Who We Are
The Cartier Women's Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Founded by Cartier in 2006, the program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact.
Applications are now open for the 2026 edition and will close at 2 p.m. CEST, June 24, 2025.
Driving Change by Empowering Women Impact Entrepreneurs
Watch how our community empowers women around the globe to reach their fullest potential.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a world in which every woman impact entrepreneur driving social and environmental change can achieve her full potential.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to shine a light on women impact entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary financial, social and human capital support to grow their business and build their leadership skills.
Our Guiding Principles
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We believe women can be extraordinary change agents, and we leverage business as a force for good.
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We contribute by creating opportunities for everyone. Talent is universal but opportunities are not.
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We are constantly learning. We leave room for the possibility that there is something we have not learnt yet that could make us even better.
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We see beyond ourselves and care for our team, communities that we serve and communities that we are a part of.
Wingee Sin
Wingee serves as the Global Program Director of the Cartier Women’s Initiative. She also serves on the investment committee of Next Wave Impact, a venture capital fund investing in impact businesses. She co-authored “Impact with Wings: Stories to Inspire and Mobilize Women Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs”. Wingee has had a distinguished career in the capital markets for fifteen years at State Street Global Advisors, Barclays Global Investors, and Goldman Sachs & Co.
OUR TEAM
Global Program Director
WINGEE SIN
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi. Leading the Cartier Women’s Initiative gives me the opportunity to advocate for all the remarkable women leveraging business as a force for good.
Head of Community and Content
Meng Xu
When great people are brought together, magic happens. I believe in the power of collaboration and it’s my goal to foster meaningful connections and build an even more vibrant community of change makers.
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Head of Program Design and Impact
Vera Bersudskaya
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so." - Galileo Galilei. I support Cartier Women’s Initiative and entrepreneurs in this community on impact measurement to ensure good intentions translate into the change we collectively seek for humanity and our planet.
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Senior Project Manager, Global Programs
Marine Buisson
“Humanity will never reach its true potential until all individuals are able to reach theirs” Simone Veil. Supporting women-impact entrepreneurs has always been part of my work and close to my heart. I find immense fulfillment at the Cartier Women’s Initiative as being part of this amazing community allows me to contribute to a movement that not only uplifts individual changemakers but also spreads the impactful force of choosing to be a force for good, creating a meaningful and positive impact in the world.
Project Coordinator
ITZEL ONTIVEROS
I enjoy working with an international team in a challenging environment where I can develop my full potential. I find the initiative very attractive because it has introduced me to novel ways of thinking. I am also proud to work for a company such as Cartier, which is widely recognised for its high standards.
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Global Programs, Contractor
Jodi Pederson
I’ve always believed businesses can drive positive change in the world, and yet women face so many barriers in building and leading businesses. Through this work, I have the amazing opportunity to support the incredible work of the Cartier Women’s Initiative fellows.
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Global Programs, Contractor
Lauren Thomas
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall. The Cartier Women’s Initiative has the honor of supporting amazing women who have decided that their difference will improve the world around them. My work assists fellows to gain access to critical financing they need to scale this positive impact.
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Global Programs, Contractor
Sweekrity Goyal
To solve the pressing global challenges, supporting women and impact businesses is key in creating deep and lasting positive impact. My work at Cartier Women's Initiative assists jury members through their journey of selecting exceptional women impact entrepreneurs.
Intern
Kyara Uchida
I feel incredibly honored to be a part of a diverse team of women working together to uplift women impact entrepreneurs. It is important now more than ever for my generation and the future’s to make changes, big or small, and the Cartier Women’s Initiative is a welcoming community that helps create opportunities for everyone, driving change for good.
Communications, Contractor
Marina Bradbury
To change the world, we need pioneering role models. Cartier Women’s Initiative is a fantastic platform, supporting women impact entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and inspiring others to follow. I’m excited to bring my communications skills to the team, sharing our fellows’ stories, growing our global community of changemakers, and spreading the word that business can be a force for good.