INTERNATIONAL. Women in Travel Retail (WiTR) will host its first webinar of 2023, featuring Essence Corp Co-founder and Co-owner Patricia Bona, on 20 January.
Bona, one of the earliest members of the WiTR group and an active supporter, will speak on the theme, ‘We are female leaders: Diversity, Inclusion & Equal Opportunities in the Work Place’.
In addition to her role with Essence Corp, Bona has been French Foreign Trade Advisor since 2008, President of the Board of Directors of Alliance Française Miami Metro – a network of over 800 learning centres worldwide – and a Board Member of ACT4me, providing therapy to physically and mentally challenged children.
Bona has also established a mentoring programme for high school and college students, titled ‘Itinerary of a Woman’, which highlights female professionals who have succeeded in careers dominated by men to demonstrate that #girlscandoanything.
Essence Corp is a Miami-based distributor of fragrances and cosmetics to travel retail markets in the Americas.
The dynamic Bona family are known and respected with the industry for their professional acumen, their wider community work and a strong family ethos. |
The webinar, led by WITR Vice Chair Gerry Munday, will take place on 20 January at 12:00 – 13.30 UK GMT; 07:00 – 08:30 USA EST; 13:00 – 14:30 CET (Europe); 16:00 – 17:30 Dubai and 20:00 – and 21:30 Singapore.
Registration details are available here.
