At the conference 21st of May, Iceland will be celebrated with a Womenomics Honorary Award for their uncompromising quest for gender equality

“We are delighted that Iceland’s progress on gender equality is being recognised and awarded. The sexist structures that dominate our economies and societies will only be dismantled through collective efforts. That is why I find it highly appropriate that the recipient of this award is the Icelandic nation, because what we have achieved, we achieved together.”

At the conference 21st of May, Iceland will be celebrated with a Womenomics Honorary Award for their uncompromising quest for gender equality

Womenomics Awards

Each year, the Womenomics Business Conference, founded by Above & Beyond, awards three extraordinary women, who are above & beyond in their respective fields, for their unique achievements and contribution to reach gender parity.

The recipients of these three awards are selected from nominations put forward by the Womenomics committee.

The Womenomics
Global Impact Award 2019

HRH Princess Esmeralda of Belgium

HRH Princess Esmeralda of Belgium has used her platform to be a vocal proponent of women’s rights and gender equality. She has written about the women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize in her book: ‘Femmes Prix Nobel de la Paix’, showing to future generations of female leaders what it means to have global impact.

The Womenomics
Leadership Award 2019

Eva Berneke

As CEO of KMD, senior executive at TDC and member of multiple boards, Eva Berneke has had an impressive leadership trajectory. She inspires the next generation of talented women to pursue meaningful STEM careers, and aspire to leadership roles more broadly, and has been a dedicated voice in public debate regarding diversity on boards and the UN SDGs

The Womenomics
Entrepreneurship Award 2019

Sara Wimmercranz & Susanne Najafi

Susanne Najafi and Sara Wimmercranz co-founded BackingMinds to increase diversity in the Swedish startup scene by investing in tech companies and, above all, in the gems that the traditional venture capital industry misses. It is the first woman founded venture capital firm in the Nordics.

Previous Award Recipients

Award Recipients 2018

Geena Davis, Academy Award winner & Founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Sheela Maini Søgaard, CEO and Partner at BIG and Christine Spiten, Co-founder of Blueye Robotics.

Award Recipients 2017

HRH Crown Princess Mary, Founder of The Mary Foundation, Patron for Maternity Worldwide, LOKK, ‘Women Deliver’ Conference and UNFPA, Ida Auken, Former Minister and current member of Parliament, Founder of The SIRI Commission, Pia Vemmelund, Managing Director at Momondo.

Award Recipients 2016

Eva Kruse, President and CEO of Danish Fashion Institute and Copenhagen Fashion Week, Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt, CEO at Georg Jensen, Selina Juul, Founder of The Stop Wasting Food Movement.

Award Recipients 2015

Connie Hedegaard, Former Minister and EU Commissioner, Chairman of The Kann Foundation, Trine Richter, Managing Director, Green Solution House,
Soulaima Gourani, CEO, Tradeconductor.com

Award Recipients 2014

Stine Bosse, full-time board member of several international companies, Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae, Chairman of several boards, Annette Saust Estø, CEO & designer of Fleye.