We’re excited to announce the 2019 Women Leadership Awards finalists! 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 2019 below: Business Leader of the Year Young Business Leader of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Social Contributor Innovator of the Year HeforShe Man of the Year Congratulations to […]
March is a special month, as we not only celebrate Women’s Day, but in China, we continue to recognize the 40th anniversary of China’s Opening Up. A major milestone for China and for many expats who have since moved here and call China home. IPWS held a special event to recognize women who have lived in China during this period and witnessed the rapid, and grandiose development of this country. We asked them to share their experiences, insights and most […]
We are very excited to host a unique event this coming Wednesday which brings together women from a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. We have asked them to share their experiences, insights and most“teachable moments” with the IPWS community so that we may appreciate how the women living and working here have shaped (and have been shaped by) the China we know today. This event is extra special because IPWS has partnered with live storytelling platform, Unravel. The Unravel […]
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. In this edition of 5 Minutes With… we caught up with Enoch Li, 2018 Women Leadership Award recipient of Social Contributor of the Year. What do you do here in Shanghai? Actually I live in Beijing but I travel to Shanghai regularly as some of my clients are there. My company helps other organizations […]
Let’s agree not to be so agreeable. Through the IPWS community and events, we build networks, foster personal growth and develop key professional skills. We have an incredible community here in Shanghai and beyond, and we’d like to bring you an article written by last year’s IPWS Summit MC, Em Roblin. Em Roblin is Founder and CEO of Inner Circles, a company that runs transformational learning journeys for women to grow professionally and personally. “You’re a good team-player!” “You’re thoughtful!” […]
For the third, and final IPWS Thought Activator of 2018, we welcomed Cyrille Jégu as our Thought Activator. Cyrille is a master trainer for the famous concept Getting Things Done® and he kicked of the evening reminding us just how important managing your time can be. We live in a world with constant distraction, and an overwhelming about of information. Even when we plan, make lists, or write down goals — life happens and the unexpected can really get in […]
Last week we brought together a panel to discuss the repercussions of AI as it pertains to diversity and equality. We were joined by four panelists who came from all different backgrounds, which made for a bold dialogue on the subject matter. There is no definitive answer to the question, “will AI support diversity” but the panel did spark some interesting debates around several issues including; Who is responsible for ensuring our own bias’ do not reflect in the machines […]
We kicked off our Thought Activator event series last week at Kartel, coming together over the topic of female leadership — asking ourselves, do women need to act like men to be leaders? IPWS Thought Activator, the incredible Monica Menghini kicked off the discussion by sharing her experience as a leader, a woman and a mother. Monica left us with some impactful insights as we then turned within our small groups to discuss our own experiences, doubts and dilemmas we’ve […]
We’re back into the swing of things right after Golden Week with our first event of our new event series; IPWS Thought Activator. IPWS Thought Activator is a monthly series that connects people through meaningful conversations. The aim is to help you expand your network and more effectively make valuable connections by taking part in an informal, guided activity. Each event is centered around a specific theme, which attendees will reflect over in smaller groups, making it easy to […]
