W.I.N. Founder

Kristin Engvig (Norway)

Founder & Host of the W.I.N. Global Conference

Growing up on the turbulent west coast of Norway, surrounded by mountains leading to the open seas, W.I.N. founder Kristin Engvig understood at a young age how important it is for all of us to be connected, and to do something in your life that will leave the world a better place.

From Norway, Kristin knew that ‘going global’ was just the thing for her to do. So receiving her degree in Business & Marketing from Oslo’s BI School of Business, she set out to pursue her MBA at SDA Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Her early career as an international strategy and global marketing consultant formed the foundation of what would later become W.I.N. Since then, Kristin has travelled extensively and worked with women across all continents and employed her own strategic plan toward the formation and ongoing evolution of W.I.N.

Having started out with major multinational companies like JPMorgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, Kristin saw and felt that there was a gap in our workplaces and how we dealt with each other and the world at large. Working as a consultant with global companies, she also felt that people should be able to bring their creative sides into the workplace, too. This gap was transformed into a vision for W.I.N.: to ‘bring a more feminine, global and sustainable vision to work, communities and life’. And this vision would in turn be transformed into a platform -- an annual conference to empower, develop and connect women leaders. From this early launchpad, Kristin’s vision has skyrocketed into a mission: providing a global networking and learning symposium that serves as a reference point for women working internationally in any capacity, shoulder to shoulder with organisations active in women’s leadership and diversity & inclusion.

Kristin pursues her mission throughout the year, hosting ‘mobilizing women events’ in diverse countries and holding quarterly ‘corporate networking group’ meetings where professionals meet to discuss topical issues in the corporate world. Kristin stays attuned to emerging trends that shape our world, and continually encourages women and men to live creatively, authentically so together we can all forge a sustainable future. She frequently speaks at conferences for companies and organisations all over the world and writes frequently on women’s journeys. In Kristin's own “life’s journey,” and essential to her vision and being, is her passion for family, community, creativity, acting, yoga and Zen, and continuous learning.