2020 Women Economy Summit

We are thrilled to have launched the first Women Empowerment Awards in China at the 2020 Women's Economy Summit!

The Women Empowerment Awards in China were created by the Women's Advisory Council, with support from AmCham China and SCHS Asia. The awards seek to recognize trailblazing individuals and innovative companies that have a demonstrated a robust commitment to promoting women in the workforce in order to encourage greater gender equality and drive stronger business outcomes in China.

The Women Empowerment Awards in China are divided into individual awards and company awards. The award categories are:

Individual Awards

• Outstanding Woman Leader of the Year
• Male Ally of the Year
• Innovative Young Woman Leader of the Year

Company Awards

• Best Company for the Advancement of Women (MNC)
• Best Company for the Advancement of Women (SME)
• Best Policies and Benefits to Promote Gender Equity

Find out more here​

The workshops provides opportunities to develop both personally and professionally. There are a total of 6 workshops during the summit on days 1 and 2. You can join one workshop on day 1 and another workshop on day 2. 

The workshops on day 1 provide an opportunity for personal growth and development while the workshops on day 2 and more focused on professional development.



TRACK 1: Creating Wholeness in Challenging Times: Uplifting Aspects of Mental Health Awareness

"The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective – people who know to see a problem as an opportunity." 

- Deepak Chopra

Come join an uplifting dialogue about mental health and learn the three keys to well-being. Together we will experience painting the landscape of your internal world to build strength, joy and wholeness in our personal and professional lives. 

Aimed at educating professionals about the role of mental health in the workplace, this workshop will address the role of psychoeducation, reducing stigma and increasing information flow in work environments. You will be led through experiential exercises to demonstrate how mind, body and spirit can be integrated in order to improve our relationship with ourselves and others, at home and at work.   

Facilitator:

• Claudia de Llano, Associate Consultant, BEARAPY

TRACK 2: Enabling Leadership Resourcefulness: Redefining Leadership Identity during Times of Change

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." 

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Join this workshop to explore the question: how do we remain empathetic and authentic while leading through change? Whether you are a leader experiencing unexpected growth in your business or devastating loss, the need to change comes with different challenges. 

Aimed at enabling leaders to redefine their identity during unpredictable, continuously changing times, while maintaining trust. Through a series of case studies and dialogue we will share experiences, engage in conversations on how empathy plays a role in leadership for the future, and also provide some concrete tools to enable you to have difficult conversations going forward. 

Facilitators: 

• Cindy Jensen, Executive Coach, and Founder of INPOWER ONE
• Dalida Turkovic, Coach, Author of Mindfulness for Beginners, and Founder at Beijing Mindfulness Centre

TRACK 3: Mindfulness of the Marginalized: Creating a More Inclusive Workplace

"Twenty-first century feminism [is] the idea that when everybody is equal, we are all more free." 

- Barack Obama

Join this workshop to better understand and address the varied impacts of the pandemic on marginalized communities. First, the workshop will present the unique challenges underserved communities are facing during this crisis. Second, it will address the most important question: What can we do to help?

Though a series of case studies and exercises, you will be led through companies' best practices to create a more inclusive workplace for all.  

Facilitator:

• Clemon Courtney III, Founder and Managing Director of The Write Place

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TRACK 1: The Future of Coding - Supercharging Innovation

"500 million new apps are going to get created in the next five years. Think about that, that's more apps than in the last 40 years."

- Satya Nadella

There is an urgent need to provide better and easier access to coding. Until now there has been low representation of women in the technology industry, we hope to unlock their potential to include them going into the future.

Introducing one application platform for all – Microsoft Power Platform, a no code/low code application platform by Microsoft. Power Platform empowers its users to build applications by themselves simply and conveniently. You will learn how to increase agility within your organization by being able to build no-code/low-code apps that modernize processes and allows you to solve tough challenges.

Facilitated by Microsoft 

• Lulu Sang, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft China
• Zhi Wang, Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft China
• Amy Xie, Senior Finance Manager, Microsoft China

TRACK 2: The Future of Strategic Communications: Navigating Challenging Times To Enhance and Protect Your Reputation

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

- Warren Buffett

For corporates, companies and individuals, raising your profile online and offline may provide significant opportunities to increase your reach and impact but also has the potential to put your reputation at risk. Whether you are looking to enhance your image or preparing for a future challenge, understanding best practices and the do's and don'ts will be beneficial for when or if a crisis does come knocking at your door.

Designed to enable professionals to put their best foot forward, this workshop led by reputation and media communications experts from Johnson & Johnson Innovation will also provide an overview of the digital and social media landscape across Asia Pacific and how to best leverage today's platforms to tell your story more effectively in the future.

Facilitated by Johnson and Johnson

• Julien Dedman, Senior Director, Innovation and R&D Communication Lead Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific
• Jenny Oan, Communications Manager, Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific



TRACK 3: The future of digital infrastructure and the need for industry collaboration

"There's always an opportunity to make a difference."

- Michael Dell

The pandemic has abruptly accelerated the need for digital transformation and the insatiable demand for data center capacity is set to continue its exponential growth trajectory. Join us to discuss the transformation of the digital infrastructure becoming an essential service in the maintenance of both our economic activity and our social fabric highlighting sustainability, AI, IoT, Big Data, 5G, cloud solutions and connectivity.

New skills and training are essential for the data center engineering workforce. It is vital to increase collaboration, digital infrastructure and communication across the industry. We will look at the future growth of the sector and investment in skills with focus on the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Facilitated by Dell and Chayora

• Karen Kesner, Head of Americas and Executive Vice President, Chayora
• Alvin Koh, Enterprise Technologist Director, Infrastructure Solution Group, Dell EMC Greater China

The Women's Economy Summit was initiated in 2017 through the joint efforts of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) and boutique consultancy SCHSAsia, the event is designed to be an energetic and bold experience packed with personal and professional development power for women. Over the years the Women's Economy Summit has grown and last year it attracted more than 300 professional men and women.

The Summit features inspiring keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive workshops and networking opportunities. It brings together professional women, corporate leaders, business experts, women entrepreneurs, government officials and academia to support and celebrate women in business in China and globally.

The Summit also examines international, regional and national 'best practices' towards producing concrete steps companies can take to foster a healthy gender balance, inspire female employees to reach their full potential and unleash the power of women to boost the economy.

The Women's Advisory Council was initiated by SCHS Asia with the support of AmCham China in 2019. This advisory council aims to support women in the workplace as well as women entrepreneurs to grow both personally and professionally. We bring together a dedicated group of powerful women and men to support and sponsor the growth and sustainability of women leaders and women entrepreneurs. The advisory council provides support and direction to the programming for the Women's Economy Summit.