10/03/2025
– 2025 International Women’s Day Brunch at Cosentino
La Camara, The Spanish-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, had the pleasure of holding a brunch last Friday at , celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), which was generously hosted by our corporate member,
The themes of our event coincided with this year’s IWD campaign:
𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – highlighting the urgency and importance of accelerating efforts to eliminate systemic barriers and biases that impede women’s equality: and
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 – calling for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next generation – youth, particularly young women and adolescent girls – as catalysts for lasting change.
Sylvia Fernandez, President of La Camara, and Maria del Rocio Rueda Lopez, the Regional Director of Australia, led with insightful addresses on the work that has been done to eliminate systemic barriers and the work that remains to be done and facilitated two panels with speakers from the diplomatic and corporate perspectives. We thank our speakers and panellists below:
- H.E. Esther Monterrubio Villar, Ambassador of Spain
- Mr. Rodrigo Tilve, Chief Economic and Trade Commissioner of Spain
- Ms. Rebeca Chantal, Consul General of Spain
- Mrs. Coral Martínez Iscar, Cultural Consul of Spain & Director - Instituto Cervantes
- Maria del Rocio Rueda Lopez, Cosentino
- Maja Kowalski, MAICD, PMP, Indra
- Mariano Villaescusa, Consystex
- Lynsey Maloy, Marchese Architects
Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to the conversation. It was an important opportunity to connect, share, and work towards a more inclusive future. Together, we can be the generation to close the gap to achieve gender equality.
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
