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WIL at the Global Forum in ICT
14 May 2013
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WTP Emerging Leader Interview with Edyta Ziomek
10 May 2013
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WIL at the Global Forum in ICT
28-29 October 2013 - Trieste
Under the motto “Driving the Digital Future: Opportunities for Communities, Citizens & Businesses - Towards Global Solutions”, the 22nd Global Forum will take place in Trieste, Italy. WIL will organize its own session.
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Microsoft Pink Cloud Conference to Empower Girls in STEM and ICT
16-18 May 2013 - Florence
From 16th -18th May 2013, WIL partner Microsoft organized The Pink Cloud Conference aimed at empowering young women’s professional achievements in STEM and ICT.
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Girls in ICT Day celebrated at the European Parliament - Report
25 April 2013 - Brussels
On the occasion of the International “Girls in ICT” Day on 25th April, the European Internet Foundation (EIF) and the European Commission hosted a joint lunch meeting in the European Parliament, followed by a hearing on “Women in ICT”. WIL members Sylvie Laffarge, Director of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft EMEA, and Afke Schaart, Senior Director of EU Institutional Relations at Microsoft, report from the event.
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JUMP forum in Paris on Women and Men as Allies
23 May 2013 - Paris
After a successful event in Brussels, the JUMP forum opened its doors on 23rd May in Paris. Individuals and organizations interested in debating the topic “Women and Men as allies for greater equality and performance” were invited to participate in a day full of lectures and workshops.
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Viviane Reding presents board quota directive at seminar hosted by MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin
26 March 2013 - Brussels
The seminar “A Case for EU Competitiveness – Quotas in the Boardroom”, hosted by WIL member and German MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin at the European Parliament, focused on the Directive on gender quotas for non-executive directors, proposed by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission.
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WIL at the ELLE Active Forum
05 April 2013 - Paris
On 5th April, WIL participated in the ELLE Active forum, organized by the women’s magazine ELLE France. This forum, targeted at professional women, set out to find solutions and give advice on how to work differently and, ultimately, better.
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ALDE Seminar on "Qualitative Development vs. Quantitative Growth” at the European Parliament
10 April 2013 - Brussels
On 10th April, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) of the European Parliament gathered distinguished speakers to debate and question the future validity of our current economic model and to search for viable alternatives.
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WIL at the Printemps du Networking
23 April 2013 - Paris
On 23rd April, for the second time ever, CONNECTING WoMEN agency organized Le Printemps du Networking, one of the largest encounters of professional networks for women in France.
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WIL Biannual Meeting in Rome
14 June 2013 - Rome
WIL Members, Emerging Leaders and Friends of the network will meet this year on 14th June 2013 in Rome to discuss innovation and competitiveness in Europe. The event will be held at Palazzo Farnese and at the Villa Medici and an exciting program will be provided.
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Women Talent Pool Workshop “Mirror Yourself in Your Leadership Style” - Report
22 March 2013 - Paris
A second successful Women Talent Pool workshop took place on Friday, 22nd March at the premises of Microsoft France. It was led by Irène Papaligouras, founder of Leaders Excellence Partners, a strategic human resources start-up, focused on a predicative and proactive audit of leadership competencies. Under the motto “Mirror Yourself in Your Leadership Style”, nine Emerging Leaders participated in a session aimed at assessing and developing their specific leadership style.
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Presentation of the "Women and Power" Study in Brussels – Report
15 March 2013
On 11th March, a dinner debate on “Women and Power”, organized by Thaima Samman, WIL President and Partner of Cabinet Samman together with Evelyn Gessler, President of Club L Benelux, took place at the “Cercle Gaulois” in Brussels.
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Two online coaching sessions on neurosciences and leadership for WIL members
23 January 2013
On 17th May François Bogacz – CEO of Neuroawareness Consulting Services – led the second online session on neurosciences and leadership for a group of WIL members.
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WIL at the Forum d'Avignon 2012
15-17 November 2012 - Avignon
Four WIL members participated in this unique event that gathers annually over 400 people for inspiring exchanges and discussions on the links between culture and economy.
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Women Talent Pool coaching session on career hindrances and boosters
10 January 2013 - Paris
On 10th January a group of ten WIL Emerging Leaders from Orange, Microsoft and Capgemini participated in a coaching session focused on crucial factors that impact women’s career progress and their willingness to enter higher-level positions.
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WIL Collaborative Networks session at the Global Forum in ICT
05 December 2012
For the third consecutive year WIL organized its session at the prestigious annual ICT conference.
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WIL Emerging Talents' feedback on the Women Talent Pool program
05 December 2012
Read our young leaders' feedback on the last WTP training session.
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Biannual meeting at the French Parliament
22 October 2012 - Paris
On 22nd October the European Network for Women in Leadership was hosted for its biannual meeting by Claude Bartolone, President of the French National Assembly.
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WIL 2012 General Assembly Report
20 June 2012
On June 20th 2012 for the second time WIL Members gathered together for the General Assembly to vote electronically on the Legal status of WIL and discuss the outcomes of the McKinsey Women Matter 2012 report.
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WIL's 4th Anniversary with Viviane Reding and Pervenche Beres, WTP Launch
6 March 2012
Exactly four years after WIL’s first event, Viviane Reding, Vice-president of the European Commission and Pervenche Berès, MEP, joined us for a WIL/JUMP event on ‘Female Talent in the Pipeline'.
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Boosting Women’s Leadership in Arts and Through Arts Discussion
31 January 2012 - Brussels
On 31st of January 2012, WIL members gathered together for our first event on culture, to discuss the topic of “Boosting Women’s Leadership in Arts and Through Arts”.
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WIL Biannual Meeting in Berlin Report
24 November 2011 - Berlin
Held for the first time in Germany, on 24th of November, WIL biannual event was held in a pro-European environment, where prominent speakers, WIL members, guests and members of the Network European Movement Germany, which partnered with us for this event, exchanged their views on the current status of European Union and discussed possible solutions to regain the European strength.
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Women Leaders’ Taskforce breakfast with Darcy Bradbury and Xavier Tessier
07 December 2011 - Paris
On 7th of December 2011, at Amcham’s offices, we had the pleasure to host yet another breakfast organized by the Women Leaders’ Taskforce, created through the joint effort of Amcham and WIL. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the current initiatives regarding financial regulation and the underlying challenges.
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WIL session during the Global Forum in ICT
08 November 2011 - Brussels
For the second time, the organizers of the Global Forum in ICT have handed over to WIL the mission to organize the session on women in the information society. During the high-level event, several profound speakers brought forward best practices to nourish the female talent pipeline.
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Improving Corporate Governance breakfast report
06 October 2011
On 6 October, the European Network for Women in Leadership (WIL), in cooperation with Administration Moderne, the French association of female high civil servants and the American Chamber of Commerce in France held a high-level debate around the topic of governance. Over 70 high-profile attendees joined us at Swisslife Banque Privée to discuss and propose solutions to improve governance in the context of the financial crisis, which go beyond the sole use of quotas on Boards.
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WIL biannual meeting and first general assembly
05 July 2011 - Paris
The issue of governance attracted over 60 participants to the WIL biannual meeting and its first general assembly, July 5. Event host CEO and Chairman of France Télécom Stéphane Richard, engaged in a dialogue on measures taken by his Board to establish a more gender-balanced leadership after the severe socio-economic crisis.
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"Creating Economic Growth" Luncheon with Brussels-based members
08 February 2011 - Brussels
Financial regulations, the single market and corporate governance were the three pillars of economic growth discussed at a luncheon with WIL Brussels-based members by Sharon Bowles, Chair Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament, and Paulina Dejmek, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier.
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WIL session in Washington on “Global Networks for Empowering Women in the Digital Age”
09 November 2010 - Washington
The WIL and GlobalWIN networks jointly hosted a lively high-level session, as part of the much awaited annual event Global Forum in ICT (Nov 9th). An overwhelming audience of 100+ joined us to hear about tested practices empowering women in the digital age.
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Breakfast with Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer
19th October 2010 - Brussels
Concerns regarding training requirements for using new technologies were raised, particularly as one third of Europe’s population have never used the Internet.
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Breakfast with Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, French Minister
29 June 2010 - Paris
More than 50 France-based WIL members and friends, including the Club ITW, a high-level French group of women in IT, and the Women Equity (WE) network, had an extremely productive exchange of views with Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, French Secretary of State for Strategic Studies and the Development of the Digital Economy, regarding the differing means of breaking the glass ceiling.
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A New Design for Europe’s Sustainable Development Biannual Meeting
28 April 2010 - Brussels
The proportion of women in decision making and the inclusion of women's perspectives in government policies, business planning or academic research are the two dimensions for which Women in Leadership is constantly building supportive actions.
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WIL Meeting on Entrepreneurship in London
19 November 2009 - House of Lords, London
First time in London, WiL convened 50 women business developers and stakeholders from European and national public institutions at a location no less prestigious or symbolic than the House of Lords.
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Breakfast Meeting hosted by Edit Herczog MEP
29 September 2009 - Brussels, European Parliament
Ably hosted by Member of the European Parliament Edit Herczog, WiL convened seven most distinguished new Members of the European Parliament together with private sector members of the network, academics as well as the European Commission members.
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Biannual Meeting with EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik
2-3 June 2009 - Brussels
Women’s role in research and technology and encouraging their entrepreneurial skills were issues touched together with four high profile speakers, but also with the young women who are part of the WiL mentoring programme.<
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WIL Members Lunch in Brussels
05 March 2009 - Brussels
On March 5th, the WiL network hosted a lunch during Microsoft’s Growth and Innovation day. The members had a chance to catch up and discuss about the future actions, particularly for the mentoring program.
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Launching the Mentoring Program with DG for Education and Culture Odile Quintin
11 December 2008 - Paris
The WiL network launched its mentoring program during its meeting in the context of the EU French Presidency. WiL partnered with Silicon Sentier, JADE and AIESEC, three international youth organizations to support high potential young women.
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Women In IT at the Imagine Cup
09 July 2008
In cooperation with the French Presidency, the Women’s Forum and European SchoolNet, WiL organized a high level debate to raise awareness and develop specific policies for the participation of young women in technology and science studies.
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Biannual Meeting keynoted by Commissioner Vladimir Spidla
11 June 2008 - Brussels
With the participation of Commissioner for Employment, Equal Opportunities and Social Affairs Vladimir Spidla, the WiL network organized a second meeting with the aim to strengthen the relations between women in high level positions from Europe.
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Kick Off Meeting of the WIL Network
06 March 2008 - Brussels
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding keynoted the first WIL meeting, emphasizing the issue of the low retention rate of women in ICT.
