Emerging Leaders Conference Sponsorships

Become an Employer of choice

for college women.

Emerging Leaders Conference

June 2027

Position your company as the employer of choice for Forté college women exploring careers in business

PreparING Students for Career Success

Forté's Emerging Leaders Conference supports rising sophomore and junior students in their career readiness and skill building as they explore fulfilling opportunities in business. Focusing on early engagement with undergraduate women gives sponsors a unique advantage to present opportunities with students early in their career journey.

This conference delivers exceptionally high satisfaction, unmatched access to early‑career women leaders, and consistently ranks networking with employers as the most valuable part of the entire experience. Students leave more confident, more informed about career paths, and more aware of Forté member companies they otherwise would not have encountered.

Connecting with Leading talent

If you’re a company considering sponsorship, the data shows:

You will meet highly engaged, career‑driven women who are eager to connect with employers.
Your presence directly shapes their career clarity and confidence.
Students overwhelmingly value — and remember — personal interactions with company representatives.
There is unmet demand for more employer engagement, more industries, and more reps.

This is a high‑ROI environment for brand visibility, early pipeline development, and relationship‑building with emerging talent.

2025 Participant Profile

156

Students connected with participating companies
46%

Rising Juniors
53%

RIsing Sophomores
122

Participated in event resume book

Participant Profile

In 2026, 198 students registered, 122 submitted resumes to the conference resume book, and 156 connected directly with participating companies onsite.

It's a strong, diverse talent pool. Students bring a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds, with 37% identifying as first-generation college students and 28% as Pell Grant recipients. They come from 48 schools, including 20 Forté member institutions, with deep representation in finance, economics, accounting, and analytics, and 89% are eligible to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Most attendees are rising sophomores and juniors, early in their recruiting timelines, with 97% still weighing internship and full-time offers. For sponsors, that timing matters: it means meeting talent before competitors do, in person, well ahead of the fall recruiting rush.

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View 2025 Participant Profile

If you’re a company considering sponsorship, the data shows:

1

You will meet highly engaged, career‑driven women who are eager to connect with employers.
2

Your presence directly shapes their career clarity and confidence
3

Students overwhelmingly value — and remember — personal interactions with company representatives.
4

There is unmet demand for more employer engagement, more industries, and more reps.

This is a high‑ROI environment for brand visibility, early pipeline development, and relationship‑building with emerging talent.

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP

$8,000

Included in your sponsorship:

Direct Access to Emerging Talent
Engage with rising sophomore and junior women preparing to be successful in your interview pipeline
Brand Visibility
Showcase your company through logo placement on event materials, digital platforms, and signage at the venue.
Recruitment Opportunities
Designated space to participate in the career expo, initiate networking confersations throughout the event, plus gain access to a digital resume book and registrant contact list.
Role Models
Provide a dynamic panelist to highlight your company’s culture and career pathways
Support Student Accessibility
Contribute to the Student Travel Stipend Fund, ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent talented students from attending.

Secure Your Sponsorship

No student should miss out due to financial barriers! Forté provides travel stipends to make our conferences accessible to all. Your gift to the Forté Travel Stipend Fund will allow us to increase the amount and number of stipends we can award to undergraduates eager to attend. Travel Stipend Sponsors will be recognized at the conference from the podium and marketing materials including emails, sponsor pages, agendas, and event signage.