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IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summits (ILS) provide regional opportunities to foster networking, mentorship, and collaboration. With the leadership and creativity of IEEE WIE volunteers, WIE Summits have been extremely successful and have made an outstanding impact on communities around the globe!

2026 International Leadership Summits

Region 4

  • Naperville, IL, USA 18 September 2026

Region 8

  • Berekuso, Ghana 4-6 June 2026
  • Hammamet, Tunisia 5-6 September 2026

Region 9

  • Monterrey, Mexico 6 September 2026
  • Panama City, Panama 19-20 June 2026
  • San Salvador, El Salvador 14 August 2026

Region 10

  • Beijing, China 13 June 2026
  • Chengdu, China 11 July 2026
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 October 2026
  • Surat, India 24-25 Oct 2026
  • Bangalore, India 20-21 November 2026

Previous International Leadership Summits

Region 4

Region 8

Region 10

  • Richland, Washington, USA – 1-2 August
  • Calgary, Canada – 2-4 May
  • Dubai, UAE – 25 April
  • Cairo, Egypt – 21-22 September
  • Guatemala City, Guatemala – 7 May
  • Islamabad, Pakistan – 11-13 October
  • Chennai, India – 3-5 October
  • Delhi/NCR, India – 10-11 August

  • Detroit, Michigan, USA – 3 November 2023
  • Kampala, Uganda – 16-17 June, 2023
  • Ifrane, Morocco – 16-17 November 2023
  • Asunción, Paraguay – 26-27 October 2023
  • Raipur, India – 25-26 August 2023
  • Karachi, Pakistan – 4-5 October 2023
  • Allahabad, India – 15-16 October 2023
  • Visakhapatnam, India – 24-25 November 2023
  • Auckland, New Zealand – December 11-12 2023

  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA – 28-30 March 2022 – Virtual
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico  – 21-23 July 2022
  • Kerala, India – 29-30 July 2022 – In-Person
  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – 4-5 August 2022 – In-Person
  • Hyderabad, India – 26-27 August 2022 – Hybrid
  • Toronto, Canada – 24-25 September 2022 – In-Person
  • Quito, Ecuador – 11-14 October 2022 – Hybrid
  • Ariana, Tunisia – 5-6 November 2022
  • Cairo, Egypt – 21-22 November 2022 – In-Person
  • Lahore, Pakistan – 10-11 December 2022

  • Detroit, MI, USA │ 29 October 2021 – Virtual
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil │ 6-7 November 2021 – Virtual
  • Medellin, Colombia │ 16-18, 20 November 2021 – Virtual
  • Genova, Italy │ 2-3 December 2021 –In-Person & Virtual
  • Panama City, Panama │ 3 December 2021 – In-Person & Virtual

  • Kampala, Uganda
  • Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
  • Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

  • Porto, Portugal – July 25-27, 2019
  • Richland, WA, USA – July 30, 2019
  • Bangalore, India – August 30-31, 2019
  • Beijing, China – September 6-8, 2019
  • Naperville, IL, USA – September 20, 2019
  • Lima, Peru – October 4, 2019
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – October 19-20, 2019
  • Islamabad, Pakistan – October 27, 2019
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina – November 30, 2019
  • IEEE WIE Forum USA East 2019 – November 21-23, 2019 Arlington, VA

  • Los Alamos, NM, USA – 7 August 2018
  • Tunis, Tunisia – 10-12 August 2018
  • Southampton, UK – 13-15 August 2018
  • Kerala, India – 7-8 September 2018
  • Toronto, Canada – 15-16 September 2018
  • Amman, Jordan – 29-30 September 2018
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh – 12-13 October 2018
  • Marrakesh, Morocco – 23-25 October 2018
  • San Salvador, El Salvador – 9 November 2018
  • Tokyo, Japan – 9-10 November 2018
  • Brisbane, Australia – 26-27 November 2018

  • IEEE WIE Uganda Subsection
  • IEEE India Council
  • IEEE WIE Poland Section
  • IEEE WIE Malaysia Affinity Group
  • IEEE WIE Sri Lanka Section
  • IEEE WIE Islamabad Section

  • IEEE WIE Summit Costa Rica 9 November 2016 ; Costa Rica
  • IEEE WIE Forum USA East 1-3 December 2016; Boston, MA
  • IEEE WIE Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 19-21 December 2016; Pune, India

  • IEEE WIE Summit Chennai, India