This year we honored Global FWN100™ awardees representing over 13 economic sectors at our most international Global FWN100™ Awards Ceremony yet! Global FWN100™ 2015 awardees convened at the Marines' Memorial Club Hotel in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. from such diverse regions as Canada, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The awardees joined in on three jam-packed Summit days (October 29-31st, 2015) full of Learning Journeys, sessions, workshops, Gala celebrations and FWN festivities. View a full list of the 2015 Global FWN100 Awardees and view photos of the Filipina Summit 2015 after the jump.
12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit #FWNSUMMIT2015 Highlight
FWN's 12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit goes out with a bang! 47 Global FWN100™ awardees, and over 100 Global Summit attendees convened in San Francisco last week for three days of memorable Learning Journeys, sessions, workshops, Gala celebrations and FWN festivities. Highlights of the Summit include an exclusive tour of supercomputers at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab led by Elizabeth Bautista (Global FWN100™ '15), an impressive vision of mixed-income housing at The Shipyard in Hunter's Point and a day full of sessions at Charles Schwab.
The last day of Sessions on October 31st culminated in a number of valuable messages from Summit participants and Global FWN100™ '15 Awardees. Senior VP of Philanthropy at Bank of America Stephanie Lomibao (Global FWN100™ '15) shared the value of honesty in becoming the better version of yourself during the Make Me a Filipina Millionaire: Reinvention, Disruption, Legacy. Brand panel. Lomibao remarked, "In order to grow, you need to have people who give you honest feedback." Insights from the Run Filipina Run: Filipinas For Political Equity panel urged Filipinas not to be complacent and highlighted the collective need for Filipina women to do their individual parts in getting involved in politics. Information Risk Management & Chief Information Risk Officer, Tess Martillano-Manjares (Global FWN100™ '15) of BNY Mellon imparted wisdom of the 3 Cs: Cooperate, Communicate, Collaborate during the Make me Filipina CEO: Women at the Top: Are we Achieving Gender Equality and Pay Equity? panel.
More memorable quotes and takeaways from 12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit Attendees after the jump.
Summit Session Highlight: Make Me a Filipina Millionaire
One of our most popular Summit panels, Make Me A Filipina Millionaire, is back this year with a focus on Breaking Barriers in Business, VCs, Opportunities.
This popular speaker panel features Filipina entrepreneurs sharing their personal journeys in business, how they overcome barriers in funding and opportunities. Walk away with tips on how to navigate the world of business and be inspired. Register now at http://filipinasummit.org/register
FEMtor Match: Pinay Speed FEMtoring - Sign Up to Become a FEMtee
Link up with a FEMtor at the Summit!
Pinay Speed FEMtoring is a learning event where femtees can ask the 'everything-you've always-wanted-to-know-but-didn't-know-who-to-ask' questions. Femtees will have the opportunity to interact with Femtors (Global FWN100™ Awardees) during the course of the session by moving to different topic tables every 15 minutes.
Sign up in advance and apply to become a FEMtee today: http://filipinasummit.org/femtees
How Exciting! Most Influential Filipina Women from Canada, Israel, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States Attend Filipina Summit
The 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award™ honors Filipina Women who are changing the face of leadership in their local communities and in their adopted countries they now call home.
The Global FWN100™ recognizes Filipina women who have reached status for outstanding work in their respective fields and are recognized for their leadership and achievements in the global workplace and their local communities.
The FWN100 Award™ was conceived in the United States at the 2006 Filipina Leadership Summit as a result of its Future Search and the launch of the Pinay Power 2012 Campaign.
The first U.S. FWN100™ awards were given at the 2007 Filipina Leadership Summit in Washington, DC.
This year, the Global FWN100™ 2015 awardees will be representing Canada, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, U.K., and U.S.A.
Economic sectors represented include consulting services, healthcare, financial services, legal services, media, non-profit and non-governmental organizations, government and policy, retail, film, publishing.
The FINAL Awardee List will be announced at the Gala Awards Dinner and Ceremony at the Filipina Leadership Global Summit on October 30, 2015. Register for the summit today at www.FilipinaSummit.org.
Scholarships Now Available to Attend the Filipina Leadership Global Summit. Apply Now.
Want to attend the 3-day Filipina Global Leadership Summit and be around amazing Filipina leaders? Apply for a scholarship.
Scholarships and stipends will be awarded on the following factors: financial need, geography, school status, and area of expertise.
Don't miss out! View the Summit Calendar for information on our Learning Journeys, Summit sessions, and PinayTalks. Like what you see? Register for the summit here.
Hurry! Apply for a scholarship before the October 15th deadline.
Colonel Shirley S. Raguindin, U.S. FWN100 '07 and GLOBAL FWN100 '13, Keynotes 2015 Filipina Leadership Global Summit
Can your destiny be ever pre-determined?
“We are all born with a purpose to leave a legacy and I honor those who have worked hard and sacrificed everything to allow us to live a better life for our families, our communities and for generations to come”
Colonel Shirley S. Raguindin shares her guiding philosophy. She keynotes FWN 2.0 Legacy: Next Generation Leaders "Mothers & Daughters, Mothers & Sons" Together- the theme of the 2015 Filipina Leadership Global Summit on October 29-31 in San Francisco.
Shirley grew up poor in Hawaii’s plantations. An honors student, she was hoping to receive a car for a graduation gift just like her brother's when he graduated from high school. Instead her gift was a 24-year old engineer arriving from the Philippines who was going to be her husband. Her parents explained that the agreement for the arranged marriage was made with the young man's parents on the day she was born. She was told that she would be "a good wife, a great mom and marriage would complete her life."
SIGN UP: Pinay Speed Femtoring at the Filipina Leadership Summit in San Francisco
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Pinay Speed Femtoring
October 31st, 2015, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Marines' Memorial Club Hotel San Francisco
609 Sutter Street (at Mason Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
FWN Board Members will facilitate this awesome and popular panel - one of the highlights of the Summit - femtoring next generation leaders.
FWN Board Members will facilitate the awesome and popular Speed FEMtoring panel - one of the highlights of the Summit. This year's focus will be on femtoring next generation leaders.
FWN's 6th year of building the pipeline next generation of Pinay leaders. Pinay Speed Femtoring is a learning event at which femtees / protégés can ask the Global FWN100™ Awardees (AKA Femtors) the "everything-you've-always-wanted-to-know-but-didn't-know-whom-to-ask" questions. Femtees will have the opportunity to interact with Femtors during the course of the session by moving to different topic tables every 15 minutes.
Sign up or refer an amazing Filipina with leadership potential to sign up for Pinay Speed FEMtoring.
You can also register for the summit.