We mourn the loss of IPWS co-founder and dear friend, Diane E. Long, to cancer late last week. Diane was a remarkable, insightful, and powerful woman who paved the way for so many of us in this community and also leaves a legacy throughout all of Shanghai. The Expat Professional Women Society (EPWS), later the International Professional Women Society (IPWS), was founded in Shanghai Jax restaurant in March 1993 with 12 other professional women. At the time, Diane was Chair […]
In the News: IPWS Leadership Summit & Women Leadership Awards was recently featured on the Global Times website
Welcome to ICYMI: Our Monthly Newsletter in Brief now published on the website! You can sign up for all the IPWS news & updates if you scroll right down the end of this page, but you can also see the latest news here each month. Our featured photo above is from this year’s IPWS Leadership Summit, featuring WAFW Founder Jerrie Ueberle. 1. Upcoming Events You’ll be able to join IPWS for the Annual General Assembly in August! We’ll reflect on […]
IPWS Partner Limitless Laowai was at the IPWS Leadership Summit to cover this year’s Women Leadership Awards! It was such a pleasure to have Pete Rogers as our guest covering the event, he spoke with Keynote Speaker Brigit Beattie, Michelle Garnaut and IPWS President Tiziana Figliolia. From their website: “Recently, Limitless co-host Pete Rogers sat with speakers and leaders who were featured at the inaugural International Professional Women’s Society (IPWS) Leadership Summit. This landmark event gathered top female leaders from around […]
Top 5 Reasons to attend the IPWS Leadership Summit this Friday, 27 May: Top calibre speakers, including international restaurateur Michelle Garnaut; “commercial astronaut” and executive coach, Elisa Mallis, and feature film producer behind the Cities of Love franchise, Emmanuel Benbihy. Plus many more! Innovative content, including a design thinking workshop, PechaKucha style presentations, graphic facilitation, and of course we will announce the six winners of the Women Leadership Awards 2016 Free headshot for your corporate profile Prizes from 25 sponsors […]
On March 4, IPWS began the senior executive topical brunch series for the year, in which 20 women gathered for a casual morning to discuss the topic ‘Honoring the Ways Women Lead.’ While preparation for the Women Leadership Awards & IPWS Leadership Summit has been bubbling away for some time, this particular brunch event sparked several ideas & topics, and helped establish this year’s Summit theme of the ‘Changing Nature of Leadership’. After mingling and greetings, IPWS was thrilled to introduce Tricia Nadaff, […]
A Big THANK YOU to our wonderful Women Leadership Awards Finalists, Jury Members, Sponsors and IPWS Members who attended our Fundraising Event last night at the House of Roosevelt. Can you spot yourself in the photos? All money raised through the Raffles will go directly to the World Academy for the Future of Women, so thank you for all your kind donations! Don’t forget to book your IPWS Leadership Summit tickets now, registration is available by Yoopay, and you’ll get […]
On Thursday 5th May, IPWS hosted a panel discussion on the topic ‘Chinese Overseas Investments‘ so we could see what China is doing outside of China… with a great range of experts Richard Ho, Wei Han and Christina Zhang, and moderated by Caroline Pan. During the discussions we came across the following short points: Overseas Investments have Changed Before natural resources, Oil & Gas were primary industries for overseas investment, but now the focus has moved onto food safety and […]
We are excited to announce the IPWS Leadership Summit on Friday 27th May, and you’re invited! Throughout the Leadership Summit, we’ll also be announcing the winners of this year’s Women Leadership Award. The stellar leadership event will focus on “Embracing the Changing Nature of Leadership: A Roadmap to Success”. Through a curated agenda, the Summit will provide opportunities for participants to learn about Leadership trends and best practices with other peers and to network, in order to create lasting value. On the global stage, we’ve seen the United […]
