RE-FEM WORLD CAFÉ EVENTS
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As part of the 5th work package of the RE-FEM project, partners organize national-level World Café events to gather insights and recommendations that feed into the project’s final outputs.
The World Café is an interactive discussion format designed to foster meaningful dialogue in a relaxed, informal setting — often structured like small café-style tables – where participants rotate between groups to explore key topics, share experiences, and co-develop ideas. This approach encourages the exchange of diverse perspectives and helps uncover practical solutions and innovative approaches.
Within the RE-FEM project, these World Café events bring together experts, professionals, women entrepreneurs, policymakers, and stakeholders across partner countries. They explore key topics related to the challenges, opportunities, and needs of women entrepreneurs and their mentors and trainers, ensuring that the discussions reflect the diverse realities and experiences within the field.
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On the 16th of April, the RE-FEM project kicked off its first World Café event in Budapest. The event brought together professionals relevant to women entrepreneurship, including directors, executives, key decision-makers, public sector representatives involved in relevant policy areas, as well as women entrepreneurs themselves — with the aim of discussing how to better support women entrepreneurs, assess the effectiveness of current policies, and explore potential new initiatives.
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A common theme across all table discussions of the Slovakian World Café event was the need for a more human-centred approach and collaboration. Entrepreneurs and experts emphasised the lack of connection between government support, expert advice, and the real-life situations of women entrepreneurs. Whether it’s returning to work after maternity leave, the need for simpler grant systems, or just the desire not to be alone in the journey, each of these women is looking for meaningful support, not complicated forms.
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On 8th May 2025, the Institute Mihailo Pupin (IMP) hosted a World Café event. The event provided a dynamic space for open dialogue between women entrepreneurs and key stakeholders to identify actionable recommendations to enhance the status and support systems for women entrepreneurs in Serbia.
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As part of the RE-FEM project’s mission to empower women entrepreneurs in the post-COVID era, Andalucía Emprende hosted a successful World Café event in Cádiz, Spain. The gathering, titled “The Resilience of Women-Led Businesses”, brought together a dynamic group of 25 women, including entrepreneurs, trainers, experts and institutional stakeholders, to share their experiences and co-create meaningful solutions.
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A World Café event was organised in June 2025 in Vaasa, bringing together women entrepreneurs and supporters of inclusive development. One of the participants was Trang Pham, an international business student with a strong interest in digital innovation and women’s empowerment. We had the opportunity to speak with her about her experiences from the event and beyond.
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A total of 26 participants attended the event, including two national members of the Romanian Parliament (Boglárka Kántor and Éva Andrea Csép), as well as representatives from county and local governments. Among them were a mayor, a deputy mayor, and several women holding representative positions in local and county councils.
Participants also included women entrepreneurs, professionals from higher and adult education, researchers and experts working on related topics, and representatives of several civil society organizations, as well as the regional community of women entrepreneurs.
The discussions were moderated by Dr. Katalin Kinga Székely, Melinda Puskai, Beáta Búzás, and Dr. Orsolya Gergely.
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