2026 WORLD WOMEN ECONOMIC & BUSINESS SUMMIT

The World Women Economic and Business Summit has, since its inaugural edition in 2022, established itself as a leading regional platform for convening women leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, business executives, academics, and civil society actors to advance women's leadership in economic and business transformation across Asia and beyond. Each successive edition has deepened the agenda — from opportunity creation and empowerment in the early years, through progress and parity, to digital transformation, sustainability, and inclusive leadership.

The 2026 summit builds on this trajectory at a pivotal moment. The global economy is being restructured by digital technologies, artificial intelligence, climate pressures, shifting supply chains, demographic change, and new geopolitical risks. Women are not merely participants in this transformation. They are decision-makers, innovators, investors, founders, professionals, workers, and community leaders whose contributions will determine whether the next
economy is inclusive, productive, and resilient. The time to establish that framing — and to act on it — is now.

This summit aims to position women at the centre of economic transformation by strengthening their leadership in innovation, enterprise, digital economies, public policy, sustainability, and inclusive growth — and to catalyse the partnerships and commitments needed to translate that leadership into measurable outcomes.