IPWS Leadership Summit Agenda – Friday 2 June

We’re excited to announce our Program Agenda for the IPWS Leadership Summit powered by IE Business School! Take note below, and get the full information on the theme and more detail on our speakers here. 12:00pm – 1.30pm – Registration* 1:30pm – IPWS Welcome and “Applied Improvisation” debrief activities by Elva Yao – Zmack 1:45pm Welcome Note by Shanghai Women’s Federation 2:00pm Opening Keynote by Virginia Tan – Co-founder and President, Lean In China 2:20pm Applied Improvisation with Elva Yao – Zmack 2:25pm […]

Meet Lorna Doucet & Heini Shi – Leadership Summit Speakers

With only 5 days until the IPWS Leadership Summit powered by IE Business School on Friday 2nd June, we’d love to introduce you to more of our top-calibre speakers. The theme of this year’s Summit is: “Understanding Power & Leadership – A Roadmap to Success”. Power is ultimately about making a (positive) difference in the world and can be exercised through various meaning. The Summit is bringing together the best thinkers & leaders in our community to continue these discussions. What does […]

Inspiration for Friday’s Summit – See Snaps from Last Year’s Event

One year ago, we at IPWS hosted our inaugural Leaderships Summit centred around the theme: Embracing the Changing Nature of Leadership: A Roadmap to Success. The modern conference was a great success with high calibre speakers and content, and was attended by 200 professional women and men from Shanghai and beyond. Next Friday June 2nd, we’re finally bringing you the second annual IPWS Leadership Summit, this year powered by our title sponsor IE Business School! We’re beyond excited to follow in last […]

How Improv Techniques Can Be Powerful in the Workplace

The IPWS Leadership Summit powered by IE Business School will be a varied program with some inspirational stories on the topic of ‘Understanding Power & Leadership: A Roadmap to Success’ and throughout the afternoon, you’ll get to experience some practical techniques that can help you in your work, in the office, and on your leadership path in your career.  Introducing,  Elva Yao, Managing Director of Zmack, who has been studying, coaching, and performing improvisational theater for over 5 years. Using […]

Reasons You Need a Professional Headshot

Next Friday, the IPWS Leadership Summit will be a modern conference and a networking & professional development experience like no other in Shanghai. But, IPWS also knows as active professional women, it’s important to have a strong personal brand, so we’re delighted to offer ALL attendees FREE professional headshots. We asked Beata Dziedzic, HR Trainer and Cross-Border Career Coach, and an active professional woman in the IPWS community her thoughts and reasons why we need a professional headshot! Professional women from […]

Introducing IE Business School – the IPWS Leadership Summit Title Sponsor

We’re so delighted to announce our 2017 IPWS Leadership Summit Title Sponsor, IE Business School!  IE is one of the leading European higher education institutions, whose belief in innovation, diversity with more than (92% of international students) and entrepreneurship is an integral part of its drive towards academic excellence. Our learning model puts students at the centre, is eminently practical and ensures that they acquire not only the technical know-how but also the mindset and interpersonal skills that are essential […]

Top 5 Reasons to Attend the IPWS Leadership Summit Next Week

Top 5 Reasons to attend the IPWS Leadership Summit Powered by IE Business School next week on Friday, June 2nd: Top calibre speakers, including Co-Founder and President of Lean In China, Virginia Tan, Asia Pacific Head of Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sach, Wenchi Yu, and Stand-up Comedian and Head of Language Department at Shanghai Experimental Foreign Language School, Erin McGinley. Plus many more! (Read all about our speakers HERE) Innovative content around this year’s theme: Understanding Power & Leadership – A Roadmap […]

Meet Wenchi Yu & R May Lee – Leadership Summit Speakers

With less than a fortnight until the IPWS Leadership Summit powered by IE Business School on Friday 2nd June, we’d love to introduce you to more of our guest speakers. The theme of the Summit is: “Understanding Power & Leadership – A Roadmap to Success”. Power is ultimately about making a (positive) difference in the world and can be exercised through various meaning. The Summit is bringing together the best thinkers & leaders in our community to continue these discussions. What does Power mean […]

Announcing the WLA Finalists 2017

It’s our pleasure to announce the Finalists for this year’s Women Leadership Awards! IPWS is happy to reveal our 12 finalists across 6 categories who come from the world of start ups, social support, communications and across many nationalities! Join us in congratulating all the WLA Finalists for 2017 below: Business Leader of the Year Chloé Reuter, Founder & CEO – Reuter Communications Veronique Toully, VP, Head of Operations China, SEAK and Australia, UCB Young Business Leader of the Year Lu Zhang, […]

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