Past Events

2012 Global Summit of Women

May 31 – June 2, Athens (Greece)

Athens, Greece, will be the venue for the 2012 Global Summit of Women, the foremost international economic forum for women leaders in business, government, and civil society.

With its reputation as an exciting, fact-filled, hands-on gathering of high caliber participants, the 2012 Global Summit of Women is delighted to bring its global gathering from over 80 countries to Greece. Given the current economic crisis, the 2012 Summit focuses on the growth areas in the global economy in which women will play a pivotal role.

If you want to know more about the Forum visit http://www.globewomen.org/summit/summit.htm

European SME Week 2012

15-21 October 2012, Brussels (Belgium)

The European Small and Medium Enterprises Week 2012 will take place in from October 15th – 21st 2012. The theme of the 2012 Week will be "Women's Entrepreneurship".

The general aims of the SME Weeks’ are:

provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses;
promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur as a career option;
give recognition to entrepreneurs for their contribution to Europe's welfare, jobs, innovation and competitiveness.

For further details visit: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/sme-week/index_en.htm