WDLS-EU announces the Nominees of the European Diversity Leadership (EDL) Honours 2011!
With the EDL-Honours, WDLS-EU will be honouring companies with outstanding and trendsetting strategies, research findings and best practices in leveraging and promoting diversity and inclusion in key leadership positions.
The EDL Honours selection body is composed of former speakers of the World Diversity Leadership Summit Europe - a peer group of respected Diversity Thought Leaders.
WDLS-EU 2011 will be honouring two companies in each of each of the four categories for their outstanding performance in promoting diversity and inclusion.
| Categories | Nominees |
| 1. Creative Leadership | London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Ltd. (UK) Center for Creative Leadership - CCL (Belgium) |
| 2. Multicultural Working Environment | Henkel (Germany/Austria) ICUnet AG (Austria/Germany) |
| 3. Work-Life-Flexibility | IKEA (Austria) Ecker & Partner (Austria) |
| 4. Innovative Research Findings | Universum (Sweden) Mercer/ORC Networks (USA) |
The Host of Honour of the European Diversity Leadership Honours 2011 is the President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ms Brigitte Jank. WDLS-EU 2011 will be taking place under the patronage of the Austrian Federal Minister of European and International Affaires Mr. Michael Spindelegger.
The stunning view from the Modul University on the Kahlenberg Hill just outside Vienna.

The EDL Honours’ Reception will take place on Thursday March 24th at 7:30pm,
at the Vienna MODUL UNIVERSITY of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vienna.
Europe’s next leading Diversity Summit will take place on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th March 2011, in Vienna, Austria.