Window into Europe International Women's Day March 2018
Women shine in chambers of commerce right across Europe. To celebrate this, we're dedicating our spring newsletter to International Women's Day, featuring the contribution women are making across our network.
We look at why gender diversity is so important, what's stopping women achieving true equality and some of the great leadership programmes for women, plus some personal stories. We're grateful to 18 COBCOE members and partners for contributing articles and we hope you find them informative and inspiring.
Happy International Women's Day!
Anne-Marie Martin,
Chief Executive, COBCOE
From our members
- COBCOE CEO Anne-Marie Martin: Caring must no longer be a 'dirty little secret'
- British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg: 7 things British chambers of commerce can do to drive the gender debate
- British Chamber of Commerce for Italy: Why women's issues are everyone's issues
- British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary: The case against gender quotas
- Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry: Equality and diversity
- British Bulgarian Business Association: #PressForProgress competition
- British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic: Setting new trends
- British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce: Women in leadership
- British Chamber of Commerce in Spain: How GSK is achieving true equality
- Israel-Britain Chamber of Commerce: Almost there
- British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania: Positive changes by Aviva
From our partners
- Yellow Jersey PR: The case for more women on boards
- Jaguar Land Rover: New pictures of female engineers
- Hickey & Associates celebrate great strides
- Surrey Chambers: Supporting businesses and a diverse workforce
- ICAEW: Championing women in chartered accountancy
- Farazad Productions: First international networking event for Saudi women
- Penningtons Manches: Interview with Pat Saini
- Northern Ireland Chamber: Women and business
(Any opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policy of COBCOE.)
FEATURED EVENTS
We need to talk about...
The Global Future of Business
COBCOE Conference 12 June, International Business Festival, Liverpool
- A one-day conference to help businesses plan a prosperous future:
- Senior UK Government ministers (to be confirmed) and international business leaders
- Explore changes coming from new trading patterns and new technologies
- Talks, panels, Q&As and international networking
- Free entry for international delegates
For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, contact anne-marie.martin@cobcoe.eu.
Watch the New International Business Festival Video
Save the date
Automotive Supply Chain Roadshow 22 March, Prague
Anne-Marie Martin, COBCOE Chief Executive, will be moderating a panel.
Calling UK pet and horse suppliers
Trade Fair and presentation, 13 April, Prague
The British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic has put together two excellent packages for UK businesses in pet and equestrian supplies. The packages coincide with the For Pets and For Horse Trade Fair in Prague in mid-April, and the chamber is also organising a presentation to Czech distributors.
The packages include either a visit to the trade fair in person, meetings with distributors and retailers, and participation in the presentation, or representation at the presentation. Participants will also receive a comprehensive list of Czech importers and distributors.
Please contact: petra.skrbkova@britcham.cz before 16 March.
Brexit Ambition update: Transition and future relationship
Having successfully launched the report Brexit – the Voices of European Business last year, we are now focusing on transition and the future relationship between the UK and EU. The results of our survey for businesses in Continental Europe are now being analysed and these will be backed by roundtable discussions.
If you would like to support COBCOE's Brexit Ambition project, please contact Adam Szpala.
COBCOE Connects – Growing our online business networks
The COBCOE Connects business matchmaking platform helps you connect with other members and develop your business in your local market and abroad. Ten chambers of commerce in seven countries are now on the platform, representing around 5,000 companies. More chambers will be announced soon.
Click on the video below to see how it works or go to cobcoe.tiao.world.
Working with COBCOE
There are 13 companies working with COBCOE as corporate partners. They enable us to support international trade across Europe through our network of British chambers of commerce and business groups. If you would like to join them, please download our partnership pack for information.
Partnerships are available at different levels to suit specific objectives. Our Strategic Partners are shown below.
COBCOE Members and Affiliates
Follow the links below to find out more about the organisations that belong to and cooperate with COBCOE
COBCOE members
(British chambers of commerce and business associations across Europe, including the UK)
Affiliates
British chambers and business groups overseas
Chambers of commerce in the UK
Associations, groups and organisations
For more information about becoming a partner or member of COBCOE, please contact:
anne-marie.martin@cobcoe.eu
