PWA Milan supports and promotes the W.I.N. Conference, our members are entitled to a special discount for partners. See below an overview of the program of the Conference, which will take place in Paris, October 6-8.

The W.I.N. 2010 global leadership conference is the 13^th in a series of visionary leadership events that inspire thousands of women, enhance their careers and improve business practices. Be a part of it:

Day 1 – The global picture – setting the stage  Awareness of the most pressing global issues, new trends in society, and the forces shaping the environment in which we live and work

Day 2 – The future of work The winning organizations and enterprises of the future and the people who will create and lead them

Day 3 – Growing as individuals   How each and every one of us personally can realize our vision, how we find clarity and mobilize and move our projects to fruition

Day 4 – Post-conference workshops   Exploring your creativity through writing, theatre and art

Plus discussion forums: Women on Corporate Boards, Women in Media, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Empowering Women, Women’s Networks

During the three-day interactive forum, we will explore the authentic journey and the importance of how you do all you do as a way towards realizing your vision. Panel sessions and workshops are complemented by social and professional networking events and free one-on-one coaching sessions. The full brochure is now available on our website.

Rates until 15^th September

(including Euro 100 discount for WIN partners – PWA Milan included)

Standard Ticket Euro 1495

Subsidized Ticket Euro 995

 Standard Ticket: applies to all professional participants (entrepreneurs, consultants, corporations etc).

Subsidized Ticket: for women in transition, students, pensioners, NGO members, individuals.

(This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts or network savings)

Learn more or register at www.winconference.net (selecting your women’s network to get your discount)

Every year the W.I.N. global leadership conference, a three-day global learning program, brings together over 700 people from more than 70 countries including: company executives, entrepreneurs, independent professionals, consultants, academics, artists, thought leaders, government and NGO representatives, international business school faculty and students.

Read more about this year’s conference here. PWA members are entitled to the Partner Discount.

The Norwegian Embassy has organized on Tuesday May 25th an event on the role of women as an opportunity and resource for the economy, providing a benchmark between Italy and Norway.

Click here to view the agenda of the event and here if you wish to know more about all the initiative related to Norweek.

The event is free of charge and you don’t need to pre-register, however if you want to make sure you have a reserved seat, please send a confirmation email to milan@innovationnorway.no

by Monique Svazlian, Mentoring Program Coordinator

By now it is likely you have heard about the upcoming PWA Mentoring Program, scheduled to launch in the spring. As we continue planning the program, we are already hearing from many of our members interested in participating. Considering this is a first-time program for the Milan network, we would like to clearly communicate the steps on how to apply and what to expect from the process in order to make it as straightforward as possible. You can download the program brochure here PWA Mentoring Program Brochure

Step 1) Fill out the PWA Mentoring Program Application Form – Mid-March to Mid-April
The application forms will be available on the PWA website beginning mid-March, and the application period will last until mid-April. Keep an eye out for more communication from us informing you when the forms become available on-line. This is the only way to apply for the program – you will be asked to fill out a Mentor or Mentee Profile, depending on the role you are applying for, which will help us find you the right match.

Step 2) Attend the workshop “Identify Your Mentoring Expertise” – April 7th
Whether you believe you could be a Mentor or not, this optional workshop will help you identify the expertise you have to be a Mentor. We all have useful experience, backgrounds and training that can be potentially helpful for others. Through this mini-workshop, which will take place at the April Networking Aperitivo, you’ll identify your “Inner Mentor” which will gear us all up to participate fully in the program. It is open to all members and guests, and is not a prerequisite for becoming a Mentor.

Step 3) Receive email notification: Match successfully identified – Early May
At the close of the application period (mid-April), we will evaluate all applications received. Pairs will be matched based on the level of relevance between objectives stated by the Mentee and available Mentor experience and skills. If we are able to identify an appropriate match, you will be notified via email by the beginning of May.
Note about Participation: As this is a first-time program and we would like to ensure a high-quality service to members, we are limiting the Mentor/Mentee pairs to 10-12 in total. Given the level of interest expressed in the program so far, we anticipate the possibility of receiving more applications than we can fulfill in this first round. Applicants who are not successfully matched will be notified by email that they have been placed on a waiting list for the next edition of the Mentoring program, planned for early 2011.

Step 4) Attend the PWA Mentoring Program Launch Event – May 19th
The official Mentoring Program Launch event will be open to all program participants, PWA members, and guests. The event will be the first time you officially meet your Mentor/Mentee partner, as well as hear from a panel of speakers and testimonials from our Honorary Mentors.

Step 5) Attend the Mentoring Program Skills Training Workshop – Late May
This half-day workshop, an essential component of the program, will be geared towards developing skills to ensure your success as a Mentor or Mentee. We will cover active listening and other communication skills, do’s and don’ts of good mentoring, topics to bring to the mentoring sessions and how to get the most out of your Mentoring relationship.

Step 6) First Mentoring Program period – June-November
The actual Mentoring sessions will begin in June and last for six months. Mentoring pairs will meet for one hour or more per month, in person, via phone or video-conference.

Step 7) Check-in’s and satisfaction survey – June-November
We will be checking-in with each Mentoring pair throughout the program to ensure the Mentoring relationships are running smoothly. Coaching on the mentoring process will be available to those interested. Further, a survey will be carried out at the end of the first period to gauge participant satisfaction and gather ideas for future improvements.

Post-program publication – December
Finally, we will be collecting participant feedback at the end of the program to include their takeaways, experiences, and recommendations to others in an official PWA Mentoring post-program publication.

If you have further questions about the application process or about the program itself, please don’t hesitate to contact us at professional@pwa-milan.org
• Valerie Ryder, Mentoring Program Leader and Professional Development Director
• Monique Svazlian, Mentoring Program Coordinator

As a means of ensuring diversity within all their MBA programs, SDA Bocconi is pleased to reiterate its dedication
to the recruitment of female MBA candidates through their current scholarship scheme for female candidates.

They are offering three tuition waivers for female candidates entering the 2010-2011 Full-Time MBA. The Full-Time MBA is a
12-month program running from October 2010 to October 2011 and includes more than 110 students from more than 30
countries. The program includes a period of practical placement (June – August) and the option to take a term of
study on exchange at one of 30 partner business schools in 12 countries. A total of 20 merit-based tuition waivers will
be made available for this year’s program and full information can be found here. The deadline for these tuition waivers is April 30, 2010.

In addition, they are offering one partial scholarship to a female candidate applying for entry to the Evening Executive
MBA Program commencing in October 2010. The Evening EMBA is a two-year program that includes class activities three
evenings per week (Monday-Wednesday from 19:00 to 21:00) as well as 10 full class days each year. The program, taught in
Italian, is designed to provide experienced managers with multi-dimensional skills and strategic thinking that
will be applicable to their current positions as well as helping managers hone their analytical and problem solving
skills. The deadline for this scholarship is April 20, 2010 and more information can be found here:

“Cambiare si può – Economia, etica, equilibrio sociale: nuovi paradigmi per la società post-crisi” is how this year’s edition has been entitled. Two days of forums, round tables, panels and workshops.

PWA Milan sponsors the Conference and partnered with Gammadonna in the organization of the round table “Donne leader, destinazione CdA”, that will be held on January 28th at 14.30, and will present the Ready-for-board Women Initiative.

If you want to read the full program of the conference, click here; if you want to know more go to www.gammadonna.it and if you wish to register please click here.

The deadline for applications for the 3rd “Award for creative and innovative entrepreneurs” launched by Gammadonna has been postponed to December 23rd.

If you want to know more, please go to the following link: http://www.gammadonna.it/ita/premio_gammadonna.php

The Award is aimed at evidencing the entrepreneurial capabilities of women with specific focus on creativity and innovation, both in the process of setting up a new business and in introducing original and significant innovation in an existing one.A jury of experts will award the prize to 5 women on the basis of the following criteria:
- Creativity of the business idea and soundness of the innovation introduced
- Effectiveness of organization management style
- Economic results obtained
- Methodologies implemented for reconciling roles with work schedules
- Quality of relationship with the local Community and attention to sustainability
- Valorization of R&D (partnerships with Universities, research institutes, etc)

The 5 winners – guests of honor of the Creativity Showcase – will have the opportunity to illustrate their success stories in a dedicated panel during the GammaDonna Forum and will be awarded in a specific event held at the prestigious Conservatorio of Torino on Thursday night, January 28, 2010.

Rules for applying available at http://www.gammadonna.it/ita/premio_gammadonna.php

Segreteria Premio GammaDonna/10 e Lode:
Valentina Communication, corso Brianza 30, 10153 Torino.
E-mail: premio10elode@gammadonna.it

SAVE THE DATE

Milan, 9^th November 2009

Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia “Leonardo da Vinci”

Via San Vittore 21 – Milano

“2015 Generation”, “The cross-disciplinary quality of technologies”, “Not just technologies but people”: the main themes of the 2009 edition of Women&Technologies®, which will be held in Milan on 9^th November at the National Museum of Science and Technology. The conference will also host the awarding of the “Women&Technology Award”, the acknowledgement designed for women who are able to “invent the future” by creating technologies; to women whose work has integrated creativity, innovation and quality of life. Participation in the event is free, but online registration is required.

For more info: www.womentech.info

Osservatorio Diversity Management – Diversity Forum

SAVE THE DATE – 28 Ottobre 2009

Aula N01- Velodromo, Università Bocconi, Piazza Sraffa, 11 – Milano

MATERNITA’, MA QUANTO CI COSTI?

 Un’analisi estensiva sul costo di gestione della maternità nelle imprese italiane

Il lavoro di ricerca che viene presentato vuole fornire a tutti gli interlocutori interessati, donne, imprese ed istituzioni, argomentazioni razionali per affrontare un problema organizzativo e sociale ancora oggi percepito come ingombrante. Solo percepito, appunto. Dopo aver definito sia le dimensioni oggettive sia quelle percettive del costo della maternità, si individueranno le modalità di gestione e le principali problematiche affrontate dalle aziende durante il periodo di astensione della lavoratrice per poter proporre un cambiamento che tenga conto delle esigenze e degli interessi sia della madre sia dell’impresa.

PROGRAMMA

9:00 Registrazione dei partecipanti
9:30 Apertura dei lavori, Gian Francesco Imperiali, Vicepresidente Assolombarda per le Relazioni Industriali e Affari Sociali
9:40 Introduzione alla ricerca, Simona Cuomo, coordinatrice dell’Osservatorio sul Diversity Management
10:00-10:45 Il quadro macroeconomico e il fattore D. Alessandra Casarico, Paola Profeta, Università Bocconi
10:45-11:30 Il quadro aziendale, presentazione dei risultati della ricerca, Barbara Imperatori, Chiara Paolino, SDA Bocconi
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12.00-13:00 Tavola rotonda coordinata da Cinzia Sasso, La Repubblica.

Presentano i loro piani sulla maternità: Nestlè Italia, Shell Italia e Regione Veneto.  

In collaborazione con  Assolombarda 

La partecipazione al convegno è gratuita fino ad esaurimento posti, previa registrazione su:
www.sdabocconi.it/eventomaternita

Ulteriori informazioni sull’Osservatorio su: www.sdabocconi/diversity_forum