A report written by Maria Pantazis-Peck co-chair coordinator of the ICC WOMEN HELLAS/Canadian Cluster in reference to all the activities of ICC WOMEN HELLAS for 2020-2021!
Written by Maria Pantazis
I thought I would summarize some of the discussion that took place this week on a Zoom call organized by ICCWH. The call took place on July 7 at 18:00pm Athens times (11:00 am Canada EST) and close to 50 people were on the call with some dropping out due to other commitments. The objective was to introduce cluster members to each other and to outline the ICCWH Strategic Plan for the coming year including seeking input from all clusters. The ICC President Petros Doukas also joined the call while driving fresh from the EU XI Gender Equality Meeting in Higher education held in Madrid.
Each cluster introduced themselves
and their members - Washington, New York, Paris, Canada together with new
clusters Australia, London, UK and Dubai, UAE and presented the list of
activities undertaken successfully and to support the program of ICCWH.
Ioustini Frangouli presented the
Canada Cluster list outlined in her earlier message and highlighted the list of
Canadian Programs in support of women developed by the federal government that
piqued the interest of the Greek government. Also of special interest to the
ICCWH was the participation of Melissa Kargiannaki in a virtual webinar on Female
Leadership for a Sustainable Growth in Greece: The New Digital era. They
would like to include her in future speaking events. Bravo Melissa!
On Future Strategy, The ICCWH
adopted the new branding strategy for Vodafone whose slogan "Together We
Can" the power that comes from combining human ambition with
technology. The ICCWH which has seen its membership grow from 25 to 200 members
with the inclusion of many new clusters and is an excellent example of global
collaboration in support of Greek women in the diaspora and very much
appreciated and supported by ICC Hellas. On July 1st, they signed an MOU
with the Ministry of Agriculture to deepen collaboration in the Agri-Food
sector. They have also become official partners of Elevate Greece, an initiative
launched by the Greek Government, intended to identify promising startups and
support their growth using a digital gate through which Greek startups can
apply for official accreditation. Priority sectors of focus are -
Agri-Food, Tourism, Information Technology and Climate Change.
Other notable projects include:
- the Vamvaka Revival which aims
to commemorate the birthplace of Vamvaka Village in Laconia of notable Greek
Philanthropist Stavros Niarchos (1873-1955),
- as dictated by the EU
regulations, ensure that Greece adheres to 25% women CEOs in public and private
sectors.
- in November organize an event
to celebrate world renowned Greek lawyers and their contributions to
enhance the Legal Field and Profession.
- offer to host the next European
Meeting on Global Gender Equality in Higher Education 2023 in Greece.
-creation of a female Olympic
Athletes group under ICCWH.
-Government lobbying initiatives
such as meet next week with the Minister of Diaspora Greeks and Kyriakos
Pierrakakis, computer and political scientist and Minister of State and Digital
Governance in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to bring to his attention the
work of ICCWH.
-create a Platform to permit
all Greek ICC Women to upload their personal profiles and interests with a view
to fostering collaboration within the Global ICC Network.
Maria Pantazi Peck
