BridgingTheGap to Her Forum

About

The BridgingTheGap to Her Forum brings the next generation perspective to the global gender dialogues—exploring the challenges and opportunities—for emerging women leaders under the age of 35 to build successful careers and lead innovation.

BridgingTheGap Forums are designed to connect emerging young talent with influential executive mentors and impact investors. All BTG to Her attendees are given an opportunity to apply for one-on-one business meetings and participate in our live pitch challenge. Finalists will be invited to pitch live for investment at the forum to an executive leadership panel.

Our programming can be tailored for an in-person or virtual experience—contact us if you’re interested in bringing the BridgingTheGap to Her Forum to your community.

Programming

Executive Forum

Morning Keynotes and Panels

Hear from accomplished women CEOs and young female founders on the challenges and opportunities they faced in building their career with candid advice from their experience on how attendees can get started.

Mastermind

Exploring frontier technologies like AI, Blockchain, VR/AR—and how women can scale up their impact to become leaders in innovation.

Building a Successful Brand Without Burning Out

The challenges young women face establishing their careers in the age of social media and the “always on” economy.

Candid Career Conversations with Women in Leadership

Insights with live Q&A from women in decision–making roles on how to rise to the top and lead transformation.

Scale Up

Afternoon Pitch Challenge

Celebrate the talent of young women entrepreneurs and see how they are turning their passion into purpose during our live pitch presentations.

Unlike standard pitch challenges, BridgingTheGap pitches offer everyone a chance to win. While the top pitch will receive a cash prize, every female founder that participates still has opportunity to receive serious consideration for investment based on the merit of their venture.

Past Prizes Included

Winning Pitch – $3,500 cash investment
Wildcard Audience Pick – $1,000 cash investment
One–on–one business meetings – everyone can apply!

Take action

Nominate An Emerging Leader To Attend

Do you know a passionate young leader under 30 looking to build their career, pursue innovation or entrepreneurship? Nominations for future BridgingTheGap Forums are open and accepted on a rolling basis. Emerging leaders only need to be nominated once, and as such, additional nominations will not increase their likelihood of being selected.

Join the BridgingTheGap Alliance

We’re a global coalition of youth-focused organizations and industry leaders dedicated to creating pathways for the next generation to thrive.

Members of the Alliance receive exclusive tickets to future BridgingTheGap Forums, Youth Innovation Masterminds and partner events, as well as spotlight your thought leadership with speaker and mentor opportunities.

The Experience

Come network in-person. We make sure to host our forums in unique venues! We move away from the traditional stuffy conference hotel rooms and into beautiful spaces that inspire great dialogue. Our 2019 BridgingTheGap to Youth Forum was hosted on the historic Toronto Island Clubhouse of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC).

"Today was absolutely amazing. Seriously—brain overload. It was amazing to hear so many powerful and inspirational women speak. The panels provided so much value!"

Nichole HowsonEmerging female founder

Join Us

Young People 15-30

Every forum, we reserve 100 spots for emerging young leaders to attend and network with industry mentors

Volunteers

Apply to volunteer for guaranteed attendance, and a chance to gain new skills and leadership experiences

Organizations

Influential youth-led organizations, charitable foundations, academia and public sector representatives

Executives

C-suite leadership from top employers and purpose-driven brands who want to lend their stature and expertise

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