WLC IN ACtion

Explore the conversations taking shape at the WLC — what brought women together, who was in the room, and what came out of it.

The WLC in action.

In August 2026, nearly 60 CEOs, founders, and C-suite women spent three days at the Center asking what still keeps women from the top, and what they could do about it. Drawing on decades of experience, they explored how their collective relationships, influence, and economic power could open doors for the women coming next.
Other gatherings have had entirely different aims. One group of 70 women spent a day and evening venturing far outside their own fields, choosing their own path through sessions led by women at the frontier of quantum science, law, climate, space, and more — before ending the night under a lunar eclipse. Another group of 130 people came together for a weekend that was part celebration, part exploration: two days of conversations spanning leadership, philanthropy, the future of work, and the rule of law, followed by an evening with the astronomers building the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Different questions. Different people. Different ways of spending time together. The Center was built to make room for all of them and to take its shape from what you want to accomplish here.

What has stayed with me most is what happened by being in that space. I left inspired by the conversations, the connections, and the possibilities that emerged when women with such different experiences and expertise were brought together.”


Research + Insights

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    • Case Studies

    Breaking the Art Glass Ceiling with a Special Collection

    Want to do something difficult? Try making an object out of molten glass. It will droop and pool like crazy, thick honey— honey at about 2,000°F….

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    • Case Studies

    Hosting a Strategic Visioning Session

    “Planning,” so the saying goes, “is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” That was the mission given to 23…

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    • Podcasts

    Scientista Podcast Spotlights the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay

    An episode of the Scientista Podcast features a conversation about inspiration for launching the Center, its emerging focus areas, and how we’re actively learning and prototyping alongside leading…

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    • Reports

    Confronting the Elephant  in the (Board)Room

    Two influential groups—Women Corporate Directors (WCD)-Chicago Chapter and the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay (WLC)—teamed up to take on “elephants in the room”—unspoken dilemmas that are politically…

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    • Reports

    Balancing the Benefits of AI  & the Health of Our Planet

    This white paper spotlights the convergence of science, technology, innovation, and social responsibility where “Responsible AI” is taking root. Drawing insights from a wide range of experts across…

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    More Meaning in the Meeting

    There are meetings. And then there are meetings that can change the world. Such meetings happen when the right women come together in the right way at the…

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