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Global Women’s Leadership Awards<\/center>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A lifetime achievement award for increasing opportunities for women and girls globally<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2026 (Istanbul, Turkiye)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Canan Da\u011fdeviren <\/strong>reveives the Global Women’s Leadership Award (click for award video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canan G\u00fcll\u00fc <\/strong>receive Turkiye\u2019s Women\u2019s Leadership Award <\/strong>(click for award video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 (Berlin, Germany)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Christine Lagarde, <\/strong>President, European Central Bank receives the 2025 Global Women’s Leadership Award (click for award video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monika Schulz-Strelow, <\/strong>Founder, FidAR (click for award video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 (Madrid, Spain)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

France<\/strong> receives the 2024 Global Women\u00b4s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristina Alberdi <\/strong>receives Spain\u00b4s Women\u00b4s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 (Dubai, UAE)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

H.E. Dr. Maitha Al-Shamsi<\/strong>, Minister of State accepts the 2023 Global Summit of Women Leadership Award on behalf of H.R.H. Sheikha Fatima bit Mubarak (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.E. Dr. Maziah Che Yusoff,<\/strong> Secretary General, Ministry of Women, Family & Community, Malaysia accepts the 2023 Government Public\/Private Sector Project Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 (Bangkok, Thailand)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Dr Krisana Kraisintu<\/strong>, receives the 2022 Global Summit of Women Global Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 (Lisbon, Portugal)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn<\/strong> of Thailand is awarded the Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country Leadership Award is presented by Summit President Irene Natividad to H.E. Vo Thi Anh Xuan<\/strong>, Vice President of Vietnam and accepted by the Vietnamese Delegation (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elvira Fortunato<\/strong> is awarded the Portugal Women’s Leadership Award for her breakthrough research & scientific achievement (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 (Basel, Switzerland)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Winnie Byanyima<\/b>, Executive Director of OXFAM International receives the Global Womens Leadership Award from Summit President, Irene Natividad at the 2019 Gala Dinner. (Click for Award Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 (Sydney, Australia)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

H.E. Sheikh Hasina Wazed<\/strong>, Prime Minister of Bangladesh accepts the Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dame Quentin Bryce AD<\/strong>, Former Governor General accepts the Australian Women’s Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 (Tokyo, Japan)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

H.E. Joyce Banda<\/strong>, Former President of Malawi wins the Global Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Women’s Leadership Award is presented to the Honorable Yuriko Koike<\/strong>, Governor of Tokyo (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summit President Natividad presents the Global Women’s Leadership Award to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/strong> (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 (Warsaw, Poland)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Summit President Irene Natividad presents the 2016 Global Women\u2019s Leadership Award to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova<\/strong> (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon. Henryka Borchinarz<\/strong>, former Minister of Industry and Trade, Poland accepts the 2016 Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka<\/strong>, Executive Director, UN Women receives the 2015 Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 (Paris, France)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Former President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva<\/strong> presents the Global Women\u2019s Leadership Awards to European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights, and Citizenship Viviane Reding. (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Notat<\/strong> (left), Former Secretary General of French Confederation of Labor Unions wins France’s Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for More)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood,<\/strong> Founder, MERCY Malaysia wins the 2013 Malaysian Women’s Leadership Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 (Athens, Greece)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Roza Otunbayeva,<\/strong> Former President of Kyrgyzstan accepts the 2012 Global Women’s Leadership Award from Summit President Irene Natividad (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 (Istanbul, Turkey)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon<\/strong> accepts the 2011 Global Women’s Leadership Award (Click for Award Video)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aynur Bektas,<\/strong> Chair of the Women Entrepreneur’s Council, Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchange, Turkey is awarded the Turkish Women’s Leadership Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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