INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

PWN SUMMIT - CELEBRATING INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN

Meet these women (and men!) who have changed the world.

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POST ONE

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

"I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system." - Mary Robinson, first female President of Ireland

Did you know that in Ireland you were first allowed to keep your governmental job as a woman post-marriage only starting in 1973?

Mary Robinson began protesting this and many other Irish laws that disadvantaged women as a young lawyer in 1969. Challenging the status quo caused rifts with her family and outrage from the media, but she persisted, and that was only the beginning.

She is one of the most accomplished people world-wide. She was the first female President of Ireland, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the recipient of numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, given to her by President Barack Obama. Currently she is Adjunct Professor for Climate Justice in Trinity College Dublin and Chair of The Elders.

We are celebrating Mary at the PWN Summit on March 8th at 17:00 CET - don’t miss her story, and be inspired to #challengethestatusquo, because there is still more work to be done.

POST TWO

Roberta Metsola - First VP, European Parliament

“No geographic size should limit your potential” - Roberta Metsola, First Vice President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola is a lawyer and has specialised in European law and politics. She served as Malta's Legal and Judicial Cooperation Attaché within the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union.

She was first elected to the European Parliament in 2013, becoming one of Malta's first female Members of the European Parliament. She was re-elected in 2014 and then again in 2019.

In 2020 she was elected as the First Vice President of the European Parliament, becoming the first Maltese national to hold the post.

We are celebrating Roberta at the PWN Summit on March 8th at 17:00 CET - don’t miss her story, and be inspired to #challengethestatusquo, because there is still more work to be done.

POST THREE

Francesca Gino - Professor, Harvard Business School and author of "Rebel Talent"

“Francesca Gino is the best kind of rebel: the one who doesn’t just break the rules, but invents a better way.” — Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author

The theme of International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘choose to challenge’, because that is how to advance gender equality.

We are delighted to have Professor Francesca Gino as a speaker, because she has been inspiring people to challenge the status quo professionally for her whole career. In fact, she wrote a book about it, ‘Rebel Talent.’

According to Francesca, rebels change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks; by defying the status quo they are masters of innovation and reinvention.

Francesca is an award-winning researcher and teacher, and a tenured professor at Harvard Business School. She is a sought-out speaker and has been recognised as one of the world’s Top 40 Business Professors under 40, and one of the world’s 50 most influential management thinkers.

We are celebrating Professor Gino at the PWN Summit on March 8th at 17:00 CET - don’t miss her story, and be inspired to #challengethestatusquo, because there is still more rebelling to be done.

POST FOUR

Jenifer Clausell-Tormos, Founder & CEO Develop Diverse

“Diversity is the key for every organization becoming sustainable and successful, but bias is the bottleneck that still needs to be addressed.” Jenifer Clausell-Tormos, Founder & CEO of Develop Diverse

Jenifer Clausell-Tormos holds a PhD in Technology Development and has held positions both at universities and in industry as a scientific researcher. At the beginning of her career, she focused on ways to accelerate the process of finding new medicines. After 10 years, her drive to close the gender and diversity gap resulted in her founding Develop Diverse, where she uses these same techniques to accelerate the normalisation of diversity through inclusive communication.

We are celebrating Jenifer at the PWN Summit on March 8th at 17:00 CET - don’t miss her story, and be inspired to #challengethestatusquo, because there is still more work to be done.

POST FIVE

Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, NATO

“Understanding and integrating the gender dimension in the military is key . . . we know that more equality translates into better performing militaries, and a more operationally effective Alliance.” - Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, NATO

One of the pillars to achieving Gender Balanced Leadership is to involve men – they are often in positions of power, giving them a unique ability to change attitudes and policies.

Mircea Geoană is a strong advocate for gender equality, and as NATO Deputy Secretary General, he is in a position of influence, enabling him to spread this message to the 30 members of NATO - powerful indeed.

We are extremely pleased to have Mircea speak at the PWN Summit because we believe a diversity of speakers will make it a better event.

We are also seeking a diverse audience - so please invite your colleagues and friends of all genders to join us in honouring International Women’s Day by ‘Celebrating Inspiring Women’ on March 8th at 17:00 CET – because the fight is not just for women – and we need all the help we can get.

POST SIX

Alda Kule Dale - Strategy Consultant & Progress Techpreneur, Kearney

“I wanted to learn from people whom I might never have the opportunity to meet. I wanted to build a global network and get out of my comfort zone. I also wanted to not be the only odd one standing in an all-white male dominated environment” - Alda Kule Dale

Alda Kule Dale, Strategy Consultant & Progress Techpreneur at Kearney is an INSEAD Pioneer For Progress who fights to make business a force for good in society.

If you follow her on twitter, you will quickly see that she is fluent in the value of social responsibility for corporations and believes it should be infused in all levels of business organisations.

She is also lobbying to change how businesses are viewed – where revenues and profits aren’t the only measures of success.

Alda is a Consulting and Finance Professional, as well as a Progress Tech-preneur scavenging for equitable solutions within the AI & Blockchain-enabled realms. She is currently an Associate at Kearney.

We are celebrating Alda at the PWN Summit on March 8th at 17:00 CET - don’t miss her story, and be inspired to #challengethestatusquo, because there still needs to be more than one type of person in the room.

POST SEVEN

Marc Cerena - CEO, McDonald's Russia

"I believe it’s important that men in key leadership positions like myself create the working environment and conditions enabling any young woman to flourish and achieve her ultimate dream." - Marc Carena, CEO, McDonald's Russia

In a deeply personal message from Marc Carena, you will hear not only that he believes diversity brings better business results, but why he so strongly feels that everyone should have the chance to achieve their dreams, regardless of gender, origin, or religious background.

Marc joined McDonald’s in August 2017 as Vice President of International Markets. Before that he held senior positions at Nestle, was president of the supervisory board the Metro Group in Eastern Europe, and led Metro Cash and Carrie in Croatia.

Like Marc, we believe diversity generates better results - so please invite your colleagues and friends of all origins, genders and religions to join us in ‘Celebrating Inspiring Women’ on March 8th at 17:00 CET – because we need everyone to join in advancing the cause!