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Women in CTE Leadership Summit

  • 24 Mar 2026
  • 12:00 PM
  • 25 Mar 2026
  • 2:00 PM
  • Dallas, TX
  • 21

Registration

  • Register by January 31 in order to receive a discounted rate. Registration will increase to $450 on February 1.

    This event is exclusively for NCLA members in a leadership role and is limited to 50 seats. If you are not currently a member of NCLA, please join online today and return here to register.
  • Please note, due to the limited number of seats, this is a member only benefit. If you are not currently a member of NCLA, please head over to the membership tab and join our dynamic organization for the low cost of $40 per year, and $20 per year for our retired members.
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Women in CTE Leadership Summit - Dallas, Texas

Agenda Sponsor/Exhibitors Hotel Booking

Featuring Keynote Speaker Jill Siler, Author of

Thrive Through the Five

The Women in CTE Leadership Summit is a one-of-a-kind professional experience designed to bring together leaders from across the Career and Technical Education ecosystem. This NCLA member event is capped at 50 seats to ensure meaningful engagement and access to speakers, partners, and hands-on experiences. This intimate, high-impact event will explore how to strengthen leadership pipelines, elevate women’s voices in CTE, and accelerate innovation across secondary, postsecondary, and workforce pathways.

The summit opens with an inspiring keynote from Dr. Jill Siler, nationally recognized leadership expert and author of Thrive Through the Five, setting the tone for two days of learning, connection, and collaborative problem-solving.

Participants will engage with CTE leaders, educators, and industry partners while exploring strategies to increase non-traditional enrollment, expand early career exposure, and strengthen career-connected learning from elementary through high school.

Check-in opens at 11am on March 24th and we will kick off the event at 12pm with a luncheon and opening session. The event concludes on March 25th at 2 pm. 

Stay tuned for more details and the event agenda. 

Summit Highlights 

  • Welcome lunch and opening keynote with Jill Siler

  • Book signing 

  • Evening networking reception with industry and education partners and sponsors

  • Facilitated discussions focused on increasing female representation and non-traditional enrollment in CTE

  • CTE Center Spotlight Tour featuring:

    • Overview presentation

    • Student-led panels

    • Tours across 18 programs

    • High school student facilitators

  • Early exposure models including:

    • Elementary CTE awareness initiatives

    • Fifth-grade career-connected learning kits

    • Middle school showcase and CTE preview opportunities

  • Career Exploration Mobile Trailer demonstrations, including drone and virtual reality activities

  • Charter transportation between hotel and venue

  • Networking with female CTE leaders, business and industry representatives, and statewide CTE partners

This summit is designed to support, empower, and elevate women leading in CTE while providing a collaborative space to share best practices, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of career pathways.


 Hotel Accommodations 

 Double Tree by Hilton

 3300 West Mockingbird Lane, 

 Dallas, TX 75235 USA

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P.O. Box 25
Hershey, PA 17033

(520) 370 4914

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