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VISION Stage

Opening Performance

Musical Performance

Axelle Saint-Cirel

Welcome speech

Introductory words

Nannette Lafond Dufour

Trust your Strength, Share your Courage (Fireside Chat)

Courage can take many forms: it can be a disruptive force but also a quiet everyday action - a slow steady drop that shapes the soil. One bold act can ignite a revolution overnight, but relentless...

Agathe Bousquet

Braving the Change: The Will to End Violence (Keynote)

Across societies and sectors, confronting systemic violence toward women demands courage, leadership and collective action. This economic toll is notably striking in the work sphere – the European...

PANEL 1: Braving the Change: The Will to End Violence

Across societies and sectors, confronting systemic violence toward women demands courage, leadership and collective action. This economic toll is notably striking in the work sphere – the European...

Hélène Bidard

Anne-Laure Thomas Briand

Financial Freedom is Feminist (Part 1)

Part 1: Why Women Must Own Their Wealth? Money equals freedom. Having enough resources gives you the power to choose: to quit jobs that don’t match your values anymore, to leave toxic relationships,...

Financial Freedom is Feminist (Part 2)

Part 2: Breaking the Chains of Economic Exclusion Following Tori Dunlap’s conversation on individual financial empowerment, this session will take a broader look at how institutions and systems can...

Isabelle Le Bot

9:55 AM10:35 AM

PANEL 2: Creative Courage: How Arts and Culture Move the World

PANEL 2: Creative Courage: How Arts and Culture Move the World Art and culture have long been tools to challenge norms, inspire empathy, and drive change. This panel brings together visionary...

Frédéric Jousset

Julia Lagahuzere

10:50 AM11:00 AM

Call to Action : Protection Fund for Women Victims of Domestic Violence

Escaping an abusive relationship is a highly complex process and a difficult decision that demands immense strength in the face of threats, vulnerability, and isolation. How can we ensure that women...

Vanessa Bousardo

Nannette Lafond Dufour

11:00 AM11:30 AM

TALK #2 - When the Threat is at Home: Finding the Courage to Leave

Escaping an abusive relationship is a highly complex process and a difficult decision that demands immense strength in the face of threats, vulnerability, and isolation. How can we ensure that women...

Vanessa Bousardo

Ghada Hatem-Gantzer

Nannette Lafond Dufour

Emmanuelle Piet

Hélène Samier

Resistance, Resilience and Disobedience (Fireside Chat)

An often-overlooked aspect of bravery is how it naturally leads to disobedience — challenging norms, provoking reactions, and sometimes facing opposition — while also creating space to question the...

Veronique Forge

PANEL 3: Brave Voices - Speaking Up for Truth in the Media

In a world where facts are challenged, science is politicized, and misinformation spreads at lightning speed, finding the truth, spreading it and protecting it all become bold acts. This panel...

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson

Anissa Saudemont

Agnès Vahramian

Navigating High Pressure and Dangerous Contexts (Fireside Chat)

In every field of society, it comes a time when people need to face high risks and deal with the immediate consequences. Whether it is in the field during humanitarian operations, or in a high-stake...

Philippe Boutinaud

Nadine Perrault

Pressure and Purpose: Protecting Humanity Under Threat (Keynote)

In every field of society, it comes a time when people need to face high risks and deal with the immediate consequences. Whether it is in the field during humanitarian operations, or in a high-stake...

Mirjana Spoljaric

No Fear of Time - Aging Against the System, Reframing Longevity (Fireside chat)

As society rethinks health, aging, and women’s well-being, this panel breaks longstanding taboos to build new narratives and find concrete solutions for embracing longevity with dignity and...

PANEL 4: No Fear of Time - Aging Against the System, Reframing Longevity

As society rethinks health, aging, and women’s well-being, this panel breaks longstanding taboos to build new narratives and find concrete solutions for embracing longevity with dignity and...

Agathe Bousquet

Vania Lacascade

Sibylle Le Maire

Olivia Strigari

TALK #4 – New Codes, New Leaders: The Evolving Face of Entrepreneurship

For women, the path to entrepreneurship is often filled with even greater challenges—access to funding, biases, and the pressure to prove themselves. This opening keynote explores the resilience,...

Clarisse Castan

Sarah Ourahmoune

TALK #5 - Defying the Odds: Rewriting the Rules through Sports

Sport is more than competition — it’s a powerful force for equality, resilience, and transformation. This panel brings together athletes, and advocates who are challenging not just records, but the...

Zakia Khudadadi

Delphine Moulin

Call to Action - Defying the Odds: Rewriting the Rules through Sports

Sport is more than competition — it’s a powerful force for equality, resilience, and transformation. This panel brings together athletes, and advocates who are challenging not just records, but the...

Angélique Cauchy

Nannette Lafond Dufour

Dominique Wood-Benneteau

New York Times DEBATE – Business Will Never Be Brave

Whether starting a company or steering a major organisation through instability, business leaders often stake their reputations on bold innovations, navigating uncertainty with courage to drive...

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson

Rebecca Henderson

Marieme-Sav Sow

Francois Taddei

Fatou Camara Thiam

Democracy Under Pressure - Dialogue as a Form of Resistance (Closing Keynote)

A keynote by Yaël Braun-Pivet — a reflection on courage, leadership, and the power to shape change.

Yaël Braun-Pivet

IMPACT Talks

10:50 AM11:30 AM

TALK #1 - AI, Education and HR: Embracing the skills’ Revolution 

AI is transforming work, making digital fluency, critical thinking, and adaptability essential. Women must master AI-powered tools, from data literacy to ethical AI, to lead in this new era. AI can...

Elizabeth Faber

Shelley McKinley

10:50 AM11:30 AM

TALK #3 - Trailblazers in STEM: Women Breaking into Male-Dominated Fields

In a world where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics remain largely male-dominated, more and more women are breaking barriers, redefining standards, and paving the way for a new...

Bénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson

Virginie Fauvel

Anne Catherine Tchokonte

Women Entrepreneurs 4 Good - Pitching Session

During this dynamic session, WE4G finalists will present their projects to a jury composed of partner organizations: HEC Paris, Bank of America, Bredin Prat, Rexel and the Women’s Forum. As an...

Inge Kekloh-Devif

French Women Entrepreneur 40 : Témoignage de femmes dirigeantes en France

Une initiative cofondée par BNP Paribas et le Women’s Forum BNP Paribas et le Women’s Forum ont lancé la saison 2 du « French Women Entrepreneurs 40 », (FWE40), le palmarès dédié aux 40 entreprises...

Cecilia Creuzet

Anne de La Rochefoucauld

Laure Emmanuelle Filly

Nannette Lafond Dufour

Déborah Lichentin

Elisabeth Moreno

POWER Labs

Salon Louis XV - Ritz Paris

10:50 AM11:40 AM

LAB #1 – Finding your Voice Online

In this hands-on lab you’ll learn how to craft an authentic and compelling online presence that reflects who you are and where you’re going. Through practical exercises and expert guidance, you’ll...

Sandrine Chauvin

Florence Sandis

Salon Psyché - Ritz Paris

10:50 AM11:40 AM

LAB #2- Creativity in action: Dare, Disrupt, and Inspire

A conversation between Pascal Morand and Nicolas Santi Weil on creativity — and what it means to think and act boldly in a world that often resists change. Together, they explore how creative and...

Nicolas Santi-Weil

Salon Psyché - Ritz Paris

LAB #3 – Care for yourself: Thrive at Every Stage of Life

What does it really mean to care for your body as it changes over time? In this hands-on lab, you’ll work with self-reflection frameworks and concrete wellbeing tools to better understand how you...

Camille Aumont Carnel

Sathyani Wevita