Tina Evans Managing Director - Networker of the Year
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International Women's Day Dinner 2010 at the Bel Air Hotel was an inspiring event Attendees included men and women; entrepreneurs, politicians, corporate and public sector from organizations such as T-Mobile, Shell, International Criminal Court, International Schools, Dutch Parliament, WFIA, Diageo, New Business School Amsterdam, WFIA, Webster University and Oxfam Novib.
Guests were welcomed by WBII Advisory Board member, Usha Cayaux of Heineken International and the evening was hosted by Suzy Oge, Founder and Director of the Women's Business Initiative International.
The Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker, H.E. Mrs. Mary Whelan, Ambassador of Ireland to the Netherlands, captivated the audience with her personal and profound speech on the theme of Women and Opportunity.
Three Entrepreneurial Awards were presented on the night. Arjanneke Teeuw, Founder of Healthy People won the Ambition Award. She shared her start-up story and how she launched her idea and reached nationwide distribution in four European countries.
Natalie Carstens of Tigs Creations received the Social Innovation Award, largely due to her work with the Littlest Heroes Project, Help for Haiti, and the Zoo Crew.
Tina Evans, Managing Director of Blue Lynx Group was awarded Networker of the Year.
Special thanks to event partners T-Mobile, New Business School Amsterdam, Bel-Air Hotel, and Webster University. Thanks to WBII Sponsors GMW Advocaten, City of The Hague, ZJHT Risk and Insurance Specialists and Blue Lynx for their ongoing support.
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