Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The 2025 Fortune MPW Summit will feature a record number of the most powerful women in business

In today’s edition: the future of the BLS, new products from a fertility unicorn, and the all-star lineup for this year’s Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.

– All-star lineup. Summer’s still here, but I’m already so excited for October. That’s because we have such a stellar lineup in store for the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit Oct. 13-15 in Washington, D.C.

Joining us at the annual gathering will be a record number of women from around the world who appeared on this year’s Fortune Most Powerful Women list, our annual ranking of the 100 most powerful women in global business. Tan Su Shan, CEO of DBS Group Holdings; Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes; Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK; Fran Horowitz, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch; Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy; Lynn Martin, president of NYSE Group; Toni Townes-Whitley, CEO of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); and Livia Chanes, CEO of Nubank Brazil will all be with us in Washington.

Plus, we have a very special guest co-chair. Karen Lynch, the former CEO of CVS Health who was ranked No. 1 on the MPW list for three years in a row, is joining us this year. We’re honored to have her support and guidance as we bring you the most impactful program possible.

Outside of the list, we’ll be getting into every industry and the most important policy questions for leaders today. Our theme is “leading in a dynamic world.”

Selena Gomez will join to talk about Rare Beauty—its innovation in beauty (its fragrance balms recently created a new category at Sephora!) and her work for mental health through the Rare Impact Fund.

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, will be our special guest speaker (a spot that, for years, went to Warren Buffett). Perhaps he’ll tell us whether J.P. Morgan will become a woman-led bank one day?

Chrystia Freeland, the longtime political leader, will join us from Canada. Plus, with the rest of our speakers we’ll get into defense tech, the top priorities for today’s finance chiefs, the future of retail with J. Crew and Ulta, and more.

The Summit is invite-only, but business leaders—request an invitation here. I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

Emma Hinchliffe
emma.hinchliffe@fortune.com

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