Magnificent Leap of

Change17th Global WINConference

Berlin, 1-4 October 2014

Report on plenary presentations

Stage will be ready soon!Karen del Toro (Mexico)

Some 750 participants from around 90 countries joined@KristinEngvig and her team at this 17th WINConference.

Since 1997, around 12,000 leaders have chosen WINConference to learn and share about authentic leadership in global business and public life.

They come to integrate the feminine, create wholeness, findwomen power and begin creating a world that benefit all,together with men.

There were about 50 skill-building workshops and workingforums during the Berlin event, however this report coversplenary talks only.

Check the agenda to learn more about the various sessionsand social activities that make the WINConference one of theworld´s best and most inclusive leadership conferences.

Drumming up a great start!See video with Sewa Beats

From top left: Amy Carroll (USA) in front

drumming; Jeanette Eberhardy (USA) (standing)

spoke about story telling; soprano Danielle Zuber

(CH) on left, and mezzo-soprano Christin-Marie

Hill (USA) sang, accompanied by Diana Baker

(AUS) on grand piano.

@KristinEngvig

Embracing a mixture of Scandinavian

efficiency and joyful spirits, Kristin Engvig

has worked with women for more than 20

years and founded WIN 18 years ago. The

yearly conferences have steadily grown in

number of attendants. “Lately we have more

men joining our pioneering vision us as well”,

Kristin said with a happy smile.

After studies in Oslo, Norway, Kristin moved

to Milan where she completed her MBA and

stayed, working as a consultant for different

global businesses. She travelled the world

working and studying. She saw a need for

creativity at the workplace and an arena to

mingle and exchange ideas in a more mindful

way. Inclusion is central to her vision and so

is encouraging women to integrate their

feminine and sustainable ways and

contribute authentically, always expanding

their global mindset and responsibility. She

encourages us to reach for the stars and

create a world where everyone can flourish.

“I guess I’m a humanist at heart”, admitted

Kristin.

Edited - from blog post by @AnneEdelstam

First Plenary: Creating the Future

Kristin asked us all to envision the kind of future you long for; learn what

opportunities new trends offer; find out how you can encounter them and engage

with what is emerging. Begin to discover where you need to be, and actively

participate in the creation of a future in which work flourishes and people thrive.

@KatyHartley (UK) Senior Director

Public Affairs @Philips

On International Day of Older Persons (1

Oct), Katy Hartley spoke about what

elderly people really want. If people want

to live at home, how do we facilitate that?

If we live until we are 110 years old, will

today's retirement age still be relevant?

She outlined what Philips is doing to

enhance people's health and well-being in

cities, examples being the Philips Livable

Cities Award and a community

programme: SimplyHealthy@Schools.

Interview with Katy Hartley in The

Economist.

- We're at the intersection of two industrial revolutions, said @anked Anke Domscheit-

Berg (Germany). - This internet of energy will produce energy also where we use it,

via decentralized energy production. Innovation is no longer financed just by

companies, but also via crowdfunding, kickstarters and other initiatives. We no longer

need to depend on big companies for this, she said. Ms. Domscheit-Berg is Founder

and Director of Fempower.me

Summary on Path of her talk at WIN.

Binna Kandola @Binna(UK) is Senior Partner @PearnKandola. He said that before the 15th-16th century the roles of women and men were interchangeable.

In the 16th century 20% of skilled workers were women on average, while none in Germany. In the 21 century 2 % of industry workers in the US are female. The industrial revolution created the notion of the male breadwinner. This exposed and exaggerated the division of roles, Mr. Kandolasaid.

Second plenary: Women With Vision

Kristin asked exceptional leaders from politics, business and the arts to share their stories of leadership and feminine power, and demonstrate the value of staying connected as they explained their route to the top and beyond. She asked them to elaborate on how they overcame obstacles, incorporated beauty into their lives, found balance, discovered opportunities, became crystal clear and committed, found courage and a community of support to strengthen them. What are their visions for the future and what are their thoughts on how to make a Magnificent Leap of Change?

Anita Pratap@AAPanitapratap (India) explained how her dream to become a doctor was squashed. She excelled in English rather than the sciences. She has found that being a journalist means that you can help to improve peoples' lives, too.

When she started out in media in India in the early 1980s, women were barred from covering security and political matters. However she insisted on writing about these issues. Her big leap was to cover situations of injustice and misery in society.

Summary of Anita Pratap’s talk on

Path. Her Facebook page.

Elisabeth Rasmusson (Norway) spoke about fighting global hunger.

She is deputy at the World Food Program @WFP which feeds 85 million

people, yet the number of hungry in the world is much higher - 800 million.

Speaking on setting one’s goals, she said she has learned that she can do

anything she wants, if she wants it strongly enough. If there is an opportunity,

grab it. Take risks and you will have amazing experiences, Ms. Rasmusson

said. Further points from her talk on Path.

Alison Goligher @aligoligher

(UK) is Executive Vice President,

Unconventionals @Shell.

She described growing up in

Northern Ireland and dreaming of

becoming an astronaut. This did

not materialize, but she did gain

a master’s degree in petroleum

engineering from Heriot-Watt

University in Scotland.

“I drifted into theoretical physics,

as one does”, she said.

Ms. Goligher went as far as

Australia to work, and on to Port

Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

- Be true to your values and your beliefs. Make

conscious choices. The world will throw all kinds

of trouble at you. Lastly, have fun! If you can't

have fun, it's all for nothing, Ms. Goligher said.

More from her talk on Path.

Regula Curti opened with a tune. She

is a Swiss singer, musician, music

teacher with an interesting career. Her

career started at the Swiss Armed

Forces before she joined executive

search and then music therapy and

more. If you are able to open your

heart and plug into love, things will

happen by themselves, she said.

Ms. Curti created Beyond Foundation

and asked Tina Turner, who also lives

in Switzerland, to join in. First they

worked with 30 Swiss children of

different faiths and made a children's

CD. She showed a video "I have a

voice" from a visit to India, where a

child asked people to move beyond

religion and act together. She also

showed a video clip from India where

Tina Turner stated her support for the

Beyond Foundation.

More on Facebook and Path

Third plenary: The Future of Work

Kristin opened the second day, noticing that there is urgency in the air and feminine power is graciously, furiously and courageously expressing itself across the planet. She said, global interconnectedness is startlingly clear and we see the real need for a more authentic leadership. As leaders in an ever transforming world, we deepen our listening outside and within ourselves, and we look at how to create flourishing work that embraces emerging needs. Kristin encourages us to consider how to create more meaningful projects that are in sync with our life purpose, whilst evolving the world to a place that benefit all.

Dupont team

On left @NilimaTweets and

@AAPanitapratap

The Company of the Future

What does it mean to run an organization today? As today’s conscious leaders, what are our highest visions for the future of our organizations, large or small?

Let’s imagine what an ideal company would look like, feel like and be like. How can business can a major role in creating a world where we all flourish?

What are some far-reaching company cases and what are these organizations doing to learn, innovate, develop global markets and create inclusive cultures?

Kristin Engvig

@NuriaChinchilla is

Professor at IESE Business

School @iesebs in

Barcelona. She moderated

“The Company of the

Future”session. In her blog

post (in Spanish) she shares

highlights from the talks.

At WIN she, @KarenTseBJ

and @AAPanitapratap

received the Inspiring

Women Worldwide Award.

Prof. Chinchilla outlined

nine elements for a

sustainable company.

More on Path

- The only key to success is

leadership, said

@A_WittenbergCox

(Canada/France/CH). She is

CEO of 20-FIRST.

Equip leaders to be

convinced and convincing.

Focus on the majority.

Processes and systems are

built by and for the majority.

Do your managers get it?

Will they do it?

Companies need to become

bilingual, Ms. Wittenberg-Cox

said.

- Participants at WIN are those

who will have to guide and

train others in their

organizations, Avivah

Wittenberg-Cox said.

More on Path.

- DuPont not only employs scientists, I’ma linguist, Ian Hudson (UK) said. He is President, EMEA & DuPont de Nemours International in Geneva

Mr. Hudson @Dupont_News shared his

thoughts on leadership: Think of soap! To be a

good leader you need:

S - stamina, O - optimism, A – authenticity,

P - perseverance = SOAP!

He praised a female DuPont leader who

gathered scattered businesses into one united

entity. Nobody though it would work. Heading

this group, she managed between 2002-2006

to deliver the largest margin growth at DuPont.

DuPont produces Kevlar, which is five times

stronger than steel, used in bullet-proof vests,

airplane tires and more. He showed a video

about the use of Kevlar protective gear with

the Brazilian police.

Check Path for more points and videos from

Mr. Hudson’s talk.

Angelika Gifford, (Germany), Vice

President, @HP Software DACH

Region said we need to bridge the

wisdom of the generation of "veterans"

with the new and tech-savvy

generations. The old style of work is

organizational hierarchy, fixed

communication patterns, a need to be

physically present at work. The new

style of work is more flexible, and there

is more sharing and a more

collaborative work style.

More points from Ms. Gifford on Path.

See also tweets by the HP Europe,

Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Women’s Leadership Council

@HPEWLC

Nia Joynson Romanzina@NiaNiche (UK) Global Head Diversity & Inclusion, @SwissRe asked:

- What does diversity mean? Diversity tends to leave us to think of people in boxes, which is the opposite of inclusion. True diversity is a combination of visible and invisible diversity. She showed an iceberg, with a number of descriptions above and even more under the water line. The iceberg image shows what is visible above the water, while invisible diversity is below the surface.

- We are all diverse, she said.

More points from Ms.

Romanzina’s talk on Path

Stefan Doboczky, (Austria), Member of the Managing Board, Royal @DSM said:

- In cooperation with the World Food Programme DSM has developed a small sachet of vitamins and minerals that helps children’s brain development. Such private-public partnership is essential to solve global issues.

He urged everybody and their organizations to orient themselves to the world's megatrends. Inclusion & diversity is essential in addressing such themes.

Points from Mr. Doboczky’s

talk on Path

Harp & Soul from Japan

Work and careers of the future: As more and more women gain positions of influence, we ask: ‘in what ways would we like to make the most impact?’ Is it by influencing through our work on a corporate board, as an executive, running our own companies or NGOs, or mobilizing in politics or the arts? The leaders at WIN tell us they want meaning, balance and authenticity, they want beauty, trust and passion. It is time to step up and fully integrate these values, and contribute with our humanity and global awareness, said Kristin.

Fourth plenary:

The Career of the Future

As Kristin introduced Carolyn Lutz she encouraged us to look at how to create our own future, explore new competencies, emerging mindsets, employability, self-sustainability, possible career moves, transitions, entrepreneurship and ways of navigating in a constantly changing environment, looking externally as well as internally. She said we will discuss the importance of expanding our mind, embracing wholeness and becoming a global player, connecting to women and conscious men, contributing around the world.

@CarolynLutz (USA) chaired the session. She is partner with the executive search company Lutz & Partners in Switzerland.

Riccarda Zezza@RiccardaZ (Italy) CEO @pianoc_mi asked:

What should we look for in a leader?

A role model

An imaginative and agile problem solver

An empathetic, connected good listener

A strong planner, focused on priorities

A time planner

A leader who makes other people (and your company) grow; and above all:

Sense of humor

More points from Ms.

Zezza’s talk on Path

Michael Ensser @battlesea (Germany) is Managing Partner at Egon Zehnder, an executive search company. He said we like to surround ourselves with people who think like we do, but it is important to work with people with different viewpoints and approaches.

Women often adopt a strongly content-driven approach to work. They first strive for a full understanding of the job issues. Men, in contrast, also rely on personal contact and communication via unofficial circles.

A male manager told him: "Careers are still made during a pee in the gents' toilet."

Further points by Mr. Ensser

on Path

@BenedikteLeroy (Denmark) Vice President EMEA Legal @Dell said the odds are against women getting to the top. She spoke about what each of us can do to reach senior positions. Use your heart and mind, passion, drive and energy. If we don't believe in ourselves nobody else will, Ms. Leroy said. She had never met a woman who didn't hear a little voice saying "You're no good, you will go nowhere". We need to acknowledge that such thoughts limit many women. We need a plan. Many successful women and men don't have a plan. When you are not successful you really need a plan, Ms. Leroy said. More from her talk on Path.

Lisa Feldmann Käemmerling @feldmann_lisa (CH), MediaConsultant, urged everyone never to forget where you comefrom. Your history is what makes you. A trailblazer for women inmedia leadership, Ms. Feldmann became the youngest editor ofGermany's Cosmopolitan Magazine.

The most important lesson she wished to share: Takeresponsibility for all you do, don't look for other reasons. It is youwho got yourself fired or hired. See Path for Ms. Feldmann’sreflections on media and the internet.

Fifth plenary: Kristin in conversation with WIN’s most brilliant women… From left: Lorella Zanardo @corpodelladonne, Marguerite Barankitse @maggybarankitse, Karen Tse @KarenTseIBJ, Anke Domscheit-Berg @anked and moderator/host @KristinEngvig

See tweets about this moving session, and a Facebook post.

On left: Lorella Zanardo, President @corpodelledonneand Stephanie Oueda Cruz Director @lorealdiversity

Growing as Agents of

Possibility

Kristin encouraged us to

rediscover the value of staying

connected, living authentically and

embarking on a journey of

discovery. Let’s explore how

women lead the way, connecting

to others, to the various parts of

themselves, to the ideas that

matter, to the sweet things in life,

and with their authentic selves

leave an indelible mark on the

world. She continued saying that

Day 3 aims to realize our

authentic selves, take full

responsibility as world citizens

and become an agent of

possibility making a difference in

the world.

@AnneEdelstam (Sweden) is the

author of Three Ladies in Cairo

Melissa Fisher (USA), Lecturer @Columbia University spoke about her anthropology field work on Wall Street over some 20 years. She interviewed women about working in a male-dominated area and published the book "Wall Street Women" in 2012. Summary on Path.

Sixth plenary

- Women are

the only

people who

as they grow

older become

more radical,

opinionated

and political,

Dr. Fisher

said.

Geraldine Bown (UK) @authenticpower Managing Director, Domino Perspectives,

spoke about the path from emotional intelligence to spiritual intelligence.

Ms. Bown explained what spirituality is, to clear up some common

misconceptions: 1. Spirituality is not the same as religion. It is the journey

from our ego to our best, or higher self; 2. Spirituality works from the inside

out - you cannot dress up in spirituality. Prejudice against spirituality include:

It's some kind of madness, airy-fairy, new agey, self-blame, whacky; and 3.

Spirituality is part of a natural progression.

Faith Adiele @meetingfaithUSA/Nigeria, is Associate Professor @CACollegeofArts in California. She introduced herself as Afro-Viking, being of Nigerian and Finnish descent. She was the first black Buddhist nun in Thailand and wrote a book about this.

Ms. Adiele believes individual storytelling via multimedia is the best way of telling stories. She runs shebooks.net because every woman has a story. @SheBooks publishes short ebooks by established women writers.

When Ms. Adiele learned that only 20 per cent of the world's literature is translated into English, she wrote Coming of Age Around the World, a multicultural anthology. More on Path.

@LouiseMita (US) President & CEO The Art of Energy did an energy test with two of the speakers on stage, Faith Adiele and Melissa Fisher.

Ms. Mita said she would use their muscles to test their energy. She held Ms. Fisher's arm straight out to the side. - Tell everybody you are Jennifer Lopez, she instructed. Ms. Fisher said she's Jennifer Lopez. Ms. Mita pressed the arm down, which folded easily. When Ms. Fisher said who she actually is, she managed to hold the arm out straight even though it was pressed it down. The same experiment worked on Ms. Adiele, who was asked to say she was Michelle Obama. More on Path.

- We have more strength when we tell the truth, Ms. Mita said. She recommended parents to use this method when asking their kids if they've done their homework.

Following an Open

Space & Communiy

Activity, Nilima Bhat

@NilimaTweets led an

energizing dance.

Goodbye WINConference, until next time!