2021 Global Summit of Women Women: Transforming Economies

Over 500 Delegates from 45 Countries Gather at the
2021 Summit in the midst of the pandemic!

2021 Market Open & Ministerial Roundtable

Summit President Irene Natividad and women government ministers ring the bell to open the Euronext Lisbon Stock Exchange at the start of the Ministerial Roundtable

30 women government ministers and senior officials from all continents gather to discuss public-private sector partnership projects advancing women and girls in their country

Doing Business with Portugal

(from left) Eurico Brilhante Dias, State Secretary for Internalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal); Isabel Ucha, President, Euronext Lisbon (Portgul); Irene Natividad, President, Global Summit of Women (USA)

Women CEO Forum

(from left) Nuria Garcia, Regional President, EMEA, MetLife (Spain); Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen Chairman, Aon Holdings B.V. (Netherlands); Irene Natividad, Summit President, GSW (USA); Paula Panarra, CEO, Microsoft Portugal (Portugal); Laura Gonzalez Molero Board Director, Chair, Leche Pascual Espana (Spain)

GSW Endorses M. Penicaud for ILO DG

(from left) Darija Kisic Tepavcevic, Minister for Labor, Employment, Veterans & Social Affairs, Serbia; Anne Rabbitte, Minister for Inclusion and Disability, Ireland; Andreja Metelko-Zgombić, State Secretary for Foreign & European Affairs, Croatia;Dr. Maitha Al-Shamsi, Minister of State, UAE share economic initiatives to improve status of women

Post-COVID Megatrends

(from left) Andie Zhang, Global PM, Collaborative Robots ABB (Germany); Diane de Saint Victor, Board Director, Natixis & Transocean (Switzerland); Jessica Apotheker, Managing Director & Partner, BCG (UK); Rachel White, Market Leader, UK & Ireland, Neilsen IQ (UK)

Male CEO Forum

Duarte Pitta Ferraz, Professor @Nova SBE & Partner @IVENS Governance Advisor, Former Managing Director, Banco Comercial Protugues (Portugal); Idar Kreutzer, CEO, Finance Norway; Alain Simonnet, Vice President & Managing Director, West Mediterranean Region, 3M (France); Ian Borden, President, International, McDonald's (UK)

Opening Ceremony with Special Guests

H.E. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President of Vietnam onstage at the Opening Ceremony

(from left)H.E. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President of Vietnam, H.E. Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo, and Irene Natividad, President, Global Summit of Women

H.E. Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo welcomes participants at the Opening Ceremony

2021 Leadership Awards Gala Dinner

Global Women’s Leadership Award

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand is awarded the Global Women's Leadership Award

GSW Salutes Vietnam

Country Leadership Award is presented by Summit President Irene Natividad to H.E. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President of Vietnam and accepted by the Vietnamese Delegation

Portugal’s Award

Elvira Fortunato is awarded the Portugal Women's Leadership Award for her breakthrough research & scientific achievement

 2021 Summit Delegations

Delegates from France

Delegates from IBM

Delegates from Spain

2022 Global Summit of Women to be held in Bangkok, Thailand!

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June 23-25, 2022

 Women: Creating Opportunities in the New Reality

Bangkok, Thailand

What Participants are Saying...

“To all the inspiring, courageous and successful women I had the chance to meet, thank you for all your hard work & the engagement towards empowering other women all around the globe.” 

-H.E. Vjosa Osmani, President of The Republic of Kosovo

“Summit President Irene Natividad and her team deserve an extra round of applause for the passion they bring, year after year, to help drive positive change for women in countries, companies and communities globally.”

-Carla Grant-Pickens, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at IBM

“I’m proud to see that IBM continues to prioritize recruiting, training and supporting a diverse workforce. It sounds like this year’s Global Summit of Women offered a strong case that authentically believing in diversity and inclusion will make companies better.”

-Ginni Rometty, Former Chairman and CEO of IBM, Co-Chairman at OneTen

What the Media is Saying...

"Global Summit of Women in Lisbon Welcomes International Leaders" (Click to See Full Story)

 

"The women's Davos debates in Lisbon the Power of Women in the Post-COVID Era" (Click to See Full Story)

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