| Global Women's Summits

Award Winners!

Bangalore India

Sister Lucy Kurien Sister Lucy Kurien was born on in 1955 at Kolayad in Kannur District of Kerala. Following some years of formal education, she migrated to Mumbai in 1969 only to be deeply moved and distressed at... Community	Latha Mohan Its my pleasure to honor Latha Mohan who spearheads a chain of salons in Chennai and Bangalore. In Chennai she owns 5 Kanya salons ,1 Oryza Day Spa ,Bounce Style Lounge , 4 Cut it Out salons and... Business
Kavitha M C At the Global Women's Summit I would like to honor Mrs MC Kavitha Inspector of Police (Law and Order) ,Halsur . She truly deserves this Outstanding Leadership Award for her contribution in the male... Nation	Pushpanjali Reddy I would like to proudly announce that Mrs Pushpanjali Reddy truly deserves to be honored in the category of Business. As a Creative Entrepreneur, Pushpanjali Reddy believes in honest and frank... Business
Beulah John It gives me great pleasure to identify and honor Beulah John for her contribution to the family. Yeah in India we all serve our family .But this lady who lives in Bangalore quit her job and followed... Family	Shukla Bose Let me have the pleasure of announcing that I have chosen to honor Mrs Shukla Bose - For Community (school, religious community etc.) category. Shukla is a wonderful lady who has selflessly served... Community

Perth Australia

Anita Slight Anita has shown outstanding leadership, during her many years in the Resources industry where women in higher ranking positions are more a rarity than the norm. After holding senior roles at... Business	Judith Killen and Elton Judith Killen is an accomplished public speaker, having addressed conferences both nationally and internationally. It is not being a business entrepreneur, physiotherapist, single parent and... Community
Susan Hunt Susan Hunt, as CEO of the Perth Zoo, has brought outstanding personal skills to her role by continuing to keep the Zoo exhibits and programmes up to date and achieving balance in what could appear to... Nation	Kath Mazzella Kath Mazzella is the founder of GAIN Inc (Gynaecological Awareness Information Network) and has spent over a decade lobbying government and working as a volunteer advocate for women with... Leader of an organization
Kathleen Irwin Kathleen is an outstanding example of a mature indigenous woman who has taken a personal opportunity and turned it into an ongoing exercise in leadership, achievement and inspiration for children,... Family

Auckland New Zealand

Ruth Davy Ruth Davy is co founder and trustee of WONS, Well Women and Family Trust. A social entrepreneur she leads the organisation to address inequalities in health for high need women and their families... Leader of an organization	Ann Milne Ann Milne became the principal of Clover Park Middle School in 1994 She led the development of Te Whanau o Tupuranga from a bilingual unit to a Year 7 to 13 secondary school and the recent merger... Community
Elisabeth Van Veld Elisabeth Vaneveld has worked in the creative sector for thirty-five years devising productions, managing tours, organising festivals, running shows and events, creating projects across art forms... Leader of an organization	Avis Nelson Avis has had a career focused on the Textile Industry in New Zealand and overseas, which has provided experience across a diverse range of business including design, purchasing, production,... Business
Laurie Hilsgen Laurie Hilsgen is the co-founder and director of Carers New Zealand, a national non-profit established by and for family carers. Hilsgen has led the development of the Carers Alliance, a... Family

Nairobi Kenya

Hon. Martha Karua I would like to nominate, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gichugu constituency, for the GWS Leadership award. I truly am convinced that she embraces wholeheartedly the spirit of the Women’s... Nation	Daisy Waimiri Daisy is the founder of a micro lending institutions called maono trust that she started after interacting with her house help and her watchman and realizing the need for micro lending in order to... Business
Ann N. Gitu “My mission on earth is to make the weak mighty, not by what seems right, but by what is right.” These are the words that struck my attention during my first encounter with Ann. I could not... Family	Dr. Karambu Dr. Karambu has not only been vocal on development issues in her community, but she has also been actively involved in peace building activities. She is also working with HIV-AIDS affected... Community
Jane Anyango Odongo Jane is an outstanding African woman dedicated to helping the most marginalized at local and national level and is always eager to learn and develop her own capacities to improve her assistance... Leader of an organization

London England

Max Benson Max and Karen has created a platform for women to come together and speak with one voice through everywoman network. Helping women individually and collectively to be more successful thereby... Nation	Karen Gill Karen and Max has created a platform for women to come together and speak with one voice through everywoman network. Helping women individually and collectively to be more successful thereby... Nation
Sue Tonks By day, Sue is a self-made businesswoman, property investor and landlord, running a well established leadership and management training company and monthly property seminars in Bolton. But she’s also... Community	Sue Lawton Sue has led this growing supplier diversity organisation that connects majority women owned businesses to multi national corporates that want to diversity their supply chain. She has grown the... Leader of an organization
Louise Cox She has won numerous awards for her Retreat that she runs in Kent including being named the Times Top Spa Retreat to Change your Life in 2011. “Be the change you want to see in the world” -... Business	Antonia Chitty Antonia Chitty has created various E courses that assists other women to start a family Friendly business that afford them the luxury of spending quality time with their family and earning an... Family

Amsterdam Netherlands

Els Gebbink-Klare `I flew to the USA because I thought I had to save my husband from a religious group, but ended up building a 300 million dollar business in the past 17 years!` Almost 17 years ago Els flew to the... Business	Esther and Jeanette Neerbos Kruit Our dogs find people when nobody else can, we can help people to find their loved ones so they can find closure… Esther van Neerbos is a Dutch veterinarian that found her passion in training dogs at... Community
Leida Schuringa "I believe women will take the lead in really initiate CHANGE!" Leida comes from a background of sociology and started her career as a community worker in urban renewal areas. She works in a very... Community	Angelique van T Riet "Ego had to go and we had to find a way to connect and cooperate to really solve this problem!" Angelique van t Riet is a very spiritual and quick thinking woman who has in the past build 7... Leader of an organization
Ineke Hurkmans Ineke Hurkmans is Empowering women worldwide with Jump! The founder of Jump! is Ineke Hurkmans, a 48 year old consultant who works in the area of organizational change. Her main field of interest... Nation

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