Hosted by WIL Board Member Emanuela Palazzani on 28th September 2023, Members and Talents got together in Milan for a networking aperitivo.

On 14^th September 2023, WIL Talents from the 8^th edition of the Women’s Talent Programme and Fellows had the exclusive opportunity to visit Station F in Paris, the world’s biggest startup campus home to over a thousand businesses.

The event kicked off with a tour of the impressive hub by Station F’s own Ellen Kelly, Co-Founder of Savvy, who then shared her experience of setting up her own startup. Attendees then heard from inspiring entrepreneurs Caroline Span, Founder of Welcome Place, a neo-bank for newcomers in Europe, and Sixtine Naquet-Radiguet, Co-founder of Kolverr, a recruitment platform giving every worker the chance to find their place in the energy transition. This was followed by a highly engaging Q&A, with exchanges focusing on how to best support women in startups and make investing more accessible for women. Talents and Fellows reflected on the visit and shared their ideas afterwards during a networking lunch.

On 5^th April 2023, the WIL network had the opportunity to participate in a special networking event with our friend GlobalWIN during their visit to Paris, hosted by the European American Chamber of Commerce. Members heard debate on the state of French American relations in the presence of elected official Christopher Weissberg, who represents French people living in North America, and Brooke Bennett, chief of Staff in the US House of representatives. An enriching opportunity to learn more about the topic of Franco-US relations and to network!

On 11 January, WIL Europe organised a Networking Cocktail and Dinner in London, in partnership with Osborne Clarke. The event included a discussion between Charlotte West, Executive Director for Global Communications at Lenovo, Board Director at the Lenovo Foundation and WIL Member, and Julie Baker, Head of Enterprise and Climate Engagement at NatWest, with moderation by Omar Al-Nuaimi, International CEO at Osborne Clarke. Following this, guests and speakers had the chance to mingle over a networking dinner.

On 7th April, WIL held a Networking Cocktail, hosted by WIL Member and Associate Dean of Advancement at INSEAD, Nida Januskis, in Paris. The cocktail brought together Members, Talents and their guests, and was the first WIL event in the capital in two years. A perfect opportunity for the inspiring discussions and memorable connections that we love at WIL!

We kicked off the last month of the year with a Networking Aperitivo at the family-owned Durrants Hotel in London on 2^nd December. The event was organised in collaboration with our Friend SAVVITAS and gathered a diversity of guests, including WIL and Savvitas Members and our WTP Talents. Another great opportunity to come together after a two year hiatus to discuss, exchange ideas and expand our horizons!

On 25^th November 2021, after two years of hiatus, WIL Europe organised a networking dinner in Brussels for our Members, WTP Talents, Alumni and their guests.

 

The dinner opened with welcoming remarks from our WIL Board Member and event host Paulina Dejmek-Hack, Director for General Affairs at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union. It brought together 18 women from different walks of life who had a chance to reconnect, exchange and be inspired in female-run restaurant, Gioia.

Thank you to all the participants for joining us on this occasion. We look forward to more Brussels-based get-togethers in 2022!

On the 23rd September 2021 we welcomed WIL Members, Talents, Alumni and selected guests for our first in-person event in nearly two years: a networking dinner in the beautiful city of Milan. This was held in partnership with Aument Coin and hosted by WIL Board Members Emanuela Palazzani and Enrica Acuto Jacobacci, with a virtual welcome by WIL President, Thaima Samman, and Aument Coin COO, Antoanela Chiritescu.

Despite February being the shortest month of the calendar year, we couldn’t think of a better way to make the most of it and get ready for the upcoming spring season than our afterworks!

Our local gatherings, addressed exclusively to the participants and Alumni of our Women Talent Pool program (WTP), bring up great opportunities to network and exchange fresh ideas in a pleasant atmosphere. As the saying goes: networking is sharing!

And with this purpose we kicked off the month with two afterworks in Paris and Brussels on the 4^th and 6^th of February 2020, respectively.

 

Left: participants in Paris. Right: participants in Brussels.

These afterworks allowed the participants and alumni of our WTP program to strengthen their relationships and gain different perspectives, but also to introduce our network to our guests, to UCL Alumni in Paris and to Brussels Binder in the European capital.

Thank you to all the attendees for your participation and to Emmanuelle Bautista, Counsellor for Services and Investment at the French Permanent Representation to the EU, and participant of our WTP program, for the great support in welcoming the participants  of the Afterwork in Brussels.

We look forward to seeing you soon at our upcoming events!