March 6
2022
- Dubai
15 Years of Impact
We celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Cartier Women's Initiative with our community. Together, we looked back on 15 years of collective impact, honored our groundbreaking Impact Awardees and highlighted the extraordinary achievements of women leveraging business as a force for good.
A Word of Welcome
Since 2006, the Cartier Women's Initiative has brought together a diverse community of 262 women impact entrepreneurs from 62 countries, who are tackling an incredible range of social and environmental issues. Each of these women has her own mission, be it in climate, health, or education, but all of them are single-minded in one quest: their determination to solve the most pressing global challenges. We are delighted to have you join us, as we celebrate fifteen years of collective impact, honor our nine groundbreaking Impact Awardees, and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of women leveraging business as a force for good.
The more we actively and consciously support women empowerment, the stronger we drive real and meaningful change in the long term. Continuously supporting and empowering women is the best investment societies and companies can make to build a more prosperous and equal world.
Watch the Replay
Part 1: Concert (20:00 - 20:50 GST)
To kick off the celebration, we were incredibly honored to have a very special guest with us: renowned music conductor, Simone Menezes, who recently founded her own orchestra, K. She was joined by Mara Dobresco on the piano, Camila Titinger, Soprano, and the Erato Choir.
In the program she chose and plays, Simone Menezes gives her interpretation of beauty, not only as a feminine incarnation, but referring to a universal sense of aesthetics. The repertoire she explores is broad, from Tchaikovsky to Villa-Lobos, Debussy to Glass. All of them have in common expressivity, even if through very different forms. There is not only one form of beauty, but we can all share what we find beautiful. Simple or complex, melodic or repetitive, simple lines or polyphony. Beauty is universal.
Part 2: Impact Awards Ceremony (20:50 - 22:30 GST)
Join us in celebrating the Impact Awardees, nine former fellows who are being recognized for the outstanding impact that they have achieved in their field. The three categories of Awards, based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are: Improving Lives, Preserving the Planet, and Creating Opportunities.
Impact Awardees
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Cartier Women’s Initiative, nine former fellows have been selected for the extraordinary impact that their businesses have achieved over the years. Three former fellows are recognized in each of the three categories. Meet these bold entrepreneurs who are leveraging business to protect the Earth's environment, improve livelihoods in their communities, and create opportunities for a better future.
First-Place Awardee
CHARLOTTE WANG
"It’s my mission to use the technology I developed for the good of the next generation. That became clear to me when I had my first daughter."
Second-Place Awardee
JOANNE HOWARTH
"In the economy of nature, there is no such thing as waste, everything is recycled."
Third-Place Awardee
LORNA RUTTO
"My vision is a green Africa, free from poverty, and to create sustainable jobs for people in marginalized regions."
First-Place Awardee
TEMIE GIWA TUBOSUN
"A woman who gives birth to a baby should get to watch that baby grow up. It’s our responsibility to ensure that maternal death during childbirth becomes a thing of the past."
Second-Place Awardee
NNEKA MOBISSON
"Leveraging technology to improve healthcare will enable us to enhance our potential as a continent. I can't imagine myself doing anything else."
Third-Place Awardee
RASHA RADY
"My friend said: do you realize that I can order anything online—except the medication I need to stay alive?"
First-Place Awardee
FARIEL SALAHUDDIN
"The vision is for any remote community to be able to use this method of trading livestock to get what they need."
Second-Place Awardee
CARMINA BAYOMBONG
"The future of young Filipinos is a game of odds, and InvestEd exists to change this reality."
Third-Place Awardee
CAROL CHYAU
"There used to be no industry for yak fiber, and now there is growing demand for it. We actually created the industry, over the last fifteen years."