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Each year, more than 300 participants come together at the Annual HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference to explore innovative leadership practices, network with other inspiring leaders, and share insights about leadership at work, at home, and in their communities. 

The conference offers participants the opportunity to recharge and reconnect, both intellectually and emotionally, with fellow leaders around the hot topics facing business and social leaders.

As individuals committed to intentional and transformational leadership efforts, HIGHER Ground Conference participants relish the opportunity to connect with driven, like-minded leaders who consider themselves champions of positive and meaningful change. The HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference encourages and enables influential leaders of all career stages, from emerging to experienced leaders, to discover and optimize their potential through empowering and informative educational sessions. 

Participants engage in thoughtful and thought-provoking conversations while learning and considering practical solutions for both professional and personal success. The conference’s multi-track format offers a self-directed, facilitated learning environment with educational sessions and interactive forums designed to challenge participants to embrace “Resilience and Renewal” as they navigate change.  Participants will imagine what is possible and translate their values into actions, their dreams into reality, and their hopes into happenings.

  • This conference is open to all, regardless of sex or gender identity. We embrace inclusive paths and intersectional journeys and welcome all, regardless of sex, interested in how womanhood has shaped their leadership journey.
  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for full participation at this event.

Engage with amazing leaders, tap into your potential, make new connections, and build leadership skills that last! 

Guided by the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, participants will explore the latest and innovative practices in leadership excellence.

  • Narrative-driven discussions
  • Interactive panels with industry leaders
  • Workshops
  • Regional and national speakers highlighting timely issues
  • Individualized strategic reflection activities
  • Action planning for practical takeaways

2025 Fall Conference

Join us this fall for a special, half-day edition of the 19th Annual HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference. Our theme of Resilience and Renewal: Navigating Leadership in Changing Times offers an intentional and focused opportunity to reconnect, reflect, and recharge as we explore the impact and challenges of change facing today's leaders.

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