IV Women, Equality & Entrepreneurship Forum
“Women, Equality & Entrepreneurship” is a discussion forum for addressing equality, diversity, work-life reconciliation and leadership in business. It is organised by Community of Insurance and sponsored by the Bilbao Local Authority, among others, with Bilbao Metropoli-30 as one of its partners.
Itziar Urtasun, Councilor for the Equality, Cooperation, Coexistence and Festivals Area, opens the event, to be followed by presentations from different institutional, business and higher education circles and from leading countries in this field, such as Sweden, which provide a current perspective on this issue.
Highlights are the contributions by Mr. Mario Garcés, Secretary of State for Social Services and Equality; Ms. Karin Casola, Director of the Zurich Woman Network, and Ms. Luisa Alli Turrillas, Chief Communication Officer at IKEA, together with the attendance of the Swedish ambassador.
The forum is held on 18 May at Deusto University in Bilbao (Icaza Hall).