3DAYS 200+COMPANIES 65+SPEAKERS 1,000+ATTENDEES
The Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit debuted in September 2012 as a dynamic networking and knowledge-sharing forum for women in the sector. Born from inspiration and suggestion from attendees at our sister Global AgInvesting events, this first-in-its-class conference convened women from across the ag value chain with a focus on fostering more positive, productive environments for professional women across the agribusiness and food sectors.
With the original goal to help “recruit, retain, and promote” women, the first Summit, held in New Orleans, featured Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) and speakers from Land O’Lakes, Novus International, and U.S. Bank Food Industries. Up-to-the-minute industry content, such as the state of the global agro-economy and markets, navigating risk, understanding logistics and transportation, creating sustainable supply chains and more, have been the mainstay of the event, and hailed as providing some of the best industry knowledge around.
As the event has grown – from 200 attendees in 2012 to nearly 1,100 in 2023 – so too have the special activities and key panels, such as Transforming the Workplace, Female Producer Panel, Executive Profiles, and Ag Innovations. The WIA Summit has become renowned for building a community of women who repeatedly return to the event to develop and nurture key industry connections and gain important business acumen.
