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Embrace being the youngest
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Girls Future Ready Summit is the biggest youth-led leadership event in Europe, connecting 1000+ young changemakers with global mentors, innovators, and business leaders. From inspiring keynotes and fireside chats to hands-on networking - this is the place where future leaders take their first step.
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The Who and the Why
The Girls Future Ready Summit is designed for bold, curious, and ambitious young women ready to shape the future. Whether you're a high school student, university leader, aspiring entrepreneur, or passionate change-maker, this summit is for you!
Join 1000+ future leaders from across Europe and beyond if you want to:
- Grow your network with industry leaders and rising stars
- Get inspired by top speakers, trailblazers, and role models
- Build know-how through real-world insights from top global experts
- Make an impact and take your first step as a leader of tomorrow
Speakers
The best of the best across business, media, social impact, fashion, and more - all for you to become future ready.
We are announcing new speakers for the Girls Future Ready Summit weekly! Stay tuned for more exciting guests, panelists, speakers who will join us on the GFR Main Stage!
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EC1, Lodz
EC1 is the premier museum and cultural venue in Poland. A former massive, revitalized early 20th-century heat plant located in Łódź, Poland. Originally built in 1907 as the city's first commercial power station, it has been transformed into EC1: City of Culture. This award-winning complex serves as a hub for science, art, and film in the heart of the New Centre of Łódź.
Our Partners
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Supporting Partners
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Academic Partners
Featured Panels
GIRLS
EDUCATION
READY
We will move past the myth of "being in the right place at the right time" to explore how young women from any background can deliberately navigate global networks and break into international rooms.
GIRLS
FINANCE
READY
How do we shift the mindset from simply protecting money in savings to actively growing it through investments? Our speakers will debate how young women can take ownership of their personal economy.
GIRLS
STEM
READY
What if the most exciting STEM careers of the decade have nothing to do with a lab coat, and everything to do with the problems you already care about?
GIRLS
BRANDING
READY
How do you translate your skills into a clear identity that makes people want to work with you? How to build a brand - both personal and business oriented?
GIRLS
NEGOTIATION
READY
What if every conversation you are already having, about deadlines, team roles, projects, and work, is actually a negotiation you didn't know you were in?
GIRLS
LEADERSHIP
READY
Can you change the world while you're still learning? The future of social impact: How to drive global change before you get the title?
GIRLS
AI
READY
If AI can already do everything a junior was hired to do, are you about to be left behind, or are you actually the first generation to skip the queue entirely?
Frequently Asked Questions
The Summit which is the merit part of the program with educational panels, partner booths, etc. is open to all young women aged 14–26 years old from all over the world who are passionate about leadership, innovation, and social change.
Following the summit is the GFR Gala and Future Ready Awards ceremony where we welcome all summit participants as well as mentors, role models, female leaders, friends of the Foundation.
The GFR Summit will be hosted on September 25th, 2026 in EC1 Łódź, Poland. Registration opens around 10am and main panels/speeches will run until 6pm. The evening will feature the GFR Gala and Awards Ceremony which will end with networking around 9:30pm.
The best way to get to the summit
If you are traveling from around Poland we recommend taking a train to Lodz Fabryczna Station and then EC1 is a 5min walk from the station.
If you are traveling internationally we reccomend flying in to Warsaw Chopin Airport then taking a train to Lodz Fabryczna Station.
To register, click the 'Get Your Ticket' button on the top of this page. You will be redirected to our event on Luma where after answering a few simple questions, you can register to attend!
Tickets are sold in drops that are announced on the @girlsfutureready social media so even if you see 'registration closed' that may just mean you can wait for the next drop.
The dress code for both the summit is business casual/chic in Black and Pink colors.