East Bay Women's Conference 2026

Over the years of the conference we have had a wide range of exceptional speakers. In 2024, our keynote speaker lineup was Felicia Hatcher, Allison Massari, and Kelly Swanson.

A sampling of speakers at the East Bay Women's Conference over the years include: Dr. Jill Biden, Gloria Steinem, Laura Ling, Glennon Doyle, Isabel Allende, Alice Waters, Ashley Judd, Dr. Jennifer Ashton

• Complimentary parking
• Multiple keynote speaker presentations
• Interactive seminars
• Networking opportunities
• Speaker meet-and-greets
• Exhibitor marketplace
• Continental breakfast, lunch, plus end-of-day glass of wine and light bites

Physical tickets will not be issued for this conference. Your conference badge serves as your ticket to the event. Attendee registration and badge printing will begin at 7:00am in the Lesher Center's main lobby. Complete registration instructions will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

The conference will take place at the Lesher Center for the Arts, located at 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, California 94596.

Driving:

• From Oakland/San Francisco
  • Take Highway 24 to 680 North
  • Exit at Ygnacio Valley Road
  • Turn Right off exit
  • Turn Right onto California Blvd.
  • Turn Left onto Civic Drive
  • Turn Right onto Locust Street, the parking garage is on your right
• From San Jose
  • Take Highway 680 North
  • Exit at Olympic Blvd.
  • Turn Right onto Olympic from exit
  • Turn Left onto California Blvd.
  • Turn Right onto Civic Drive
  • Turn Right onto Locust Street, the parking garage is on your right
• From Concord/Sacramento
  • Take 680 South
  • Exit at Walnut Creek/North Main Street, go toward South Main Street
  • Go straight, staying right toward California Blvd.
  • Turn Left onto Civic Drive
  • Turn Right onto Locust Street, the parking garage is on your right

Public Transportation:

The Lesher Center for the Arts is conveniently located near the Walnut Creek BART station and is also serviced on the free downtown Walnut Creek trolley service via County Connection.

Parking:

A parking garage is located adjacent to the Lesher Center on Locust Street (off of the corner of Civic and Locust.) Spots are limited; carpooling is highly encouraged.

In the event an advertised speaker is unable to fulfill their commitment, the Walnut Creek Chamber reserves the right to make a substitution.

Tickets/event registrations are non-refundable; however, registered guests have the option to notify the Lesher Center ticket office of an alternate guest to attend in their place.

Registration, continental breakfast, exhibitor marketplace, and conference bookstore will open at 7:00am. Conference programming will begin at 8:30am. Check back for a full conference agenda.