About the SUMMIT

100% construction

The more a company has women managers, the more its profitability increases over a five-year period.

(Skema Observatory on the Feminisation of Large French Companies”, 2015).

This event seeks to bring together the next generation of Women Leaders in the Construction industry in France. We strongly believe that women are key to creating the next revolution in construction, which will result in the highest level of trust, integrity and value creation for Construction stakeholders.

This is the very first edition of the Women Leadership in Construction Summit and will take place at Ecole Centrale Lille in France on September 26, 2019. This Summit will bring together women from three continents : Africa, Europe and North America.

Women in the Construction Industry

Women Educators in Construction

WHY Join us ?

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Network

Connect with people from all over the industry

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Inspiration

Be inspired, energised and motivated

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Contribute

Help push the agenda for women in tech

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Knowledge

Be ahead on industry trends and technical knowledge

Career paths for Women in Construction

Organisations attending the Summit (expected/invited)

Rabot Dutilleul

Bouygues Construction

Concord Project Tech.

ADIM

Creation Bois

Vilogia

MEL

Centrale Lille

MuDD Architects

Losinger Marazzi

Refine Projects AG

Léon Grosse

Saint Gobain

Mach Group

Région HdF

SPIRE

ISBAT

Bouygues UK

Cogedim

INSA Strasbourg

our Philosophy

I know from my own personal experience that gender diversity leads to higher performance, a more inclusive culture, more balanced decisions. I believe a business that is not gender balanced is not going to be sustainable. The responsibility to build that inclusive culture is in the hands of us as leaders.

Peer Bodin, Globl CEO, Grant Thornton International Ltd

Top leadership roles held by women

Human Resources Director

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Source : “Grant Thornton – Women in Business 2019 »

Women in Construction

In Asia, the participation of women in the construction sector is 32%, while in France the participation rate of women is only 12%, making this sector the least representative of working women in the world.

Regional breakdown of women in the global construction industry

Africa

Latin America

Western Europe

North America

Asia

Source : “Statista Research Department 2014”

This Summit is open to the public and will bring together both small and large companies, start-ups, decision-makers, civil engineers, architects, designers, researchers, and students.

The event is open for all.