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Who Attends the W.I.N conference?
Outstanding professional women and an
increasing number of men, influential decision-makers and opinion leaders
everywhere join W.I.N. Women who want to take time to reflect on work and life
and to embrace and create change.
Women who want to take time to reflect
on work and life and to embrace, create and drive change.
Women who work or live internationally:
- top level company executives
- entrepreneurs
- independent professionals
- leading scientists
- consultants
- academics
- artists
- thought leaders
- NGO leaders
- top international MBA and business school students
Typically the "W.I.N. woman" is culturally aware, has
an international mindset, is well educated, keen to learn, receptive to new
technology and embraces change through action to accomplish her goals. She wants
it all: work, family and self. She is strong and speaks with her own voice. She
wants to use her feminine values, be authentic and compassionate.
Likewise the typically the "W.I.N. man" is unafraid to be in a minority, wants
to better comprehend how women are creating new norms in society, economic life,
cultural milieu and organizations and wants to be part of shaping this new
emerging paradigm that also benefits him.
Ambitious beyond materialism, she/he longs to be part
of a global agenda and is taking action to get things done now.
Influential executives, leaders and other
professionals who want to understand the impact of women on society, economic
life, cultural milieu and organizations.
Representatives from world-class
companies who wish to invest in their talent and
position themselves with an increasingly important group of
decision-makers.
Some Statistics
Corporate vs. Professional Women:
61% (2003), 65% (2004) of participants were
executive women working for corporations or larger UN/public organizations (5%))
and 39% (2003) 35% (2004) of the participants are professionals such as:
lawyers, psychologists, entrepreneurs, artists, consultants, coaches, professors
and others.
Women & Men: women
represented 93% of the 2003 participants. Since 2001, the number of men
participating has increased by 2%. However in 2004 26 men joined which on
percentage basis is a lower number than in 2003.
Age: W.I.N. appeals to a wide range of age groups from
20 to 70 years. The core group (64%) is between 31 and 50, with again the
concentration between 35-45 (the age group is similar for 2002, 2003 and 2004
event) though both the 03 and 04 event had a small growth in the age group 51+
of total participation and a decrease in the participants below 30 (2003
attracted 13% below 30, while 2004 only about 7%).
Nationalities: average of 58 nationalities. More than
65 different nationalities have been to the various W.I.N. events. Even though
majority of women attending W.I.N. are European, the event is truly
international with participants from North America, Asia, Africa, the Middle
East and Latin America. Top six countries according to resident: Switzerland,
UK, USA, France and Italy/Germany.
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