9TH WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE [WLEC2018​]
1st - 3rd of March 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
Venue: Aetas Lumpini Hotel
​The 9th Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference (WLEC2018), held from 1st to 3rd March 2018 at the Aetas Lumpini Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, brought together women leaders, educators, researchers and practitioners from across the globe, committed to advancing women’s leadership, empowerment, education and social change. With a full digital archive of agenda, presenters list and published proceedings (ISBN 978-86-87043-53-4), this edition solidified the WLEC series as an accessible, research-driven and globally connected platform for women’s leadership and empowerment. Participants engaged in interactive sessions, enriched networking spaces and meaningful cross-cultural dialogues, continuing the series’ tradition of inclusive, single-track conference design.

Event Overview (WLEC2018)

  • Edition: 9th Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference
  • Dates: 1–3 March 2018
  • Location: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Venue: Aetas Lumpini Hotel
  • Format: In-person
  • Organizer: Tomorrow People Organization
​KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guelich is member of the Board of Directors of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (GERA) and is the leading researcher of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project in Thailand. She is Assistant Professor at Bangkok University School of Entrepreneurship and Management (BUSEM). Dr. Ulrike Guelich authored and co-authored several national and regional reports on Entrepreneurship, amongst others two GEM Policy Briefs, two GEM ASEAN Reports, GEM Thailand Reports, and an UNESCAP Report on Women Entrepreneurship in ASEAN.

Prior to academia, she was an entrepreneur in Germany. Her 25 years of entrepreneurship experience include years as business owner in a manufacturing family business in the 4th generation and leading an IT start-up as supplier to the automotive industry. She held several honorary offices, e.g. being commercial judge at the State Court of Hessen / Germany. She holds a Dual Executive M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship. During her academia and business life, she received several awards: Award of Excellence in Global Entrepreneurship and Academic Education (2017), Oscar for Small and Medium-sized Businesses in Germany 2003, Laureate Fit for the Stock Exchange (Business Plan Competition, 2001), the award of the County of Hesse and of Volkswagen “Autovision Promotion North Hesse” (Start-up competition, 2000), and Karl-Miescher-Award in Science of Colors (for a remarkable scientific achievement, 1995).

Ulrike Guelich’s research interests evolve around women entrepreneurship, the use of entrepreneurial networks and their influence on innovation in entrepreneurial activities.  
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Ms. Mora Fernandez - La Casa Mandarina AC, Mexico
Dr. Roger Nyam - Tri-State Premier Healthcare Services LLC, USA
Ms. Maria Medina-Vicent - Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Dr. Nina Sivertsen - Flinders University, Australia
Dr. Petra Dilling - New York Institute of Technology, Canada
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