women in multinationals 2024

Preeti is joining us in Sydney from her regular home in India where she is the global CEO of green-tech company Luminous Power Technologies, which has a presence in 36 countries serving more than 60,000 channel partners and millions of customers. Preeti, who previously led The Adecco Group ANZ and Modis Australia, will share powerful insights on: 

• Her experience of gender equality around the world: Personal insights from her time leading teams all over the planet.

• Networking for success beyond the gender gap: Harnessing the power of global networks to shape a more equitable future for all. 

• Driving transformative change: Strategies to implement and drive meaningful change within your company.

This opening panel brings together three Country Leaders, who will share their experiences in advancing gender equality, providing real-world context and actionable advice. 

• Intersection of gender and AI: Emma Crichton will explore how biases in technology, particularly AI, can shape our future. 

• Cultural transformation: Nick Bangs will share insights from his experience with the Champions of Change initiative, focusing on driving cultural change within organisations. 

• Advances in female leadership: Anne Harris will discuss the progress made in the pharmaceutical industry, where female leadership is on the rise. 

Jo Horgan is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, having built MECCA from a humble start into a leading beauty retailer with over 110 stores across Australia & New Zealand. Driven by her passion for gender equality, she launched the M-POWER movement in 2017 to champion equality and opportunity for women and girls. 

• Building MECCA: insights into how Jo built MECCA from the ground up to become Australia’s largest prestige beauty retailer with global ambitions. 

• Navigating challenges: how Jo has managed the highs and lows, balancing success with stress, and handling the tension between work and life beyond. 

• Empowering women & girls: how Jo plans to M-POWER and create a world where women and girls can thrive and achieve their full potential, to “make the world over”.

Dr. Peter Fuda is a globally sought-after expert in business and leadership transformation, having coached over 250 CEOs with a remarkable 90%+ success rate. Interestingly, a disproportionate ratio of Peter’s clients have been female leaders across various sectors from ASX CEOs and Chairs, to global leaders in multinationals, to Australia’s top entrepreneurs and the public sector. Peter will share insights at WIM 2024, where attendees will learn:

• How the world’s most successful female leaders operate: understand how top female leaders think, feel, and act differently to excel in any context. 

• Achieving desired results: discover how to attain success at work and in life with far less effort than you might think is necessary. 

• Leveraging strengths: learn how to use the assets you have and focus on what you can control to design and build your future. 

One thing is for sure, we can’t create a gender equal world with only half the population fighting for it. However, the best intended efforts of male ‘champions’ are helping, but not fast enough. How do we need to think differently about the role men play and how we work as one for greater impact? 

• Supporting gender balance: highlight how male allies can actively support and promote gender balance in the workplace. 

• Building inclusion and allyship: Ronan Carolan will share strategies HR leaders can implement to create a culture of inclusion and allyship. 

• Real-world examples: moderated by Megan Dalla-Camina, an authority on leadership and gender equity, this panel will offer practical advice and real-world examples to encourage men to take an active role in driving gender equality. 

• For Male Attendees: learn how to take an active role in driving gender equality within your organisation. 

• For Female Attendees: understand how to effectively engage and partner with male allies to enhance gender equality efforts. 

At the very time many women’s careers are at their peak, their body is in a state of chaos. Alison Brahe-Daddo will explore menopause by addressing its impact from both female and male perspectives. This session will offer valuable insights into how this life stage affects women in the workplace and at home, and how men can better support and engage during this transition. 

• Navigating a public career: how Ali has managed the highs and lows of a high-profile career and marriage without being defined by others’ expectations. 

• Understanding menopause: the importance of understanding and embracing menopause for women, to help prepare for it and live their best life after it. 

• Support for menopause: what men and women need to know to be better peers and partners to those going through menopause.