Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (LPCUWC), with the support of The Women’s Foundation (TWF), is organising the webinar “Advancing Women: Developing Leaders and Building Community” via Zoom, scheduled 18 August, 6:30PM.
This LPCUWC Professional Talks session features Gabriella Zanzanaini, TWF Director of Pipeline Initiatives and an LPCUWC alumna from Class of 2002. Gabriella leads all gender diversity and inclusion programmes, partnerships and initiatives of TWF that support the development of the pipeline of female talent in Hong Kong for both executive and non-executive roles.
Moderating will be Alex Bent (LPCUWC 1996), Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Disctrict15.
In her talk, Gabriella will share about the current status of women in Hong Kong and what we can all do to advance gender equality and build a more inclusive society. If you’re interested in finding out why a supportive network is crucial to resilience, leadership and courage, this webinar is for you.
About the Topic
“It’s not about bringing more women to the table, it’s about building a bigger table.” A more diverse and inclusive society does not mean that when one part of society goes up, another part goes down. What it really means, is that we all rise together and are given the opportunity to fulfil our full potential, as individuals, as families, as organisations. Our speaker will share what the current status of women in Hong Kong is and what we can all do to advance gender equality and build a more inclusive society. If you’re interested in finding out why a supportive network is crucial to resilience, leadership and courage, this webinar is for you.
About the Speaker
As Director of Pipeline Initiatives at The Women's Foundation, Gabriella leads all gender diversity and inclusion programmes, partnerships and initiatives that support the development of the pipeline of female talent in Hong Kong for executive and non-executive roles. She works with senior business leaders across various industries to innovate, drive and impact behavioural change for a more inclusive workplace and city.
Prior to this, Gabriella was Director of Food & Water Europe in Brussels; the European branch of an American NGO working to protect our food and water. Her responsibilities included government relations, public policy, strategy development as well as building up the European Water Movement, a network of national organisations fighting for the recognition of the human right to water. Before that, she worked in the European Parliament as a Communications Manager.
Since being in Hong Kong, she has worked as a freelance writer for various publications, start-ups and book editors. She is also a member of the Women in Publishing Society of Hong Kong. Gabriella holds a BSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and a Masters in International Affairs & Sustainable Development from Sciences Po Paris.