\n\n\n\nMeet Maika Leibbrandt our 2026 Emerge Women's Summit keynote speaker!\n\nWhat happens when you stop trying to become someone else and start fully embracing the strengths\, talents and potential that are uniquely yours? Maika Leibbrandt knows how to help people answer that question and turn the answer into action. A workplace scientist\, executive coach and leadership consultant\, Maika spent her formative professional years at Gallup\, where she built and led its Global Strengths Coach certification program and co-hosted the Theme Thursday podcast. Today\, she partners with leaders and organizations across industries to help people discover their strengths\, build better partnerships and expand their potential. Her message\, "Live Like a Multiplier\," will challenge and inspire women to recognize that their greatest impact isn't simply in what they accomplish themselves\, but in the people\, possibilities and good work they help multiply. Come ready to think differently about your influence\, your potential and what is possible when you choose to live and lead as a multiplier. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:What if the key to creating greater impact isn'\;t doing more&mdash\;but becoming more intentional about what you already do best?
\nThe 2026 EMERGE Women'\;s Summit invites women of all ages\, professions\, and experiences to discover the power of clarifying what truly matters\, simplifying how they lead and live\, and multiplying their influence in meaningful ways.
\nThis year'\;s theme\, Clarify. Simplify. Multiply.\, is an invitation to step away from overwhelm and step into purpose. \;
\nThrough inspiring speakers\, practical strategies\, authentic conversations\, and meaningful connections\, you'\;ll learn how to identify your greatest strengths\, eliminate unnecessary complexity\, and create a greater impact by focusing on what you do best.
\nYou'\;ll leave with:\n\n Whether you'\;re building a career\, leading an organization\, raising a family\, launching a business\, or navigating your next chapter\, EMERGE will equip you to move forward with greater confidence\, purpose\, and possibility.
\nBecause when you clarify your purpose and simplify your focus\, your impact doesn'\;t diminish&mdash\;it multiplies!\n\n


\nMeet Maika Leibbrandt &mdash\; our 2026 Emerge Women&rsquo\;s Summit keynote speaker!

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What happens when you stop trying to become someone else and start fully embracing the strengths\, talents and potential that are uniquely yours? Maika Leibbrandt knows how to help people answer that question&mdash\;and turn the answer into action. A workplace scientist\, executive coach and leadership consultant\, Maika spent her formative professional years at Gallup\, where she built and led its Global Strengths Coach certification program and co-hosted the Theme Thursday podcast. Today\, she partners with leaders and organizations across industries to help people discover their strengths\, build better partnerships and expand their potential. Her message\, &ldquo\;Live Like a Multiplier\,&rdquo\; will challenge and inspire women to recognize that their greatest impact isn'\;t simply in what they accomplish themselves\, but in the people\, possibilities and good work they help multiply. Come ready to think differently about your influence\, your potential and what is possible when you choose to live&mdash\;and lead&mdash\;as a multiplier.

\n LOCATION:Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance 300 Lucado Place Lynchburg\, VA 24504 UID:e.2276.9845 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261022T095123Z URL:http://business.lynchburgregion.org/events/details/emerge-women-s-leadership-summit-9845 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR