MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed will address Female Business, Government and Civil Society leaders at virtual conference on women entrepreneurship
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New York, NY, United States of America
At a virtual conference on 8 December organized by the UN Global Compact with the International Organisation of Employers and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, business and civil society leaders will discuss how to make the COVID-19 recovery a “reboot” for female entrepreneurship and leadership.
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 4 December 2020—The UN Global Compact, along with the International Organisation of Employers and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung will organize WOMENpreneurs: From Startups to Stars, a virtual event which will feature UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed as the keynote speaker.
Other participants in the one-day event will include Bola Adesola, Vice Chair of the Board, UN Global Compact; Elisabeth Motschmann, Member of the German Parliament and author of FeMale Diplomacy; Elizabeth Vazquez, CEO and Co-Founder, WEConnect International; Mary Dinah, Executive Director of Mary Dinah Foundation and CEO of a Nigeria-based start-up; and Anne Juunko, CEO Stanbic Bank, Uganda.
The event is expected to attract participants from representatives from IOE employer organisations, UN Global Compact participant companies and local networks and small and medium female-led enterprises worldwide. Registration is required. Interpretation is available into and from English, French and Spanish.
Panelists and attendees will explore approaches to supporting female entrepreneurship in three key areas:
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Women leading in solidarity for sustainable livelihood and shaping leadership
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Obstacles and opportunities to break through the corporate glass ceiling
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WOMENpreneurs- challenging the orthodoxies
The event links to the priorities of the “Women Rise for All” initiative by the UN, which recognizes female leadership in the fight to save lives and protect livelihoods in the wake of COVID-19.
This extraordinary gathering of women leaders will also spotlight the progress made and the challenges that remain in breaking through glass ceilings; young entrepreneurs will be sharing their expertise on how they have used their digital skills and innovation to launch start-ups and transform their businesses. The event will conclude by exploring the key role that mentorship plays in fostering female leadership and entrepreneurship.
About the United Nations Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the mandate of the UN Global Compact is to guide and support the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 10,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world.
About International Organisation of Employers
IOE is the largest private sector network in the world, encompassing more than 50 million companies in 147 countries. For almost 100 years, in social and employment policy debates taking place in the ILO, to which IOE is the sole representative of business, and across the UN, G20 and other emerging forums. IOE is recognised for its unique expertise, advocacy, and influence as a powerful and balanced voice for business at the international level.
About the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is one of Germany’s six political foundations and rooted in Christian-democratic values. Many of the over 100 country offices and programs carry out activities in support of women leadership, particularly the engagement of women in politics. #Buildbackbetter in the sense of empowering more women necessitates a multi-stakeholder approach. It asks for strengthened partnerships and exchange with UN institutions and agencies, governments as well as with actors from civil society and the private sector. KAS provides and facilitates platforms for dialogue. KAS has always been a strong advocate for the concept of a social market economy where government, employer and employee representatives are consulting closely, seek consensus and provide systems of social protection. For KAS IOE is a natural partner in order to engage the private sector in the implementation of the Agenda 2030.
For media queries, please contact:
Alex Gee: +447887 804594, alex@mackworthassociates.com
Jean Milligan, IOE Director of Communications: +41 78 868 19 10