The “1st Female Entrepreneurial Week” was held on 11-14 November 2014 at the PortoPalace Hotel in Thessaloniki. The conference was attended by 69 speakers from 34 countries and by more than 350 delegates, representing more than 120 Business and Development Organizations Abroad as well as foreign Entrepreneurs. The B2B meetings were organized with the participation of representatives from 34 countries and 60 Greek entrepreneurs. The Forum was held with the collaboration of the General Secretariat for Gender Equality, and under the auspices of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

The “2nd Female Entrepreneurial Week” was held on 27-30 September 2016, at PortoPalace Hotel in Thessaloniki. This year’s event marked an important milestone in the roadmap towards Female Entrepreneurship and Female Economic Empowerment. This highly interactive Forum brought together more than 300 women from more than 25 countries continuing the strong female entrepreneurship network created during the“1st Female Entrepreneurial Week”, in November 2014. The attendees had the opportunity to share success stories, and good practices and to analyze the role of women in the development of the region’s economies.

The “3rd Female Entrepreneurial Week” Forum took place in Thessaloniki, from 26 to 30 November 2018, at the Grand Hotel Palace. The city of Thessaloniki hosted for the third time such a large business event with the participation of 500 delegates from 35 countries. 2018’s trend theme addressed the role of women in the Tech Industry and the alternative ways of financing a business! The innovative aspect of the event was shown in its structure. An international pitching event was organized on the 27th of November, where investors had the opportunity to interact with startuppers. Also, B2B meetings were organized on the 28th of November with the participation of female entrepreneurs from the European and Mediterranean areas. Through the organization of those interactive events, we aimed to set up, establish, maintain, and manage a worldwide network of female entrepreneurs and investors in order to function and cooperate with each other over the years.

The ”4th Female Entrepreneurial Week” was held on 22-25 November 2021 at the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki.
This forum was a ”RESTART ECONOMY EDITION” and gave the chance to more than 450 delegates from 20 countries to exchange experiences and ideas, network their businesses, and learn new professional tools for their development.

With a focus on Smart Agriculture, and Cultivation, cross-border women entrepreneurship in the Tourism industry, and the 1st Energy Female Social Cooperative for women entrepreneurs, the WenCoop initiative, this year’s forum stimulated women’s entrepreneurship and the collaborations of members of the Association.