WISTA International’s Reach to Empower Women and Build Capacity in the Maritime Industry
IMO Headquarters
4 Albert Embankment
London, UK
Blank Rome Partner Jeanne M. Grasso will speak at the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Facilitation Committee Session, FAL 43, side event, “Women, Ports and Facilitation,” taking place Wednesday, April 10, 2019, from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m., in London, United Kingdom.
The event is co-sponsored by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (“WISTA”).
This special event will focus on ways to advance and empower women in maritime traffic facilitation and to attract more women in maritime traffic facilitation.
Jeanne, WISTA International, Executive Committee Member for the Americas Region, will present “WISTA International’s Reach to Empower Women and Build Capacity in the Maritime Industry,” from 6:10 to 6:20 p.m.
Other presentations will include:
- Embracing Diversity and Collaboration to Deliver Innovative World Class Best Maritime Practices into the Future
- Smart Shipping, Threat, or Opportunity for Women
- Use Your Power to Empower: Women in the Port Sector
The event will close with an open discussion / question and answer session.
You can learn more about IMO’s Women in Maritime programme here.
This event was featured in the article, Women in Maritime: We Need All Hands on Deck. (Daily Cargo News, August 13, 2019)
