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June
10, 2006 (Saturday) |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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WEXPO’s Official Opening
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9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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Pre-Summit Ministerial Roundtable (Open to Ministers
Only)
“Public/Private Sector Partnerships” |
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5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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Opening
Ceremony Cairo Convention
Center |
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Speakers |
Farkhanda Hassan,
Secretary-General, National Council for Women (Egypt)
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Irene Natividad,
President, Global Summit of Women |
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Susanne Mubarak,
First Lady of Egypt |
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My Truong Hoa,
Vice President of Vietnam |
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Parade of Business Leaders |
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Musical Performance:
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Abdel Halim Noweira Troupe |
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Welcoming Reception and Dinner;
Location:
The Pyramids of Giza
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JUNE 11, 2006 (Sunday) |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
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PLENARY SESSIONS:
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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Economic Profile of Women in the Arab Region
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Speakers:
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Heba Handoussa, Lead Author, National Human Development Report |
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Xiaoyan Zhao, Vice President, GFK Roper (Germany)
with Mansour el Ganaday, Managing
Director, Gfk Market Insight
(Egypt) |
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10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. |
Report from the Ministerial Roundtable: Public/Private Sector Partnerships in Advancing Women’s Economic Progress
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Moderator: |
Gerri Elliott, Corporate Vice President, Public Sector, Microsoft (U.S.A.)
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Ministerial Co-Chairs:
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Fatima Al-Balooshi,
Minister of Social Affairs (Bahrain)
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Farkhonda Hassan,
Secretary-General, National Council of Women (Egypt)
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Henrietta Holsman Fore, Undersecretary of State (U.S.A.) |
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Lindiwe Hendricks,
Minister of Forestry and Water Works (South Africa)
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Evgeniya Koldanova,
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)
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Aysha Abdel Hady,
Minister of Labour and Manpower (Egypt)
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Marie-Pierre Rokhayatou
Sarr, Minister of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Microfinance (Senegal)
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Sponsored by Microsoft |
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Program: “Growing a Business: A Dialogue
with Women Enterprise Leaders”
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Moderator: |
Valerie Morris, CNN Correspondent |
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Opening Remarks:
Marilyn D. Johnson, Vice President, Market Development, IBM (U.S.A.) |
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Panelists: |
Mariles Casto, Chair, Casto Travel (U.S.A.) |
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Hosna Rachid, Board of Directors, Fine Foods Co. (Egypt)
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Gisele Rufer, President and CEO, Delance Watches
(Switzerland) |
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Sponsored by IBM |
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS: |
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2:15 p.m.- 3:45 p.m. |
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Entrepreneurial Track:
Developing a Brand
for Your Business |
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Moderator: |
Anke Domscheit,
McKinsey and Company
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Speakers: |
Mary Schnack, President, Mary Schnack Media Services
(U.S.A.) |
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Marie Louis Bishara,
Board of Directors, Marie Louis (Egypt) |
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Wanda McKenzie,
Director of SME Market Development,
IBM (U.S.A.) |
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Microenterprise Track:
Financing That
Works: Innovative Strategies |
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Moderator: |
Hoda Sarofim
Sawiris, Sawiris
Foundation (Egypt) |
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Speakers: |
Hanaa el Hilaly,
General Manager, International Cooperation, Social Fund for Development (Egypt)
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Maxine Westaway,
Executive Director, TIAW (Canada) |
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Artemis Toumazi,
Founder and President, Women’s Cooperative Bank of Cyprus (Cyprus) |
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Sponsored by the Social Fund for
Development |
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Leadership Development Track: Successfully Managing
Personal and Business Risks |
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Moderator: |
Sue McDougall,
Commercial and Business Controls Executive, IBM (U.K.) |
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Speakers: |
Amanda Foster, Vice President, Organizational Development, Hudson Highland Group
(USA) |
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Aida Motassem, Board of Directors,
Al Moatasem Marble Company (Egypt) |
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Tess Mateo,
Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (USA) |
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Sungjoo Kim,
CEO, Sungjoo International (Korea) |
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Issues Track: How Trade Can Work
for Women |
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Moderator: |
Ann
Sado, Vice President,
Global Enhancement of Women’s Executive Leadership, GEWEL (Japan) |
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Speakers: |
Katrin Kuhlmann, Senior Vice President, Global Trade Program,
Women’s Edge Coalition (U.S.A.) |
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Marie-Pierre Rokhayatou Sarr, Minister of Female Entrepreneurship and
Microfinance (Senegal) |
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4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Entrepreneurial Track: Surviving
and Learning From Business Failures |
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Moderator: |
Damayanti Vasudevan,
Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion, R.R. Donnelley (U.S.A.) |
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Speakers: |
Maria Estela de Rios,
Co-owner and Executive Vice President,
Orion International Techologies (U.S.A.) |
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Thoraya Helmy, President, Silk in Silk (Egypt)
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Patricia Brister, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (U.S.A.) |
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Ren Lijuan, Chair of the Board, Datong Tian Zhao Grand Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (China) |
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Microenterprise Track:
Finding Mainstream
Markets for Microenterprise Products |
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Moderator: |
Mmabatho Matiwane,
Head of Gender and Women’s Empowerment Unit, Dept. of Trade and
Industry (South Africa) |
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Speakers: |
Anita Ahuja,
Founder, Conserve India |
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Gaylene Smith,
Owner, Organic Products
Trading Co., with Julie Olson,
Executive Director, Cafe Femenino Foundation and Jacob
Winters, Cordaid (U.S.A.) |
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Yomn el Hamaki,
Member of Parliament (Egypt) |
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Leadership Development Track:
Negottiating for Yourself and Your Business |
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Moderator: |
Helena Kauffman,
Director, Eurostudy (Spain) |
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Speakers: |
Alice Dear, Alice Dear & Associates (USA) |
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Mona Zaki,
CEO, Global Strategic Consultants
(Egypt) |
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Issues Track: Moving Women into the Corporate Boardroom: Innovative
Strategies |
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Moderator: |
Elena Morado,
Senior Manager, Global Diversity,Cisco Systems (U.S.A.)
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Speakers: |
Irene Natividad,
Chair, Corporate Women Directors International (U.S.A.) |
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Namane Magau, President, Businesswomen’s Association (South
Africa) |
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Hala el Said, Board Director, Arab African International
Bank (Egypt) |
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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Informal Networking Meetings |
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8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Global Women’s Leadership Awards and Gala Dinner |
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Host: |
Irene
Natividad, President,
Global Summit of Women |
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Awardees: |
2006 Global Women’s Leadership Award: |
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H.E. Suzanne Mubarak,
First Lady, Arab Republic of Egypt
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2006 Egypt Women’s Leadership Award: |
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Yousreya Loza Sawiris,
Secretary-General of Sawiris Foundation |
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2006 Global Summit of Women/Enterprising Women International
Entrepreneur of the Year Award: |
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Artemis Toumazi,
Founder and President, Women’s Cooperative Bank of Cyprus |
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Myrna Yao,
Chair, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
(Philippines) |
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Musical Performance: |
Nile Troupe |
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Sponsored by Women
Executives of the American
Chamber of Commerce Egypt |
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June 12, 2006 (Monday) |
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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
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Entrepreneurial Track: Case Studies in Successful Exporting |
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Moderator: |
Nancy Gomez,
President Eve-olution |
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Speakers: |
Laila Neamatalla, Consultant, Environmental Quality Insurance
(Egypt) |
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Kirsten Bunch, Senior
Program Officer, Aid to Artisans (U.S.A.) |
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Microenterprise Track:
Success Stories in
the Microenterprise World |
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Moderator: |
Judith Rest,
Vice President, International Republican
Institute (U.S.A.) |
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Speakers: |
Ghada Waly, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP (Egypt) with
Sayeda abou el
Einein El Zeini,
Winner, UNDP Service Sector Global Microenterprise Award (Egypt) |
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Soad Saada,
Development Program Specialist, Gender
Advisor, USAID with Hanaa Salah,
Entrepreneur, Ready-made Garments |
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Nawal Feleifal,
Entrepreneur, Tires Distribution (Egypt) |
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Development Track:
Developing and Growing a Long-term
Corporate Career |
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Moderator: |
Damayanti Vasudevan,
Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, RR Donnelley |
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Speakers: |
Joanne Harrell,
General Manager, SMSG Communications, Microsoft (U.S.A.) |
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Noni Allwood,
Senior Director, Human Resources, Cisco Systems. (U.S.A.) |
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Odette Iskander,
President and CEO, Egypt and Middle East Company (Egypt) |
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Issues Track: Special Forum:
Developing Women’s Economic
Leadership in the Arab World |
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Presenter: |
Anissa Hassouna,
Asst. General Manager, Misr Iran Development Bank (Egypt) |
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Discussion Leader: |
Farkhanda Hassan,
Secretary-General, National Council for Women (Egypt) |
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Discussants: |
Sheikha Hessa Saad el Abdallah ai al Salem al Sabah,
President,
Council for Arab Business Women (Kuwait) |
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Fatima Al-Balooshi, Minister of Social Affairs
(Bahrain) |
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Rehab Shabeir,
Deputy Minister for Women’s Affairs (Palestine) |
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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
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Entrepreneurial Track: Creating Strategic Alliances/Joint Ventures |
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Moderator: |
Joy Playford,
Vice President, Business Development Bank of Canada |
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Speakers: |
Bassant Helmi, Project Manager, Global Project Partners (Germany), with Lisa Heerman,
Project Manager |
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Amany Asfour,
President, Business/Professional Women of Egypt |
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Elizabeth Weber,
Director, Edge Development Group (U.S.A.) |
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Leadership Development Track: Effective
Communication Skills: Marketing Yourself |
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Moderator: |
Margarita de Cos,
Major Donors Manager, WWF Spain |
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Speakers: |
Irene
Natividad, Summit
President |
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Beverly Inman-Ebel,
President, Talk Listen Communicate (U.S.A.) |
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Loula Zaklama,
President, Rada Research (Egypt) |
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Issues Track:
Workers’ Voices in
Work/Life Balance |
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Marie Ricciardone,
Foreign
Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State |
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Wendy Papworth, EMEA & U.K., Women’s Leadership Coordinator (UK.) |
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Kathrin Walther, Project Manager, European
Academy
for Women in Politics and Business
(Germany) |
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Patricia Espinosa Torres,
President, National Institute for Women (Mexico) |
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Sadaf Siddique, Project Manager, Imagining Ourselves (India) |
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Hanaa Shams, President, Resonance for Mind & Energy Healing Workshops
(Egypt) |
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Program |
“Redefining Business Leadership and Decision-making Among
Women” |
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Moderator: |
Valerie Morris, CNN Correspondent (U.S.A.) |
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Opening Remarks: |
Sahar el Sallab,
Vice Chair and Managing Director,
Commercial International Bank of Egypt |
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Panelists: |
Deborah Chrapaty, Corporate Vice President, MSN (USA) |
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Isabel Fernandez, GE |
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Iman Hill, Vice President, British Gas (Egypt) |
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Sahar el Sallab
(Egypt) |
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Sponsored by Commercial International Bank of
Egypt |
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PLENARY SESSIONS:
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2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Technology: Engine for Wealth Creation |
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Speakers: |
Ali Furamawy, Vice President for EMEA Region, Microsoft |
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Zeinab Safar,
Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cairo University (Egypt) |
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Sponsored by ITT
Industries |
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4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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A Forum of Women CEOs: “Transforming Your
Company” |
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Moderator: |
Margaretta Noonan, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer,
Hudson Highland Group (U.S.A.) |
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Speakers: |
Merle Okawara, CEO, J.C. Foods (Japan) |
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Sanaa el Banna,
CEO, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (Egypt) |
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Futhi Mtoba, Chairman, Deloitte Southern Africa (South Africa) |
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Cansen Basaran Symes,
Territory, Senior Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Turkey) |
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Sponsored by the Hudson
Highland Group |
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6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Closing Ceremony
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Moderator: |
Noni Allwood , Senior Director, Human Resources, Cisco Systems (U.S.A.) |
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Fayza Abou El Naga, Minister of International Cooperation (Egypt) |
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Speakers: |
Irene Natividad,
President, Global Summit of Women |
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Dr. Abida Al Taie,
Member of Parliament (Eitilaf), Iraq |
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Germany’s Presentation: |
Maud Pagel,
Senior Vice President, Deutsche Telekom |
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Eva Maria
Welskop-Deffaa, Director, Women’s Bureau, Federal Ministry for
Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Children |
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Susanne Ahlers,
State Secretary, Government of Berlin |
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Sponsored by Cisco Systems |
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7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
Closing Reception
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Host: |
Maud Pagel, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Deutsche Telekom (Germany) |
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Sponsored by Deutsche
Telekom and H.H. Brown |
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9:00 p.m.
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(Nile Dinner Cruises) |
