Prime Highlights
- ELI aims to fund 1,000 women to attend transformative leadership experiences within three years, directly addressing gaps in mentorship, networks, and resources.
- Organisers plan to scale FEMPIRE beyond Denver to multiple US cities, building a nationwide network of women entrepreneurs.
Key Facts
- The Expand Leadership Initiative (ELI) is a nonprofit organisation focused on increasing women’s access to high-quality business environments through events, scholarships, and leadership programmes.
- FEMPIRE 2026 brings together over 200 entrepreneurs in Denver, one of the top US regions for women-owned businesses, combining networking, panels, and mastermind sessions.
Background
FEMPIRE 2026 will be uniting more than 200 business owners, visionaries, and leaders in Denver to become the hub of women’s entrepreneurship in America. The summit will incorporate keynote presentations, panel discussions, masterminds, and networking in order to provide education and guidance to all attendees at FEMPIRE 2026.
The reputation of Denver as being one of the best areas in the United States for women-owned businesses makes it an ideal choice for hosting the summit. Organisers say the city’s focus on sustainability, innovation, and community-driven growth aligns closely with FEMPIRE’s own philosophy, embedding the event into Denver’s broader economic identity rather than simply occupying space in it.
The summit is not only a conference but also includes education and engagement. It measures its objective of business expansion through its actions, which bring about certain outcomes. Collaboration sits at the core of the event, with facilitated networking and mastermind groups designed to spark partnerships that extend well beyond the summit itself.
The Expand Leadership Initiative (ELI), a nonprofit organisation behind the event, aims to remove barriers that limit growth opportunities for women. ELI has set a goal of funding 1,000 women to attend transformative leadership experiences within three years, addressing gaps in access to networks, mentorship, and resources.
Brands, sponsors, and partners are also showing strong interest, drawn by the summit’s engaged audience of women actively building and scaling businesses. Organisers plan to expand FEMPIRE to additional US cities, building a nationwide network of women entrepreneurs and positioning the summit as a national movement rather than a standalone event.
