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International Women’s Leadership Group Meets in Tel Aviv to Address Global Challenges

by ISRAEL21c |

The 2016 International Women’s Forum (IWF) World Cornerstone Conference convened in Tel Aviv to address pressing global challenges, and its participants hoped to find solutions by emulating the Israeli experience.

“Israelis have a long history of making the impossible not just possible, but a reality,” said IWF President Teresa Weintraub.

Leaders from the business, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors took part in the three-day conference to discuss matters including water security, the technology divide, cyber security, and gender equality.

“Tel Aviv is known for its constant change, fast-paced growth and technological progress. We are thrilled to have our talented group of panelists and hundreds of IWF members in Tel Aviv, a city that embodies IWF’s mission to elicit positive change on a global scale,” said Mina Teicher, IWF Leadership Foundation Board director and former chief scientist of the Israeli government.

The theme of this year’s conference, “Seek, Solve, Soar,” was meant to inspire women leaders to identify solutions and be the catalyst for change in their own communities.

The IWF is comprised of more than 6,300 dynamic, accomplished, and visionary women who are dedicated to advancing better leadership around the world.

“We truly believe learning is the foundation of leading. As leaders and trusted members of our societies, we are responsible for shaping our communities,” said Teresa Weintraub, IWF President. “This conference puts the welfare of the people front and center, by empowering women leaders and engendering a dialogue between influential women and men surrounding critical issues, in a global city such as Tel Aviv.”

(via Israel21c)

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