HBN Women Leaders Initiative



The HBN-Women Leaders Initiative inaugurating reception was hosted recently in New York City by Dr. Virginia Davies who offered her penthouse, as well as covered the cost of wine and hors d'oeuvres in what it proved to be a great event, with more than 180 women and not few men participating.

The HBN Women Leaders Initiative is an integral part of HBN and it aims to advancement of visibility of Hellenic American women entrepreneurs, business and leadership skills development and cultivation and promotion of resources and opportunities.

Dr. Olga Alexakos welcomed the guests on behalf of the Women Leaders Initiative and John Dimitrakakis, Founder and President of HBN, offered remarks inviting all participants to become active members and build a women’s chapter that will show the way for similar undertakings in other states. Recently, an HBN Chapter was inaugurated in San Francisco.

The short presentations were followed by a discussion about “Women and the economy: how women can empower ourselves today through training and education, building leadership skills, and using available resources, as well as the impact of government policies in encouraging or hindering women's opportunities” with Virginia Davies, SJD, Rania Antonopoulos PhD., Sophia Catsambis PhD., Frances Gretes ML, and Anna Angelidakis MFA.

After the discussion the party started with live music featuring vocalist Fay accompanied by Spiros Exaras in guitar.

For more info on HBN and the Women Leaders Initiative the website is
www.hbngroup.org

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