Forté Foundation Women’s Leadership Conference Draws Record Attendance
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Current female MBA students and alumni came out in droves this year for the 2015 Forté Foundation MBA Women’s Leadership Conference, which took this past week at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Kicking off with a sponsors meeting on Thursday for school and company representatives, followed by a career-focused day of programming on Friday and a day centered around professional development Saturday, the conference this year has welcomed 459 MBA women and alumni, in addition to more than 100 speakers and presenters. For those who don’t know Forté, it is a nonprofit consortium of leading companies and top business schools devoted to launching women into successful business careers.
“I think we have pulled together some really interesting topics that a lot people want to hear about,” says Elissa Sangster, Forté Foundation executive director, when asked what contributed to this year’s record attendance. “We are excited to see it all come together.” Continue reading…
Smith Encourages Women in Business with New Scholarships and Partnerships
New scholarships, alliances, program innovations and opportunities are now available for women at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Some of these new scholarships will come from Smith’s participation in the Forté Fellows Program, an international campaign organized to increase the number of women in top MBA programs. Smith and five other schools officially joined the Forté community on July 1, bringing the total in the network to 48 member schools in the United States, Canada and Europe. Continue reading…
