Tonight, on International Women’s Day, thirty five of Australia’s most inspiring women will gather to celebrate the opening of nominations for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2012.
The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman award recognises the extraordinary achievements of entrepreneurial business women throughout Australia; innovators, risk-takers, leaders and visionaries, and those with a commitment to corporate social responsibility.
The Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award was established in France in 1972 as a tribute to Madame Clicquot. The award champions the success of women worldwide in the field of business, and honours women who reflect the values of Madame Clicquot: her spirit of enterprise, her courage, her tenacity in driving projects to successful outcomes.
Today, it is held in 16 countries around the globe, a reflection of the international spirit of Veuve Clicquot. It is now one of the most anticipated events amongst businesswomen and the global business community.
Tonight, the judging committee and previous winners of the Australian chapter of the Award will come together in Sydney for a dinner to celebrate “inspiring women” and the commencement of the search for the 2012 winner.
The group includes Janet Holmes à Court AC, The Honourable Justice Annabelle Bennett AO, Colette Garnsey, David Murray AO, Sarina Bratton, Sarah-Jane Clarke, and Liz Ann Macgregor as well as Veuve Clicquot’s Business Development Manager, Alexandra Lovato.
In celebration of the “Inspirations” theme, the previous winners of the Award have been asked to invite a woman guest whom they find inspirational. Hospitality entrepreneur Mandy Foley-Quin has chosen artist-businesswoman Louise Olsen; MCA Director Liz Ann Macgregor has invited Aboriginal Australian academic and writer, Professor Larissa Behrendt; Sarina Bratton has invited Alexandra Croak, an Olympic athlete who has represented Australia in both Gymnastics and Diving; rural entrepreneur Wendy Erhart is bringing Queensland flood heroine Joy Mingay; and sass & bide’s Sarah-Jane Clarke has invited Samone Sanixay, a Laos refugee who runs a company whose workers are all special needs women saved from prostitution, poverty and slavery.
The dinner will be a celebration of all things Clicquot. Stylist Sibella Court plans to turn the Bistrode CBD venue into a Clicquot installation, and Veuve Clicquot representative Alexandra Lovato flies in from Reims from the House of Clicquot to oversee proceedings, alongside MC Angela Bishop.
Nominations for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2012 close on 23 September 2011. The winner of the will be announced at the legendary Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award lunch on March 8 2012, and will receive a silver bottle trophy and a business-class trip to France to join the Veuve Clicquot 2012 International Forum.
A vine will be christened in her honour and each year thereafter she will receive a bottle of Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame.
For further information on the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award and to nominate online, go to http://www.veuveclicquotaward.com.au/.
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