Inaugural success for Women In Investment Awards Italy 2019 - Winners revealed

Over 180 financial professionals from the Italian asset management industry gathered at the Palazzo Parigi hotel in Milan on the evening of 2 October to celebrate the Women In Investment Awards Italy 2019.

Award winners were crowned across 10 categories at an awards' ceremony hosted by InvestmentEurope for first time in Italy with the aim to celebrate the inspiring achievements of women working for the local industry while helping to shape the discussion around how to promote and improve diversity.

Drawing nominations from front, middle and back office roles, the shortlisted candidates were judged by financial professional peers to arrive at the winners.

The categories and winners are:

Italian paralympian Veronica Yoko Plebani opened the event by celebrating diversity, inclusion, and willingness to overcome challenges.

Associate Sponsors to the Awards were Aviva Investors, BNY Mellon, MFS and Natixis Investment Management.

Supporting them were the Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI), The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy (BCCI), Investment Week and Forum per la Finanza Sostenible.

Sustainability Partner was Business Green. And Carbon Offset Partner was ecosphere+.

A special event supplement will feature in the November issue of the InvestmentEurope magazine.

Full details on the shortlisted women in each of the categories and judges are available at https://events.investmenteurope.net/womenininvestment/static/home.