Group Tickets: Send Your Team to the IPWS Leadership Summit

Have more than one colleague who has expressed interest in attending the IPWS Leadership Summit on May 25th? We’ve got group tickets! Send your team to one of the most dynamic and interactive conferences in Shanghai. The Leadership Summit offers a personal and professional development experience centered around the theme; Leading with Confidence. Recognizing how foundational Confidence is to the personal and professional growth of women, the goal of this year’s Summit is building awareness and providing ideas and solutions […]

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Meet Gabby Gabriel: Speaker at the 2018 IPWS Leadership Summit

On May 25th, IPWS is proud to bring you the third annual IPWS Leadership Summit right here in Shanghai. It will be a professional & personal development experience like no other, giving you the chance to hear high-profile speakers, participate in innovative workshops, and meet and network with China’s top female leaders and influencers. We are very excited to announce Gabby Gabriel, Founder of LesQueers and Creator of Shanghai Love Notes as a speaker for the day. Gabby Gabriel is […]

2018 WLA Finalists

Announcing the Women Leadership Awards Finalists

It’s our pleasure to announce the Finalists for this year’s Women Leadership Awards! IPWS is happy to reveal the 12 finalists across 6 categories who represent a broad range of industries and nationalities. Join us in congratulating the WLA Finalists for 2018 below: Business Leader of the Year Carrie Law, CEO, Juwai.com Heather Smith, General Manager of Shanghai Market, United Family Healthcare Young Business Leader of the Year Fukuko Ayama, Senior Director of People, LearningLeaders Ashley Galina Dudarenok, Founder & Managing Director, Alarice […]

Announcing the IPWS Leadership Summit 2018 at the Bellagio Shanghai Hotel!

Announcing the 2018 IPWS Leadership Summit at the Bellagio Shanghai Hotel!   It is with great excitement that we officially announce the the2018 IPWS Leadership Summit and invite you to join us on May 25th at the newly opened Bellagio Shanghai Hotel. For the third year, IPWS is proud to bring you a professional and personal development experience like no other in Shanghai. In addition to the amazing speakers and innovative workshops, the IPWS Leadership Summit will also feature the Women Leadership […]

EVENT RECAP: CommUNITY of Purpose

Women-led communities are sprouting up all over the world, and Shanghai is no exception. At this time there are over 40 women-led communities throughout this city, which serve women locally and globally. On Wednesday night IPWS brought over 40 of these communities together to network, share ideas and learn from each other. The highlight of the evening was the panel discussion, led by IPWS Board member Vanessa Narvios, and sitting on the panel; Michelle Li, Co-Founder of Ruiwen She Power […]

WLA 2017 winner Shari

A Look Back: Past WLA Winners on What the Award Meant to Them

With the Women Leadership Awards nominations for 2018 coming to a close, we wanted to take a look back and honor previous winners of the Women Leadership Awards. We spoke to the 2017 Social Contributor of the Year, and the 2016 HeforShe Man of the Year about what the Award meant to them, and how it impacted their work.    Social Contributor of the Year: Shari D. Rosen PhD, Program Director – The Essential Learning Group (ELG) Can you give […]

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Women, Work, and Happiness: Lean In China’s Newest Whitepaper

Virginia Tan from Lean In China, speaking at the 2017 IPWS Leadership Summit As part of the IPWS partnership with Lean In China we strive to empower our communities with the latest tools and insights to advance personal and professional development. The 2017 Lean In China’s annual nationwide survey, “Women, Work and Happiness” focuses on the impact and challenges in a digital age. The report, based on the 2017 survey aims to; Understand the separate motivations and priorities of men […]

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EVENT RECAP: IPWS 25th Anniversary

On March 15th IPWS celebrated a monumental occasion – 25 years of connecting professional women in Shanghai. Held at the beautiful restaurant Colca, co-founder Diane Long, along with past Presidents, past and current board members, volunteers, supporters and members of the community all gathered to commemorate the anniversary and share stories of IPWS through the years. Current IPWS President, Amanda Argentieri welcomed everyone to the celebration and gave an especially warm introduction to past Presidents who joined us for the […]

Save the Date – These IPWS Events and More Coming Up in 2018!

The new year is fast approaching, and we’re very excited to announce that we already have 15 inspiring events planned for the first half of 2018! These include IPWS’ 25th Anniversary, as well as our flagship conference of the year – the famous IPWS Leadership Summit and Women Leadership Awards! We warmly welcome all professional levels, all nationalities, and both women and men to join our events and to become IPWS members. By becoming a member, you will save significantly on event ticket […]