Announcing the Women Leadership Awards Finalists

May 7, 2018

It’s our pleasure to announce the Finalists for this year’s Women Leadership Awards! IPWS is happy to reveal the 12 finalists across 6 categories who represent a broad range of industries and nationalities.

Join us in congratulating the WLA Finalists for 2018 below:

Business Leader of the Year
Carrie Law, CEO, Juwai.com
Heather Smith, General Manager of Shanghai Market, United Family Healthcare

Young Business Leader of the Year
Fukuko Ayama, Senior Director of People, LearningLeaders
Ashley Galina Dudarenok, Founder & Managing Director, Alarice & ChoZan

Entrepreneur of the Year
Lindsey Fine, Founder & CEO, Happy Buddha, Serenity Foods Hong Kong
Elizabeth Schieffelin, Founder & CEO, Lizzy’s All Natural

Social Contributor
Sarah Kochling, Co-founder, Women’s Executive Network
Enoch Li, Founder & Play Consultant, Bearapy

Innovator of the Year
R. May Lee, ShanghaiTech University (on sabbatical)
Catiah Li, Founder & UX Designer of Cafechi, Sensus6 HR Systems, and Moji Ball Systems

HeforShe Man of the Year
Antoine Massé, Co-Founder & UI/UX Designer, Guimi
Monte Rosen, Founder & Managing Director, ELG Shanghai (Engage-Learn-Grow)

Congratulations to all! After careful consideration of all submitted nominations, the WLA Jury has selected the above professionals to be our WLA 2018 Finalists! We look forward to bringing you their stories over the coming weeks!

Next step, they will meet face to face with the Jury, and we’ll announce the winners of the Women Leadership Awards, including the WLA Award for Lifetime Achievement, at the IPWS Leadership Summit on Friday May 25th at the Bellagio Shanghai. See you there!