IWEC Foundation 2024 Awardees
The IWEC Foundation honored 33 women entrepreneurs from across the globe at its 17th Annual Conference, held at the beautiful IESE campus in Barcelona from February 9-11, 2025. These women are now part of the IWEC family, which has recognized 575 women entrepreneurs since the foundation’s inception in 2007. [...]
A Message from Ambassador Ruth A. Davis (Ret.) Foreign Service Trailblazer | The Secretary’s Distinguished Award Recipient | IWEC Co-Founder
Dear IWEC Family, For the past 17 years, the IWEC conference has been a highlight of my calendar — a gathering I eagerly anticipated for its extraordinary energy and purpose. While I cannot be with you in person this year, please know that I’m with you in heart and spirit. [...]
IWEC Foundation Announces 2024 Awardees Who Will Receive Their Awards at the 17th Annual Conference in Barcelona Feb. 9th (Ceremony postponed from last fall)
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 [...]
State Departments Mid-Career Award for Excellence Created in Honor of Amb. Ruth A. Davis, (Ret.)
Mid-Career Award for Excellence recognizes leadership, intellectual skills, managerial abilities, and personal qualities that most fully exemplify the standards of excellence desired of employees at the mid-career level. The recipient of the reward, Carissa Gonzalez, received a certificate signed by the Secretary of State Antony John Blinken and a cash [...]
Flow Communications named Best Large PR Consultancy at 2024 PRISM Awards
Flow Communications named Best Large PR Consultancy at 2024 PRISM Awards We won 18 awards overall at the PRISMs. “We’re elated with what our team and clients have achieved,” says Flow CEO Tara Turkington. “Receiving these prestigious PRISM Awards proves that we’re producing purposeful and innovative work for our clients [...]
SAVE THE DATE…VISIONARY AWARDS 2025 WASHINGTON, DC
PCMA Foundation Visionary Awards Nomination Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024 | Application Deadline: Oct. 31, 2024 Professional Excellence Awards The PCMA Foundation annually recognizes exceptional individuals across the business events industry and their significant contributions to the industry. This year, we will be introducing the recognition of teams in several of our Professional Excellence [...]
Congratulations to Teresa Perales Fernandez on her historic achievement!
The International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) board members Ibukun Awosika, Harjinder Kaur, Pooja Chandra Pama, Sunita Bajaj, Maria Puig, Mar Santana Rollan, Fernando Hernandez, Wendy Shen, Gabriela Fiorini, Anni Wilhelmi, and Lori Epstein—along with Legacy Members U.S. Ambassador Ruth A. Davis(Ret.), Adela Subirana, Carmen Castillo, and Nancy Ploeger, as well [...]
77% Of Employees Report AI Has Increased Workloads And Hampered Productivity, Study Finds
The rise in AI has caused a mixture of excitement and fear as it becomes a standard part of our lives. Some say it’s a risk to civilization as we know it, while others insist it will transform the way we work, live and interact with one another. The part [...]
Human Geography
One thing that should become clear from cultural landscapes is that the environment both influences and shapes humans and is influenced by and shaped by humans. The environment provides both opportunities and constraints for humans. This is known as possibilism: the theory that the environment offers human culture multiple possible [...]
How Businesses Are Using Artificial Intelligence In 2024
Businesses are employing artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of ways to improve efficiencies, save time and decrease costs. With continued advancements, AI is quickly becoming a precious resource for companies across industries. To better understand how businesses use AI tools, Forbes Advisor surveyed 600 business owners using or planning [...]