The event provides a platform to discuss the role of the UN, non-profit organisations and the impact of global tensions on women’s rights. BPW Club Zurich, Wikimedia CH and Frieda invite you to explore and discuss the importance of non-profit work for peace and gender equity. This collaborative event sends a strong signal for networking, cooperation and a shared commitment to combating the sense of powerlessness, misinformation and inequality. The event will be held in English, questions can be asked also in German.
Registration fee: CHF 25.- (this event is 100% non-profit, registration fees cover the costs for the venue and apéro)
Agenda
18:00 Registration
18:15 Opening: Why this event and the Rose Evening of BPW Club Zurich
18:30 Presentations: Input speakers
19:00 Panel discussion
19:30 Q&A and interactive discussion in the room
19:50 Apéro Riche
20:30 End of the event
Panel speakers:
Élodie Dincuff is a Communications Manager at Wikimedia CH, where she supports community-led initiatives that promote open knowledge. She is an advocate of initiatives such as 'More Women for Wikipedia', which aims to increase women's representation and contributions on Wikipedia, and narrow the gender gap.
Sheerah Kim specializes in trustworthy AI adoption in the Swiss
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The event provides a platform to discuss the role of the UN, non-profit organisations and the impact of global tensions on women’s rights. BPW Club Zurich, Wikimedia CH and Frieda invite you to explore and discuss the importance of non-profit work for peace and gender equity. This collaborative event sends a strong signal for networking, cooperation and a shared commitment to combating the sense of powerlessness, misinformation and inequality. The event will be held in English, questions can be asked also in German.
Registration fee: CHF 25.- (this event is 100% non-profit, registration fees cover the costs for the venue and apéro)
Agenda
18:00 Registration
18:15 Opening: Why this event and the Rose Evening of BPW Club Zurich
18:30 Presentations: Input speakers
19:00 Panel discussion
19:30 Q&A and interactive discussion in the room
19:50 Apéro Riche
20:30 End of the event
Panel speakers:
Élodie Dincuff is a Communications Manager at Wikimedia CH, where she supports community-led initiatives that promote open knowledge. She is an advocate of initiatives such as 'More Women for Wikipedia', which aims to increase women's representation and contributions on Wikipedia, and narrow the gender gap.
Sheerah Kim specializes in trustworthy AI adoption in the Swiss public sector at Intersections. She is an seasoned facilitator of multi-stakeholder dialogues, e.g. at the Swiss IGF and NGO CSW Commission on the Status of Women. She is the Co‑President of BPW Club Zurich, UN Representative for the International Federation of Business & Professional Women in Geneva and a Board Member of OneGov.ch.
Felicitas Fischer is member of the board of Frieda, the feminist peace organisation. Frieda strengthens women and marginalised groups in Switzerland and internationally by supporting local organisations, promoting political participation and advancing gender equality and human rights. Felicitas works as political scientist at ETH Zürich’s Center for Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development, focusing on topics related to natural resource governance, sustainability and conflict. She has extensive experience in development cooperation and holds a degree in political economy of violence, conflict and development studies from SOAS, University of London.
Photography: The event will be documented with photographs and published on social media. If you do not wish to be photographed, please speak to the photographer or organisers in person at the venue.
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