Manufacturing is entering a new era, and the shift is not just about technology—it is about redesigning jobs, skills, and pathways into the industry. The question is whether people will be equipped—and invited—to participate in this transition. To this end, GWA hosted a roundtable discussion in DC, sponsored by Foxconn, that convened business representatives and policy experts to discuss the future of new manufacturing innovation and the social impacts it will have.

On May 1, Global Women Asia’s Singapore-based fellows and advisors gathered for a luncheon with founder @WenchiYu and two distinguished former U.S. ambassadors, @PhilVerveer and @MelanneVerveer, for a wide-ranging conversation on the geopolitical shifts, technological disruptions, and economic forces reshaping our world. The discussion focused on some of today’s most pressing challenges and bright spots, and on sharing views between Southeast Asia and the United States.

Global Women Asia co-hosted a roundtable with Stanford University’s Taiwan Hub, convening tech leaders, investors, and researchers to discuss New Manufacturing Innovation in Asia. As we continue exploring the relationship between humans and technology during the fourth industrial revolution, we invite you to nominate women for the New Manufacturing Innovation Fellowship.

As GWA introduces our 2026 focus theme of New Manufacturing Innovation, we kicked off January with a series of roundtable discussions in Singapore, Shenzhen, and Taipei.

At its September 17 gathering in London, Global Women Asia (GWA) reaffirms a mission that feels both urgent and fragile: creating bridges across borders at a time when long-held values around gender equality are under pressure. The idea is simple but ambitious: if global challenges are to be met with credible answers, they need the perspectives of those who live closest to the problems.

Global Women Asia recently convened our board members, fellows, advisors, and new community members in Hong Kong and Singapore to celebrate diverse leadership and allyship.

Global Women Asia convened our London community on September 17 to introduce our 2024 Women in STEM fellow Tee Ganbold and 2023 Women in Sustainability fellow Larissa Pramudita Sidarto. Thank you to our host Baker McKenzie and to Jane Hobson and H. Henry Chang for their generosity.

On April 18th, Global Women Asia held our offline event in China with Bessie Lee, Greater China CEO, JLL and host of Beiwanglu 贝望录 podcast. Global Women Asia 2023 Fellows Olivia Plotnick and Milawen Ding hosted the event at the office of Gusto Collective in Jing’An, Shanghai.

Global Women Asia (GWA) received the HK Federation of Women on March 12 as the delegation participated in the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings in New York City.