November 11-12, 2019 – FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi, India
FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) to host the 12th Annual Awards & Conference of International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Foundation, IWEC 2019, on Nov 11-12, 2019 in New Delhi. IWEC Awards & Conference present a global platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and connectivity among women business owners worldwide. Started in 2007, it is an initiative of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (New York) and US Department of State.
IWEC was established 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.
Every year, IWEC gathers some of the world’s largest and most successful women-owned companies in an intensive 2-day program to inform, connect and celebrate the work of women entrepreneurs across all industries. There have been 337 IWEC awardees globally till date. 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.
Harjinder Kaur Talwar, FLO President & Co-chair of the IWEC Conference says, “Being one of the Founder Members of the prestigious IWEC Awards, I am thrilled to be hosting the IWEC Awards this year as the National President of FLO. It will be my privilege to give the global delegates a taste of India’s culture, heritage and hospitality.”
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Indian market is now open to accepting new business ideas more than ever. This is the time to showcase the fact that India is the now most favored business destination today with a robust growth, rising foreign exchange reserves and booming capital markets, among others. The IWEC Awards & Conference will be the most apt platform towards this direction