Women Summit unmatched opportunity in Porto on March 7 and 8

To promote the debate on gender diversity and inclusion, Palácio da Bolsa in Porto will host the first Women Summit on March 7 and 8. The event is organized by "One World" and has the institutional support of Porto City Hall.

The Women Summit Programme addresses fundamental topics facing women in business and in the professions namely Business and Entrepreneurship, Politics and Society, Science and technology and Art and Culture.

The programme of debate is composed of a line-up of speakers who managed to break down the epitomised conundrum women continue to face in today's society: leading a successful career but not being allowed to progress to senior management positions.

The debate will be fruitful with an insight on successful stories and female role models, including Architect and Illustrator Ana Aragão, Director of the INTELI Cities Unit, Catarina Selada, President of the Continent Producers' Club, Ondina Afonso, Journalist and Publisher Isabel Canha, and Deputy mayor of Porto City Hall, Guilhermina Rego.

The summit will feature an honorary committee of guest speakers, composed of 20 female personalities, including the President of the Serralves Foundation, Ana Pinho, President-nominee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Isabel Mota, and Manuela Veloso, Professor and Researcher in Artificial intelligence and robotics at Carnegie Mellon University.

According to the Summit organization, the "Women Summit" event aims at providing an enthusiastic and valuable moment for society as a whole to discuss the challenges and benefits of achieving gender diversity in business and public service.

For more information please see www.womensummit.pt.