Recognizing a corporate education gap in Omaha, Fran Root, Dr. Geil Browning and a number of others founded ICAN in 1981 to bring world-class leadership development to their community.

ICAN’s initial offerings included a series of programs to develop women and men in business leadership.

The first conference held in the early 1990s drew 300 people and included topics about productivity, time management, technology and stress relief.

Defining Leadership has developed into ICAN’s flagship program.

 ICAN leaders realized the connections people made to each other, even within companies, had just as much value as the topics themselves. 

ICAN celebrates a major milestone with RE:AL — Regarding: Authentic Leadership. The 25th Women’s Leadership conference, attracted more than 3,000 leaders to downtown Omaha.

ICAN celebrated this milestone with 40 quotes from 40 of their most prominent and involved leaders who contributed to the mission and work of ICAN over the years.