The 2018 Bloomberg 50-Second Annual Look At People Whose Accomplishments Were Particularly Noteworthy
"Second annual Bloomberg 50, our look at the people in business, entertainment, finance, politics, and technology and science whose 2018 accomplishments were particularly noteworthy." by Bloomberg BusinessWeek What does Black Panther director Ryan Coogler have in common with Ben van Beurden, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell? Or Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with Michael Gelband, co-founder and [...]
Why Companies Like Microsoft Are Hiring People With Autism To Improve Performance
With a little tweaking by Hetal Parikh, Rangam Consultants, the K-12 technology they created could be used by special needs schools. Hetal Parikh, president of Rangam Consultants, says as a result of working with special needs schools, the Rangam staff became heavily involved with the autism community. By Geri [...]
Congratulations to IWEC Colleague, Barbara Barran, Classic Rug Collection on Her New Klimt Rug Collection
Recently launched new Klimt Collection rugs at Decorex in London Barbara Barran has long wanted to base a collection on the art of Gustav Klimt, a leader of the Vienna Secessionist movement. Classic Rug Collection will introduced its Klimt Collection at Decorex 2018, Syon Park London, Booth D42, from [...]
HARVARD THINKS IT’S FOUND THE NEXT EINSTEIN — SABRINA GONZALEZ PATERSKI – AND SHE’S 23!
Harvard University believes the world’s next Einstein is among us — and she’s a millennial-Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski. At age 23, she is already one of the most well-known and accomplished physicists in the U.S. by Kat Merck photo: DIGEST: Futurism, Chicago Tribune, Marie Claire, OZY The Cuban-American Chicago native, Sabrina Gonzalez [...]
How This Female Entrepreneur Bounced Back
After Losing a Partnership, Laying Off Her Team and Dealing with $100 Million at Stake Kate Stillwell, founder and CEO of Jumpstart, a natural disaster insurance startup, built her company back up after a devastating blow. Photo: Alex Tran, Plug and Play InsurTech As appearing in Women Entrepreneur In [...]
Welcome to IWEC’s Newest Global Ambassador, Jamila Gordon, CEO of LumaChain, Australia
IWEC 2018 Awardee to Join Donna Meredith, Keystone Corporate Positioning in representing IWEC in Australia. Congratulations, Jamila! Jamila Gordon is the founder & CEO of LumaChain, a blockchain company that brings certainty and trust to global supply chains. Her former roles include Group Chief Information Officer of Qantas Airways and [...]
UNITED NATIONS’ RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Sport as an enabler for sustainable development THIS IS THE TITLE OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED TODAY BY THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK. by Olympic News December 3, 2018 The Resolution was adopted on the occasion of the presentation of the biennial report of the UN [...]
MartiDerm, Alibaba Sets as an Example of How to Conquer the Chinese Market
Montse Marti, CEO Martiderm, presents at Alibaba Conference in Italy Tells her story of how she has been able to penetrate the Chinese market On December 14th, IWEC Past Awardee Montse Marti, travelled to Milan Italy to participate in Alibaba's presentation at the conference 3 years of Alibaba in [...]
10 of the UK’s Fastest Growing Startups
The UK, and specifically London, has long been the epicentre of startup activity and VC funding in Europe They are outpacing other European countries by billions of euros in investment, and with more startups launching each year. by Mary Loritz for EU Start-Ups Mary is the new Head of [...]
Small Business, Big Plans in Bahrain
It’s no surprise that the Kingdom of Bahrain has big plans for its entrepreneurship ecosystem. Backed by the Supreme Council for Women and Bahrain Development Bank, the Riyadat programme aims to support female entrepreneurs within a range of sectors such as retail, services, fashion and F&B. Marwa M. Hejairi, [...]