On Could 22, 2025 the Heydar Aliyev Centre as soon as once more turned a hub
of purposeful dialogue as SHE Congress 2025
welcomed a whole lot of leaders, thinkers, and changemakers for a day
outlined by imaginative and prescient, readability, and connection. Now in its seventh
12 months, the Congress has firmly established itself as a platform
the place management isn’t just mentioned, however redefined.
Beneath the theme “Past Now – Creating What Lives
On,” this 12 months’s version moved past surface-level
inspiration, inviting contributors to confront deeper questions of
legacy, intention, and worth. What do we stock ahead? And what
will nonetheless matter years from now?
The occasion opened and closed with remarks from Tatyana
Mikayil, founding father of SHE Congress, whose phrases captured the
essence of the gathering: “We aren’t right here to chase what’s
pressing — we’re right here to construct what issues. A mono world has no
future. In a time of polarised narratives and inflexible
expectations, SHE Congress makes one factor clear — true progress
comes not from separation, however from collaboration. Can we cease
combating with one another, and begin respecting one another’s area,
selection, and energy?”
Professor Hijran Huseynova mirrored on the broader societal
affect of the platform:
“SHE Congress has as soon as once more demonstrated the significance of
collective accountability in constructing a extra inclusive and
respectful society. Schooling, financial alternative, and the
capacity to make knowledgeable selections usually are not solely girls’s points — they
are issues of nationwide growth. When girls are outfitted and
supported, total communities thrive. The power of this Congress
lies in its capacity to deliver collectively various voices with one
widespread objective: to create significant, lasting change.”
Among the many strongest moments had been speeches of Gunay Jalilova,
Deputy CEO of Yelo Financial institution, Shirin Aliyeva, Chief Authorized and Knowledge
Technique Officer of Azercell Telecom and naturally panel of the
“Forex of Affect” that includes Yasemin Bedir, Division President at
Mastercard; Umut Shayakhmetova, CEO of Halyk Financial institution; Natia Turnava,
Governor of the Nationwide Financial institution of Georgia; and Gular Pashayeva,
Deputy Governor of the Central Financial institution of Azerbaijan — a high-level
dialog that underscored how values-driven management
interprets into lasting financial and social change.
This 12 months’s Congress was made attainable due to the help of
devoted companions — firstly the Heydar Aliyev
Centre, whose ongoing dedication to tradition, innovation,
and dialogue continues to raise SHE Congress 12 months after 12 months. We
additionally prolong our honest gratitude to Yelo Financial institution,
Mastercard, Bosch,
Azercell, Baku Media Centre whose
perception in legacy-driven management has formed the very basis
of this occasion. These usually are not simply logos, they’re co-builders of
change.
Because the day got here to an in depth, it left behind greater than
dialog — it left behind intention. The sort that doesn’t fade
with applause, however grows into motion. As a result of the true affect of
management is just not what we are saying right now — it’s what nonetheless echoes
tomorrow.
