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LATEST ARTICLES

• 13 May 2013
  Portrait of Eliane Fiolet – A Franco-American Success Story

  Eliane Fiolet, who recently joined the WIL network, is the co-founder and editor of Ubergizmo.com, a leading technology news site based in San Francisco. The story of her career is one of international cooperation and innovation across the big ocean.

• 07 May 2013
  Italy at the crossroads: new strategies for coping with the EU crisis

  WIL member Cinzia Boschiero reports on the current economic and political situation in Italy. Her bottom line: things are looking up.

• 15 March 2013
  5 minutes with Viktorija Šmatko-Abaza

  WIL member Viktorija Šmatko-Abaza joined the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities in March 2007 as Director responsible for audit, controls and evaluation. She is now the Directorate’s Principal Adviser.

• 23 January 2013
  5 minutes with Claudine Schmuck

  WIL Board member Claudine Schmuck is the founder and Associate Director of Global Contact.

EVENTS

• 28-29 October 2013
  WIL at the Global Forum in ICT

  Under the motto “Driving the Digital Future: Opportunities for Communities, Citizens & Businesses - Towards Global Solutions”, the 22nd Global Forum will take place in Trieste, Italy. WIL will organize its own session.
• 16-18 May 2013
  Microsoft Pink Cloud Conference to Empower Girls in STEM and ICT

  From 16th -18th May 2013, WIL partner Microsoft organized The Pink Cloud Conference aimed at empowering young women’s professional achievements in STEM and ICT.
• 25 April 2013
  Girls in ICT Day celebrated at the European Parliament - Report

  On the occasion of the International “Girls in ICT” Day on 25th April, the European Internet Foundation (EIF) and the European Commission hosted a joint lunch meeting in the European Parliament, followed by a hearing on “Women in ICT”. WIL members Sylvie Laffarge, Director of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft EMEA, and Afke Schaart, Senior Director of EU Institutional Relations at Microsoft, report from the event.
• 26 March 2013
  Viviane Reding presents board quota directive at seminar hosted by MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin

  The seminar “A Case for EU Competitiveness – Quotas in the Boardroom”, hosted by WIL member and German MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin at the European Parliament, focused on the Directive on gender quotas for non-executive directors, proposed by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission.

ABOUT WIL

European Commissioner Viviane Reding with Marina Niforos, Gender Diversity Lead representing INSEAD, Thaima Samman, WiL President, representing Microsoft & Claudine Schmuck, Global Contact Director, representing Women’s Forum