W.I.N. History
The W.I.N. global leadership forums “ The W.I.N. Conference”
Founded in 1998 in Milan, Italy, W.I.N. (Women’s International Networking) was the idea and vision of Norwegian
social entrepreneur, Kristin Engvig. Ms. Engvig had already run the Professional
Women’s Association of Milan since 94 and understood the emerging need for women
to network globally, gain global competencies and find support and inspiration
to make their dreams come true. She attracted a number of professional women’s
networks from around Europe and a team of enthusiastic international women and
started W.I.N. Since the first annual leadership forum held in Milan, September
1998, W.I.N. has facilitated cross-border networking, disseminated cutting edge
information, built skills and enhanced women’s motivation. Based in Europe with
a global outlook W.I.N. advances the situation of women working internationally
and develops authentic leadership. Over the past 8 years it has become one of
the world’s leading international platforms and networks for professional
women’s groups both independently and through partnering with local networks
around the world.
Our forums are designed for women and men who want to
be part of shaping the newly emerging paradigm of leading results through
authentic action. As the conference themes evolve, the annual forums manifest
the emergence of a collective and truly global leadership journey being made by
modern women leaders of today.
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The W.I.N. Format
W.I.N. global leadership forums “ the W.I.N. conferences”
are structured in daily themes beginning with a global perspective addressing
international work and life issues and finishing with a look from within and
forwards. A forum for senior executive women and outstanding professional and
entrepreneurial women from around the world, W.I.N. takes a look at the world as
it is and describes a vision of sustainable life-work balance with companies and
organizations ready to welcome a new voice. Each participant present is
encouraged to look within to find their own passion and to take action by
building the skills and networks for partnering and creating opportunities. Our
social and cultural events allow participants to explore their surroundings and
create an unforgettable experience. The W.I.N. events are visionary and an
experience to enjoy from the beginning to the end.
“Every time I participate in a W.I.N conference, I come back feeling I am participating
to the making of a big change in the future of women”.
Lorella Zanardo – W.I.N 1999 and W.I.N. 2001 Speaker, Italy
Facts of the W.I.N. annual global leadership forums from 1998 - 2006
W.I.N. 2006: Courage to be the change….
Close to 600 participants representing 60 different nationalities attended the most beautiful Hotel Hilton Cavalieri in Rome, Italy. “where women that count meet and where the feminine energy has taken form”
Speakers included:
Cherie Booth (UK), Noted British Attorney, Human Rights Advocate, Wife of Tony Blair
Jordi Kool (The Netherlands), Manager sales, sales support & customer service, HP
Joanne Thomas Yaccato (Canada), President, The Thomas Yaccato Group
Amanda Ellis (New Zealand), Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM), International Finance Corporation
Ceri Powell (UK), Vice President- Exploration for the Middle East, Caspian & South Asia, Shell International E&P
Sung-Joo Kim (South Korea), CEO, Sungjoo Group & MCM Products AG
Dominique De Fazio (USA), Director and Professor, Studio De Fazio
George A. Kohlrieser, (USA) Ph D, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, IMD
Rama Mani (India), Course Director, New Issues in Security Course Geneva Center for Security Policy
Irene Bellew (UK), Group Legal Counsel, Whirlpool Europe
Noni Allwood (USA), Senior Director, Human Resources, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Katharyn White (USA), Vice President, Marketing, Northeast Europe, IBM
Lisa Kepinski (USA), EMEA Diversity Interim Director, Hewlett-Packard
Diana Baker (Australia), Concert pianist
Daniela Romacker (Germany), “The Magic Violin”, Concert violinist
Kristin Engvig (Norway), Founder and CEO, W.I.N.
And many many more
W.I.N. 2005: Leading for the future
More than 500 participants representing 62 different nationalites attended the conference at Hotel Crowne Plaza Geneva, Switzerland.
“A critical mass ready to shape the future”
Speakers included:
Margot Cairnes (Australia) International Leadership Strategist and Author, Chairman of Zaffyre International.
Lynne Franks (UK) Author, Entrepreneur and LifeStyle Guru
Annabelle Manwaring (UK) Global Creative Director, & Janet Carpenter (UK) Global Account Director, Leo Burnett
Musimbi Kanyoro (Kenya) President YWCA
Paula Ghilani (Switzerland) Consultant & CEO, Max Havelaar Foundation
Victoria Petrova (Russia) Head HR, RUSAL
Alex Tosolini (Italy), General Manager Poland and Baltic States Procter & Gamble
Cathrine Tanna (Australia) Executive Vice President Shell Gas & Power, Americas & Africa
Nancy Fina (USA) Photographer
Kristin Lund (Norway) Colonel Norwegian Army
Nancy J Adler (Canada) Professor, International Management, McGill University
Konji Sebati (South Africa) Ambassador, South African Embassy to Switzerland
Piero Morosini (Peru/Italy) Professor, ESMT
Josefine van Zanten (The Netherlands) Head of Diversity EMEA, HP
Adama Faye (Senegal) Head of the Gender Unit , WFP (World Food Programme of the UN), Italy
And many many more
W.I.N. 2004: Connecting
for Results; authentic leadership in action
W.I.N.’s 7th Global Leadership Forum
500 participants representing 58 nationalities attended
the conference at Hotel Crowne Plaza Geneva, Switzerland.
“ The Global Leadership Forum has become a significant movement”
Speakers included:
Michel Ogrizek (France) Managing Director and Head of Communications,
World Economic Forum, Switzerland
Margaret Heffernan (USA) Former CEO, Fast Company Columnist and
Expert on How Work Changes Our Lives
Michael Kimmel (USA) Author, Professor of Sociology, SUNY at Stony
Brook
Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani (Jordan) Founder and Chairman, Arab
International Women’s Forum
Anna Diamantopoulou (Greece) Member of the Greek Parliament, Former
EU-Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
Amélie Mauresmo (France) nr. 1 Tennis player in the World
Nahrain John Aziz (Iraq) Medical Doctor
Gertrude Mongella (Tanzania) President of the Pan-African Parliament
and Advocacy for Women in Africa
Susanne Klöss (German) Partner Financial Services, Accenture GmbH
Bonnie Reitz (USA) President, InsideOut-Culture to Customer
Daniela Riccardi (Italy) Vice President and General Manager, P&G
Eastern Europe
Neal Clapper (USA) Vice President EMEA CSG Pre-Sales Hewlett-Packard
Company
Helen Eriksen (Denmark) Author, International Speaker, Corporate
Storyteller, Beyone
Syble Solomon (USA) Life Planning Specialist, Lifewise
Cécile Bonnefond (France) President and CEO, Veuve Clicquot
International
Pavan K. Varma (India) Minister of Culture and Director, The Nehru
Centre, London
Dr. Lyly Rojas (Nicaragua/USA/Europe/Asia) International Consultant,
Aphasiologist and Author And many many other extremely competent,
professional and inspiring individuals.
A total of 65 speakers and workshop
leaders spoke at the W.I.N. 2004 event, all extremely competent
W.I.N. 2003: Connecting People to
Create Impact
350 participants from 43 nationalities attended the
conference at The Beaulieu Conference Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Named
“ a treasure” to be discovered it started a new phase of professionalism
attracting and increasing level of senior executive women and outstanding
professionals. Excellent Ratings.
Speakers included:
Hazel Henderson (UK), Author, Futurist, Evolutionary Economist
Josephine Green (UK) Director, Trends and Strategy, Philips Design,
the Netherlands
Rena Golden (South Asia/USA) Executive Vice President and General
Manager, CNN International
Danica Purg (Slovenia) Professor, Dean and Director of the IEDC-Bled
School of Management, President of CEEMAN
Sung Joo, Kim (South Korea) President & CEO of Sungjoo
Inc./Sungjoo International Ltd
Thembeka Nkamba-Van Wyk (South Africa) Managing Director, Talking
Beads & Non-Executive Director, South African Tourism
Paul Polman (Holland) President of Western Europe, Procter &
Gamble Europe SA
Graziella Zanoletti (Italy) Founder and President, Elite rent-a-car
Chantal Gaemperle (Switzerland) Head of Management Development and
Recruitment Corporate Human Resources, Nestle
Herminia Ibarra (Cuba/USA) Professor of Organizational Behaviour,
INSEAD
Annette Simmons (USA) M.Ed., President of Group Process Consulting
Barry Goodfield (USA) Director, The Goodfield Institute, California
and Chairman and CEO, the Goodfield Foundation, the Hague
Nuria Chinchilla (Spain) Professor of Managing People in
Organisation, IESE Business School And many many more…..wonderful,
talented women and men….
W.I.N. 2002: Women Building Partnerships Across
Boundaries
391 participants representing 43 nationalities attended
the conference at The Beaulieu Conference Center in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Speakers included:
Perveez Aggarwal, Managing Director, DBS World Travel (India)
Ursula Brinkmann, Partner, Intercultural Business Improvement (The
Netherlands)
Harry Davis, Professor, Chicago Graduate School of Business (USA)
Riane Eisler, President, Center for Partnership Studies (USA)
Jacey Graham, Global Diversity Coordinator, Shell International (UK)
Marianne Hosni, Sales & Marketing Director, Egypt Enterprises
(Egypt)
Mona Lau, Global Head of Diversity, UBS Group
Judy Martin, Emmy Award-winning television and radio reporter (USA)
Martha Maznevski, Professor, IMD (Canada)
Meredith Moore, Director Research and Information Services, Catalyst
(USA)
Chitra Radhakishun, Chief, Enterprise Policy Unit, UNCTAD (Suriname)
Helene Ratte,European Human Resources Partner, Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu (France)
Michael Todman, Executive Vice President Whirlpool Corporation and
President, Whirlpool Europe (USA)
Mia Vanstraelen, Learning Service, IBM EMEA (The Netherlands)
W.I.N. 2001: Women Leading Global Change
Named The "Davos" Conference
for Women" 400 participants representing 23 nationalities attended the
conference at the IBM Forum in Milan.
Speakers included:
Kathleen Bader, Business Group President, The Dow Chemical Company
(USA)
Katherine Benziger, Psychologist and Author (USA)
Rosanna D'Antona, CEO and President, Edelman Europe (Italy)
Riffat Hassan, Professor, University of Louisville, Kentucky
(Pakistan)
Mark Lee, President and Managing Director, Yves Saint Laurent SAS
(USA)
Linda Love, International Training Manager, Izodia (USA)
Jessie Rose D. Mabutas, Assistant Executive Director for
Administration, World Food Program, UN (Philippines)
Helen Ratte, Human Resources Director, Deloitte & Touche Paris
(France)
Harriett Richmond, Managing Director, JPMorgan Fleming Asset
Management (UK)
Annie Tobias, Director of Partnership Program and Marketing, IMD
(Canada)
Margot Wallstroem, EU Commissioner of the Environment (Sweden)
W.I.N. 2000: Sustainable
Strategies for Women in an Era of Globalization
300 participants representing 40 nationalities attended. The
conference took place at Palazzo delle Stelline in Milan and was described as
"An Intellectual Spa for Soul and Mind"
Speakers included:
Susan Bird , President and Founder, Womenfuture.com (USA)
Marisa Brambilla, President, AVON Italy, Area Vice President France,
Germany, Italy (Italy)
Helen Eriksen, Managing Director and Founder, Beyond (Denmark)
Valentina di Francesco, Scientist, Celera Genomics (USA)
Bi Puranen, Professor, Consultant and Founder, Bikupan (Sweden)
Ernesto Hoffman, Architect Complex Systems, IBM International
(Germany)
Linda Lewi, Chief Evangelist/Chief Marketing Officer, Fast Company
(USA)
Harriet Rubin, Journalist and Author of "The Princessa: Machiavelli
for Women" (USA)
Agapi Stassinopoulos, Actress and Author, "Conversations with the
Goddesses" (Greece)
Corry Wille, Vice President Human Resources, Whirlpool Europe
(Belgium)
Laima Zurgina, Member of Riga City Council, Film Director
(Latvia)
W.I.N. 1999: Winning Strategies for
Women Working Internationally Now
289 participants
attended from 39 different countries including Bangladesh, Iran, Mexico, Russia,
Srilanka, Morocco and many other countries to hear 53 speakers and workshop
leaders. The event was named "A Magical Conference" and 98 % of
participants rated both the content and the organization as excellent.
Speakers included:
Laura Balbo, Minister, Ministero delle Pari Opportunita (Italy)
Cristina Bombelli, Lecturer SDA Bocconi School of Management (Italy)
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Head, World Health Organization (Norway)
Fiona Carter, Economist & Marketing, PricewaterhouseCoopers (UK)
Josephine Green, Manager Trends and Strategy, Philips Design (UK)
Chiara Grosselli, Director of Communications Southern Europe and
Turkey, IBM (Italy)
Chantall Hermann, CEO, Intelligent Nutrients (USA)
Leyla Khaiat, President, Les Femmes Chefs D'Enterprises Mondiales
FCEM, (Tunisia)
Barbara Roberts, CEO, Acoustiguide International (USA)
Zohreh Tabatabai, Director, Focal Point for Women, United Nations
(Iraq)
Sheila Wellington, President, Catalyst (USA)
Lorella Zanardo, Orange Idea Connection (Italy)
W.I.N. 1998: Winning Strategies for Women in an Era of Globalization
All 160 participants representing all continents agreed that the event "Must be
repeated!"
Speakers and workshop leaders included:
Elio Borgonovi, Director, SDA Bocconi (Italy)
Anna Finocchiaro, Minister of Equal Opportunities (Italy)
Chantal Herrmann, CEO, Intelligent Nutrients (USA)
Donna Messer, CEO ConnectUs (Canada)
Valeria Monti, CEO, Ammirati Puri Lintas (Italy)
Federica Olivares, CEO, Edizione Olivares (Italy)
Barbara Pachter, CEO, Pachter & Associates (USA)
Maria Grazia Randi, President, Women World Banking (Italy)
Beppe Severgnini, Journalist and Writer (Italy)
Susan Vinnicombe, Dean, Cranfield School of Management (UK)
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