Vandana Yadav, the engineer-turned journalist and writer, was bestowed with the prestigious WEF Exceptional Woman of Excellence Award, 2020 at the annual WEF event held in Cairo, Egypt the past week. Held under the auspices of H.E. Abdelfattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, the mega event brought together over 1,000 women from more than 75 countries who exchanged their experiences and knowledge with each other.
Also a speaker at the event, Vandana spoke on how travelling contributes to emergence of new ideas and helps in experiential learning. While sharing her travel stories and experiences, she said, “Travelling not only makes for a very exciting recreation but also a source of adventure, learning and creativity. Travelling helps explore stories and histories around the world. No amount of reading can ever bring the kind of depth lent by a hands-on experience.” The forum arm of the global network ALL Ladies League (ALL), the Women Economic Forum (WEF) is an international platform enabling women leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, thought leaders and celebrities across the globe to expand business opportunities and enhance personal influence through networking. With over 100,000 members across 150 countries, ALL and WEF are amongst the largest women networks globally. In her own words, Vandana is a “serious editor”, a “thoughtful writer”, an “impulsive poet” and an “all-time ready traveller”. She believes those who tread on challenging paths and pursue their dreams with complete faith often turn out to be happy human beings. Vandana is married into a family from the Bagna village of Shillai (Sirmour). With this award, she has made Sirmour proud not only nationally but also globally. Previously, she has been awarded with The Lioness Inspiring Young Woman title by a Hyderabad-based NGO.

Annual WEF 2020 @Cairo
Women Economic Forum – Egypt, from 4-9 March, 2020, was a Six days event on the theme “Culture & Creativity: Creating Pathways to Prosperity.” Over the 6 days, they expected 2000+ participants from 120+ countries. Women Economic Forum – Egypt 2020 at The Nile Ritz Carlton. About Women Economic Forum (WEF) and ALL Ladies League (ALL). The forum arm of the global network ALL Ladies League (ALL), the Women Economic Forum (WEF) is an international platform enabling women and leaders from all walks of life worldwide to expand business opportunities and enhance personal influence through networking across borders while being inspired by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, authors, thought leaders and celebrities.

ALL is a multinational movement of “Sisters Beyond Borders,” fostering a worldwide web of women beyond borders, boundaries and bias. It operates via a network of chapters that are circles of self-help through support and sisterhood. WEF curates conversations, connections, community and collaborations toward our greater influence and impact through relentless inspiration and initiatives. It conducts editions globally encouraging local ALL chapters and widening networks to gather for peer exchange and networking enabling “Business Beyond Borders” in a spirit of support and sisterhood.