On the occasion of W@ 5th anniversary, the ‘Five Star Women Competition Professionals’ Survey celebrates notable women competition professionals of different levels of experience and seniority - be they professionals who have inspired you, or whose work and/or skillset you have appreciated or were impressed with.  Below please find a list of competition professionals in Policy, Advocacy & Media in the Brussels Bubble across three tiers:

• Guide Stars – trailblazers who have reached lead roles or have otherwise inspired you with their professional expertise beyond the last five years, and who will typically count some 20 years’ experience
• Shining Stars – women competition professionals who stood out and/or who have made notable professional accomplishments (e.g. promotions to senior roles) in the last five years; these women will typically have a dozen of years’ experience, or more
• Rising Stars – up & coming women competition professionals who you expect to achieve notable professional landmarks in the next five years

The finalists of the Survey in Brussels have received as awards pieces of art by the Brussels-based painter Barbara Pynchon who dedicated three of her paintings for this project:

• The ‘September Memory’,  Acrylic on Paper, 2020
• The ‘Red Stain’,  Acrylic on Paper, 2021
• The ‘Yellow Rectangle’, Acrylic on Paper, 2020