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The Founders

The Cartier Women's Initiative Awards are a joint partnership project initiated by Cartier, the Women's Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school. Each partner brings its expertise to the initiative: Cartier plays a leading role in the organisation of the competition and provides coaching and funding for the projects.
The Women's Forum provides important visibility and networking opportunities for the finalists. McKinsey & Company and INSEAD coach the finalists.

Cartier

Founded in 1847, Cartier is one of the world's most esteemed houses of luxury, designing and manufacturing exclusive collections of fine jewellery, wristwatches and prestige accessories, distributed through close to 300 Cartier boutiques worldwide. Cartier is also a 'citizen of the world' present on all continents, committed to promoting contemporary art through the Fondation Cartier, an initiator of ethical standards in the jewellery industry with the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices, and at the forefront of the fight against international counterfeiting.

Women's Forum

Founded in 2005, the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society is the first forum of its kind on both a European and international level; in seven years it has already established a legacy in advancing women’s empowerment by:

  • Challenging women and men alike to rethink their vision of the future,
  • Facilitating interaction and sharing of expertise and experience across different spheres: business, politics, NGOs, academia, sciences, culture,
  • Advocating innovative, practical and measurable commitments and actions which resonate with results driven leaders.

The Women’s Forum is based on three dimensions:

  • Women’s Forum Global Meeting, an annual three-day international event, and in 2012, a one-day event "Women's Forum Brazil"
  • Women’s Forum Initiatives, sustained commitments with high added value,
  • Women’s Forum Web Community, a worldwide interactive on-line platform.

INSEAD

As one of the world's leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and transform organisations. With three campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore) and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi), a research centre in Israel and an office in New York, INSEAD extends the reach of its business education and research across three continents. Its 145 renowned faculty members from 36 countries inspire more than 1,000 degree participants in the MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes. In addition, more than 9,500 executives participate in INSEAD's executive education programmes.

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is a management consulting firm that for over 85 years has been helping its clients achieve distinctive, substantial and lasting improvements in their performance. Its clients include over half of the world's top 200 firms, as well as companies with the potential to reach the top, government institutions and non-profit organizations.

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