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The Organization of Women in International Trade
- Swiss non-profit organisation, Geneva & Lausanne.

OWIT - Lake Geneva represents the European Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade since 2000.

08/09/2026

« 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔. »

We are back after the summer break - and we are starting the new season in Lausanne with a conversation many of us have lived, but few of us talk about openly.

OWIT Lake Geneva Afterwork – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭

An interactive evening on how burnout shows up, how we recognise it, and how women in business protect their energy and build more sustainable careers.

No slides. No lecture. No pressure. Just guided table discussions, real experiences, and a community that listens.

📅 Thursday, 10 September 2026
🕕 18:30 – 20:30
📍 Lausanne, Château d’Ouchy - Bar
🎟️ Free to attend – simply order and settle your own tab directly at the bar.

A safe and confidential space: what is shared at the tables stays at the tables.

Bring a colleague or a friend - everyone is welcome. Places are limited, so registration is required.

📩 Questions? Contact Alina, Liliane or Cécile.

Afterwork Burnout Wellbeing Leadership Community SDG5 GenderEquality GlobalTrade

08/09/2026

[ 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕖́ 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕦 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕒𝕚𝕝 ] 🧠 Et si on repensait vraiment la façon d’aborder la santé mentale en entreprise ?

Burn-out, charge de travail, rôle du management… autant d’enjeux devenus incontournables pour les organisations genevoises, et qui appellent des réponses concrètes plutôt que des constats.

💡 En partenariat avec la CCIG - Chambre de commerce, d’industrie et des services de Genève, Big Bloom organise deux hackathons collaboratifs consacrés à la santé mentale au travail. Pendant quelques heures, dirigeant·es, salarié·es, acteurs associatifs et étudiant·es uniront leurs forces pour imaginer des solutions concrètes et directement activables en entreprise.

📌 Prévenir le burn-out : repenser la charge de travail
𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝟮𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — 𝟭𝟯𝗵𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟳𝗵𝟬𝟬

📌 Managers en première ligne : accompagner sans s’épuiser
𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶 𝟮𝟮 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — 𝟬𝟴𝗵𝟯𝟬 - 𝟭𝟮𝗵𝟯𝟬

➡️ Un temps de networking est prévu avant et après les hackathons.

📍 Espace 3DD, Rue David-Dufour 3, 1205 Genève, Suisse

🔗 Liens d’inscription en commentaire Big Bloom

01/08/2026

🇨🇭 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🇨🇭

Today, we at OWIT Lake Geneva want to pause and say: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

Thank you to every woman in trade who lifts another up. Thank you to our 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, and the 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐓 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 who show, every day, that when we support each other, we all move forward.

Switzerland’s spirit of 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, and 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 inspires us every 1st of August - and it mirrors exactly what we build together at OWIT: a community grounded in gender equality (SDG 5), lifelong learning (SDG 4), inclusive economic growth (SDG 8), reduced inequalities (SDG 10), and global partnerships (SDG 17).

So today, we send you good vibes and gratitude ✨ - and a reminder that small acts of support ripple far. Mentor someone. Celebrate a colleague. Open a door.

Together, we don’t just witness change in global trade - we make it. 🌍💫

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟏𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐨û𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐓 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚!
𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐮𝐱 𝟏𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐨û𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐥’é𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐓 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 !

Gratitude SDG5 InclusiveGrowth GlobalPartnerships

09/07/2026

“𝐴𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑢𝑛𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠… 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢.” – Anne Lamott

Before we all switch into summer mode, join us for OWIT Lake Geneva’s last afterwork of the season - a relaxed evening by the lake to 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, and 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞.

No agenda. No slides. No pressure.
Just 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, and 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 with a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 that truly supports you.

📍 Venue: La Potinière, Jardin Anglais (Geneva)
🚗 Parking Mont-Blanc – 2 minutes walk
🚶‍♀️ 7 minutes walk from the train station

This is your space to:

• Catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones
• Share where you are in your journey - career moves, ideas, or reflections
• Enjoy the lake atmosphere while building meaningful connections
• Bring a colleague or a friend - everyone is welcome.

💡 Cost: Just the price of your drink (to be paid directly at the bar).

🔗 Register here: https://owit-lakegeneva.org/event-6742287

For any questions, feel free to contact Iulia at [email protected].

Let’s raise a glass together before the summer break - and we’ll be 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 with a new series of inspiring events.

Afterwork Leadership Community SDG5 GenderEquality GlobalTrade

30/06/2026

What does 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 look like when we come together to learn, share, and support each other across borders?

𝑇𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡.

We are proud to mark the 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the OWIT Mentoring Program – June 2026 Worldwide Rise & Lead Edition. A journey of commitment, curiosity, and transformation shared by an incredible group of mentees and mentors.

Over the past months, participants have completed seven powerful workshops:
• Design Your Operating Style, led by Dr Rodica Zerguine
• Design Your Intelligence, led by Antonia Lomer
• Design Thinking, led by Andreea Badea
• Design Your Energy, led by Susan Ndirangu
• Design Your LinkedIn, led by Iulia Popescu
• Design Your Brand, led by Hulya Kurt
• Design Your Finance, led by Anju Devasar

And throughout the entire programme, one essential mindset has connected every session: 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to all 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 and 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. Your dedication, openness, and willingness to grow have made this programme truly impactful. You are leaving not only with 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, but with 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, and the 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 to shape your 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬.

A 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 you to our outstanding workshop hosts for their generosity and expertise, and to our global OWIT community for making this initiative possible.

Mentoring remains one of the most powerful ways to accelerate growth and unlock potential - and this programme is a testament to that.

If you are curious to be part of this journey, to get inspired, or to learn from this experience, we warmly invite you to connect with us and join future editions.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

27/05/2026

✨ Be the mentor you wished you had.

The OWIT Lake Geneva Mentoring Program kicks off in just a few days - and we’re looking for experienced women to guide, inspire, and walk alongside our next generation of professionals. 💼

As a mentor, you’ll help participants:
🎯 Design their career & personal brand
💡 Build confidence and clarity
🌍 Grow their network through OWIT Lake Geneva & OWIT International

This June edition covers 8 powerful workshops - from time management and LinkedIn strategy to finance basics and networking - and your voice could make all the difference.

🗓️ Program starts May 30th
📩 Ready to make an impact? Email us at [email protected]

Spots are limited - don’t wait! 🙌

https://lnkd.in/ewVgMqYg

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20/05/2026

🌍 Rise & Lead is going global - and we’re inviting you to be part of it.

OWIT Lake Geneva’s flagship mentoring program is back for its third edition - fully virtual, worldwide, and open to active OWIT members across all borders and industries.

📅 June 1–30, 2026 - one focused month to grow faster, lead with confidence, and build connections that last.

We are proud to have extraordinary women guiding this journey:
✨ Hulya Kurt
✨ Anju Devasar
✨ Rodica Zerguine
✨ Andreea Badea
✨ Iulia Popescu - President, OWIT Lake Geneva

Mentoring is the most effective way to shorten your learning curve to success. Rise & Lead makes it structured, measurable, and free for active OWIT members.

🔑 What to expect:
— Weekly Saturday & Tuesday workshops (45–60 min, virtual via Google Meet)
— Design-thinking methodology applied throughout
— A global network of mentors and mentees across industries
— End-of-Program Celebration on June 30 🎉

📌 Virtual Kickoff: May 30, 2026 — 9:00 AM CEST
How to join:
🔗 Attend the Kickoff Meeting → https://lnkd.in/ewVgMqYg

🙋 Become a Mentor or Propose a Workshop → [email protected]

👩‍💼 Become a Mentee → Registration link shared after the kickoff meeting
*(Active OWIT membership mandatory)*

This program contributes to UN SDGs 4, 5, 8, 10 & 17 — lifelong learning, gender equality, inclusive growth, reduced inequalities, and global partnerships.

SDGs Leadership DesignThinking

18/05/2026

Sometimes, it’s not the big events but the unspoken tensions, taboos, and invisible dynamics that shape how we work and relate to one another.
OWIT Lake Geneva is delighted to invite you to our next Afterwork in Nyon:
Emotional Intelligence in Real Life – Taboos, Dynamics, We and Us
Together, we’ll explore:
* The taboos we don’t talk about at work and in our personal lives
* The subtle dynamics that appear in teams, friendships, and communities
* How we move from “you and me” to a more conscious, human “we and us”
This afterwork is designed as a safe, interactive space to reflect, share experiences, and connect with others around a topic that affects all of us – often more than we realise.
📅 Date: 21 May 2026 📍 Location: Nyon 🎟️ Cost: Just the price of your drink (each person settles their own tab)
Our host for the evening will be Iulia Popescu, President of OWIT Lake Geneva, who will guide the conversation and create room for meaningful exchange and networking.
Join us in Nyon to explore emotional intelligence in real life – and what happens in the space between “I” and “we”.

https://owit-lakegeneva.org/event-6697285

WomenInBusiness Leadership

17/03/2026

FULLY BOOKED – Lausanne Afterwork 💜
“When women support each other, incredible things happen.”

Our Lausanne Afterwork – IWD Month: When Women Come Together - Stories of Connection, Courage and Collaboration on 19 March 2026 at Sofia Cucina d’Amore is now fully booked – thank you for the incredible response.

This special evening will gather a small circle of professionals to share real stories of collaboration, mutual support and sisterhood - moments where women backing women made a tangible difference in careers, businesses and personal lives.

A warm thank you to our Lausanne events volunteer team - Alina, Liliane and Cécile - and to everyone who reserved a spot for trusting us with your time and your stories.

If you couldn’t secure a place this time, you can still join our IWD Month journey at the:
📍 Fribourg Afterwork – “Valuable, Not Valued?” on 26 March 2026 – details and registration on our website, https://owit-lakegeneva.org/event-6582736.

More events are coming from April onwards (including Emotional Intelligence, Negotiation and our Mentoring Program), so feel free to regularly check our agenda here: https://owit-lakegeneva.org.

When women come together, it’s never “just” an afterwork - it’s the beginning of new connections, ideas and possibilities. 💜

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