A Bolder Way Forward Events
A Bolder Way Forward hosts, offers, partners, and collaborates on events across the state that are aligned with spoke, impact team, and county coalition efforts to help Utah women and girls thrive. If you are interested in partnering on future events, contact Susan Madsen (susan.madsen@usu.edu) or Brie Sparks (brie.sparks@usu.edu).
Upcoming Events
Women's Wellness Summit
Women’s Wellness Summit (BWF Partner)
Nov. 16, 2024 | UVU Sorensen Center: The Grand Ballroom (Orem, UT)
8:30am-5:15pm
Event Information & Registration
Sevier County BWF Coalition Lunch
Meet other coalition members and learn what BWF is all about!
Nov. 19, 2024 | Central Utah Public Health Department
Noon
Questions or RSVP: Brooke: (435) 289-0306 or Sheri: (435) 896-7735
Carbon County BWF Coalition Breakfast
Moving Forward Together: A Bolder Way Forward Breakfast Gathering
Nov. 20, 2024 | Jennifer Leavitt Student Center (JLSC) - 451 East 400 North Price, UT 84501
8:00am-9:30am
Event Information & Registration
San Juan County BWF Coalition Breakfast
Learn about BWF, network, and get involved to help lift girls and women.
Nov. 20, 2024 | USU Blanding Administration Building - 576 W 200 S, Blanding, Utah
Open House 4:00pm-6:00pm
Light dinner provided- questions or RSVP: deborah.lin@usu.edu
Grand County BWF Coalition Breakfast
Learn about BWF, network, and learn about next steps.
Nov. 21, 2024 | USU Moab - 1850 S. Aggie Boulevard Moab, UT
8:00 a.m.
Questions or RSVP: deborah.lin@usu.edu
Emery County Bolder Way Forward Coalition
Joint meeting with BWF Emery County and 1 Direction Emery County Prevention Coalition
Nov. 21, 2024 | 25 N. Main Street, Orangeville
Noon
Lunch provided - RSVP nallred@fourcorners.ws
Ready! Resilient! Utah Early Childhood Mental Health Conference
The Children's Center Utah (Health Spoke Partner)
Nov. 21, 2024 | Zions Technology Center (Midvale, UT)
8:30am-3:30pm
Event Registration & Information
Past Events
The Urgency of Women’s Leadership – Annual Leadership Conference
Women’s Leadership Institute (BWF Partner)
Nov. 8, 2024 | Utah Tech University (St. George, UT)
8:30am-2:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Sleigh Your Holiday Spending
Empowering Financial Wellness- USU Extension (Finance Spoke Partner)
Nov. 6, 2024 | Online Event
12:00pm-1:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy ofZitkála-Šá
Better Days & the Utah Historical Society (Women's History Impact Team Partners)
Oct. 24, 2024 | Main Library Auditorium (Salt Lake City, UT)
7:00pm-8:30pm
Event Registration & Information
2024 SAFE Symposium
SAFE Coalition (Child Sexual Abuse Spoke)
Oct. 22, 2024 | Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Draper, UT)
8:15am-1:00pm
Event Information & Registration
BWF Interfaith Impact Team: Service Roundtable
Interfaith Impact Team
Oct. 19, 2024 | Granite Library (South Salt Lake, UT)
10:30am -11:30am
Event Information & Registration
Utah Women Run - Day on the Hill
Utah Women Run (Political & Civic Engagement spoke partner)
Oct. 16, 2024 | Senate Building (Salt Lake City, UT)
10:00am -12:30pm
Event Information & Registration
“Dear Utah”: Domestic Violence Statewide Awareness Campaign Kickoff
Domestic Violence Spoke
Oct. 15, 2024 | Utah State Capitol - South Steps (Salt Lake City, UT)
11:00am-12:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Tech-Moms Fall Meetup
Tech-Moms (Workforce Development spoke partner)
Oct. 10, 2024 | Marketstar - Ogden Headquarters (Ogden, UT)
7:00pm-8:30pm
Event Information & Registration
Provo Girls Summit
Introducing Tomorrow (Utah County Coalition partner)
Oct. 10, 2024 | Provo, UT
6:00pm-8:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Women Tech Awards
Women Tech Council (STEM spoke partner)
Oct. 3, 2024 | Grand America Hotel Salt Lake City, UT
Event Registration & Information
She Can I Can Storytelling Event
Utah Valley Women Leadership Collaborative (Utah County Coalition partner)
Oct. 2, 2024 | Pleasant Grove, UT
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Utah Stop Traffic Walk 2024
Stop Traffic Walk (Sexual assault spoke partner)
Sep. 28, 2024 | Liberty Park (Salt Lake City, UT)
3:00pm-9:00pm
Event Information & Registration
Women in the Money: Utah Financial Empowerment Conference
Utah State Treasurer’s Office (Finance spoke partner)
Sep. 26 – 27, 2024 | Sheraton Hotel Salt Lake City, UT (Virtual/Hybrid available)
6:00pm, 8:30am – 4:00pm
Event Information & Registration
BioHive Returnship Workshop Series: An Introduction to Returnships
BioHive (STEM spoke partner)
Sept. 25, 2024 | Kiln (Salt Lake City, UT)
5:30pm-7:30pm
Event Information & Registration
2024 Women Empowered Leadership Conference
Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce (Weber County Coalition)
Sept. 24, 2024 | Eccles Conference Center (Ogden, UT)
8:30am-4:30pm
Event Information & Registration
2024 Work Elevated Conference (WECon)
Utah SHRM (BWF Partner)
Sep. 23-25, 2024 | Provo, UT
8:00am-5:00pm
Event Information & Registration
10th Annual Utah Sexual Violence Conference
Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Sexual Assault spoke partner)
Sep. 12-13, 2024 | Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center (Provo, UT)
Event Registration & Information
2024 Financial Wellness In the Workplace Event
Utah Worksite Wellness Council, my529, & Elevated Financial Wellness (Finance spoke partners)
Sep. 11, 2024 | Wheeler Farm, Activity Barn (Murray, UT)
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Event Registration & Information
2024 Domestic Violence Solutions Conference: Sowing Seeds of Change
Utah Domestic Violence Coalition (Domestic Violence Spoke)
Sept. 4 – 6, 2024 | Virtual (Zoom)
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Event Information & Registration
Harmful Effects of Social Media on Our Children
BWF Emery County Coalition
July 22, 2024 | Castle Cale, UT (virtual available)
6:00 PM
Event Registration & Information
Return to Work Networking Forum
returnUTAH (Workforce Development Spoke partner)
Jun. 24, 2024 | PDQ (2220 S Main Street, South Salt Lake, UT)
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Event Information & Registration
Building Together Advocacy & Self Determination Conference
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (Disabilities Impact Team partner)
June 10 & 11, 2024 | Midvale, UT
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Event Registration & Information
$tart $mart Teacher Summit
Utah Jump$tart and Utah State Board of Education (BWF partner)
June 11, 2024 | Draper, UT
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Event Registration & Information
A Bolder Way Forward 2nd Annual Summit
BWF Event
Jun. 6, 2024 | Zions Technology Campus (Midvale, UT)
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Information & Registration
SheMoney Summit: Money Matters
SheMoney (BWF partners)
Jun. 6-7 | Hyatt Regency (Salt Lake City, UT)
5:00 PM, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Event Information & Registration
Webinar: The Complex Issues of Women’s Sexual Desire
Utah Marriage Commission (Home & Family Spoke partner)
June 6, 2024 | Virtual
6:00 PM
Event Information & Registration
Martha Goes to Washington (Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon Statue Sendoff)
Better Days and Utah Historical Society (Women’s History Impact Team partners)
Jun. 5, 2024 | Utah State Capitol (Salt Lake City, UT)
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Event Information
Northern Utah Conference to End Violence: A Call for Collaborative Leadership
CAPSA and Utah State University (BWF partners)
May 29, 2024 | Utah State University (Logan, UT)
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Event Information & Registration
Kane County Events
Kane County Think Tank About Women and Girls | May 17, 2024
BWF Kane County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | May 17, 2024
Millard County Events
Millard County Think Tank About Women and Girls | May 16, 2024
BWF Millard County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | May 16, 2024
Piute County Events
Piute County Think Tank About Women and Girls | May 16, 2024
BWF Piute County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | May 16, 2024
Juab County Events
Juab County Think Tank About Women and Girls | May 15, 2024
BWF Juab County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | May 15, 2024
Gender Pay Gap: Legislative Working Group Meeting
BWF Gender Pay Gap Spoke
May 14, 2024 | Ken Garff University Club (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT)
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Event Registration & Information
Women and AI Symposium
Utah Valley University College of Engineering & Technology (CET) (BWF sponsorship)
May 7, 2024 | Utah Valley University (Orem, UT)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Event Information & Registration
Webinar: Increasing Fulfillment in Marriage
Utah Marriage Commission (Home & Family Spoke partner)
May 2, 2024 | Virtual
6:00 PM
Event Information & Registration
Denim Day
UCASA (BWF Sexual Assault Spoke partnership)
Apr. 24, 2024 | Utah State Capitol - Rotunda (Salt Lake City, UT)
11:00 AM – Noon
Help raise awareness about the misconceptions surrounding sexual violence and advocate for a world free form victim blaming! Join us at the Utah Capitol Building and show your support for survivors of sexual assault by wearing denim on Denim Day.
Tooele County Coalition Launch Event
BWF Event
Apr. 23, 2024 | Tooele County Health Department (Tooele, UT)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
RSVP requested (435-840-4404)
WTC Innovation Summit
Women’s Tech Council Event (STEM Fields Spoke Partnership)
Apr. 23, 2024 | Zions Technology Center (Midvale, UT)
9:00 AM – Noon
Event Information & Registration
Utahns’ Perceptions of the Challenges Facing Women and Girls
Utah Women & Leadership Project Forum
Apr. 18, 2024 | Virtual
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Event Registration
SAAM Awards
UCASA (BWF Sexual Assault Spoke partnership)
Apr. 17, 2024 | Utah State Capitol – 2nd floor Boardroom (Salt Lake City, UT)
11:00 AM – Noon
Join us for the annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month Awards. This is an opportunity to recognize people who have improved victim services in Utah for sexual assault victims and who have gone above and beyond to improve our state.
Sanpete County Events
Sanpete County Think Tank About Women and Girls | Apr. 17, 2024
BWF Sanpete County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Apr. 17, 2024
Wayne County Events
Wayne County Think Tank About Women and Girls | Apr. 16, 2024
BWF Wayne County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Apr. 16, 2024
Garfield County Events
Garfield County Think Tank About Women and Girls | Apr. 16, 2024
BWF Garfield County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Apr. 16, 2024
Beaver County Events
Beaver County Think Tank About Women and Girls | Apr. 15, 2024
BWF Beaver County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Apr. 15, 2024
Financial Literacy – America Saves Week: my529 Introduction
my529 (Finance Spoke Partnership)
Apr. 10, 2024 | Virtual
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Event Registration
SAFE Symposium: Update Breakfast
Saprea, Malouf Foundation, Prevent Child Abuse Utah (Child Sexual Abuse Spoke Partnership)
Apr. 10, 2024 | Saprea (Lehi, UT)
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Event Information & Registration
You Got This! A Panel Discussion of Inspirational Women’s Success Stories
Emerald Hills Institute (in partnership with Tech Moms and BWF Workforce Development Spoke)
Mar. 30, 2024 | Salt Lake City Public Library – Main Branch (Salt Lake City, UT)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Event Registration
Utah Women in Society – A Living Room Conversation
Partnered Event with Living Room Conversations
Mar. 21, 2024 | Online/Virtual
Event Information & Registration
She Can I Can Event
Utah Valley Women & Leadership Collaborative Event (BWF Utah County Coalition Partnership)
Mar. 20, 2024 | DoTERRA (Pleasant Grove, UT)
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Event Information & Registration
Childcare/Pre-K Spoke Launch Event
Childcare/Pre-K Programs Spoke
Mar. 20, 2024 | USU Salt Lake Center (Taylorsville, UT)
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Event Information & Registration
Sisters in Service: Honoring Utah’s Women Veterans
Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs Event (Veterans & Service Women Impact Team Partnership)
Mar. 15, 2024 | Utah State Capitol Rotunda (Salt Lake City, UT)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Event Information
SheTech: Explorer Day
Women Tech Council Event (STEM Fields Spoke Partnership)
Mar. 14, 2024 | Mountain America Expo Center (Sandy, UT)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Information
Gender Pay Gap Spoke
(Partner: Comcast)
Mar. 12, 2024 | Silicon Slopes (Lehi, UT)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Information
Salt Lake County Events
Salt Lake County Think Tank about Women and Girls | Feb. 29, 2024
BWF Salt Lake County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Feb. 29, 2024
Your Money, Your Goals with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
USU Extension Event (BWF Finance Spoke Partnership)
Feb. 27, 2024 | Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 28, 2024 | St. George, UT
Utah Tech Week
Tech-Moms (BWF Workforce Development Spoke Partnership)
Jan. 22-27, 2024 | Utah
No HERo Without HER: Status of Women in Politics
BWF Political Representation, Boards and Commissions, & Civic Engagement/Advocacy Spoke (Partners: The Policy Project, Utah Tech Leads, Better Days, Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office)
Jan. 12, 2024 | Utah State Capitol (Salt Lake City, UT)
Emery County Coalition Event
BWF Emery County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Nov. 3, 2023
Sevier County Event
BWF Sevier County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Oct. 30, 2023
Davis County Events
Think Tank about Women and Girls | Oct. 20, 2023
BWF Davis County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Nov. 21, 2023
Utah County Event
BWF Utah County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Oct. 6, 2023
Iron County Events
Think Tank about Women and Girls | Sep. 27, 2023
BWF Iron County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Nov. 28, 2023
Washington County Events
Washington County Think Tank about Women and Girls | Sep. 26, 2023
BWF Washington County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Nov. 20, 2023
Box Elder County Event
BWF Box Elder County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Sep. 25, 2023
A Bolder Way Forward for Utah
Women’s Leadership Forum Series
Sep. 20, 2023 | Online/Virtual
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Video Recording
Event Information
Weber County Event
BWF Weber County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Sep. 11, 2023
Cache County Event
BWF Cache County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Aug. 30, 2023
Tooele County Event
BWF Tooele County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Aug. 29, 2023
San Juan County Event
BWF San Juan County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Aug. 24, 2023
Carbon County Event
BWF Carbon County Coalition Executive Leadership Team Formation | Aug. 23, 2023
“A Bolder Way Forward” Launch Event
Jun. 9, 2023 | Zions Technology Campus
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Information