Community
Jury
Volunteer jury members are nominated and then selected based on their experience in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, business achievements, and commitment to supporting women. They play a key role in reviewing the applicants and selecting fellows. Jury members also provide feedback and additional support and connections to the entrepreneurs.
Each jury panel consists of five members who bring diverse viewpoints and varied experiences to the process. A jury member may be a(n)
• impact-driven entrepreneur.
• Cartier Women's Initiative fellow from a prior edition.
• successful impact investor, gender-lens investor, or venture philanthropist.
• renowned academic expert in impact investing or impact-driven entrepreneurship.
• leader in the social impact entrepreneurship ecosystem.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
BÁRBARA SILVA
Businesswoman; CEO, BeSTinnovation; CEO, Singularity University Chile Summit; President, HER GLOBAL IMPACT
Having open-minded jury members that are aware of their own biases is essential to build a fair and diverse jury panel.
NORTH AMERICA
AMANDA ELAM
CEO and Co-Founder, Galaxy Diagnostics, Inc.; Research Fellow, Diana International Institute, Babson College
Former jury member Adam Quinton at the 2019 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Ceremony
A good jury panel is no different from a business leadership team –it has members from diverse backgrounds and experiences who can bring different insights and perspectives to bear.
EUROPE
As a former fellow and now a jury member for the Cartier Women’s Initiative, I know that their structure, support and wider network are completely aligned with the mission and goals of a social enterprise.
FRANCOPHONE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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Patricia Nzolantima
Founder and Chairwoman, Bizzoly Holdings; Co-Founder and Managing Director, EXP-Comunicart
Former jury member Oulimata Sarr during the 2015 Awards Week
My jury was extremely responsive and opened up potential business leads for me.
ANGLOPHONE AND LUSOPHONE AFRICA
Winnie Mwangi
Fund Manager and Investment Director, Bamboo Capital Partners, BLOC Smart Africa Fund
I came into the awards a shy woman trying to figure out what way to go and I left a grown up woman ready to take over the world.
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
LAMIA HOUSNI
Managing Director, Entrepreneur Academy and P-Curiosity Lab at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
From the day that my application was accepted, I was coached to structure and build my business. I was introduced to incredible entrepreneurs from all over the world who amazed and inspired me. It came naturally to me to want to coach and mentor others.
EAST ASIA
Former jury member Vivian Lau during the 2015 Awards Week
SOUTH ASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
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Aliya Maulesheva
Director, Business Kids Education Group; Co-Founder, Eurasian Kids Initiative
The Q&A session with the jury brought up questions and themes that potential future investors are interested in understanding, and it gave me an opportunity to think and speak about my business in a professional pitch format.
OCEANIA
Most of us are agents of change but, to truly make a meaningful impact, it’s always nice to have some wind beneath the wings. The Cartier Women’s Initiative is that wind mobilizing impact around the world.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PIONEER AWARD
There is an urgent need for innovation leveraging the power of technology to achieve scientific objectives, to bring research to life and turn ideas into impact.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARD
LAINA GREENE
CEO and Founder of Angels of Impact & Senior Adjunct Lecturer NUS Business School
