COlab · Women & leadership

Women Redefining Leadership

A place for women to exchange experience, challenge assumptions and shape how organisations are led.

Women Redefining Leadership (WRL) brings a focus on women’s leadership into COTRUGLI’s wider COlab community. Its foundations are practical experience, meaningful connections and the confidence to lead through change.

Leadership through shared experience

Conversations that go beyond a job title.

Leadership involves difficult decisions, changing expectations and the challenge of bringing people with you. WRL creates space to discuss these experiences openly, learn from different perspectives and build connections across industries.

Experience worth sharing

Learn from the decisions, setbacks and lessons of women who have led teams and organisations in different contexts.

Connections with purpose

Bring together people across sectors and career stages through dialogue, peer learning and the exchange of practical knowledge.

Leadership in an AI era

Explore how leaders can navigate ambiguity, organisational change and the growing role of AI while keeping human judgement and responsibility at the centre.

Our foundations · Event archive

Built through conversations across the region.

WRL’s published history includes gatherings in Zagreb, Belgrade and Sofia. Explore the original programmes, themes and announced speakers below. These are past events; registration for those editions is closed.

Past event · Zagreb

November 2024

A Zagreb edition of Women Redefining Leadership, with its original panel programme and speakers.

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Past event · Belgrade

Leadership perspectives

Explore the original Belgrade gathering and the perspectives shared through its programme.

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Past event · Sofia

Regional connections

Discover the Sofia edition and the women whose experience informed its discussions.

View the event archive

Looking ahead

Help shape the next chapter.

Peer learning, mentoring and conversations about leadership in the AI era are directions for WRL’s next phase. We welcome ideas from people who would like to contribute experience, suggest a topic or explore a partnership.

Future dates and participation arrangements will be published when confirmed. This page is an invitation to connect, not registration for a scheduled event or an open mentoring programme.

Stay connected

Bring your perspective to WRL.

Tell us whether you are interested in future gatherings, contributing expertise, mentoring or exploring a partnership.