Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General World Trade Organization Dear Madam Director-General, The Leading Women for the Ocean network warmly congratulates you on your appointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organization. This represents a historic milestone for female leadership at the highest level of global affairs. We are also hugely encouraged by the strong commitment to [...]
Minako Iue is the Chair and CEO, Sailors for the Sea Japan and Secretariat of Leading Women for the Ocean and Marta Marrero is the Director of Ocean Governance, The Nature Conservancy and Secretariat of Leading Women for the Ocean. The stage is set for G7 leaders to make historic progress on climate change and [...]
After 30 years in Japan, former Goldman Sachs vice chair Kathy Matsui, known for research that thereby government policy on women at work, is starting a venture fund that could help put some of her ideas into practice. Matsui, who left Goldman Sachs Group Inc. at the end of 2020, has teamed up with three [...]
First gathering sees launch of a global education program for youth leaders On November 6, a group of influential female leaders came together in Yokohama, Japan, on the topic of protecting the marine environment, to see the official launch of the “Leading Women for the” Ocean ”network. Founded by the First Lady of Japan, Mrs. [...]
