The 2023 edition of the Cartier Women’s Initiative spotlighted women entrepreneurs from around the world who are making a positive impact on society, including Singapore's very first fellow. These are some stories from Asia.
Starting a business is a difficult and lonely journey, especially so for women who still face existing gender barriers and stereotypical misconceptions. How can women entrepreneurs unleash their true potential? What sort of factors affect their success, and how can they be better supported in order to achieve their goals?
This year, the CWI celebrated its 16th year with an awards ceremony held on May 10 in Paris, France. Taking place at the Salle Pleyel concert hall with the theme Forces for Good, the 2023 edition featured a total of 11 accolades, comprising nine regional awards and two thematic awards – Science and Technology Pioneer Award and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. The latter is a new introduction to the programme and is open to all genders.
Prior to the awards ceremony, 33 fellows representing the top businesses for each nine regions were announced. In South Asia & Central Asia, they included Mint Lim, the first Singaporean fellow of the programme. Lim, who is dyslexic, is the founder of School of Concepts , an enrichment centre that started off by providing access to quality English language education to every child regardless of socioeconomic background or learning needs.
In the East Asia category, Woori Moon from South Korea, whose company 40FY founded AI-enabled mental health app Mindling, took home the first-place award. The app allows users to chat with a virtual therapist, and also offers personalised mental health advice, recommendations and guidance to users anywhere at any time.In second place was Megan Lam from Hong Kong.
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