For exceptionally creative, Inventive, Innovative, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Engineers,
Technologists,
Designers from all sectors and background.
Innovative Financial & Investment Individual & Institution Award Category
Women in finance playing significant roles in building sustainable assets in a variety of investment
areas
such education, housing, agriculture, energy and health.
Innovative Women in Businesses & Technology Award Category
Innovative Women Entrepreneurs using applied Science and Technology to catapult their
Business growth.
Innovative Education, Learning Institution & Capacity Building Award Category
The capacity building of creativity, invention or innovative ideas from a diverse team of youths and
women (men may play a part in the team)
Best Innovative School & College Project Award Category
The showcase of the virtues of learning through teamwork in the production and the enrichment
of innovative and practical idea. The enhancement of creativity, design, technology or science.
Best Product Design and Packaging Award Category
Using reliability, efficient management of resources and the use of minimal resources in
order to create winning products
Innovative Talent
Entertaining Talent With a Message That Contributes To The Future And Quality Of Life On Earth.
Innovative Eco-Friendly Fashion
Waste minimisation, stylized clothing that uses environmentally sensitive fabrics and
responsible production techniques.
Welcome
Events
updates
International British Female Inventors & Innovators Network (BFIIN) SHOWCASE & AWARDS DINNER, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, 29 June – 30 June 2009
Denise Anstey of Bristol won the British Female Inventor of the Year 2009 title with her invention, Slik Stik.
Denise Anstey, a disabled lady who was dissatisfied with the poor ergonomics and basic function of conventional walking sticks came up with the idea with this stick that folds for convenient storage and portability, whilst maintaining a firm and rigid support when extended. A four - position stem adjusts easily to your preferred height while the comfortable and well designed hand grip has a rubberised non-slip coating..... more
The Pan-African Women Inventors &
Innovators Network Exhibition Conference & Awards Ceremony 27-30 August 2008
Download Showcase, Conference & Awards Gala Dinner Ceremony Brochure...Johannesburg, South Africa 27-30 August 2008more
2008 BFIIN Award Event Conference...Held March 10-11 in Wales
Perth woman’s energy monitoring device wins Female Inventor of the Year Award in Cardiff. Tanya Ewing, 39, took home the top prize as Inventor of the Year at the tenth annual British Female Inventor and Innovator of the Year Awards in Cardiff on Tuesday 11 March. To find out more, click here for the press release. more
2007
European Woman Inventors Award.Aino
Heikkinen from Finland wins Overall European Woman Inventors
Award 2007more
2007
Award Winner Dr Maire McLoone, inventor
of a product that enhances security mechanisms to protect
the public from cyber criminals, such as hackers and
identifies thieves, beat off strong competition from
other contenders to win the top prize in the British
Female Inventors & Innovators Awards 2007 on Tuesday
24 April 2007.In the event at the Café Royal, London,
the inventor triumphed with her innovation from Institute
of electronics, communications and information technology
(ECIT), Queen’s University, Belfast...more
Past
events
Europe - Our
last London event explored commerical ideas. Middle East -The
MEWII Event 2006, Abu Dhabi Mexico
2006 Event- 24 May 2006, Exhibition &
Awards Ceremony Pan-Africa - The PAWII Event 2005 Accra Ghana North America Latin America November
2005 Asia -The GWIIN Event Singapore 2004 West Africa- Nigerian Female Inventors & Innovators Award
2003 Lagos Nigeria more
News
Interview with Bola on Access to Funding for Women Entrepreneurs in developing countries....more
British Award 2006
Morag Hutcheon scoops top prize at The British Female
Inventors and Innovators Awards....more Award winners in the news.. Deborah Leary,
inventor of a product to help police collect evidence
at crime scenes, beat off strong competition from
other contenders to win the top prize in the British
Female Inventors & Innovators Awards 2005 17 February......more
CONGRATULATIONS CHARLOTTE EVANS AND CAROLYN JARVIS! buggyboot® has hit the shops!
They received the Special Recognition Award at GWIIN’s British Female Inventor and Innovator Network (BFIIN) of the Year Award 2008 for their invention buggyboot® which has successfully gone on sale in Spain, Germany and Japan as well as the UK – find out more http://www.buggyboot.com
As part of the publicity surrounding the BFIIN Award Charlotte and Carolyn were interviewed on BBC Breakfast News and Channel 5. See what they had to say.
Natalie Ellis, Winner of 'Best British Product Development 2008' GWIIN Awards was reduced to tears when Dragon's Den turned down her invention - she goes on to make £1m and wins order for her non-spill dog bowl from President Obama. Visit her website here and watch her latest video
Innovation for Enterprise, Science & Technology in Europe
The development of revolutionary system for giving birth makes Finnish woman European Female Inventor of the Year 2009
EIJA PESSINEN European Woman Inventor of the Year 2009
The developer of the relaxbirth®, Specialist SRN, Midwife, has had a long history of nursing and consulting nursing in different countries. She has worked with the innovation and the method since 2003...more.
Global
Women Inventors & Innovators Network
(GWIIN)- a
subsidiary of the Professional Family Woman's
Network Ltd based in the United Kingdom,
is a global network which aims to increase
the number of innovative women embracing
enterprise.
We work with Government departments, leading
industry experts, voluntary organisations,
enterprises and educational institutions.
The goal is simply
to find effective ways of bringing support,
assistance, tools, advice and information
to assist women in achieving significant growth
in their businesses.
Listen
to Bola Olabisi, Innovation: an instrument for better livesmore
European Union Women Inventors and Innovators
Network (EUWIIN)- It is with great pleasure that the Global
Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GWIIN)
in partnership with London Metropolitan University
proudly present the first European Women Inventors
& Innovators Network of activities across
Europe. This follows the successful development
of initiatives for inventive & innovative
women across the United Kingdom, Asia, Africa
& Latin America. www.euwiin.com
Testimonials don't take our
word for it
read some of the press coverage we have received
for our present and past projects more
Support from Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister from 1997
to 2007- more
GWIIN founder, Bola Olabisi awarded her Majesty
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's invitation
to Buckingham Palace more
Resources for Women Inventors- Information and links of organisations which
offer services and support to businesses, from incubation
units/premises, to grant assisted consultancy.more
International British Female Inventors & Innovators Network (BFIIN) SHOWCASE & AWARDS DINNER, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, 29 June – 30 June 2009
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