Criteria & Details for IWEC Foundation Annual Conference Awards
Nominations Made by IWEC Chamber Partners, Affiliates and Past Awardees
The International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge was established in Barcelona in 2007, with the goal of connecting small & mid-size women business owners globally – those who are already in the global marketplace & want to expand or are ripe to get into the market and learn from other women leaders. Also, an important aspect of IWEC awardees is their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility programs in mentoring, board participation, community outreach, sustainability, etc.
The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Chambers of Commerce in India/FLO (FICCI-FLO) and Manhattan Chamber of Commerce originated this initiative along with The US State Department and all were quickly joined by The Cape Chamber of Commerce and soon after, The Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry Women Entrepreneurs Council (CWEC). Each year a new country/chamber is added to the roster and currently we have representation from chambers from countries such as: Spain, US, India, Sweden, Peru, Bolivia, Central Asian countries, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, South Africa and other African countries. Each of the chambers may chose up to three awardees to participate annually. In addition, several women’s business associations & global business organizations are engaged with IWEC and also nominate one awardee: Women Presidents Organization, WeConnect International, Taiwan Women’s Entrepreneurs Association, International Trade Center, Association of Business Women from Serbia, Bahrain Business Women’s Society, and United Succes. The location of our 2019 Annual IWEC Conference will be in New Delhi, India hosted by FICCI FLO from November 10-13th.
The awardees and chamber executives are invited to participate in the annual conference to receive their award and to network and share best practices. Conferences to date have been held in Barcelona, New York City, New Delhi India, Cape Town South Africa, Lima Peru, Stockholm Sweden, Istanbul and Brussels, Belgium and Seattle, Washington/US and last year, Shanghai, China.
Why should you apply?
If chosen, you have the opportunity to:
*gain further international recognition for your business
*network with potential strategic partners and clients
*share and learn from best practices to help your business grow globally
*share your corporate responsibility/mentorship programs and learn of others from awardees
*connect with a network of other awardees/chambers and be a part of the IWEC family
