BRICS CCI Launches Global Mentorship to Empower Women Entrepreneurs

The BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced a commitment to help women business owners expand internationally through mentorship. Its Global Women Leadership Mentoring Program connects female leaders from BRICS nations to share skills and access new markets. The initiative was highlighted by BRICS CCI Women Empowerment President Ruby Sinha at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The program complements another focus on Women in Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship, which will be featured at an upcoming Women's Summit.

Key Points: BRICS CCI Mentorship for Women Entrepreneurs at Davos

  • Global mentorship for women entrepreneurs
  • Fostering cross-border business collaboration
  • Focus on innovation, science, and entrepreneurship
  • Program launched at BRICS Summit in Brazil
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BRICS CCI to foster cross-border ties for women entrepreneurs via mentorship programmes

BRICS CCI announces global mentoring program at WEF Davos to help women entrepreneurs expand businesses across international borders.

"promote cross-border collaboration amongst various women entrepreneurs, helping them expand their geographies - Ruby Sinha"

Davos, January 21

The BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday announced its commitment to help women business owners grow their work beyond local borders. Through the Global Women Leadership Mentoring Program, female leaders from countries such as Brazil, Russia, and South Africa connect to share skills and help them reach new international markets.

Ruby Sinha, President, BRICS CCI Women Empowerment, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, said: "As the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we run quite a few programmes like the Global Women Leadership Mentoring Program, where we are in touch with most of the BRICS Plus nations and their bodies like from Brazil, Russia, South Africa and we see quite a lot of interest because what we would like to promote is cross-border collaboration amongst various women entrepreneurs, helping them expand their geographies, expand their horizons beyond just their local settings and the other aspect that we're really working very closely on is a programme that we launched globally at the BRICS Summit in Brazil is Women in Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship, which is also the focus of our Women's Summit in March, where we have a lot of global delegates coming down."

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is being held from January 19 to 23, 2026, at Davos-Klosters, welcoming nearly 3,000 participants from over 130 countries, including a record number of world leaders, CEOs, innovators and policymakers, under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue."

World leaders from government, business, civil society and academia will convene in Davos to engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities. The call for bold collective action makes the meeting particularly relevant. India is pitched as one of the world's fastest-growing renewable energy markets at Davos. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi urged global investors to partner in India's rapid clean energy expansion at the event.

- ANI

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Arjun K
Great to see India playing a leading role in such forums. Cross-border collaboration is key for our MSME sector, especially for women-led enterprises. The focus on innovation and science is also very timely.
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Sarah B
While the intent is commendable, I hope the program ensures real, actionable mentorship and doesn't just become another networking talk-shop. The proof will be in tangible success stories from tier-2 and tier-3 cities in India, not just metro-based entrepreneurs.
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Rohit P
Connecting with markets in Brazil, Russia, South Africa... this has huge potential for our handicrafts, textiles, and tech services. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳 Hope they also address challenges like export documentation and payments which are big hurdles.
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Meera T
As a woman in STEM, I'm particularly excited about the 'Women in Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship' program mentioned. We need more such platforms to bridge the gap between research and marketable products. All the best to the team!

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