IWF HK - Boat Trip and Dinner, August 2022
IWF HK - Trip to Art Basel HK, May 2022
Katharina Zellweger has been honoured with a WWMD award in Toronto, 15 November
We are proud to announce that Katharina Zellweger, an active member of the International Women’s Forum Hong Kong for over 15 years, has been honoured with a Women Who Make a Difference (WWMD) award at IWF awards gala in Toronto, Canada, on November 15, 2019.
IWF HK and BPW HK - joint drinks party
IWF HK and BPW HK - joint drinks party on 18 October 2019!
IWF HK hosts lunchtime talk on social impact investing in Myanmar by industry expert Josephine Price
IWF HK had great pleasure in hosting a successful lunch event with speaker Josephine Price, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Anthem Asia (http://anthemasia.com/who-we-are/), an independent, women-led investment group focused on impact investing in Myanmar. Josephine presented insights on her journey since 2012 in establishing a fund management group focussed on Myanmar. The highly engaged audience at the lunch event organised by IWF HK on 25 September 2019 included IWF HK members, other fund managers, professional investors, social impact supply chain professionals and sustainability experts.
Congratulations to Katharina Zellweger – an IWF 2019 Woman Who Makes a Difference!
Dear IWF-HK Members,
We are delighted to announce that Katharina Zellweger, an active member of the International Women’s Forum for over 15 years, has been named an IWF 2019 Woman Who Makes a Difference (WWMD). Congratulations!
Katharina is recognized as an authority in her profession globally and has received awards honouring her work in North Korea from South Korea and the Vatican. The impact of her leadership is underlined by her hours headed the office of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), an office of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pyongyang for five years. Katharina’s skills do not end with her professional work. She also projects a warm, cheerful attitude to the community. In the community, she goes out of her way to help people in need by establishing a non-profit organization KorAid Limited to focus on children in institutions and those having disabilities in North Korea and China. She loves people, works hard, and always tries to lift the spirits of those around her and these characteristics represent all that is good in our IWF. Go Katharina! Go IWF-HK!
The award will be presented alongside the International Hall of Fame Award at the IWF World Leadership Conference. At the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto this November, 1,250 honored guests will gather to celebrate Katharina's achievements and extraordinary work.
To find more about Katharina’s background, you can read the following SCMP article about her aid work: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2122302/my-22-years-helping-north-koreans-hong-kong-aid-worker
IWF-HK hosts a lunch with Katharina Zellweger
On 17 May, IWF-HK hosted a lunch where Katharina Zellweger, IWF-HK’s esteemed member, talked about her charity work in North Korea to aid children and people with disabilities.
IWF-HK co-organises a Seminar on Board Room Diversity with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
On 30 April, IWF-HK has conducted a Seminar on Board Room diversity, organised in partnership with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
IWF-HK President Julia Charlton moderates a panel on ‘Delivering value to a board as a director’ with Elsie Leung, IWF-HK member, among the panelists
IWF-HK Past President Trisha Leahy moderates a panel on ‘Path to becoming a listed company director’ with Mabel Lui, IWF-HK member, among the panelists
IWF-HK members attend the seminar
HKEx’ Chairman Laura Cha gave a keynote address, and panels featured included a panel on ‘How to deliver value to a board as a director’ moderated by Julia Charlton, IWF-HK President, and a panel chaired by Dr. Trisha Leahy, IWF-HK Past President, on ‘The path to becoming a listed company Director’.
