Kristin Engvig, Founder and President of WIN
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Kristin Engvig (Norway) CEO & Founder, WIN & WINConference – Speaker and Pioneer for Women
A global pioneer, Kristin created WIN 26 years ago to bring alive a vision of a more feminine, global and sustainable way at work, in communities and life. Thousands of individuals and hundreds of world-class companies have attended WIN’s live experiences across Europe as well as in India, Nigeria, Japan and the UAE. She was recently awarded the EuroKnowledge Outstanding Women Leadership Award, The American Club of Rome Award for her contribution to the International Community, the CEO for Life Award, Diversity Global Magazine Award and the International Alliance of Women Award. In her early career she worked for JP Morgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, EU and as a strategy and marketing consultant. A business economist (BI, Oslo) with an MBA (Milan’s Bocconi), she has also completed a wealth of interdisciplinary studies, including creativity through Zen acting and yoga. She attends global meetings such as the W7 of the G7 and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, she also chaired the Women in Leadership meeting at the Davos SDG tent in 2020 and lead and chaired Women Leadership in Peace and Harmony le Future by GCFWIN, hosted by CSPOC at the UN in Geneva in 2022 &23
Kristin engvig
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Kristin created WIN to bring alive a vision of a more feminine, global and sustainable way at work, in communities and life. More than 22000 individuals and hundreds of world-class companies have attended WIN’s live experiences, expanding worldwide. She pioneered a new way of looking at business through WIN’s framework of change, bringing in wellness, sustainability, beauty, art, new language and wholeness years ahead of the current trends.
As a global thought leader in the field of creativity, feminine and authentic leadership, she embraces her global responsibility through innovative leadership experiences and personal speaking engagements to inspire women worldwide to become agents of possibility.
She was recently awarded the EuroKnowledge Outstanding Women Leadership Award for her global leadership for Women, The American Club of Rome for her contribution to the International Community, and has also been recognized by the CEO for Life Awards for her pioneering work in diversity and inclusion, named among Diversity Global Magazine’s Top 10 Influential Women in Global Diversity and also received the International Alliance of Women Award. She grew up on the coast of Norway. In her early career, she worked for a period in big companies such as JP Morgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, EU and an as international strategy and marketing Consultant. A business economist (BI, Oslo) with an MBA (Milan’s Bocconi), she has also completed a wealth of interdisciplinary studies including creativity through Zen acting and yoga. She attends global meetings such as the W7 of the G7 and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, and also chaired the Women in Leadership meeting at the SDG tent during Davos in 2020 Women Inspiring a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, co-produced by WIN and GCF and hosted by CSPOC at the UN in Geneva in 2022 &23
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Host: Kristin Engvig, CEO & Founder, WIN & WINConference, President GCF, speaker and global thought leader.
A global citizen and pioneer for women and authentic leadership, Kristin created WIN 26 years ago to bring alive a vision of a more feminine, global and sustainable way at work, in communities and life. In her early career she worked for JP Morgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, EU and as a strategy and marketing consultant. She is a business economist (BI, Oslo) with an MBA (Milan’s Bocconi). She reached Master Level in the Zen Arts (Acting), is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and has completed a wealth of interdisciplinary studies and practices for many years. She has worked with women leaders on all continents – especially Italy, Japan, India, Nigeria and Middle East.
A global citizen and pioneer for women and authentic leadership, Kristin founded WIN 26 years ago to bring to life a vision of a more feminine, global and sustainable way of working, living and leading in community. She has set the agenda and facilitated numerous global leadership programmes and high-level meetings around the world. Kristin has always worked with multicultural global teams and has had full budget responsibility, ensuring the financial sustainability of the WIN organisation through her own fundraising efforts since its inception in 1997.
In her early career she worked for JP Morgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, EU and as a strategy and marketing consultant. She is a business economist (BI, Oslo) with an MBA (Milan’s Bocconi). She reached Master Level in the Zen Arts (Acting), is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and has completed a wealth of interdisciplinary studies and practices for many years.
Kristin has mentored and worked with women leaders on all continents, bringing WIN to numerous countries (Japan, India, Nigeria, UAE, Kenya, Cameroon, Europe).
She was recently awarded the EuroKnowledge Outstanding Women Leadership Award, The American Club of Rome Award for her contribution to the International Community, the CEO for Life Award, Diversity Global Magazine Award and the International Alliance of Women Award.
Besides WIN she attends global meetings such as the W7 of the G7 and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, and also chaired the Women in Leadership meeting at the SDG tent during Davos in 2020 Women Inspiring a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, co-produced by WIN and GCF and hosted by CSPOC at the UN in Geneva in 2022 &23
She believes that engaging the emotional and spiritual intelligence of the feminine is paramount to a flourishing future in an increasingly unpredictable world.
House of Lords and that was a pretty interesting place to visit. Thank you to EuroKnowledge for
Humbled as I received a Global Award for my 25 years of advocating for women worldwide and for my global leadership for women. No less at the House of Lords and that was a pretty interesting place to visit. Thank you to EuroKnowledge for awarding it and for Olayinka Fayomi for organizing and orchestrating and Charity Nwakolam Ohadiugha for making connections across borders and boundaries and the rest of you for being there Sarah Fern MA, MCIPD Juliana Cusack
Kristin Engvig, CEO & Founder, WIN & WINConference, President GCF, speaker and global thought leader.
A global citizen and pioneer for women and authentic leadership, Kristin created WIN 26 years ago to bring alive a vision of a more feminine, global and sustainable way at work, in communities and life. In her early career she worked for JP Morgan, Citibank and Innovation Norway, EU and as a strategy and marketing consultant. She is a business economist (BI, Oslo) with an MBA (Milan’s Bocconi). She reached Master Level in the Zen Arts (Acting), is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and has completed a wealth of interdisciplinary studies and practices for many years.
She has worked with women leaders on all continents and brought WIN to numerous countries (Japan, India, Nigeria, UAE, Kenya, Cameroon, Europe).
She believes that engaging the emotional and spiritual intelligence of the feminine is paramount to a flourishing future in an increasingly unpredictable world.