The 2009 Rising Talents nominees
17 young women have been selected as 2009 Rising Talents. They will attend the 5th Edition of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting (15-17 October 2009 – Deauville, France) and will benefit from a special visibility in its program.
- Najla AL AWADHI, Deputy CEO, Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
- Paulina BOZEK, Development Director, Atari, UK
- Cécile CABANIS, Vice President Finance Dairy Division, Danone, France
- Maria Constanza CERUTI, Doctor, Institute of High Mountain Research (Catholic University of Salta), Argentina
- Dawn DANBY, Sustainable Design Programme Manager, Autodesk, Canada
- Natalia GANDURINA, Managing Director, NR Group, Russia
- Nadja LANG, Deputy CEO / Head of Marketing and Key Account Management, Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland (Member of Fairtrade Labelling International), Switzerland
- Phuti MALABIE, Managing Director, Shanduka Group (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
- Dorcas MUTHONI, CEO, Openworld Ltd, Kenya
- Alyse NELSON, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Vital Voices Global Partnership
- Nuria OLIVER, Scientific Director, Telefonica R&D, Spain
- Zoya PHAN, Author and International Coordinator, Burma Campaign UK, Burma
- Leah PISAR, Member of the Executive Committee, National Security Network, USA
- Rica RWIGAMBA, Director General, New Dawn Associates, Rwanda
- Elif SHAFAK, Writer, Turkey
- Margaret VERSTEDEN, General Manager North Central Europe, Nike, Netherlands
- Sháá WASMUND, Founder & CEO, Smarta.com, UK
