The ADVANCE Leadership Program for Women in Energy & Utilities
ADVANCE 2027: Your Blueprint for a Breakthrough Year
A 4-Week Virtual Series for Women in Energy & Utilities
Lead the Transition. Elevate Your Career. Design Your Year.
The energy and utilities sector is undergoing massive transformation—from grid modernization and AI integration to unprecedented load growth. Navigating an evolving industry while advancing your career requires more than inspiration; it takes a concrete strategy.
ADVANCE 2027 is an interactive, four-week virtual experience designed to equip women in utilities and energy with the practical tools, frameworks, and peer network needed to make 2027 a breakthrough year—both professionally and personally. Over four consecutive Tuesdays in January, you will work alongside senior industry leaders and peers to build a personalized, actionable playbook spanning career advancement, executive leadership, health, relationships, and financial well-being.
Why Attend ADVANCE 2027?
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Actionable Frameworks, Not Just Theory: Every 45-minute session is tool-oriented. You will leave with completed worksheets, negotiation scripts, and a customized 2027 Action Blueprint.
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Tailored to Energy & Utilities: Learn from senior women leaders and experts who understand the unique realities of navigating and leading in a traditionally male-dominated, rapidly shifting sector.
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Whole-Life Integration: True leadership impact requires sustainable energy. This series connects high-level career acceleration with personal resilience, financial empowerment, and boundary management.
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Your ADVANCE Tribe: Build lasting, high-value relationships through structured breakout reflections, live chat interactions, and dedicated virtual networking sessions.
Event Format & Details
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Dates: Four consecutive Tuesdays — January 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2027
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Format: 100% Virtual (Live interactive sessions, polls, breakout reflections, and optional networking)
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Time Commitment: ~3 hours per Tuesday, structured as three focused 45-minute sessions with breaks and networking built in
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Included: Comprehensive digital participant workbook, live session access, peer accountability matching, and event portal resources
The 4-Week Curriculum
Week 1: Vision & Foundation – Designing Your Intentional 2027 (January 5) Start the year by aligning your professional ambition with personal fulfillment.
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Session 1: Design Your 2027 Vision: Use a holistic goal-setting framework to create an integrated roadmap across your career, health, relationships, and finances.
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Session 2: Building Unshakeable Mindset & Resilience: Master energy management and mental frameworks to prevent burnout amid high-demand industry pressures like grid modernization and organizational change.
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Session 3: Personal Brand & Visibility: Intentionally position yourself for high-visibility projects, promotions, and leadership roles with authentic visibility tools.
Week 2: Career Acceleration – Tools to Advance & Lead (January 12) Acquire the strategies to advocate for yourself, influence stakeholders, and expand your network.
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Session 1: Strategic Career Planning & the Power of the Ask: Map your promotion pathways and master actionable negotiation frameworks for compensation, resources, and advancement.
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Session 2: Executive Presence & Communication for Influence: Command the room—both virtually and in person—and communicate with impact across generations and diverse stakeholder groups.
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Session 3: Intentional Networking & Building Your ADVANCE Tribe: Turn connections into career accelerators through strategic sponsorship and a supportive peer network that lasts beyond the series.
Week 3: Industry Edge – Leading Through Transformation (January 19) Position yourself at the forefront of the energy sector’s biggest shifts.
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Session 1: Leading Through Change: Build relevance and capture leadership opportunities amid AI adoption, data center expansion, and the broader energy transition.
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Session 2: Innovation Mindset & Embracing Calculated Risk: Move past “Titanic syndrome” with tools for reinvention, calculated risk-taking, and professional growth in an evolving role.
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Session 3: Work-Life Integration & Sustainable Energy Management: Implement practical boundary and recovery systems so professional success never comes at the expense of your health or family.
Week 4: Whole-Life Success – Making It Stick (January 26) Lock in your financial confidence, support systems, and accountability plan for the year ahead.
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Session 1: Financial Empowerment & Wealth Building: Optimize your compensation, utility/energy benefits, investing, and retirement planning with tailored financial confidence tools.
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Session 2: Relationships, Support Systems & Healthy Boundaries: Strengthen your mentoring relationships, partnerships, and family dynamics while fiercely protecting your time and energy.
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Session 3: Your 2027 Action Blueprint: Synthesize your insights in a facilitated capstone session. Finalize your personal ADVANCE 2027 playbook, lock in peer commitments, and establish your next steps.
Who Should Attend?
Emerging leaders, mid-career managers, technical specialists, and senior executives across the energy and utilities sectors who are ready to take intentional ownership of their career trajectory, leadership impact, and personal well-being in 2027.
Ready to make 2027 your breakthrough year?[Register Now / Reserve Your Spot] — Individual and corporate group packages available.