“the Boardroom” started its operation in Athens
The international club counts over 200 female leaders from 23 different countries and 58 companies.
On Saturday 1the In October, its inauguration took place club in the center of Athens, i.e. the space where “the Boardroom” will operate, with a tour of the first sixty founding members (Establishment Members). The arrival of the Organization, which started in 2021 in Zurich, increased to strengthen the empowerment of established women-professionals and higher ranks in Greece.
“I am especially glad that the The Meeting room opened its doors in Athens. In our country, there are many experienced female executives, with a remarkable career and achievements in their professional lives, but who lack opportunities and, in particular, empowerment. We are creating a community with the aim of evolving the role of women so that they can claim equal banks on the Boards of Directors, even in the year 2022“, she says its founder The Meeting room, Mrs. Diana Markakis.
The main goal of Boardroom is to prepare women-high-ranking executives who are in senior administrative positions of influence in Greece, so that they can also occupy positions on Boards of Directors. As a result of this private initiative is not only the empowerment of women professionals, but also the strengthening of the culture of inclusion and diversity. By extension, the strategic development of the companies in which its members work is favored The Conference room.
To select its targets, high-ranking company executives, international board experts from abroad and authorities from various fields and sectors contribute to the training of members in terms of leadership, corporate governance, financial education, as well as their guidance for promotion to the highest levels of management.
The specially designed areas of the club serve exactly this purpose. The club which is its heart The Conference room and located in front of the Panathenaic Stadium, it serves all needs in terms of relaxation or relaxation. Its facilities with old furniture reminiscent of old Athens, include spaces for seminars and trainings in rotundas, coffee station and bar for interaction, relaxation and networking, but also space with libraries and sofas for working, gathering and reading. In this way, the The Conference room in Athens, as in every country where it operates, it becomes part of the purpose, the learning and the overall experience it promotes, as a hive for female professionals in the city, while its members are integrated into an international network of higher executives in all countries . where the Boardroom operates.
The The Conference room admits members only by invitation or nomination, which are carefully reviewed by an independent Admissions Committee, which checks that the criteria of professional experience, as well as diversity of skills, expertise and industry expertise of the members are met.
His effort is actively supported in our country by Eurobank, Deloitte, Olympia Group, Coca-Cola HBC, OTE, LATSCO and Stanton Chase, as well as other large companies.