THEME 2025: Finding Balance
THEME 2024: Resilience & Renewal
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Maria Alves
Senior Scientist, Clinical Genetics
Nature, Nurture, and the Resilient Mind
Maria Alves delves into the interplay between nature, nurture, and the transformative power of experiences in shaping us as humans. She shares scientific insights from her journey, exploring how genetics and life events interact to shape our resilience.
Nina Benoit
Sustainability Director
Why Failing Made Me a Leader in Sustainability
Nina Benoit’s talk explores how embracing failure transformed her into a stronger, more resilient young female leader in sustainability. By sharing personal stories and lessons learned from setbacks, she highlights the importance of reframing failure as a stepping stone for innovation, growth, and impact.
Nina Aziz Justin
Traction Strategist and Business Mentor
The Resilience Equation: Harnessing a Beginner's Mindset to Start Again
Nina Aziz Justin shares how adopting a beginner’s mindset, shaped by her journey with startups, empowered her to tackle the challenges of parenthood with fresh perspectives and unwavering determination. Her talk inspires the audience to embrace starting over as a transformative tool for growth and renewal.
Richel Monpellier
Mindset Coach and Business Owner
Yes, We Can Make It Happen
Richel Monpellier highlights the transformative power of collective action and self-belief. She shares her journey of overcoming barriers while growing up in what was once an underprivileged but is now a trendy neighborhood, and how determination can drive meaningful change in communities.
Victoria Murtazina Wickli
International Business Leader
Female Breadwinner: A Blessing or a Curse?
Victoria Murtazina Wickli explores challenges and rewards of being a female breadwinner, reflecting on its societal and personal implications. Through candid storytelling, she invites the audience to rethink gender roles and celebrate women’s achievements in the corporate world and beyond.
Dorona Alberti
Performer, Singer and Actress
Finding Your Place: The Stage, Creativity, and the Path to Success
Dorona Alberti captivates the audience with her journey of discovering her identity through music as a performer. She reveals how creativity and the courage to take the stage shaped her path to fulfillment and success, all underpinned by resilience.
Our Story
Our theme in 2024 was inspired by the story of Coolhaven, a vibrant neighborhood in Rotterdam that has undergone a significant transformation over the past decades. Once built from scratch and plagued by a troubled past, Coolhaven was considered "rough" just a few decades ago. However, through the resilience and determination of its residents, the neighborhood has been reborn, emerging as one of the coolest and most sought-after areas in Rotterdam. This remarkable renewal, achieved through community spirit and perseverance, serves as a powerful metaphor for the individual journeys of women everywhere.
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