AFA is a global and diverse network of professional women, experts from different fields, dedicated to creating a platform for economic empowerment of women, their professional affirmation and active involvement in creating the future of equal opportunity.
AFA connects corporations, investors, institutions and government to make AFA women’s network available to as many women as possible, and provide them with the opportunity to cooperate, share knowledge and experience, develop and use all their potentials and actively participate in creating a better society.
We can do so much together
AFA Network
AFA is an expanding and diverse professional network dedicated to the engagement of women, and committed to their professional and personal growth through cooperation, knowledge and experience exchange.
Our community is made up of successful, motivated and passionate professionals from various industries and in different stages of their careers: ground-breakers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, artists, board members, and visionaries but also, alumnae and students.
Join AFA network, connect and broaden your influence by opening new possibilities. All women are welcome! No membership fees, just fill in the questionnaire and choose the level of your involvement – whether you would like just to receive information or initiate or actively participate in projects… all options are open!
How we started
“A-list women“ project in 2014, conducted a survey in cooperation with the Faculty for Media and Communication in Belgrade with support of Elle magazine and Atlantic Group, involving 2000 participants from different fields (middle and top level corporate structure) with the goal to examine obstacles in their career development and promotion.
Conclusion was women complete three times more tasks including housework and family obligations, lack of networking and solidarity between women, double standards for women and men.
“Women A-list” forum in October 2014 gathered 100 influential women from different fields, where the need for creating an organisation for the economic empowerment of women was strongly identified.
In January 2016, AFA association with support of the Embassy oF US in Belgrade, launched a platform “AFA network” in order to make the platform accessible to all women.
AFA Executive Board of Corporate Partners
Jelena Galić
CEO and chairwoman of the executive board at AIK Banka
Anja Ivana Milić
Co-founder, CEO
Višnja Filipović
Business Development
dr Jasmina Knežević
Founder
Kristina Matić
PR & Marketing Coordinator
Marija Krstić
CEO
Ivana Kampel
Manager for Corporate Communications
Hilde Van Criekinge
Corporate Communication Manager
Branka Pudrlja Durbaba
Senior Market Director
Jelena Vlajković
Marketing Director