
Lead On! 2025: Women in communication leadership conference
Thursday, October 16, 2025 – Friday, October 17, 2025
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. PT
Wallis Annenberg Hall (ANN), Sheindlin Forum (106) and Alumni Plaza (Patio)
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us in person in LA as the USC Center for Public Relations presents its fifth Lead On! women in leadership forum.
This two-day public relations leadership forum, designed by and for women in the industry, equips future leaders with real-world skills, insight, and practical tools for success. This career-defining summit is the go-to gathering for mid-career women in PR and communications who have the desire to learn, grow, and achieve.
Learn from fellow communication experts and C-suite leaders who have forged their own paths and laid the groundwork for the next generation of women leaders.
Previous speakers include:
- Willow Bay, Dean of USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
- Samara Bay, speech coach, podcast host, and author of Permission to Speak: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You
- Dia Bondi, leadership communications coach, host of “Lead With Who You Are” podcast, and author of Ask Like An Auctioneer
- Kristina Schake, Chief Communications Officer, The Walt Disney Company
- Barby K. Siegel, Global CEO, Zeno Group
- And senior PR leaders from corporations and agencies
This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC Annenberg operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.