Since 2006 and in partnership with INSEAD Business School and McKinsey & Company, Cartier has been supporting creative women whose companies are contributing to finding solutions for the future of our planet and bringing them to the largest audience possible. However, this year is exceptional as it’s the first time that 21 finalists were selected given that the competition is now open to a 7th region due to the division of Asia-Pacific into two regions, namely Far East Asia and Southeast Asia & Oceana.
While San Francisco will be hosting the finalists during the finale week and prize giving from 25 April to 3 May, members of the INSEAD network will help them prepare and give them coaching sessions before they submit their proposals, which follow this year’s theme “The Ripple Effect”, for evaluation by the jury.
“With the Cartier Women’s Initiative, our company seeks to support women all around the world and thus honors values that are deeply anchored in the culture of our Maison: curiosity, audacity and openness. Sharing the dreams of these women and being a part of their lives is both a source of responsibility and one of pride for us. This community of women and the success achieved by their side inspires us to go even further in striving for a world enriched by diversity», said Cyrille Vigneron, CEO of Cartier International.
The 7 laureates will be announced at the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards ceremony on 2 May 2019, which will be held at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.
