Past Events

FCEM World Committee

It is in Tunisia, the land of long lasting hospitality that the FCEM will hold its next World Congress from 28 to 31 October at The Regency Hotel, under the theme "International women entrepreneurs able to cope with stakes and meet challenges".

This world committee aims to create an area of economic, social and cultural development. It offers an opportunity for hundreds of female participants from various backgrounds, who through their path or in their actions show a unique vision and a solid commitment.

This event will also be an unmissable opportunity to create links, reinforce cooperation between the FCEs, share successful professional experiences, explore business opportunities, discover different cultures, develop international contacts and create new friendships.

During the four days of the committee, we will aim to offer a rich program, highlighting the role of innovation, solidarity development and the promotion of handicrafts and small trades, as well as their impact on social and solidarity economy.

These themes will be further developed in a series of open forums, workshops and round tables.

For the FCEM, the world committee is an ideal and unique framework to further share best practices between the national associations in a spirit of friendship and solidarity amongst women who share a common vision of entrepreneurship.

For more information, please visit: http://fcem-tunisia2015.com/?

Women-20 Launch Event

During the 2015 G20 Presidency of Turkey, in April 2015, the Women 20 (W20) group was created to increase women's participation in the business world.

The W20 will operate similarly to the Business 20 (B20) group and will act as an engagement group with a Secretariat responsible for preparing a final declaration for the G20 Leaders' summit in November 2015.

Dr. Gülden Türktan, President of AFAEMME’s member association KAGIDER, is the first President of W20.

The W20 is expected to develop recommendation for macroeconomic and public policies in these areas, and also support G20 economies to deal with issues of unemployment and sustainable growth. The intention is to produce specific, economically sound and evidence-based recommendations.

The basic principles of W20 work include enforceability among member economies, inclusivity, and comprehensiveness on the proposals and recommendations to promote growth. Everybody is welcome to raise other issues or topics to be addressed. However, any W20 policy and work recommendations have to cover these top priorities, have an impact towards the advancement of the goals of the G20 economies, and benefit as many women in the G20 economies as possible.

The W20 Official Launch Event invitations are personal.

For more information read:  http://www.empowerwomen.org/en/news/interview-with-dr-gulden-turktan-the...