María Helena de Felipe

Representing and promoting from different businesses organizations the interests of the small and medium companies in European and Mediterranean institutions. From the European Economic and Social Committee and SMEUnited, working actively on the EU legislative policies proposals.

In the Federation of the Mediterranean Businesswomen Organizations (AFAEMME) I’ve been supporting gender diversity in leading positions and promoting women talent in companies for the last 16 years.

As President of FEPIME, the SMEs organization in Catalonia, holding a Vice-presidency in Foment del Treball, one of the main business employers’ organizations in Europe, being as well one of the Vice Presidents of the Spanish SMES Confederation, CEPYME.

Labour lawyer graduated in Barcelona University ,my core business is FES, a legal consulting company, focused on giving SMEs legal and business advice and representing them in the Courts, from the last 30 years.

Current positions held:

Founder and President of AFAEMME - Federation of BusinessWomen Organizations in the Mediterranean, with 60 members from 23 Mediterranean countries
Vicepresident of SMEunited, European Confederation of SMEs
Chair of SMEunited Legal Affairs Committee
Member of E.E.S.C-European Economic and Social Committee
President of the Euro-Med Follow-up Committee E.E.S.C.
Member of the SOC and REX Sections
Vice-President of CEPYME-SPAIN-Spanish Confederation of SMEs
President of FEPIME-CATALUNYA - Federation of Small and Medium-sized Catalan Employers
Vice-President of FOMENT DEL TREBALL- Federation of Catalan Employers

Member of the Board of Directors of theCEOE-Spanish Confederation of Employers

Adding value to the business world!!!