The WICT Network is a global organization advancing leaders and future leaders across media, entertainment, technology, sports, gaming and adjacent industries. Our mission is to elevate the workforce by empowering and educating individuals through high-impact professional development programs, original gender research and a B2B network that supports talent development and advancement. For almost 50 years, The WICT Network has partnered with top companies and key stakeholders to strengthen the leadership pipeline. Founded in 1979 to advance women in cable television, The WICT Network has transformed into a digital powerhouse serving nearly 10,000 individuals through 24 domestic and international chapters, making The WICT Network the largest and oldest professional association of our kind.
Charter Communications, Comcast NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery and NCTA Education Foundation are The WICT Network’s Strategic Touchstone Partners. Learn more about us below and follow @WICTHQ on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook for leadership tips and information about upcoming trainings and events.
Check out this video featuring Samira Panah Bakhtiar, sharing how this network has shaped her career and continues to inspire her journey.
Our mission is to create leaders that transform the media, entertainment and technology industry. We achieve this through world-class professional development, original research and a dynamic B2B network that empowers our members. The WICT Network highlights the data that shows the strong business case for gender diversity, demonstrating how organizations with diverse workforces achieve higher profitability, greater employee engagement and faster rates of innovation and problem-solving.
Our organization is governed by an elected Board of Directors, comprised of some of the industry’s top executives.
With nearly 50 years of success developing leaders, The WICT Network is a global organization positioned at the center of the media landscape. We provide the most powerful B2B network in the industry and an unparalleled suite of educational programs, services and volunteer experiences to further your development as a leader. Click on the image below to view our member benefits PDF.
The WICT Network Touchstones of Leadership form the foundation for all of the organization’s initiatives. They serve as our compass along the path of strategic and effective leadership development. We encourage members to leverage The WICT Network Touchstones as a motivational tool and Chapters to look to the Touchstones as the basis for their local program offerings.
Since our founding more than 40 years ago, we have grown to be the largest organization of our kind, and as the industry has evolved, so too has The WICT Network.
Learn how our organization came to be and how it has transformed over time here.
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If you are interested in learning more about The WICT Network or have questions we can help answer, complete our contact form and we’ll be in touch soon. You can also reach us by email at membership@wict.org or by phone at 202-827-4794.
