Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Osijek, 22-23 September, 2016.

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Acronym BPW Danube Net Country Germany Contact person Marion Volk Organisation Business and Professional Women, BPW NGO Danube Net

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations The International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International) founded 1930 has become one of the most influential international networks of business and professional women with affiliates in 95 countries in five continents.   BPW has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and participatory status with the Council of Europe. Its members include influential women leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, professionals and young career women. Today, BPW continues its representation at UN Headquarters in New York, Vienna, Geneva; UN regional offices (UNECA, UNECE, UNESCAP, UNESCWA, UNECLAC); UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO, WHO, UNCTAD, UNIDO, FAO, UN DPI; Council of Europe; European Women’s Lobby and continues to work closely with UNIFEM.

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations BPW Danube Net – the network for businesswomen in the Danube Region Foundation of the BPW Danube Net in 2006 in Budapest Aims Contribution to the economic development of the Danube Region A platform for open up new business opportunities and cooperation Sharing professional expertise and experiences   Intercultural exchanges

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations BPW Danube Net Businesswomen Forums Bulgaria (2013) Germany (2009, 2014) Croatia (2007, 2010, 2016) Moldova Austria (2012) Romania (2008) Serbia (2011) Slovakia Ukraine Hungary (2006) side events in Istanbul 2014 and Vienna 2015 Alida Perkov, PhD, BPW Danube Net Chair BPW President Club Pula, Croatia Marion Volk, BPW Danube Net Vice Chair & Founder BPW Club Munich, Germany Margit Fink, BPW Danube Net Country Coordinator Austria BPW Club Vienna, Austria

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Initiative: „Equal Pay Day“ In 2011, the European Commission initiated the first European Equal Pay Day. The European EPD marked the continuous decrease of the gender pay gap in the European Union. The first Equal Pay Day was organized by BPW Germany in 2008 Initiative: Women in STEM Partners in Croatia, e.g.: Istarska Istriana / Istria County Politehnika Pula Partners in Germany, e.g.: General Electric, GE Connecting Women in Computing & Technology Women Speaker Foundation

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations 10th Businesswomen Forum ​4-5 November 2016 Honorary Patron ​​Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia "Women in STEM, Innovation, Leadership„ Supported by:

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Women In STEM in the Danube Region The importance of BPW as civil society support to women entrepreneurship BPW Club Twinning Equal Pay Young BPW – Job orientation Women in Innovations and social innovations in Danube region Women in Business and Institutional Leadership in Danube Region Digital Entrepreneurship The synergy of economy and culture as opportunity BPW Danube net and tourism opportunities in creating small business Women in PR and media - support to visibility

Thank you for your kind attention! Name Marion Volk E-mail marion.volk@tuev-sued.de Phone +49 1734558811 Web www.bpw-danubenet.org

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Project – BPW Danube Net „Digital Entrepreneurship“ Mission of the project “Digital Entrepreneurship” is to enable entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs to create successful and competitive business models in our new digital age, to build up a digital entrepreneurial culture in cities and rural areas, and to protect business from cyber attacks.

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations enable SMEs owners – outside view understand technological key trends enter new markets create new business models become part of international digital value chains become a service provider of large companies enable SME owners – inside view process improvement data security of own company and customers‘ information overcome critical lifecycle phases to focus on core business and build up a strong network for specialized tasks attrack and retain talents in the company build up and strengthen digital knowledge sectors, e.g. agro-food, art, handy-craft, tourism automotive, logistics, machinery

Meeting of WG Cooperation of Business Organizations Looking for cooperation partners in the Danube Region and using existing networks to promote the initiative