Cape Chamber Selects Lesley Waterkeyn, Colourworks, as 2017 IWEC Awardee
Congratulations,Lesley!
Lesley Waterkeyn, CEO, Colourworks, www.colourworks.co.za
Lesley is the founder and CEO of Colourworks and as such. she is responsible for setting the company’s vision, strategy and direction. She also plays a huge role in inspiring and motivating the Colourworks team. In 1998, she started and transformed Colourworks from a small print agency into the full-scale, major integrated marketing business it is today. In 2015, she started Over the Rainbow, a social enterprise that provides entrepreneurs with the knowledge and support to enhance their business success. She’s an active member of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO) and was a finalist in the ‘’Most influential Women in Africa’’ awards.
Lesley will be attending the 10th Annual IWEC Conference, held on Nov. 12-14th in Redmond, Washington, to accept her award.
The 2017 IWEC conference, whose theme is “Connecting Women Businesses Globally: Accelerating Growth through Innovation & Technology”, celebrates a milestone: IWEC’s 10th anniversary. The conference is sponsored by Microsoft and hosted at their corporate headquarters in Washington state. The theme of the conference is very fitting not only for the venue, but for the emphasis that IWEC places on mentoring, education and cross-collaboration across borders. The conference agenda is a thought-provoking set of panels and presentations covering threads such as “Doing Business in the U.S.”, “Artificial Intelligence” and “Cybersecurity and Blockchain,” among others.