The Heidelberg International Professional Women’s Forum provides a very educational and social program of events each year.
2011
Breakfast Series Event: “Women Moving Forward: Motivating Ourselves AND Others to Achieve Greater Goals” Silke Hoffmann (www.silkehoffmann-bc.de) – discussion on how our most natural language patterns can be better tuned to effect our own and others’ actions to reach personal, professional, and organizational goals /objectives – 29 January – Café Perkeo, Heidelberg
2010
Breakfast Series Event: “ I work, therefore I am?” – Anna Matzenauer (www.lotus-consult.de), interactive session to explore what it means to look into our professions for more meaning and fulfillment and whether there is really a contradiction between economic success and personal fulfillment. – Jan 23, 2010 – Café Perkeo, Heidelberg
HIP Women’s Forum Celebrates International Women’s Day – March 8 – Oskar Vinothek (http://www.oskar-hd.de), Heidelberg
Roundtable Event : Nurturing and promoting our Forum’s Entrepreneur’s and Leaders – an interactive roundtable event , where we, the women of the Forum, aim to help our speakers find new ways to think through and approach their specific business challenges and develop improved business plans – 11 May –Das Bootshaus
Breakfast Series Event: “Toward Overcoming Gender Bias”, addressed differences in communication, which then lead to differences in decision-making and leadership among men and women – Presenter by Dr. Natalie Lotzmann, psychologist and medical doctor specialized in occupational and environmental health. Based at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, she has directed Health Management Services there since 1997 – 19 June – Café Perkeo, Heidelberg
Annual Summer Picnic: 25 July! Heidelberg Neckarwiese
Breakfast Series Event: “Board Level Perspectives on Change”- Hilge Kohler (http://www.kohler-kommunikation.com/index.html) on practical, real life examples from working at the Board level that surface lessons on why change often seems to fail, what the role of individual leadership is, how culture and change are intertwined, how much we can achieve with communication, and how change management may evolve in the future – 2 October -Helmstaetter Herrenhaus (http://helmstaetter-herrenhaus.de)
Roundtable Event : Nurturing and promoting our Forum’s Entrepreneur’s and Leaders – an interactive roundtable event , where we, the women of the Forum, aim to help our speakers find new ways to think through and approach their specific business challenges and develop improved business plans – 17 November –Das Bootshaus
Holiday Mingle and Jingle! White Elephant Gift Exchange over Coffee and Cake – Dec 12
2009
Leading with Serenity: Using Improvisational Theater techniques to Enhance your Business and Personal Effectiveness – February 14 – Breakfast on (back by popular demand!) , presented by Frederique Thiriet-Smith,
http://www.fts-training-consulting.com/
Breakfast Series Event: Using Business Skills to Build a Better World: How one woman used her professional expertise to create a non profit dedicated to developing sustainable business skills and products in local African communities – March 29 – Breakfast presented by Marilena Streit-Bianchi, http://www.nairucu-arts.org/en/index.html
Summer Picnic on the Neckar Wiese (for the whole family) - July 17
Breakfast Series Event: Women (Expats and Nationals) in Germany : Navigating the legal waters and understanding your rights, – September 19 – Breakfast presented by Dr. Sandra Flamig, http://www.kanzlei-flaemig.de/
HIP Wine and Cheese Tasting Event – October 15 – presented by Petra Mohr, http://www.wine-and-mohr.de
Holiday Jingle and Mingle!! December 11
2008
Leap into the New Year – Wine Event! – February 29
Breakfast Series Event: Thinking in a Complex World – How our own perceptions impact our ability to identify global trends and apply them to our professional existence - April 26 – presented by Kai Goerlich, SAP Global Strategy
Drinks and Discussion on: Mary Robinson on Strengthening Women’s Voices Worldwide – May 20 – – 7pm at the Dubliner
Breakfast Series Event: Enhance Your Personal Presentation: Applying Theater Techniques to Develop Your Professional Presentation Skills
June 14 – Breakfast -presented by Frederique Thieriet-Smith , http://www.fts-training-consulting.com/
Breakfast Series Event: Cross Cultural Conflict Management and Resolution, September 28 – Breakfast presented by Fadja Ehlail http://www.com-across.de/cms/index.php
Breakfast Series Event: Getting To and Getting the Senior Executive Interested…in You, Your Company, Your Products and
Services!! – November 25 – Breakfast presented by Phil Winters, http://www.ciagenda.com
Holiday Celebration!! December 11
2007
Launch of the HIP Women’s Forum in Heidelberg: Increasing One’s Visibility to Senior Management- April 27 – presented by Fabiana Matucci, WILD
Breakfast Series Event: Maximizing the Use of Today’s On-line Networking Tools – What Are They and What Can They Do for YOU - June 23 – Breakfast presented by Frederique Thiriet-Smith, http://www.fts-training-consulting.com/
Breakfast Series Event: Body Language: Women and Men “Speak” a Different Body Language – How Does this Impact Their Career and Worklife? – September 22 –presented by Eva Davies, http://www.capio.de
Breakfast Series Event: Women as Negotiators: Using our Strengths for Success - November 17 – Breakfast presented by Shuchi Sharma
Holiday Sekt and Celebration!! – December 13