Participants at Ascend are senior women in business including managers, senior associates, directors and partners; and middle and senior managers, GMs and MDs from organisations including:  Allens Arthur Robinson, Austrade, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Red Cross, Australian Wine Institute, Baker & McKenzie, BAT, BDO, Bulla Dairy Foods, Caltex, Commonwealth Bank, CPA Australia, Cue Clothing Company, Deloitte, Department of Environment & Sustainability (VIC), Department of Health (SA), Eli Lilly, Energy Australia, ETSA Utilities, IBM, Laing & Simmons, Macquarie, Maddocks Lawyers, McGrath Nicol, MLC, Mount Lofty Natural Resource Management Board, Nokia, Noni B, Optus, Ord Minnett, Oroton, Parliament of SA, Pottinger, Professionals, PwC, Royal Adelaide Hospital, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, Transfield Services, United Utilities, Visy, Western Water, Westpac, Work Cover, World Vision...........and many more!