First Summit
The First US-Russia Women Business Leaders’ Summit was held in April 16-19, in Moscow, Russia. The Forum was initiated by a group of Russian women — business leaders who conceived the idea of convening a Summit the most preeminent women in business from the US and Russia. The Summit was organized in partnership with the Committee of 200 (USA) The stated goals of the Summit were to forge new alliances and business partnerships, to break down stereotypes between the groups and to exchange best practices.
Thirty-five women business leaders from the US and Russia came together in Moscow for this historic and truly groundbreaking Summit
The Summit was a great success. All the stated goals were achieved and the results even exceeded the expectations of the participants. (more at www.wbls.ru)
Delegates from both sides agreed that the Summits should be conducted every two years on a regular basis in Russia and in the US. One of the most important results of the First Summit was the decision of Russian women business leaders to start their own organization which was founded in September 2002 and called The Committee of 20.
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News & Events
20.11.2014
The Committee of 20 presents its new all-Russia Survey «Developing Entrepreneurial Skills in the Context of Relevant and Efficient Business Support Measures»
The goals and objectives of the survey: More →
19.11.2014
The International Forum «Women in today's economy: heading towards entrepreneurship? » was held in Moscow on 19 November 2014, organised by the non-profit partnership “The Committee of 20” in the framework of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The International Forum «Women in today's economy: heading towards entrepreneurship? » was held in Moscow on 19 November 2014, organised by the non-profit partnership “The Committee of 20” in the framework of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The Forum, as always, was focused on the most relevant aspects of female entrepreneurship, and increasing women’s role in the country’s economic development. More →
19.11.2013
The International Forum “Women in the Modern Economy: challenges and solutions” was held in Moscow on the 19th of November in the Marriott Grand hotel in Moscow.
It was organized by the “Committee of 20”. 125 people attended the Forum, 69 of them being CEOs, VPs and Managing Partners of the big multinational and Russian companies. The participants represented more than 100 companies and organizations, Universities, NGOs and media. More →
19.10.2013
The 9th edition of Women’s Global Forum completed its work in Deauville, France. More than 1200 participants from 70 countries participated in the event. 
The Women’s Forum Meetings aim to bring together leaders from all over the world – women and men – representing the business world, the government, academic circles, culture, etc. in order to give new perspectives to key issues in our present and our future; to create a powerful, global network in order to strengthen the influence of women throughout the world; to draw up innovative and concrete action plans to encourage women’s contribution to society and promote diversity in the business world. More →
04.10.2013
Svetlana Balanova and Tatyana Zrelova, members of the Committee of 20 have become the winners of the competition held by EY in Russia “Entrepreneurial Winning Women”.
They were recognized and selected by the reputable jury as winners in the categories “Master of Business” and “IT and Telecommunications” respectively. More →
