Women Empowerment in Business and Sports - Cycling Event

We are delighted to announce our new partnership between the Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein and Women in Sustainable Finance. The UN Global Compact seeks to  mobilize and motivate businesses to engage in corporate responsibility  and sustainability as well as to support companies in aligning their  corporate strategies, operations, and their culture with the UN Global  Compact Ten Principles (human rights, labor standards, environment,  anti-corruption) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Program

The total length of our tour is 25 km, flat and suitable for all fitness levels.

15:45: Meeting at Bahnhof Zug, pick up your bike (for those who want a rental bike).

16:00: Start with our tour guide Janine Marty.

17:00: Time for refreshments. Input Emma Pooley: Equality and inclusion in sport and what business can learn from it.

Stop on the way back with short inputs from companies: women in business – potential and roles (TBC).

18:30: Apéro at Restaurant Freimann / Henry in Zug and input from Martin Elmiger

Dinner for those who want to continue the networking (on own cost)

The postponement date in case of bad weather would be 26.08.2021.

About our Hosts

Emma Pooley was a professional cyclist for 9 years, winning the time trial World Championships in 2010 as well as 5 further cycling medals at Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games for Great Britain. For much of her cycling career, Emma worked part-time alongside training and racing, as a researcher in geotechnical engineering at ETH Zürich.

Janine Marty started racing when she was about 10 years old. At the same time, she joined the RMV Cham-Hagendorn cycling club, where she still actively helps out with the children as a bike coach. Currently, she is an ambassador for Swiss cycling and leads weekly women's rides in Zug with the goal of mobilizing as many like-minded people as possible for cycling.

Martin Elmiger has a passion for cycling through nature on quiet back roads and for exercises on his bike. The 17 years as a professional cyclist at the highest level have clearly shaped Martin. He enjoys sharing his experiences in and out of the peloton and loves motivating people to go above and beyond.