LEADING WOMEN IN TT

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The International Women's Forum of TT  is uniting women leaders from every sector of national life to celebrate achievements and plan for the future.   Today, we hear from Dr. Catherine Minto-Bain, this year's Inspirational Champion of Women Award recipient, Lisa Agard, President of IWFTT and Chair of the Inspirational Women Awards, and Joanne Salazar, former President of the Forum, on the impact and vision of the organization.   Nicole M Romany has the story.

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00:00President of the International Women's Forum, Lisa Agard, tells The Morning Edition,

00:06at this time they have 46 members from all sectors, including law, medicine, banking and more.

00:14Agard says the organisation works around three pillars, connecting women, catalyzing women,

00:20and encouraging change, while celebrating success to inspire others.

00:25Through our various programmes, one of which is a significant, one of which is our Fellows' Programme,

00:32which is associated with our international organisation.

00:35And we are very much designed around encouraging C-suite women, women to be CEOs and chiefs in their respective fields.

00:48And that Fellows' Programme identifies people really from all around the world

00:54who would go and get executive management training from institutions such as Harvard, INSEAD in France, Columbia University, etc.

01:04And Dr. Catherine Minto-Bain, who was awarded the 2025 IWFTT Inspirational Champion of Women Award,

01:13says she hopes to see more progress for younger women seeking leadership roles.

01:18It's not just me. Where I work, there are a group of amazing women who are working extremely hard in medicine and science.

01:27So, yeah, so it's for all the women that I work with.

01:30And it's an incredibly important award when you look around the world and you see what's happening.

01:35I think it's getting, it was, I think, getting easier for women to move into leadership roles.

01:40And then in the last few years, we're seeing big changes.

01:43So more than ever now, this award brings up the fact that women need support and assistance,

01:50especially the younger women coming through to get into leadership positions.

01:53Meanwhile, former president of the organisation, Joanne Salazar, says

01:58their mission is to highlight women who aren't often recognised.

02:03Our ambition is to unearth wherever a woman is leading, what is her impact,

02:09and to amplify that impact by giving her a national stage.

02:13The other two awardees are Susan Lacken-Baptiste, the IWFTT awardee for Inspirational Advocate.

02:21As a founding member and managing director of Nature Seekers,

02:25Susan has devoted over 30 years to protecting leatherback turtles,

02:30transforming Matura Beach from a poaching hotspot to one of the most productive rookeries in the world.

02:38And Maya Kurti-Nanan, who received the IWFTT's Inspirational Emerging Leader Award.

02:46As founder and director of the Autism Siblings and Friends Network,

02:51Maya began her advocacy at age 12 to fight for inclusivity for her autistic brother and others with special needs.

03:00She has mobilised over 5,000 youth volunteers to host inclusive events

03:05and establish Raoul's Clubhouse, an autism-friendly centre.

03:11Nicole M. Romani, TV6 News.

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