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The Women in Wind Global Leadership Program 2021

The Women in Wind Global Leadership Programme was established to accelerate the careers of women in the wind industry and support their progression to leadership roles. Jointly organised by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), the programme aimed to foster a global network of mentorship and knowledge-sharing.

In 2021, the programme welcomed 15 participants from a wide range of emerging wind energy markets. The third edition built upon previous successes, featuring five Knowledge-Transfer Webinars, a negotiation skills workshop with the CEO of TerraPro Solutions, and the launch of a Women in Wind Blog.

About the Global Wind Energy Council: The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) represents the entire wind energy sector, advocating for sustainable wind power globally. With a diverse membership spanning over 80 countries, GWEC is at the forefront of driving the transition to renewable energy.

View Mentees in this programme:

Ana Carolina Chapina Ramírez: Sales Engineer LATAM North, Vestas, Mexico
Ana Lucia Amazo Blanco: Senior Consultant, Guidehouse, Colombia
Andrea Cornejo: Development Project Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power, Chile
Carmen Cortés Belaunde: Communications Manager, Ocean Winds, Peru
Heba Rabie: Project Manager – Egypt, Lekela Power, Egypt
Ileana Trejo Mendoza: Operational Engineering Manager, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Mexico
Jeanette Gitobu: Project Developer, Windlab, Kenya
Julia Fedoruchenko: Senior Asset Risk Manager, Vattenfall, Russia
Juliana De A. Yanaguizawa Lucena: Professor, Federal Institute of Education, Science And Technology of Pernambuco, Brazil
Lakshmi Sundareshwaran Vaidyanathan: Head of Section, Asset Operations and Management, India, DNV, India
Linda Mabhena-Olagunju: Founder & Managing Director, DLO Energy Resources Group (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Luany Gomes Dantas: Engineer Consultant, Aqualisbraemar, Brazil
Margie Tenasas Parinas: Head Of Wind Services, Coastal Renewable Energy Technology Center, Philippines
Nga Hoang: Senior Business Controller, Vattenfall, Vietnam
Nibedita Sahoo: Asst. Lead Engineer, Tower Technology, Vestas, India
Patricia De Vicente: Wind Specialist Recruiter, EWI, Spain
Shweta Khushu: Sr. Engineer and Growth Lead of the AI Team, Skyspecs, India
Siti Winny Adya Maulidiani: Wind Energy Engineer, Baywa R.E. Thailand, Indonesia
Yasmini Bianor Canali Dopico: Commercial Operations Coordinator LATAM, Nordex Energy, Brazil
Yossy Sulistyorini: Director and Head of Legal, UPC Renewables Indonesia, Indonesia
Zineb Benkhadra: Project Manager, Renewable Energy, Masen, Morocco

View Mentors in this programme:

Alejandra Arbelaez Sierra: Vice President Of Service, Vestas Asia Pacific, Colombia
Alexia Aubault: Principal and Co-Founder, Ocergy, France
Amisha Patel: Public Affairs Lead, Principle Power, India
Ana Rodriguez Lizana: Head of Wind Turbines, Corporate Technical Team, Ocean Winds, Spain
Aoife Mcmahon: Philippines Country Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power, Ireland
Elizabeth Baxter: Director Of Project Finance, Sonnedix, USA
Ilina Stefanova: International Project Coordinator, UNIDO, Bulgaria
Isabel Rodriguez: Investment Director, Glennmont Partners, Spain
Judit Szasz: Senior Project Manager in Offshore, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Hungary
Juliet Mazera: Head of Legal, Great Lakes Africa Energy Ltd, Kenya
Katherine Persson: Project Development Director, The SOLA Group, South Africa
Kendra Rauschenberger: Vice President, Siemens Energy Ventures and Incubator, Germany
Leila Garcia: Senior Research Manager, Wind and Solar O&M, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Brazil
Lucy Craig: Director, Growth, Innovation and Digital, DNV, UK
Lydia Natalia: APAC Business Development Manager, WPD AG, Indonesia
Natascha Forster Jung: Director, Bid Management & Sales Support Global Offshore Commercial, Vestas, Denmark
Regina Ranieri: Project Manager, Green Hydrogen, FFI, Argentina
Sarah Barber: Programme Leader – Wind Energy, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, UK
Sigra Sharma: Regional Head Operations Integrity – Continental Europe And UK, Schlumberger, India
Suma Gopal: Operations Analytics Manager, Utopus Insights, India
Tania Moreira: Director, Copenhagen Offshore Partners, Brazil

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