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10th Women and Business Conference

The Tenth International Women and Business Conference will this year be held at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen. The conference is co-organized by the Faculty of Law and the National Law University Delhi, India.

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On the way to SDG 2030: Women in Law and Business
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Hovedinnhold

Women have charmed the business world with their unique perspective for quite some time. Why companies are adding more women board members? Because it helps to increase the financial, social and environmental performance of the companies, however list of women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies shows that women held 6.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO roles. Many institutions and regulations still force business and management world to invite women into the board and executive positions. Women's equality and empowerment are one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but also integral to all dimensions of inclusive and sustainable development. In short, all the SDGs depend on the achievement of Goal 5. Gender equality by 2030 requires urgent action to eliminate the many root causes of discrimination that still curtail women's rights in private and public spheres. In this conference, we plan to discuss the role of women in accounting, finance, economy and related law on the way to SDGs 2030. Panels will be organized on; Women in Accounting, Women in Finance, Women in Capital Markets, Implementation of SDG 5, Women in Business, Women in Management.

Keynote Speakers:

  • Berte-Elen R Konow, Professor, Faculty of Law, Bergen University, NORWAY
  • Harpreet Kaur, Professor, Research Director for the Center for Corporate Law and Governance, National Law University Delhi, INDIA
  • Kıymet Tunca Çalıyurt, Head – Business Administration Department, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Trakya University, TURKEY

More information about registration, program and speakers here.

Social program
The conference will be held in December when Bergen is filled with Christmas activities. One of the highlights is the world's biggest Gingerbread Town which comes to life every year before christmas. You can visit the Town and enjoy all the spectacle around it.

Another recommended activity is to visit mount Føyen. You can take the funicular up, or you can do the half hour walk. Whichever you prefer you will be rewarded with one of the best views over Bergen and a nice advent atmosphere. 

Conference dinner will be held Tuesday evening, at the conference hotel Scandic Bergen City.