Women in Charge

Women leaders in business and management are not new stories to us anymore. Researches indicate that companies with more women in decision-making positions often out-perform the competitors with less. Aspiring women leaders are as good as, or even better than, their male counterparts when facing challenges and heading their organizations. Therefore, recruitment, development and promotion of women have become an important strategy for many organizations. This conference will provide you with an invaluable opportunity to hear inspiring presentations of successful women with various occupations. As a woman, how to advance as a business leader? What are the skills, both personal and professional, that are critical for women to achieve success in a competitive business world? How to reach the balance between business career and personal life? Come to attend this annual woman-only forum, you will find the answer you are looking for.

The 2nd Women in Charge Conference will be held in September 2006 in Shanghai .

Highlights of the 2005 Women in Charge

The 2005 Women in Charge held September 22-23, 2005 in Shanghai , was an unquestionable success, drawing over 200 business women leaders from around the Asia Pacific region.

The conference – with a theme of “Shining your beauty in leading the business”, is the first ever business women leaders gathering to share and discuss a combination of topics on female business leadership and personal life management.

Among the highlights of the conference was the presentation – Successful Women & Women's Success, given by Ms. Ye Ying, Global Vice President of Eastman Kodak company. Ms. Ye presents her perfect explanation on what makes a successful women and how to lead the business to success with 7 kinds of human being's emotion as a woman leader.

Attendees also heard motivational and inspirational talks by other 15 outstanding business women from Siemens, Motorola, IBM, Microsoft, GE Equity, Swatch Group, Voith Paper Technology, Strachan Communication, Ying Zhi Bao, etc, on Leadership & Decision-Making, Strategy Innovation, Team Building & Management, Leadership Essentials, Success in Man's World, Commercial Etiquette, Life Management, Stress Management and much more.

The Cocktail Sponsor - Z.Bigatti and the Participating Partner - Olay and Star Cruise provide great support to this conference. Media partners of 2005 Women in Charge includes: Sohu, Business Management Review, Marie Claire, Modern Weekly, Bizmode, The Bund, Harvard Business Review, Forbes , China International Business and Manager in Shanghai , etc.