Meeting of WG Cooperation of
Business Organizations
Osijek, 22-23 September, 2016.
Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations
Acronym
Country
Contact person
Organisation
BPW Danube Net
Germany
Marion Volk
Business and Professional Women, BPW NGO
Danube
Net
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The International Federation of Business and Professional Women
(BPW International) founded 1930 has become one of the most influential
international networks of business and professional women with affiliates in 95
countries in five continents.
BPW has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) and participatory status with the Council of Europe. Its
members include influential women leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners,
executives, professionals and young career women.
Today, BPW continues its representation at UN Headquarters in New York,
Vienna, Geneva; UN regional offices (UNECA, UNECE, UNESCAP,
UNESCWA, UNECLAC); UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO, WHO, UNCTAD, UNIDO,
FAO, UN DPI; Council of Europe; European Women’s Lobby and
continues to work closely with UNIFEM.
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BPW Danube Net – the network for businesswomen in the
Danube Region
Foundation of the BPW Danube Net in 2006 in Budapest
Aims
• Contribution to the economic development of the Danube Region
• A platform for open up new business opportunities and cooperation
• Sharing professional expertise and experiences
• Intercultural exchanges
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BPW Danube Net Businesswomen Forums
Bulgaria (2013)
Croatia (2007, 2010, 2016)
Austria (2012)
Serbia (2011)
Ukraine
Germany (2009, 2014)
Moldova
Romania (2008)
Slovakia
Hungary (2006)
side events in Istanbul 2014 and Vienna 2015
Alida Perkov, PhD, BPW Danube Net Chair
BPW President Club Pula, Croatia
Marion Volk, BPW Danube Net Vice Chair & Founder
BPW Club Munich, Germany
Margit Fink, BPW Danube Net Country Coordinator Austria
BPW Club Vienna, Austria
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Initiative: „Equal Pay Day“
In 2011, the European Commission initiated the first European Equal
Pay Day. The European EPD marked the continuous decrease of the
gender pay gap in the European Union.
The first Equal Pay Day was organized by BPW Germany in 2008
Initiative: Women in STEM
Partners in Croatia, e.g.:
Istarska Istriana / Istria County
Politehnika Pula
Partners in Germany, e.g.:
General Electric, GE
Connecting Women in Computing & Technology
Women Speaker Foundation
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10th Businesswomen Forum ​4-5 November 2016
Honorary Patron ​Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia
"Women in STEM, Innovation, Leadership„
Supported by:
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 Women In STEM in the Danube Region
 The importance of BPW as civil society support to women entrepreneurship
 BPW Club Twinning
 Equal Pay
 Young BPW – Job orientation
 Women in Innovations and social innovations in Danube region
 Women in Business and Institutional Leadership in Danube Region
 Digital Entrepreneurship
 The synergy of economy and culture as opportunity
 BPW Danube net and tourism opportunities in creating small business
 Women in PR and media - support to visibility
Thank you
for your kind attention!
Name
Marion Volk
E-mail
[email protected]
Phone
+49 1734558811
Web
www.bpw-danubenet.org
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Project – BPW Danube Net
„Digital Entrepreneurship“
Mission of the project “Digital Entrepreneurship” is to enable
entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs to create successful and
competitive business models in our new digital age, to build up a
digital entrepreneurial culture in cities and rural areas, and
to protect business from cyber attacks.
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enable SMEs owners – outside view
– understand technological key trends
– enter new markets
– create new business models
– become part of international digital value chains
– become a service provider of large companies
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enable SME owners – inside view
– process improvement
– data security of own company and customers‘ information
– overcome critical lifecycle phases
– to focus on core business and build up a strong network for specialized tasks
– attrack and retain talents in the company
– build up and strengthen digital knowledge
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sectors, e.g.
– agro-food, art, handy-craft, tourism
– automotive, logistics, machinery
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Looking for cooperation partners in the Danube Region
and using existing networks to promote the initiative