Barcelona—Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, is honored to be a Global Sponsor of the 2019 IWF Cornerstone Conference taking place in Barcelona, Spain, on April 10-12, 2019. This global conference, organized by the International Women’s Forum, is one of the premier events for women leaders around the world. The event brings together thought leaders from across industries to examine critical issues within a local context and through a women’s lens.

Nieves Briz, Barcelona Managing Partner at Dentons and a Member of the Board of IWF Spain, commented, “Dentons is strongly committed to the advancement of women professionals and leaders, so we are truly delighted to partner with the IWF on this global event which celebrates women’s achievements in many different areas of endeavor.”

John Fernandez, Chief Innovation Officer at Dentons and the Global Chair of Nextlaw Labs, will be speaking as part of a panel on 5G technology and the fourth industrial revolution.

“As a global sponsor, Dentons has been instrumental in helping IWF unite our vast and varied membership to celebrate female leaders here in Barcelona,” said Stephanie O’Keefe, CEO of IWF. “But its dedication to female empowerment is invaluable to furthering our mission, even after the conference ends.”

The International Women’s Forum (IWF) is an invitation-only membership organization of more than 7,000 diverse and accomplished women from 33 nations on six continents. IWF’s mission is to support the women leaders of today and tomorrow. It builds better leadership across careers, continents and cultures by connecting accomplished women both locally and globally. Members include Fortune 500 executives, government leaders from the local to sovereign level, international nonprofit leaders, and luminaries from the academy, arts, and sciences.

Dentons has an active women’s advancement program and has dedicated full-time resources to spearhead the Firm’s gender equality initiatives. In Europe, Dentons has established a Women’s Advancement Committee as an advisory body to the Board. The committee is focused on communication and awareness, client events for women, development opportunities, talent initiatives, and pro bono for women’s organizations.

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