2026 Awards Ceremony

Across the world, women impact entrepreneurs illuminate new possibilities for humanity. With courage, creativity and conviction, they transform obstacles into opportunities and ideas into impact.

Through their ventures, they pioneer financially sustainable solutions to pressing global issues. As founders, they challenge convention and redefine what leadership looks like. Their journey becomes a leading light, radiating far beyond individual achievements, and showing that progress shines brightest when it is shared.

This year, we gather in Bangkok, a city alive with innovation and community spirit, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Cartier Women’s Initiative. Here, where light is celebrated as a symbol of renewal and connection, we honor the women whose brilliance uplifts others and guides us toward a more sustainable, equitable future.

WELCOME REMARKS

Yanina Novitskaya

CEO, Cartier Southeast Asia & Oceania

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT

South Asia and Central Asia

Anglophone and Lusophone Africa

East Asia

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Nualphan Lamsam

Chairperson of FIFA's Development Committee and President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT)

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT

Latin America and the Caribbean

Europe

North America

Science & Technology Pioneer Award

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Cyrille Vigneron

Chairman, Cartier Culture and Philanthropy

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT

Middle East and North Africa

Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa

Oceania

CLOSING REMARKS

Amal Clooney 

Co-Founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice

ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE