The IWEC Foundation is pleased to announce the following 2024 awardees who will be honored at the 17th Annual Conference in Barcelona Feb. 9-12th. We congratulate all of these successful entrepreneurs and look forward to welcoming them to our IWEC family. And we thank our partners and colleagues for nominating these women for their achievements-they are noted along with the country the awardees are representing. The awardees information and bios will be posted in our Awardees pages in the coming weeks.
The combined annual revenue of our 2024 awardees of $687 mill and the number of employees is over 18,200. Quite impressive numbers. Other interesting facts are that they hail from 18 countries and speak a combined 24 languages.
Overall, IWEC’s 575 honorees since 2007 have a combined annual revenue of $50,387 billion, employing over 428,000 people. And they represent 47 countries. What a wonderful celebration of all of these amazing women!
Bahrain/Bahrain Business Women’s Society
Manar Sirriyeh, Managing Director, Design Studio-Architects, www.designstudio-architects.com
Bahrain/United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Fadheela Mohamed Al-Shehabi, Co-Founder, Arterior Design Studio
Bangladesh/Chittagong Women’s Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Neelima Akther Chowdhury, Proprietor, Erect International
Tahera Hasen, CEO, Hasen Jute Industries Limited
Rahanuma Moriam, Proprietor, Tulis Creation, www.tuliscreation.com
Mostary Morshed Smriti, Managing Director, Rang Tuli Fashion House
Bolivia/Bolivia Chamber of Commerce
Regina Rozenman Attie, president, Consorcio Publicitario Rozenman S.A., www.consorciopublicitario.com
Ghana/Ibukun Awosika, CEO Chair Centre Group
Dedo Kofi, CEO, Niche Expressions, www.nicheexpressions.com
India / Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce – Federation Ladies Organization New Delhi
Ruby Garg, Managing Director, Indus Appliances PVT, LTD, www.indusgroup.co.in
Dr. Prangyan Paramita Mishra, Co-Founder, Carcinova Cancer Hospital, https://carcinova.com/
Reena Mishra Vashisht, Managing Director, Thinkingbeyond Interiors Pvt Ltd, www. Thinkingbeyond.co.in
Italy/CONFAPI-Italian Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Private Industry
Luigina Barbuio, Architect, Atena Lux ARL, www.atenalux.com
Italy/Turin Chamber of Commerce
Maria Luigia Ghiggia, CEO, A.M.I.S. SRL, www.amis.it
Martina Minella, Founder/Manager, Reale Mutua Insurance/Cavour Evo Division, www.realecavour.it
Cristina Tumiatti, Business Development Chief, Sea Marconi Technologies sas, www.seamarconi.com
Kenya/Ace Health Foundation
Catherine Wanjiku Irungu, Billionaires Limited
Joyce Kariuki, CEO & Founder, Dignity Traders Limited, www.dignityafrica.co.ke
Mongolia/Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce
Chimedzaya Galsandorj, Founder, CSL LLC / Shoe’s Love
Dulmaa Gombo, Executive Director, Bayantooroin Burd JSC
Nigeria/IESE
Damilola Olokesusi, CEO & Co-Founder, Shuttlers Metropolitan Mobility Company, www.shuttlers.co
Nigeria/WIMBIZ
Adedoyin Adebola Odunfa, Managing Director & CEO, Digital Jewels Africa, www.digitaljewels.net
Munira Shonibare, Founder & CEO, IO Furniture LTD, www.iofurnitureltd.com
Abiodun Obakin, Founder & CEO, Biobak Kitchen & Ventures, Ltd
Pakistan/Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Farah Jahangir, Director, White Pearl Group of Companies, www.whitepearlgroupofcompanies.com
Peru / Lima Chamber of Commerce
Maritza Delgado, Director, Re305Design Llc, www.magensa.pe
Liliana Picasso, Managing Director, Inversiones en Turismo S.A., www.lasdunashotel.com
Philippines/Jill Santos, CEO Jill Santos & Company
Anita Lee Kaw, President & CEO, Universal canning Inc., www.universalcanning.com
Portugal/Banco BPI
Ana Paula Roque, CEO, Revigres, www.revigres.pt
Saudia Arabia/United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Jameela Alshammari, Founder & CEO, Dar Alhoria
Spain /Barcelona Chamber of Commerce
Martina Font Olive, Director, Font Packaging Group & CEO Kartox, www.fontpackaging.com
Spain/CaixaBank
Judith Viader Codine, CEO, Frit Ravich, www.fritravich.com
Turkey/Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
Gunes Gunay, Co-Founder, Jobtogo, www.jobtogo.co/home
Ezgi Eylul Hasvatan Gavas, Co-founder & CEO, Apollo, www.apollo.eco/
Isilay Reis Yorgun, Board Member and Director, Reis Agricultural Products Industry and Trade Inc., www.resgida.com.tr
UK & Nigeria/Ibukun Awosika, CEO, The Chair Centre Group
Caroline Popoola, CEO, Alpha Chains Limited, www.alphachildcare.com, www.alphaglobalafica.org
United States/IWEC Foundation
Tia Ellis, Founder & CEO, Wildflower Insight, www.wildflowerinsight.com
United States / Women Presidents Organization
Elaine Buxton, President & CEO, Confero, Inc., www.conferoinc.com
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Awardees!