About Us

iW50 is a celebration of the first fifty years of women at INSEAD; a year-long celebration of past, present and future women at INSEAD and a commitment to equipping women for success at every stage and in every organisation.

We have been committed to putting together an iW50 UK programme that not only celebrates women but that will help encourage & empower women. More importantly, our objective is to bring together both men & women to not only discuss gender diversity but to make a lasting impact. Diversity and inclusivity always have been integral to INSEAD’s DNA.

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The Organisers

The organising committee are all INSEAD Alumni who have volunteered their time and expertise to deliver this landmark event. Some have recently graduated, others have already had their 30 year anniversary. We work in Banking, Finance, Technology, Retail, HR and Recruitment, Consultancy and Start-Ups.

Florence Hamilton

iW50 UK Chair

VP Initiatives,
IAA UK 

Sandra Schwarzer

Executive Director
Russell Reynolds 

Team Leader: Stream 1
Getting on to a Board

Mariam Toulan

Former MD/Head of EMEA Loan Syndicate, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Team Leader: Stream 2
Managing Politics

Aps Ajit

VP & Director, Mphasis,
a Blackstone Company

Team Leader: Stream 3
Digital leadership

Gaby Glaesener-Cipollone

MD, 
Cirrus

Team Leader: Stream 4
Sponsoring 

Helen Pitcher OBE

Chairman
Advanced Boardroom Excellence

Mentoring Programme

Elise Nobileau-Forget

Interim COO
Midrive Ltd

Mentoring Programme

Maria Charash Koundina

VP Corporate Development
World Fuel Services

Mentoring Programme

Teresa White

Co-Founder and Director
Partners in Retail

iW50 UK, Website & Marketing 

Emma Goltz

President
IAF

Committee Member

Gaelle Lamotte

Co-Founder, Strategy Management Partners and
VP Events, UK NAA

Committee Member

Caroline Mantoura

Director, Strategy
Accenture

Committee Member

Keren Misgav Ristvedt

Business Director
Jewish Film Festival

Committee Member

The Organisers

The organising committee are all INSEAD Alumni who have volunteered their time and expertise to deliver this landmark event. Some have recently graduated, others have already had their 30 year anniversary. We work in Banking, Finance, Technology, Retail, HR and Recruitment, Advisory Services, Consultancy and Start-Ups.

Florence Hamilton

VP Initiatives
INSEAD Alumni Association UK

iW50 Chair

Teresa White

Co-Founder and Director
Partners in Retail

iW50 Marketing 

Our Supporters

Many thanks to our supporters for all their help and advice along the way.

Francois Aguerre

Partner, Coller Capital
President, IAA UK

Liann Eden

Co-Founder, 
Eden McCallum

Stephen Finch

Partner
Oliver Wyman

Austin Tomlinson

Director of Alumni Relations
INSEAD

Get In Touch

If you are interested in working with us, send us an inquiry and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

If you are interested in becoming a Mentee or a Mentor we would love to hear from you