Founded in Vienna, Austria in 2013, East meets West (EMW) is a network of LGBTI professionals from Western & mainly Eastern Europe, allowing the exchange of ideas, share best practices and get mutual inspiration to improve the situation of LGBTI men and women in the different countries. EMW Business pushes the development of local LGBTI business by driving initiatives and offering services:
The next International Conference takes place on Friday, June 14. The Business world remains the ultimate glass ceiling the LGBTI community needs to break through. Despite business being the biggest influencer of social change, by now we all only scratched the surface of its potential. The Conference will tell how to break through this final barrier, this ultimate glass ceiling. The international Conference is the Signature event of East meets West and welcomes people from over 20 European countries and overseas delegations. The agenda is filled with a variety of topics, treated by international speakers who will not only cover specific subjects, but gradually they will lead you to a better understanding of the Conference’s theme. It will become clear how also you can also contribute in giving the LGBTI business community the push to get their rightful part of the total business cake. And finally, East meets West will share with you their own model on how to ’Break through the glass ceiling’.
Ludo Swinnen is a Flemish Belgian, born in 1956 near Antwerp. He holds a Law Degree from the University of Leuven (BE) and an EMBA in Finance from the University of New York. After building up his professional career in the insurance business in Belgium, he left in 1998 his home country to become active in the financial world in CZ, SK, RO and Germany, to finally arrive in Vienna, Austria and work there for an international Austrian banking group. He is member of agpro (Austrian Gay Professionals) and Auditor for EGMA (EU). Ludo lives with his partner Yves in Vienna and Nice.
Pavel, born in 1977 in The Czech Republic, holds a Business degree from the Anglo-American University (AAU) of Prague. His career in financial industry began in the Czech Republic. In 2004, he joined an international bank and through various OPS/IT positions he gained an extensive knowledge of Contact Centers in Central and Eastern Europe. He recently joined the fascinating area of Digital Banking. Pavel lives with his husband Laco in Vienna and in Prague.
East meets West Forum (EMW) - Gemeinnütziger Verein zur Förderung von Micro LGBT Geschäftsinitiativen in Österreich und Zentral- und Osteuropa. ZVR-Zahl: 231608652 (Landespolizeidirektion Wien). DVR: 0003506. Bankverbindung: FI48 7997 7997 7329 82, BIC: HOLVFIHH. Vorstand: Ludo A.F. Swinnen, Pavel Šubrt.
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East meets West (EMW)
Gustav-Tschermak-Gasse 14/3, 1180 Wien, Öesterreich