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The Global Stage for Women Entrepreneurs

We invest in disruptive ideas by women for women for the exponential future

WORLD WOMAN LAUNCHPAD

The Global Stage for Women Entrepreneurs

We invest in disruptive ideas by women for women for the exponential future

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ACCELERATING #EQUALFURE

Today, women represent the most significant disruptive force of the global economy — and the world is unprepared. Women are also the single largest productive economic force and drive almost every economic indicator for businesses. To ignite higher value, reach audacious goals, and building more purpose-driven ventures demands a new kind of thinking. World Woman Launchpad is right on timing and to see what’s possible in the near future. We believe that the global economy and the planet can realize its full potential by equal participation of women innovation and

OUR BIG IDEA

Our moonshot to #equalfuture is possible. We see investing in women is as a great equaliser.

Our mission to mobilize one billion capital to invest into women, to then ultimately benefit female founders that drives #equalfuture by 2030

OUR COMMITMENT

The Problem
We’re Solving

82% Women believe that having a mentor is an asset

Estimates 217 years to achieve gender parity

72% female founders lack of access to capital

Funding
Gap

Women are starting businesses 4.8 times faster than the national average, yet there is a complete lack of funding options to get our businesses off the ground, and growing, without putting us into debt.

Access to
mentors

While 72% of female founders will cite lack of access to capital as the #1 barrier to starting a business, almost 50% of women cite lack of access to coaches and mentors, who have “been there, done that” as a major barrier.

Investment
gap

Only 3% of businesses, regardless of the gender of the founder, will ever raise venture capital. So, how do 97% of businesses get their startup funding?

Trusted
tribe

30% of women cite lack of access to a support system, community, and connections to help them level up as another huge barrier to launching a business.

CHANGE THEIR WORLD. CHANGE YOURS. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.
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When you invest in women,
you invest in the future

We know to build #equalfuture that is both dynamic and inclusive, we must ensure that everyone has equal opportunity. When women and girls are not integrated as both beneficiary and shaper, the global community loses out on skills, ideas and perspectives that are critical for addressing global challenges and harnessing new opportunities. In this new context, the integration of women to drive inclusive innovation is imperative for a thriving economy and resilient planet.

Yield Better
Returns

Businesses founded by women ultimately deliver higher revenue—more than twice as much per dollar invested—than those founded by men.

Perform
Better

Companies with gender-diverse leadership teams outperformed their less-diverse counterparts by 25 percent.

Giveback
More

When you invest in women. They reinvest 80% of their income in the wellbeing and education of their families

Multiple
Impact

Employment by women-owned businesses rose 8 percent, while for all businesses the increase was 1.8 percent

How we work

Our platform provides female entrepreneurs access to capital, expert coaching, a collaborative entrepreneur community, and access to industry connections critical to launching and growing businesses.

COMMUNITY

Join our global community where entrepreneurs are sharing what works, in real time and build your tribe own go to experts to accelerate your success as an entrepreneur.

CAPITAL

We provided female entrepreneurs access to folks behind the checks. We accelerate true diversity in deal flow and advocate for the success of female founders and increasing allocation of investment in women.

CAPACITY

Our certified mentors will coach one-on-one, on how to successfully launch your campaign, including pitch honing, network mapping, strategic planning, rewards budgeting, and pre-launch marketing.

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ADVISORY COUNCIL

Rupa Dash, CEO, World Woman Foundation

Rupa Dash

CEO, World Woman Foundation

DR.UPENDRA KAR Co-Founder & COO Leading Academician & Entrepreneur

Dr. Upendra Kar

COO & Head of Research, World Woman Foundation

Deb Sinta

Deb Sinta

Vice President of Culture, Inclusion and Engagement, Tenneco

MAYA STRELAR-MIGOTTI CEO, 4Pia Inc Former Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and Vice President of the IP and Broadband Development in Ericsson.

Maya Strelar-Migotti

Former Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and Vice President of the IP and Broadband Development in Ericsson.

Constantin Bjerke

Constantin Bjerke

Media Entrepreneur

Dr.Karina Eileraas

Dr.Karina Eileraas

Academician & Feminist Writer

Sonia Singh

Kerri Wood Einertson

Journalist, Senior television Anchor, Author, and Editorial Director, NDTV

Sapna Chadha - Senior Marketing Director, Google India

Sapna Chadha

Director and Head of Marketing, Google India + SE Asia

Maksimilian Kallhed

Innovation Consultant

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Ph.D

Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Director, International Yoga Festival

CINDY COWAN Humanitarian & Emmy-winning, Golden Globe, People's Choice, Oscar-nominated Producer .

Cindy Cowan

Humanitarian & Emmy-winning, Golden Globe, People's Choice, Oscar-nominated Producer

Krystina Fisher

Krystina Fisher

Executive Director, Golin

REGINA LAWLESS, MSOD Head of Diversity & Inclusion - Instagram

Regina Lawless, MSOD

Head of Diversity & Inclusion - Instagram

Aminata Conteh

Aminata Seilloh Conteh

World Woman Fellow

Reshma Ramachandran

Reshma Ramachandran

Senior Vice President & Group Head of Transformation, The Adecco Group

Monica Mireles Serrano

Monica Mireles Serrano

Sustainability and Equality Policy Strategist & Former Head of European Affairs, IKEA

Tamara Trione

Media Advisor, World Woman Foundation

Zuzanna Lewandowska

Social Entrepreneur & Advisory Council Member For European Affairs, World Woman Foundation

Rupa Dash, CEO, World Woman Foundation

CEO, World Woman Foundation

Rupa Dash

Rupa Dash is an entrepreneur and futurist based in Los Angeles driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges through innovation, education, and creativity. Dash is the Partner of Dash Global Media, a consulting company that explores the complexity of the emergent future and the shifting dichotomy between innovation and evolution to prepare start-up companies for the global reset in Asia and Central Africa.

Dash has a passion for philanthropy, she is also the Co-Founder & CEO of the World Woman Foundation, Dash leading the global initiative of mentoring one million women by 2030. Dash is the first Indian American managing director of the world’s largest women’s entrepreneurship network recognized by the White House.

Dash has worked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s prominent investor meeting: Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit and Chief Minister Nitesh Kumar on a collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development to bring useful resources to the most underdeveloped states in India. Dash was the first woman to receive the UN’s International Telecom Union Award for her work to bring mobile entertainment content to Indian farmers across 40,000 villages. Dash received the Women Making Difference Award from Los Angeles Business Journal in 2018. She is actively involved with UN Women, Harvard Business School, Davos Forum, and Hollywood Film Festival, advocating for gender equality in film and entertainment. Dash has worked with leading media companies like Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Dash studied entrepreneurship at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. She currently serves on the boards of International Indian Film Market, Arkansas Cinema Society, and Board of Trustee of Russian Women’s Federation in Moscow.

DR.UPENDRA KAR Co-Founder & COO Leading Academician & Entrepreneur

COO & Head of Research, World Woman Foundation

Dr. Upendra Kar

Dr. Kar is an international award-winning scientific professional with more than a decade of scientific contribution at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute (JHMI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has been actively leading and collaborating with thought leaders and the world’s leading research scientists in cancer and stem cell biology. He has written original research articles, review articles, and delivered presentations in international conferences.

Dr. Kar graduated in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2010. He served as a Board of Directors at University Cooperating Housing Association (non-profit) for 5 years. He has the experience of managing the non-profit organization in appointed of Executive Director and developed comprehensive programs to enhance transparency in financial operations.

He served as the Vice President, Entrepreneurship Committee Co-Chair, and External Affairs Officer for the Society of Postdoctoral Scholars at UCLA (2007-2010). He initiated and collaborated with Business Science Center at UCLA (UCLA BSC) and eagerly pursued key initiatives for connecting the graduate student and postdoctoral fellows and increase their awareness to the University’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. He also served as a chairman of the Post-Doctoral Journal club at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, USA.

His entrepreneurial acumen reflected through his numerous enterprises i.e. MBioScience, ApnaHealth and is an investor in Dash Global Media.

It is his deep love for philanthropy that has led him to new vistas and far-reaching projects like the World Woman Foundation. Dr. Kar’s life mission is to empower people, mobilize resources and transform the lives of people by helping them adapt to change.

Deb Sinta

Vice President of Culture, Inclusion and Engagement, Tenneco

Deb Sinta

Deb Sinta is responsible for developing organization-wide strategies that align with and enable organizational culture for Tenneco. Driving transformational imperatives focused on maximizing performance excellence, enabling culture, ensuring an environment of inclusion and diversity, and building team member engagement for business success. In this role, Deb provides thought leadership, strategy, tools, and programs designed to differentiate the team member experience at Tenneco. Areas of responsibility include Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Organizational Culture, and team member Engagement.

Prior to joining Tenneco, Deb was Vice President Talent & Culture at Tyson Foods; leading end-to-end Talent Strategy. At Tyson, she led all enterprise talent efforts including talent management, succession, learning and development, Engagement and diversity, and inclusion. Before Tyson, Deb was Vice President of Human Resources at Mark Anthony Brands- The Mike’s Hard Lemonade Company. In that capacity, she led the HR function for the North American organization during a transformational time, providing overall talent strategy and execution on all aspects of organizational effectiveness, change management, organizational design, and employee development, as well as ensuring efficiency and consistency of HR activities. Prior to that role, Deb served as Director of Talent Intimacy at The Hillshire Brands Co. and its predecessor company Sara Lee. As part of Global Novations Inc. (a Korn Ferry company), Deb spent 12 years consulting on performance improvement, talent, leadership, and organizational development for companies, including Capital One, Michael Kors, Kohler, Nike, and Boeing.

Deb grew up in the UK and graduated from King Ecgbert College in Sheffield, England. She holds multiple certifications including MBTI, Big Five, PDI, DISC and Master Certifications in multiple Leadership Programs and is also a Graduate of the LINC Global Institute of Leadership Development.

MAYA STRELAR-MIGOTTI CEO, 4Pia Inc Former Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and Vice President of the IP and Broadband Development in Ericsson.

Former Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and Vice President of the IP and Broadband Development in Ericsson.

Maya Strelar-Migotti

Maya Strelar-Migotti is a highly accomplished Senior Executive with a consistent history of maximizing revenue and profitability through the effective management of global organizations. Her international experience has included roles of increasing responsibility. Ms Strelar-Migotti was Executive Vice President at Marvell Semiconductors where she also served as Interim Co- CEO of Marvell. Ms. Strelar-Migotti was Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley and Vice President of the IP and Broadband Development in Ericsson. Ms. Strelar-Migotti held a number of senior executive roles within Ericsson and directed organizations and customer projects in North America, Europe, China and India, with dramatically improved innovation of globally successful products in the IP, Packet, Microwave and Optical Networks.

Ms Strelar-Migotti is actively engaged in promoting women in corporate world as well as women entrepreneurship through her role as Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Ms. Strelar-Migotti graduated Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications and Informatics from University of Zagreb Croatia and has completed executive training at New York’s Columbia University. She earned the Swedish Business Week’s IT & Telecom Star of the Year Award in 2008 and has been listed among the Most Powerful Women in the Swedish Industry from 2007-2014. In 2013, Silicon Valley Business Journal listed Ms. Strelar-Migotti among Women of Influence. In 2014 Ms. Strelar-Migotti was a YWCA TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry Award) Honoree and in 2016 receiver of Gold Winner for the Women Executive of the Year by the Golden Bridge Awards and Bronze Stevie Ward for Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – Computer Hardware, Software and Electronics. Ms. Strelar-Migotti served on Board Of Ericsson Germany and Board of Ericsson Finland. Ms. Strelar-Migotti is actively engaged in promoting cultural and gender diversity and serves on the Boards of Watermark, ACG Silicon Valley and Swedish American Chamber of Commerce.

Constantin Bjerke

Media Entrepreneur

Constantin Bjerke

Constantin Bjerke is a multi-cultural, award-winning media entrepreneur, board advisor, creative brand consultant, and producer with a passion for storytelling.

His publishing business Crane.tv re-invented cultural storytelling as the first online video magazine and was named a “top ten European start-up to watch” by the Wall Street Journal syndicating content to a wide array of publishers including the New York Times, The Guardian, Hypebeast, and Archdaily reaching an influential, worldwide audience.

With Cult Global, the branded entertainment agency and production company, they have won several Cannes Lions for their work serving clients including Burger King, Absolut, BMW, Coca Cola, and Booking.com.

Currently, he serves on the board of ifaw.org and is launching his next venture at the intersection of athlete storytelling and global media.

Academically, Constantin holds a dual Masters degree from ESCP where he also taught intercultural negotiations in addition to being a frequent conference speaker from DLD to Advertising Week. He is a New York City Venture Fellow and mentors regularly at the likes of Seedcamp and the School of Visual Arts.

Dr.Karina Eileraas

Academician & Feminist Writer

Dr.Karina Eileraas

Dr.Karina Eileraas graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in French, Women’s Studies, and International Relations. She began her Ph.D. in French & Francophone Studies with minors in Performance Studies & Gender Studies at Northwestern University, and subsequently became the first graduate of the Ph.D. program in Women’s Studies at UCLA.

Eileraas is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at USC. Previously, she worked with Judith Butler as a Mellon Research Associate on a project related to sexuality, misrecognition, and the Arab Spring with the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley, where she also served as a Visiting Faculty with the Gender & Women’s Studies Department. She has also taught in Gender Studies, International Development Studies, and MENA/ Global Studies at UCLA and Carleton College.

Her areas of interest include sexual fantasy, violence & visual culture; gender in media and celebrity culture; Marilyn Monroe, femininity, and the politics of the gaze; punk music and grrl bands; nationalism, sexuality, and revolution; women’s autobiographical practices in the MENA; film, photography, and performance studies; exile, nostalgia and diaspora studies. Her book Between Image and Identity: Transnational Fantasy, Symbolic Violence and Feminist Misrecognition (Lexington Books 2007) addresses women’s autobiographical art and literature with respect to experiences of transnational trauma including colonization, revolution, exile, and rape in Algeria and Southeast Asia. In addition to her work on Aliaa Al-Mahdy’s nude protest as a form of transnational feminist praxis, she is currently revising an article on the French-Lebanese film “Lila dit ca” and editing an anthology of feminist and queer critical reflections on Marilyn Monroe.

Sonia Singh

Journalist, Senior television Anchor, Author, and Editorial Director, NDTV

Kerri Wood Einertson

Sonia Singh has been a journalist, senior television anchor, author, and editorial Director of India’s most respected news network, NDTV. In the last 3 decades, she has interviewed Prime Ministers, former Presidents, Nobel Laureates, and senior government ministers across political parties. She anchors the marquee interview show, ‘The NDTV Dialogues’, which brings together thought leaders in different fields for a conversation on Indian and global contemporary challenges.

Sonia was a special invitee to the NDTV Board and a Board member of the News Broadcasters and Digital Association, the main industry body. As the person who set up and headed NDTV’s Ethics Committee, ensuring integrity and credibility, both personally and professionally, are part of her ethos.

Sonia has also won multiple awards for her leadership and journalism. She received a Lifetime Achievement award in Journalism this year from the Exchange for Media Awards. She was also chosen Best Editor in Chief in the Exchange for Media awards, in 2015 and  has also been awarded Best Anchor for her show, the NDTV Dialogues, where guests have included Hillary Clinton, Malala, senior political leaders, and many others. Sonia is also a recipient of the FICCI Young Achievers Award.

In 2019, she authored a book, ‘Defining India: Through Their Eyes’ published by Penguin. This included interviews with the late former President, Pranab Mukherjee, H.H. The Dalai Lama, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Infosys’ Nandan Nilekani, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, actor Aamir Khan & cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

In January this year, Sonia was invited to speak at Davos by the World Woman Foundation on ‘ Media and Democracy’. She is a regular speaker at international forums including the World Assembly for Women in Japan.

Sonia did her BA in English Honours from St Stephens College, coming first in her batch and 2nd in Delhi University. She graduated in 1991 and did her Master’s in English from St Stephen’s College as well. She has also been chosen as a Chevening scholar by the UK government and has received a scholarship from the Italian government to study at the Perugia university.

Sonia now has insight into India’s key development stories for over 3 decades, giving her a unique perspective of the country’s changing governance, economic & social landscape.

Sapna Chadha - Senior Marketing Director, Google India

Director and Head of Marketing, Google India + SE Asia

Sapna Chadha

Sapna Chadha is the Senior Director of Marketing for both Southeast Asia and India at Google, currently based in Singapore. She joined Google 6 years ago as Head of SMB Marketing in India. Later, she became the Country Marketing Director of India and then moved to Singapore in 2017 when she took on responsibility for Southeast Asia as well. Starting her career in the US, she moved to Asia more than a decade ago to pursue her passion in and for the region and has not looked back now spending half of her career in Asia. She cares deeply about making the internet equitable from a gender diversity lens and has been a pioneer of the Internet Saathi program where we have trained over 30 million women on digital literacy. Her team works across all of Google’s a consumer and business products driving growth and brand love for Google, and she has worked closely with product teams to make our products work better for the next billion users. She has a range of experiences in technology, consulting and financial services prior to joining Google. She started her career in consulting at Deloitte Consulting in New York, and worked across Product Development, Operations, Customer Marketing at American Express for the US and international markets for more than a decade. A mother of 8-year-old twins and a constant traveler, life is never boring and she gets energy from each of her markets.

Innovation Consultant

Maksimilian Kallhed

Maksimilian Kallhed is an independent innovation consultant and entrepreneur. He founded The Pop Up Agency in 2012 and has since then popped up in over 55 countries working with a span of clients from governments to global brands and advertising agency networks. Today Maksimilian’s mission is to democratize creativity and break the stereotypes of whom we consider ‘creatives’. He believes that this is done through inclusions. In 2018 Maksimilian was listed as one of the top 50 male advocates for equality in marketing and media, globally.
Maksimilian has been invited to some of the most prestigious stages in the creative industry to share his philosophy. Maks appreciates the opportunity to facilitate change on large scale, but he also believes in the power of creating change with the new generation. He works teaches at institutions such as Hyper Island, Central Saint Martins, and over the last five years, he has been the Dean of Cannes Lions’ Roger Hatchuel Academy.
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji

Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Director, International Yoga Festival

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Ph.D

Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji was raised in an American family in Hollywood, California, and graduated from Stanford University. She was completing her Ph.D. in Psychology when she left America in 1996 to live at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has been living there for the past 24 years, engaged in spiritual practice and service.

Sadhviji was officially initiated into the order of Sanyas (monastic renunciation) in the year 2000, by her Guru, His Holiness Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, one of India’s most revered spiritual leaders and the President of Parmarth Niketan.

At Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, where Sadhviji lives most of the year, she gives daily spiritual discourses and satsang, teaches meditation, provides counseling and oversees a myriad of charitable and humanitarian projects.
Sadhviji serves as:

• Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, the world’s first alliance of religious leaders for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, launched by UNICEF in 2013.
• President of Divine Shakti Foundation, a charitable organization that runs free education, vocational training and empowerment to women and children.
• Director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival, which has been held at Parmarth Niketan since 1989 and covered in Time Magazine, CNN, New York Times and other prestigious publications.

Sadhviji is a renowned speaker who gives keynote addresses at large international forums on a wide variety of topics ranging from conscious business to science and spirituality to sustainable development, the keys of happiness and peace in life to all aspects of yoga. Her talks blend the knowledge and logic of the West with the insights, spirituality and wisdom of the East, and she is renowned as a spiritual bridge between the two cultures. Sadhviji’s TEDx talk on her journey from “Hollywood to the Holy Woods” has been watched by over 160,000 people and the documentary on her life has been watched online by nearly a quarter of a million people.

Sadhviji has spoken at several United Nations events, including with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, and at many high-level international conferences and summits.

Sadhviji has received numerous national and international awards and recognition for her work with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene as well as women’s upliftment and empowerment including from the Cabinet Minister of Water Resources, Government of India, as well as from the Ambassador of the United States to India.

Sadhviji also serves on:
• United Nations Faith Advisory Council on Religion as Vice-Chair.
• The Steering Committee for Partnership for Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD), an international body comprising governments of twelve countries (including United States, UK, and Germany), the United Nations, the World Bank, the African Union, and the world’s most renowned faith-based organizations.
• The Steering Committee for the World Bank-United Nations campaign with international faith-based organizations of the “Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty”.

Sadhviji was the Managing Editor for the monumental project of the 11-volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism. In addition, she regularly contributes to Huffington Post, Dainik Jagran, Speaking Tree/Times of India, Thrive Global, The Pioneer, and other renowned publications.

CINDY COWAN Humanitarian & Emmy-winning, Golden Globe, People's Choice, Oscar-nominated Producer .

Humanitarian & Emmy-winning, Golden Globe, People's Choice, Oscar-nominated Producer

Cindy Cowan

Cindy Cowan is an award-winning film producer, who co-founded Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) in 1995. From its conception to its sale in 2000, IEG became a leading film production and foreign sales company. IEG had many successes including an Emmy nom for Rent-A-Kid; Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice noms for If These Walls Could Talk; the coveted United Nations Award for Savior; and four Oscar wins for Traffic.

Since forming Cindy Cowan Entertainment (CCE), Cowan has produced films with various A-list talent including Woody Harrelson, Robert DeNiro, Sir Ben Kingsley, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy, as well as go on to win an Emmy for Miracle on 42nd Street, a documentary featuring Alicia Keys, Terrence Howard, Larry David, and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few.

Upcoming projects include True Haunting, a supernatural thriller with Screen Gems; a music-based project with TriStar loosely based on a true story involving ‘NSync; Eye in the Sky, an action thriller with Millennium films; Line of Control, a political thriller with the Exchange; and a female-empowerment story about the girl who struck out Babe Ruth starring Abigail Breslin. Additionally, Cowan is producing a faith-based film entitled Iron Will, as well as various TV shows including Ellis Island, a scripted series about immigration during the 1910s. Cowan is also venturing into unscripted television with Seekers, a reality format showing the various modalities people are using to stay in the light in a world going dark, as well as a show documenting the rebranding of Maxim Magazine to promote women’s empowerment, confidence, and self-acceptance.

When she isn’t hard at work, Cowan sits on the boards of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free instruments and lessons to underserved public schools, and Children Mending Hearts, a dynamic arts-based enrichment education program that helps empower disadvantaged youth, building empathy and global citizenry. She also regularly contributes to Music for Relief, a non-profit organization comprised of musicians, music industry professionals, and fans, that are dedicated to providing aid to natural disaster survivors; We Care Solar, a revolutionary solar system that fits in a briefcase, designed to promote safe childbirth in developing regions by providing health workers with reliable lighting and power; and, Grassroots Soccer, a health organization that uses soccer to elevate at-risk youths in developing countries.

All of her contributions lead to her receiving the 2018 Woman of The Year Award presented by Women’s Image Network, and in 2019, Cowan was the Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient from the Hollywood Women’s Film Institute.

Krystina Fisher

Executive Director, Golin

Krystina Fisher

Krystina Fisher is a Senior Vice President at Golin, an award-winning global communications firm. Serving as a senior advisor to Fortune 500 companies, Krystina collaborates with brands to bring to life bold integrated marketing campaigns that meet business objectives and deliver high-impact results. Overseeing multiple lines of business across corporate and consumer PR, Krystina has helped clients through brand repositioning, new product launches, sponsorship activations, crisis mitigation, talent management, thought leadership, experiential events, influencer relations as well as other earned media-driven initiatives. Krystina proudly worked on the WPP team along with World Woman Foundation to promote #WorldWomanHour, a global digital event celebrating and sharing inspiring stories from women around the world who have overcome inequality and adversity while paving the path for the next generation of female leaders. In her free time, Krystina enjoys culinary travel, attending James Beard events, and volunteers every year as an event production lead for the Food Bank of NYC at NYCWFF. Krystina graduated from the University of Connecticut where she specialized in communications and international relations.

REGINA LAWLESS, MSOD Head of Diversity & Inclusion - Instagram

Head of Diversity & Inclusion - Instagram

Regina Lawless, MSOD

Regina Lawless is an experienced Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, Consultant and Coach with a track record of developing and implementing a wide range of diversity initiatives in Fortune 500 companies. She recently joined Facebook as the Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Instagram. 

Regina is also the Founder / Principal Consultant of Equality Defined LLC, a coaching and consulting firm providing career development services to women of color. She is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento in Communication Studies and holds a Master of Science degree in Organization Development from University of San Francisco. She is a founding Advisory Board Member of the University of San Francisco Engineering Program.

Regina is a California native and currently resides there with her husband and son. In her spare time, she is an avid reader, loves listening to music and podcasts and likes trying new workout routines to keep herself motivated. 

Aminata Conteh

World Woman Fellow

Aminata Seilloh Conteh

Aminata Seilloh Conteh is the Founder of Glowing Embers Network, an organization that supports women’s social and economic empowerment in rural communities, Sierra Leone. She has a BSc in Social Work and is currently completing her MA in International Development. Aminata is a Poet, MILEAD Fellow (2019), ICOS Fellow (2020), and World Woman Foundation Fellow (2021). Conteh’s goal is to become a blend of a family and professional who strives to use her pen, together with national and international platforms, to raise the voices of girls and women globally.

Reshma Ramachandran

Senior Vice President & Group Head of Transformation, The Adecco Group

Reshma Ramachandran

Reshma is currently Senior Vice President & Group Head of transformation for The Adecco Group and is based at their headquarters in Zurich. She is an award-winning Innovative leader with 20 years experience working in multi-cultural teams and geographies including the United States, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. She brings a wealth of experience in digital & business transformation. She is currently working at the intersection of human capital and technology that helps make the future work for everyone. Reshma coaches and mentors several young women in universities that has encouraged them to opt for STEM careers and minority ethnic groups to help them advance in their careers. As an advocate for women in STEM, Reshma actively champions the business benefits of employing an effective inclusion strategy and has been a voice of change both inside and outside of the organization.

Awards & Recognitions

  1. Top 100 thought leaders and influencers in digital transformation featured by Awards Magazine
  2. Featured in 100 Ethnic Minority Executives 2021 by Involve Organization supported by Yahoo Finance
  3. Real People Engagement Award Winner 2020, Switzerland
  4. Featured in Forbes DACH for Leadership in Innovation, July 2020
  5. Contributing writer Forbes DACH
  6. Finalist, Agent of Change – Global Women in Telco & Tech 2020 )
  7. Finalist Trailblazer Award by Microsoft
  8. Featured in 100 Female Executives 2020 for Leading by Example by Involve Organization supported by Yahoo Finance
Monica Mireles Serrano

Sustainability and Equality Policy Strategist & Former Head of European Affairs, IKEA

Monica Mireles Serrano

Monica brings over a decade of experience on sustainability and equality policies. Prior to moving to New Zealand, Monica was in Brussels where she led the development and implementation of advocacy strategies on sustainability and equality towards European Union decision-makers. Monica previously worked as a consultant on a variety of companies’ CSR work and led short-term projects in Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Istanbul. Monica holds degrees in international relations from the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (Mexico) and the College of Europe (Belgium) and is currently an MBA candidate in Auckland University.

Media Advisor, World Woman Foundation

Tamara Trione

Tamara Trione has over 20 years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. For the past 15 years, Trione has held the role of Senior Publicist at Nancy Seltzer & Associates, where she has worked with some of the world’s most influential artists and performers, studios, networks, content creators, brands, philanthropic organizations, athletes and leaders.  
Prior to joining Nancy Seltzer & Associates, Trione spent 5 years working in the marketing, promotions and publicity department in-house at a major studio (20th Century Fox International) and she also served as a consultant at Rogers & Cowan, a top creative marketing & communications agency. Trione has worked on projects in both the U.S. and abroad and always explores each project’s needs through a global lens.  
 
Trione completed her academic studies at Penn State University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a Business Minor.

Social Entrepreneur & Advisory Council Member For European Affairs, World Woman Foundation

Zuzanna Lewandowska

A Warsaw-based is a social entrepreneur and executive. Co-founder of initiatives in ethical leadership and education. She served as media NGO executive at  the Gazeta Wyborcza Philanthropies – a non-for-profit arm of the largest newspaper in Poland.  She worked as media relations consultant for clients such as the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, the Council of Europe and the European Commission. As a consultant in Boston, she worked on implementing public policy reforms on behalf of state governments, incl. the “Obamacare”. A graduate of Cambridge University, Lancaster University and Warsaw University. She is an alumna of the Leadership Academy for Poland, The Aspen Institute CE Young Leaders Program, and the Swedish Institute’s Management Program in Sustainable Development.

lEADING CHANGE

Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris

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"We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!"

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