The Women|Future Webinars are back for 2026 with a new season of free virtual sessions designed to empower, educate, and connect women in business around the world.

Hosted by the Stevie® Awards, the world’s premier business awards, the Women|Future Webinars are designed for women entrepreneurs, executives, small business owners, and professionals interested in starting or growing a business. The webinar series continues the mission established by the Women|Future Conference in 2018: creating a space where ambitious women can learn from experts, share ideas, and build meaningful professional connections.

After seven successful years as a live conference, the program evolved into a webinar series to make these conversations and resources accessible to even more women globally. Registration is free, and attendees may register individually for each session.

This year’s webinar lineup features three sessions taking place in June, July, and August 2026—in line with the 23rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, which is now accepting nominations. The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is June 24.

What to Expect

The 2026 Women|Future Webinars will feature practical insights and expert guidance centered around some of today’s most relevant business challenges and opportunities. Led by accomplished entrepreneurs, executives, and Stevie Award winners, each session is designed to help attendees grow as leaders and prepare for the future of business.

This year’s webinar topics include:

• Future-proofing your organization and developing strategies to adapt in a rapidly changing business environment
• Crafting an AI strategy to navigate risks, embrace innovation, and unlock new opportunities for growth
• How earning business awards can strengthen brand recognition, credibility, and visibility in a competitive marketplace
• Developing a founder mindset by overcoming fear, doubt, and failure in business and leadership

Attendees will gain practical tools, fresh perspectives, and real-world advice they can apply to their organizations, careers, and entrepreneurial journeys.

Who Should Attend?

The Women|Future Webinars are designed for women professionals at every stage of their careers and across all industries. Whether you are an entrepreneur, small-business owner, executive, manager, consultant, student, or someone exploring a new professional path, the sessions offer valuable insights and meaningful conversations for ambitious women seeking personal and professional growth. 

Our Mission and Tagline

Our mission is to inspire and accelerate women in business by fostering professional and personal development through live educational sessions. Cultivate Your Tomorrow is our tagline. We chose this phrase because The Women|Future webinars encourage you to not only embrace your tomorrow, but to walk away with inspiration and thought leadership to tackle your career, personal, and life aspirations!

Sign up individually for each webinar session you wish to attend below.

June 17, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
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July 15, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
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August 12, 2026, 2:00 PM ET

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Sponsorship/Partnership Opportunities

Want to connect with a global community of ambitious women? Sponsoring the Women|Future Webinars is an opportunity to showcase your brand to a global network of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Sponsors receive visibility across our website, social media, email campaigns, and live webinar sessions. Email Lindsey@stevieawards.com for 2026 sponsorship opportunities.

The Stevie® Awards announced today the Grand Stevie Award winners in The 24^th Annual American Business Awards^® competition. Winners will be honored during an awards banquet on June 9, 2026, in New York City. Registration for the event is now open.

All organizations operating in the USA—large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit—are eligible to submit nominations to the ABAs in a wide range of categories, honoring achievement in every aspect of work life, from customer service and management to public relations and product development.

This year, more than 3,700 nominations were considered in the judging process by more than 230 professionals on nine juries. Their average ratings determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners announced earlier this month. For complete lists of those Stevie Award winners, visit ABA.StevieAwards.com.

The Grand Stevie Awards are best-of-competition prizes awarded to the organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition, in their own name or in the names of one or more clients. Grand Stevie Awards cannot be applied for directly.

Grand Stevie winners in the 2026 program are as follows:

Organization of the Year: Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, is the most honored organization in the 2026 competition, earning four Gold, six Silver, and seven Bronze Stevie Awards, collecting a total of 34.5 award points. Delta Dental also won this Grand Stevie Award in 2024.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency of the Year: MikeWorldWide, New York, New York, wins the honor this year with 30 award points earned on behalf of itself and clients American Dairy Queen, ICSC, and the Travelers Championship. MikeWorldWide is among the world's leading independent, integrated PR agencies with five offices across the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. The agency won this top honor in 2025 as well, in addition to winning Grand Stevies in the ABAs in 2013-2016.

Most Honored Marketing Agency of the Year: Mountain View Group, Atlanta, Georgia, earned 12 award points with two Gold and four Bronze Stevie wins for videos produced for clients Amneal Pharmaceuticals, GE Healthcare, and RTX Corporation.

Highest-rated Nomination of the Year: With an average score from the judges of 9.88 out of a possible 10, the nomination entitled “From Vision to Legacy: AstraZeneca and Emota Driving Sustainable Innovation,” submitted by the Emota Experience Agency in London, United Kingdom, is this year’s highest-rated nomination. The entry, which won the Gold Stevie for Best Cause & Green - Sustainable Event, describes the agency’s work with AstraZeneca to create the pharmaceutical giant’s presence at the 2025 edition of The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, the world’s largest oncology congress.

Highest-rated New Product Nomination of the Year: Praxis AI, Pleasanton, California, wins this year’s top product-nomination honor for “The AI That Showed Up for the Students Nobody Else Scaled For,” a submission about their use of artificial intelligence in education, specifically “Human-First Digital Twins — AI powered by an expert’s real brain, personality, and wisdom, with constitutional governance and patent-pending IP protection.” Deployed across education, workforce development, and enterprise, their 1,000+ twins have driven 70% student engagement, 3× wage increases, and full letter-grade improvements. The nomination won the Gold Stevie for Best AI Solution in EdTech.

The 2027 edition of The American Business Awards will begin accepting nominations this October. Learn more and get the entry kit at ABA.StevieAwards.com.

Founded in 2024, Award Writing Services is an Australia-based agency specializing in award submissions and thought leadership strategy for businesses and entrepreneurs. Established by Annette Densham, the company is built on more than four decades of journalism and communications experience, with a focus on helping organizations strengthen their visibility, perception, credibility, and digital presence.

The agency was launched following a business transition, beginning with two clients and a lean operational model. Within 12 months, Award Writing Services expanded to support 21 clients across industries, including legal, wellness, education, nonprofit, and ecommerce.

Award Writing Services’ approach centers on simplifying how organizations manage visibility and perception across multiple channels. Rather than treating PR, awards, and SEO as separate activities, the company integrates them into a single strategy designed to build sustained recognition and measurable business outcomes.

Developing a Unified Visibility Framework
A defining feature of the company’s work is its proprietary “Breadcrumb Method,” a framework that connects awards, PR, SEO, and content into a coordinated system. The approach is designed to ensure that each piece of content contributes to a broader digital footprint, supporting search visibility, media opportunities, and brand credibility over time.

The method was developed in response to changes in the communications landscape, where traditional PR and marketing efforts often operate in isolation. By aligning these functions, Award Writing Services provides clients with a more consistent and strategic approach to building visibility across platforms.

This integrated model has supported clients in achieving more than 80 finalist or winning placements in national and industry awards programs. In parallel, the company has contributed to securing over 70 media placements across outlets, including News.com.au, ABC News, and SmartCompany.

Measurable Impact for Clients
The company’s work focuses on delivering outcomes that extend beyond visibility alone. Clients have reported measurable improvements in organic search performance, including traffic increases of up to 130% within three months of implementing award-driven PR strategies.

Additional outcomes include increased lead generation, improved brand positioning, and expanded business opportunities. In some cases, award recognition and media exposure have contributed to higher investor engagement and conversion rates, demonstrating the commercial impact of integrated communications strategies.

Operationally, Award Writing Services has combined traditional communications expertise with modern tools to enhance efficiency and scalability. These include AI-assisted data tracking, and workflow automation systems designed to streamline internal processes and client delivery.

Leadership and Industry Experience
Founder Annette Densham brings 45 years of experience across journalism, corporate communications, publishing, and business storytelling. She began her career in newspapers at age 15 and has since worked across editorial and corporate environments, developing expertise in media relations, executive communications, and brand strategy.

Prior to launching Award Writing Services, she founded Publicity Genie and co-founded The Audacious Agency, where her work earned multiple industry recognitions, including a Grand Stevie® Award. In addition to client work, Densham has contributed to industry education through workshops, keynote presentations, and mentorship initiatives focused on helping small business owners navigate PR, awards, and visibility strategy.

Award Writing Services and Annette Densham’s recent recognition reflect the growing importance of integrated communications approaches in supporting business growth and long-term visibility.

Award Writing Services won a Bronze Stevie Award for Company of the Year – Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations – Small, Grand Stevie for Most Honored Award Agency, and Annette Densham won a Silver Stevie Award for Communications Professional of the Year in The International Business Awards®.

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