The Women Leadership Awards Jury: Their Stories

Last week we announced our esteem Women Leadership Awards Jury Members, after nominations closed on May 3 and today we’re excited to introduce to you a little more about their careers and backgrounds. The Women Leadership Awards (WLA) each year have an independent review by the WLA Jury Members and they are selected from a broad cross-section of industries and positions to ensure a well-rounded representation of professionals in the judging panel. Their role in business and society is also a […]

Announcing the IPWS Leadership Summit 2017

We are excited to announce the IPWS Leadership Summit will return this year, and YOU’RE INVITED! IPWS is proud to bring you a professional & personal development experience like no other in Shanghai! You will meet and network with China’s top leaders at the IPWS Leadership Summit 2017, featuring dynamic speakers and innovative workshops exploring this year’s theme: Understanding Power & Leadership: A Roadmap to Success. And just like last year, the IPWS Leadership Summit will also feature the Women […]

2017 WLA Independent Jury

Last year, IPWS was happy to announce a jury of six highly-esteemed individuals to judge nominations in the Women Leadership Awards (WLA) 2017. The jury – which included representatives from leading global organisations, including universities, multinational corporations and diplomats – oversaw the selection of top candidates across the six award categories in the WLA 2017. The WLA nominations closed on May 3, and the WLA Winners were announced at the 2017 IPWS Leadership Summit on Friday June 2nd, 2017 in […]

IPWS Event Covered by the Global Times

Earlier this month, IPWS hosted an interesting career transition event with Expat Neighbours founder Evrim Kanbur, and the event was covered by the Global Times. Evrim spoke on her career change from corporate to entrepreneur and how she know manages a tech team, without any tech background herself. As many of us professional women will shift roles, jobs and countries many times through our lives in the modern employment world, there will most likely be a time where we’re working […]

Announcing Nomination Extension for Women Leadership Awards

IPWS today announces the deadline for nominations in the Women Leadership Awards 2017 has been extended until Wednesday, 3rd May! So if you know an inspiring woman who deserves to be recognised, or perhaps you deserve the recognition yourself, you have another week & a half to get your nominations in. As the longest running international award in Shanghai for women leaders, the WLA recognise professional women (and since 2016, men supporting women) who have emerged as leaders in their field. […]

Latest Sponsor: Women Leadership Award Nominations

  This year IPWS is delighted to announce a unique sponsorship with the Nominations for the Women Leadership Awards. We welcome the support of Shanghai based digital agency IT Consultis who will be confidentially handling all our WLA Nominations. To ensure a smooth process for you, through your nomination application, right up until the announcement of the winners at the Leadership Summit on June 2, IT Consultis will be our digital data & website support company. IT Consultis is a […]

My Year as a WLA Winner: Ann C James

In 2016, the WLA entered its 10th year of recognising women’s leadership in business, innovation, social contribution and entrepreneurship… and the 2016 Women Leadership Award Entrepreneur Winner was Dream Weaver Theatre Founder Ann C James. As nominations are still open for this year’s Women Leadership Awards until Friday 21 April, we take the time this week to reflect on last year’s winner, and we hear from her about her work over the last 12 months:   My Year as a […]

IPWS Annual Sponsor eco&more’s Refill Project

IPWS annual sponsor, eco&more, is dedicated to using the finest plant-based ingredients in our home, baby and personal care ranges. This month, eco&more tells us about their refill project. Read all about refilling your favorite eco&more products, and saving money and the environment while doing so! Everyone knows about recycling by now; the process by which materials can be broken down and used again for other purposes, which is great and recycling is amazing. But caught up in the flurry of […]

5 Minutes With… Monica Muriel Zurita, Founder and CEO of Zurita, and Women Leadership Award Winner

In our 5 Minutes With… series, we’re speaking to remarkable women about their career highlights, challenges, who they admire and advice they have for other women.  What’s your name? What do you do, and how long have you been in Shanghai? Monica Muriel Zurita. I run Zurita, a “different” fashion brand. I have been in Shanghai for 9 years. What do you think is unique about being a professional woman in Shanghai? I think there is millions of opportunities, there’s everything from […]

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