Helene Akerstrom, CEO, Orbaden Spa & Resort, www.orbaden.se
Helene is the founder, owner and CEO of Orbaden Spa and Resort in Hälsingland Sweden. In 2008 Helene purchased the legendary hotel which was once a famous spa and resort. Since then, she has worked to modernize and expand the hotel and its services for their clients who come from around the world. The branding and concept is built around Scandinavian design, food, nature and wildlife experiences. In addition, they offer a range of outdoor activities like swimming, tracking, bicycling, skiing and wildlife safari in cooperation with surrounding entrepreneurs. Helene previously ran several businesses and headed marketing and sales for several hotels and retail chains in Sweden.
Helene will be attending the 10th Annual IWEC Conference, held on Nov. 12-14th in Redmond, Washington, to accept her award.
Congratulations, Helene!
The 2017 IWEC conference, whose theme is “Connecting Women Businesses Globally: Accelerating Growth through Innovation & Technology”, celebrates a milestone: IWEC’s 10th anniversary. The conference is sponsored by Microsoft and hosted at their corporate headquarters in Washington state. The theme of the conference is very fitting not only for the venue, but for the emphasis that IWEC places on mentoring, education and cross-collaboration across borders. The conference agenda is a thought-provoking set of panels and presentations covering threads such as “Doing Business in the U.S.”, “Artificial Intelligence” and “Cybersecurity and Blockchain”, among others.
