1. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Sharing Best Practices from
BPW Europe
Regional Coordinator Europe
Sabine Schmelzer

2. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Region BPW Europe
▸ Appr. 20000 Members
▸ In 32 countries
▸ 16 Federations
▸ Registered in Brussels as non-profit
organization: BPW EC AISBL
▸ Representatives at Council of Europe and
European Womens Lobby
▸ ECC – European Coordinating Committee
▸ Regional Coordinator, Finance Officer, Executive
Secretary, Young BPW
PEP Personal Empowerment Program
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3. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Congress Sorrento
• 350 Partipants
• 10 Workshop
• 3 high level panels
• Opening ceremony with
video message from
Viviane Reding
• World-Cafe
• Visiting tour Positano
• Farewell-Party
And Financial Win!

4. Empowered Women Leading Business
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The ECC
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•Set up goals at retreat in December 2012
•Monthly Skype conferences
•Organization of Presidents Meeting in
Brussels and Networking Forum
• Organization of Young BPW Symposium

5. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Main Initiative: Equal Pay Day
▸ Started in 2008
▸ In 2012 activities in 23
countries
▸ Standard EPD
presentations delivered
▸ EPD fits to WEP No 2
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6. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Support Presidents with
BPW Standard Presentation
▸BPW Europe Version
2011 and 2013
▸Equal Pay Day 2013
▸Womens Empowerments
Principles (in Progress)
▸Available on Slideshare
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7. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Presidents Meeting and
Networking Forum in Brussels
▸ Annual Presidents
meeting in Brussels
▸ With Breakout sessions
parallel on specific topics
▸ In 2013 1st priority Call for
Proposal from EU
commission
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8. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Training and Networking Day
▸ Open to all members
▸ Visits of EU entities in the morning
▸ Workshops and breakout sessions
PEP Personal Empowerment Program
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9. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Young BPW Initiatives
▸ 10 Tipps for Young BPW
(recruitement)
▸ Young Women on BPW
Boards
▸ 1st European Young BPW
symposium on 18 – 20th
October in Lille, France: “Act
on your Future”
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10. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Improve Communication in
Europe
▸ Make BPW Europe visible to externals
▸ Website
▸ Blog
▸ Facebook
▸ Annual standard survey in 2012 and 2013
▸ Facts & Figures of Federations
▸ Projects and Activities in Europe
▸ Organize webinars for special topics for members and
presidents
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11. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Improve Communication - externally
BPW Europe is on Facebook
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12. Empowered Women Leading Business
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Let us learn from each other
and share experiences to
move forward faster!