The current economic downturn in Europe is challenging to all entrepreneurs, but women are deemed to be more vulnerable to the effects of recessions and shocks.
Women’s economic empowerment has raised a great deal of awareness in Europe, producing female leadership and entrepreneurial role models in all kinds and sizes of businesses and organisations. This movement has also spurred the creation of support ecosystems designed to nurture and expand female-led entrepreneurial initiatives.
On Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we want to bring the female perspective to the forefront of the discussion on Europe’s global competitiveness and explore ways to reinvigorate our economic dynamism. We’ll examine which policies are currently lacking to support women entrepreneurs and identify which incentives have proven most effective. Understanding these gaps and successes is key to shaping future strategies that empower women to drive innovation and growth across Europe.
EuroCommerce speaker
Valeryia Despaihne
Adviser, Jobs & Skills
Valeryia brings extensive knowledge and expertise in industrial relations. She has 8 years of experience at one of the Brussels-based European Trade Union Federations (ETUCE) where among other things, she supported collective bargaining processes between national trade unions in the education sector and their respective counterparts in EU, non-EU countries on the European continent, as well as in Central Asia. Valeryia speaks English, Russian, and French.