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Women Who Win: Celebrating courage, conviction and change
Antoinette Lattouf Across history, women were told to sit down, smile and stay quiet. Spoiler alert: they didn’t. They spoke out, stood tall – and ruined the patriarchy’s day. Because […]
Profile: Kamales Lardi, Lardi & Partner Consulting
Kamales Lardi, CEO of Lardi & Partner Consulting, is ranked #11 in the Thinkers360 Top 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders 2026. With 26 years in tech advisory and 14 years […]
International Women’s Day 2026: Give to Gain
On International Women’s Day 2026, the message is clear. By giving time, experience, and encouragement to others, leaders not only help individuals grow, but they also gain new insights, stronger […]
Staying plugged into the pulse of real life
Anna Wintour Anna’s early career at New York Magazine cemented her belief that great editors must stay immersed in real life. “Working at New York Magazine was thrilling,” she says. “I was […]
Leading from the inside out: Why clarity, impact and focus matter more than ever
-Deb Bailey, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Author When I stepped away from my global executive role at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do […]
Operationalising AI for manufacturing in ASEAN
Karen Kim, CEO Human Managed While the hype around Gen-AI will shift to the buzz around agentic-AI in 2025, traditional sectors such as manufacturing will still be coming to […]
Aotearoa to host world-leading conference on women’s entrepreneurship
A major international conference in Auckland is putting the spotlight on how to better support female founders and highlighting wāhine Māori perspectives on entrepreneurship. What do female entrepreneurs really want […]
Cloudian appoints new APJ Channel and Marketing Directors
Cloudian has appointed Anna Christensen as Asia Pacific and Japan head of channel and alliances, and Victoria Meldrum into Christensen’s former role of Asia Pacific and Japan head of marketing. […]
Kweh Jia Xuan
Meet Ms Kweh Jia Xuan, a 23-year-old athlete with mild intellectual disabilities, who represented Special Olympics Singapore in DanceSport (Latin Dance) for the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025! […]
Afsaneh Abolhassani embraces the technical side of warehouse automation
Swisslog Technical Lead, Afsaneh Abolhassani Swisslog Technical Lead, Afsaneh Abolhassani, has always enjoyed the technical aspects of complex automation and intralogistics projects, and encourages others to continuously learn the […]
IWD: Engineering apprentice, Paris McCann, has bright future ahead
www.womengoingplaces.net When Paris McCann first stepped through the doors of Buckley Systems Ltd, she never dreamed she would become an apprentice – but fast forward four years and all […]
IWD Profile: Isabella Loneragan, Founder of Ragan Skin and Isabella Loneragan Skin
www.womengoingplaces.net What does ‘I’ve got you under my skin’ mean to you? You’ve got me humming because it’s a great track and I’m particularly drawn to Sinatra’s […]