The 2008 Edition
The 2008 Laureates have been announced…
The 2008 Laureates were announced on October 17 at the Annual Global Meeting of the Women’s Forum in Deauville, France. Mame Diene from Senegal was nominated Laureate for Africa for her organic skincare products. Renee King and her team from the Philippines won the Award for Asia with Tamang Timpla Foods. Laura Chicurel received the trophy for Europe.
And finally, the Awards Ceremony ended with a moving speech by Mona Jhaveri, Laureate North America and Founder of the biotechnology company Foligo Therapeutics. The Laureates received funding of US$ 20,000, networking and visibility opportunities and, most importantly, personalized business coaching for one year.
Award Week
The 14 Finalists of the 2008 competition gathered in Paris and Deauville for a week of activities.
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Video of the Ceremony
Watch the Awards Ceremony and the official announcement of the 2008 Laureates here.
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Photos of the Ceremony
Browse through the pictures of the Awards Ceremony, the high point of the 8-month long competition.
See the albumWomen’s Forum Asia
The theme of this inaugural Forum in Asia was Growth and Sustainability: How women are making a difference. Discussions focused on various themes: demographics, the environment, economics and education. The 2008 Finalists for Asia were presented there.
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Mame Diene, 2008 Laureate Africa tells us about the progress made since winning. The media attention, funding and coaching support have enabled her to expand her organic skincare business significantly reaching international markets.
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