What to Expect.
You will spend the evening in one of Boston’s most beautiful settings.
Rochambeau, located in the heart of Back Bay, brings together French-inspired cuisine, an elegant atmosphere, and the energy of one of Boston’s most iconic neighborhoods. The setting is elevated without feeling formal or stiff, creating the perfect backdrop for an evening that is meant to feel both special and enjoyable.
You will meet women who “get it”.
Attendance is intentionally small enough for conversations to go beyond surface level. You will meet women from different companies, industries, roles, and career stages, each bringing her own experience, ideas, perspective, and connections to the table. The goal is not simply to leave with more names in your phone, but to build relationships with women you can continue learning from, exchanging ideas with, and calling on long after the evening ends.
You will hear from a keynote speaker whose work is rooted in creating opportunity.
We are thrilled to welcome Caryn Kopp, Chief Door Opener®, for a keynote focused on building meaningful relationships, making stronger asks, recognizing opportunities, and opening doors that can influence what happens next. Caryn has spent more than 25 years helping business leaders gain access to the people and opportunities that matter most, and she will bring that experience directly into the room with us.
You can read more about Caryn and what she will bring to the evening below.
You will have opportunities to connect before you even arrive in Boston.
Registered attendees will receive access to a private WhatsApp group before the event, giving you the opportunity to see who will be in the room and begin conversations ahead of time. We encourage attendees to make more of their time in Boston by meeting for coffee, taking a morning walk, comparing notes on a business challenge, visiting another company, or continuing a great dinner conversation the following day.
You will be part of an experience designed with intention from beginning to end.
Every element of our Signature Dinner, from the restaurant and guest list to the seating, conversation, keynote, and details throughout the evening, is designed to help women step outside their usual circles, gain new perspective, and build relationships that can influence what comes next.
With limited seats available, the value of this evening comes from creating a room where the right introduction, the right perspective, and the right conversation naturally happen.
November 17, 2026 | 5:30–9:30 PM
Rochambeau | Boston’s Back Bay
Who You Will Meet.
One of the greatest values of an I.E. gathering is the breadth of experience represented in the room.
Expect women from different companies, roles, career stages, and male-majority industries, including business owners, executives, operations professionals, sales and marketing leaders, HR and people professionals, emerging leaders, and women working directly in the field.
That diversity matters.
The strongest professional relationships do more than expand a contact list. They create what researchers sometimes describe as a benevolent network, people who are willing to share knowledge, make introductions, offer perspective, challenge your thinking, and help one another navigate opportunities and challenges.
Our goal is to help make those relationships easier to begin.
What You Will Learn.
Meet our Keynote Speaker, Caryn Kopp, the woman who knows how to open doors most people never get through.
For more than 25 years, Caryn has built a career around helping people reach the right decision-makers, create opportunities that once felt out of reach, and turn the right introduction into something much bigger.
As Chief Door Opener® and founder of Kopp Consulting, a three-time Inc. 5000 company, Caryn and her team have helped thousands of business leaders secure meetings with executives at companies including P&G, Pfizer, GE, Verizon, AT&T, Target, CBS, and more.
She is an internationally recognized speaker, business development expert, and bestselling co-author of Biz Dev Done Right. Her work has been featured in Inc., Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal, and she recently spoke before Congress about issues facing women business owners.
At our event, Caryn will bring decades of experience opening doors, building high-value relationships, and creating opportunity into a conversation designed specifically for the women in our room. We’ll explore what happens when you become more intentional about who you know, what you ask for, how clearly you communicate your value, and which doors you are willing to knock on next.
Because sometimes one introduction changes a career. One conversation changes a decision. One person changes what you thought was possible.
And on November 17, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from a woman who has spent her career making those moments happen.
We invite you to explore our current partners, and if you do business with them, consider taking a moment to thank them for being part of an uplifting movement within industries that weren't designed for women. Together, we can ensure there is space for those who want to enter and stay.
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