
Date: March 3rd 2022 (14:00 – 18:30 Manila time)
Location: Online
Description: The CAREC Energy, Women in Energy Summit, had the following objectives to:
- Offer solutions to advance women’s education, leadership and employability in the energy sector
- Discover new opportunities, increase awareness and meet energy sector stakeholders from 11+ countries
- Join an international women-in-energy network during the summit
- Drop by the Women in Energy Café for a coaching session with energy experts and other professionals
During the event, GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, spoke as part of a session that convened members of 3 international Women-in-Energy networks to share their personal perspectives on the benefits, collaboration and mentoring support to be gained from professional membership in a women’s network.
During the event, Christine shared that “the interactions that are taking place motivate us to take GWNET even further because a lot needs to be done to empower women in energy & networks & cooperation of networks are essential for that.”
Speakers at the event included:
- Christine Lins, Executive Director, GWNET
- Tatiana Mitrova, Member of GWNET, Skolkovo Energy Center
- Yanan LV, Founder Waternovation, Kazakhstan

Christine also took part in the Women in Energy Café, leading a coaching session with other energy experts and professionals.
Speakers at the cafe included:
- Christine Lins, Executive Director, GWNET
- Shanny Campbell, Country Director Tajikistan, ADB
- Nana Gurgenidze, Energy Specialist, ADB
- Sona Poghosyan, Social Development Specialist, ADB
- Andrijana Nelkova-Chuchuk, Commissioner, Energy Regulators Regional Association (ARRA)
Read the full agenda here