30.04.2021

UniCredit Bank Austria supports the „Global Limitless Conference“

  • Vienna selected as one of five cities to host the global limitless conference, streamed from the UniCredit Center at Kaiserwasser
  • Georgiana Lazar, Head of Human Capital at UniCredit Bank Austria, talks about career perspectives for women in the financial services sector

The global limitless conference, a renowned event experience originating from Vienna, Austria, is virtually uniting over 100 of the world’s most experienced leaders offering real-time insight into navigating unprecedented challenges.

Amongst the speakers are Dame Stephanie Shirley, pioneering IT entrepreneur and ardent philanthropist, Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook), Lisa Bodell and Miki Agrawal, award-winning authors, founders and innovation specialists, and Bermudian artist Heather Nova. Vienna is represented by Georgiana Lazar, Head of Human Capital at UniCredit Bank Austria, Christiane Noll, Country Manager at Avanade, Christine Antlanger-Winter, Country Director Google Austria, futurist Ali Mahlodji or Beatrix Praeceptor (CPO of Mondi). 

The conference is also showcasing cultural aspects of Vienna through a live performance of the opera singer Laura Olivia Spengel in front of the UN headquarters and a virtual afterparty with Viennese DJanes Leo and Toni. Besides Vienna, the global hubs New York City, Dubai, Singapore and Bermuda have been chosen to host an offline stage for the conference.

“I am very pleased to contribute to this conference to further encourage women to pursue leadership positions”, says Georgiana Lazar, Head of Human Capital at UniCredit Bank Austria. “Our contribution as a company in this respect is to create the conditions to enable women's careers.”

The hybrid conference aims to provide the next generation of decision-makers with a tailored roadmap to career success. Tackling popular topics such as purpose-finding, brand building, scaling a business, team leadership, error culture and many others are covered.. 

The organizers expect 1.500 active participants and over 50.000 viewers world-wide, making it one of the most impactful events in 2021.

“Vienna is a city that's been profoundly shaped by women and it serves as the female factor headquarters. We are honoured to showcase our homebase as a diversity pioneer in front of our global audience”, announces Mahdis Gharaei, co-initiator of the limitless conference and managing director of the female factor.

The conference will be broadcast to the world from the UniCredit Center am Kaiserwasser in Vienna. 
Die Konferenz wird in Wien aus dem UniCredit Center am Kaiserwasser in die Welt übertragen. Participation in the conference is free of charge, but registration is required.

The global limitless conference is part of the Viennese initiative “Vienna UP’21”, a collaborative start-up and innovation week for a global audience curated by the Vienna Business Agency. 

Free registration for the global limitless conference:
https://www.limitless.femalefactor.global 
Press pictures can be downloaded and used here.

About the global limitless conference
The global limitless conference is a hybrid event experience enabling the next generation of female
leaders to get their seat at the table. The event is connecting over 50.000 people by streaming live
from five countries on 5 May 2021. Amongst the speakers are IT pioneer Dame Stephanie Shirley,
award-winning author Lisa Bodell as well as country directors from Google and Avanade. 

More about the Global Limitless Conference: www.limitless.femalefactor.global

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UniCredit Bank Austria Pressestelle
Matthias Raftl, Tel. +43 (0)5 05 05-52809
 E-Mail: matthias.raftl@unicreditgroup.at