Tickets

Your seat at power starts here

Three ways in for August 25–26, 2026, tables of ten for your whole team, and a stand at SHEposium. Every price on this page is the real price, with everything it includes set out beside it.

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Student Conference Pass: $250
Power Up Pass: $497
Full Experience: $875
Tables of 10, from: $5,000

Buying a ticket takes you to Take The Lead's own registration platform, Classy, to finish checkout securely. You'll leave thepowerupconference.com for that one step, then you're done.

Individual tickets

Pick your days

The Full Experience covers both days for less than the two tickets bought separately.

Start here: most popular

Power Up Pass

Conference only · Aug 26

$497

The Women's Equality Day conference: Atwood, every panel, the expo, all meals.

Best for Professionals, students, entrepreneurs, emerging leaders and changemakers ready to gain fresh momentum, practical leadership tools, and meaningful connections.

Seating is limited.

Margaret Atwood fireside chat
Every Audacity: Leadership in Action panel + action plans
SHEposium: the women's health, wellness & lifestyle expo
Breakfast, lunch and AM/PM snacks
Closing BETTY dance party

Get the Power Up Pass

Best value: save $122

Full Experience

Both days · Aug 25 + 26

$875

$997 bought separately.

Everything. Both nights, both days, and $122 less than buying the two separately.

Best for Women who want deeper access, elevated networking, premium experiences, and the chance to build relationships before the main conference begins.

Seating is limited.

Femme Art Fair: exclusive pre-opening look, with select art pieces benefitting Take The Lead available for purchase
Cocktail reception + dinner
DJ'd reception + a brief BETTY set at dinner
Margaret Atwood fireside chat
Every Audacity: Leadership in Action panel + action plans
SHEposium: the women's health, wellness & lifestyle expo
Breakfast, lunch and AM/PM snacks
Closing BETTY dance party

Get the Full Experience

Opening-night add-on

Dinner Experience

Opening night only · Aug 25

$500

The opening night: art fair, a DJ'd reception, dinner and a live BETTY set.

Opening night only, not the conference. Margaret Atwood, the Leadership in Action panels and the 9 Power Tools are all on the Power Up Pass (Aug 26).

Best for Guests who want the room before the room: elevated networking and premium experiences on opening night.

Seating is limited.

Femme Art Fair: exclusive pre-opening look, with select art pieces benefitting Take The Lead available for purchase
Cocktail reception
Dinner
DJ'd reception + a brief BETTY set at dinner

Get the Dinner Experience

Both Aug 25 tickets, the Dinner Experience and the Full Experience, include first access to the Femme Art Fair, the night before it opens to collectors. See the Femme Art Fair →

Studying? The same conference day is $250. See the student rate →

Students

Students belong in this room

Not a reduced version of the day. The same conference, the same speakers, the same meals, at a price a student can actually pay.

Student rate

Student Conference Pass

Conference only · Aug 26

$250

The Women's Equality Day conference, at the student rate: Atwood, every panel, the expo, and breakfast, lunch and snacks all day.

Valid student ID required at check-in. Same access as the Power Up Pass, at the student rate.

Best for Students and early-career attendees on the conference day: the same room, the same speakers and the same meals as every other conference ticket, at the rate that makes it possible.

Seating is limited.

Margaret Atwood fireside chat
Every Audacity: Leadership in Action panel + action plans
SHEposium: the women's health, wellness & lifestyle expo
Breakfast, lunch and AM/PM snacks
Closing BETTY dance party

Get the Student Conference Pass

A full day of food is in the price: Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks are all included, and so is SHEposium, the expo of 50+ women-owned brands running the whole conference day. Nothing else to buy once you are in the room.
There is a panel of people your age on the main stage: “Young, Bold & Unstoppable: No Seat at the Table? Build One.” is part of the conference day, on the same ticket. See the panel →
Student Full Experience — both days: $500 opening night + the conference day; Not on sale online yet — email takethelead@taketheleadwomen.com and Take The Lead will reserve one for you.

Side by side

What's included

Every benefit, every ticket, side by side — including what each one does not cover.

Comparison of what is included with each Power Up 2026 ticket: Power Up Pass, Full Experience, Dinner Experience, Student Conference Pass
Benefit	Power Up Pass$497	Full Experience$875	Dinner Experience$500	Student Conference Pass$250
Aug 25: opening night
Femme Art Fair opening night, exclusive pre-opening look	Not included	Included	Included	Not included
Cocktail reception	Not included	Included	Included	Not included
Dinner	Not included	Included	Included	Not included
DJ'd reception + brief BETTY set	Not included	Included	Included	Not included
Aug 26: conference day
Margaret Atwood fireside chat	Included	Included	Not included	Included
Every Leadership in Action panel + action plans	Included	Included	Not included	Included
SHEposium: women's health, wellness & lifestyle expo	Included	Included	Not included	Included
Breakfast, lunch and AM/PM snacks	Included	Included	Not included	Included
Closing BETTY dance party	Included	Included	Not included	Included

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For companies & teams

Bring your whole team

A table of ten with preferred seating, in a room where one in three attendees is C-suite. Reserve one for your organization: every seat supports Take The Lead's scholarships, access and mission work.

1 in 3

of the room is C-suite

seats per table, preferred seating

tables available

20 tables available

Leadership Team Table

Conference only · Aug 26

$5,000$500 / seat

$5,000 ÷ 10 = $500/seat vs $497 for a single Power Up Pass.

You don't need your ten names today. We'll hold the table and collect them closer to the date.

Bring the team. Ten seats with preferred seating on Women's Equality Day.

Best for Companies bringing their leadership team to the conference day: a room where one in three attendees is C-suite, with the whole table seated together up front.

Table of 10 with preferred seating
Margaret Atwood fireside chat
Every Audacity: Leadership in Action panel + action plans
SHEposium access
Breakfast, lunch and AM/PM snacks
Supports scholarships, access and the mission

Reserve your table: talk to us

We'll reserve it and handle the paperwork: invoice, PO or W-9.

Have all ten names ready? Buy online →

30 tables available

Signature Experience Table

Both days · Aug 25 + 26

$15,000$1,500 / seat

$15,000 ÷ 10 = $1,500/seat vs $875 for a single Full Experience.

You don't need your ten names today. We'll hold the table and collect them closer to the date.

Ten seats, preferred seating, both nights: the whole event, for your whole team.

Best for Brands testing the room before a bigger sponsorship, and firms hosting clients across both nights, preferred seating throughout, plus every seat supports Take The Lead's scholarships and access work.

Table of 10 with preferred seating at all events
Femme Art Fair opening night
Cocktail reception + dinner
DJ'd reception + a brief BETTY set at dinner
Margaret Atwood fireside chat
Every Audacity: Leadership in Action panel + action plans
SHEposium access

Reserve your table: talk to us

We'll reserve it and handle the paperwork: invoice, PO or W-9.

Have all ten names ready? Buy online →

Take The Lead is a SHRM Recertification Provider (SHRM-CP · SHRM-SCP). Ask us about recertification credit for your team. For many organizations that's what lets a table come out of the L&D budget, not just discretionary spend. Email sponsorships@taketheleadwomen.com and we'll confirm the details.

Looking for something bigger than a table: a stage moment, branding, or a multi-year partnership? See sponsorship packages.

Exhibit

Put your brand in the room

SHEposium is Power Up's marketplace of 50+ women-owned brands, running the full conference day. Claim a tabletop and put your product in front of the room.

SHEposium Exhibitor

$2,000

Conference day · Aug 26, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Put your brand in front of the room. One of 50+ women-owned brands.

One 6' tabletop exhibit space + two chairs
Two Aug 26 conference tickets (Atwood, all panels, meals)
Nine hours of floor time, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Direct access to leaders, changemakers and investors

Reserve your exhibitor space See SHEposium →