PWF provided me with a breakthrough in establishing professional relationships when I was new in Germany.

Monica Schofield CEng FIET MAPM, British
EU-British Head, EU Office, TuTech Innovation GmbH

Professional Women's Forum Hamburg - connect with international women

Next event

Wednesday, 7 December 2011 – Storytelling by John Kirby and Valerie Doyle...

...preceded by the Annual General Meeting of PWF.

Full details and invitation.

AGM agenda

Catch up on events you missed

You can find reports of some of our events and speaker presentations in the event archive.

Presentations from the Fairtrade (June) and Business Ethics (March) events are now online.

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PWF goes underground

Networking the network - 2010 marketing campaign

If you travelled on the Hamburg underground network in September/October 2010, you may have seen an advertisement promoting the Professional Women's forum with the slogan "Connect with international women" (above). read more

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Be a model for four hours - the making of an advertising campaign

On a bright Sunday morning in Hamburg in late summer 2009 eight women meet with photographer Ursula Sonnenberg for a photo shoot. On the agenda: different settings for a new PWF advertising campaign. read more

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Join PWF on XING

The Professional Women's Forum has launched a group on the social networking platform XING. You can sign up for the group here and invite your contacts to join.

Steffi Behrendt is group moderator and will ensure group members are informed about forthcoming events.

What we want

  • We want to promote networking between professional women.
  • We know that personal contacts can create professional opportunities and help open doors. Ever heard of the “old boys’ network”?
  • We know that this is doubly important for non-German women who want to make their way in business here.
  • We want to create an informal and communicative atmosphere for exchanging ideas - to have fun!
  • We want to learn - and keep on learning.

Pat Pledger

Who we are

We are an international network of professional women who meet regularly to learn from and support each other in a relaxed atmosphere, in both English and German.

Set up in 1994 by Pat Pledger (photo), a British businesswoman, PWF brings together career-minded women in Hamburg, providing a forum for contact-building and exchanging ideas. Our members represent a wide range of occupations and nationalities.

Monthly meetings offer presentations on personal/career development or business topics, company visits or simply networking in an informal atmosphere. The forum also provides a platform for members to present their company or services. more

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