Lucía Casanueva, founding partner at Proa Comunicación, delivered one of the Woman Forward Awards to Theresa Zabellwho was recognised for "Corporate Governance and Gender Diversity". The event, held this Monday at the Italian Embassy, was organised by the Woman Forward Foundation, an institution that works to help create value in organisations by promoting female talent through research.
Theresa Zabell, the only Spanish woman with two Olympic gold medals and recognised as the best female sailor in the world by the International Federation, has been recognised with this award for her commitment to converting her athletic values such as strive, sacrifice, and perseverance to her life and her foundation, ECOMAR, which promotes a healthy and environmentally conscious lifestyle for younger generations.
The other 13 award recipients for creating value through gender diversity in the business and institutional world were the Italian Government, the Secretary of State for Digital Advancement, Mahou-San Miguel, Red Eléctrica, ESADE, SEK Educational Institute, María Wandosell, Mediaset, the Atlético de Madrid, Eva Levy, Pilar Gómez-Acebo, CEOE, and the European Parliament.
The awards ceremony saw many attendees from the business, economic, and political spheres of Madrid.