Opening Ceremony with Traditional Vietnamese Drummers.

Opening Ceremony with Traditional Vietnamese Drummers.

Opening Ceremony with Traditional Vietnamese Drummers.

Prime Minister of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung, arrives at the Summit's Opening Ceremony

Summit President, Irene Natividad (left) and Vice President of Daimler AG, Angela Titzrath-Grimm (middle) listen as the Prime Minister of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Tan Dung speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

Summit President, Irene Natividad (left) speaks at the Opening Ceremony with the Vice President of Daimler AG, Angela Titzrath-Grimm to her left.

Hon. Chantal Compaore, first lady of Burkina Faso speaks at the Opening Ceremony.

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Audience of Summit delegates during the Opening Ceremony.

H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique, displays her award for Global Women’s Leadership with Summit President, Irene Natividad.

H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique, displays her award for Global Women’s Leadership.

H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique, displays her award for Global Women’s Leadership.

Summit President Irene Natividad (right) and SVP and Chief Diversity Officer of Deutsche Telekom Maud Pagel (center) honor Former Vice President of Vietnam H.E. Truong My Hoa with Vietnam’s Women’s Leadership Award.

Vietnamese recognition and pride in Vietnam’s Women’s Leadership Award recipient Former Vice President H.E. Truong My Hoa.

Traditional Vietnamese Fan Dancers entertain guests at the 2008 Global Women’s Leadership Awards and Gala Dinner

Mr. Mitsumasa Kawai, President of General Engineering Co. (Japan), accepts the Entrepreneurship Award for his programs in China Japan and Vietnam aiming to empower women.

Ms. Ruriko Nomura reads Mr. Kawai's speech in English for Summit Delegates.

Entrepreneurship Award winner Mr. Kawai with young Vietnamese women entrepreneurs supported by his company

Vice Chair of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mde. Tran Thi Thuy accepts the Entrepreneurship Award from Summit President Irene Natividad.

Mde. Tran Thi Thuy, Vice Chair of VCCI, shares her gratitude with Summit delegates upon accepting the Entrepreneurship Award.

Entrepreneurship Award winner Mde. Tran Thi Thuy.

Traditional Vietnamese Dancers entertain Summit delegates at the Global Women’s Awards and Gala Dinner

Ms. Dong Ruiping, Vice President and Director of External Affairs, ITT China moderates the session on Corporate Social Responsibility: Best Practices

Mr. Johan Raslan, CEO, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Malaysia speaks about Corporate Social Responsibility. Seated: Mr. Peer M. Schatz, Chairman & CEO, Qiagen (Germany) and Hon. Elizabeth Thabethe, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry (South Africa)

Dr. Amany Asfour, President of the Egyptian Business Women Association, poses a question to panelists during a Plenary session.

Herta von Stiegel, Executive Chairman, Stargate Capital Investments (U.K.) prepares to ask a question of panelists.

Summit Delegates

Summit Delegates

Summit Delegate comments on speaker's presentation.

Summit Delegates pose for a photo opportunity.

Ms. Margaretta Noonan, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Hudson Group (USA) moderates the session Women CEO Forum: Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Panelists for the Women CEO Forum: Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region session: Dang Thi Hoang Yen, Chair & CEO, Tan Tao Investment Company (Vietnam); Yasmin Mahmoud, Managing Director, Microsoft Malaysia; Dong Mingzhu, President, GREE Electric Appliances (China); Ann Sherry, CEO, Carnival Australia; Sophia Tong, General Manager, IBM Taiwan and Yukako Uchinaga, CEO, Berlitz International (Japan)

Pfizer's Regional Vice President, Worldwide Pharmaceuticals, Mr. E. Allan Gabor addresses Summit participants at the Luncheon Program: Consequences of Success: Impact on Women’s Health, with Ms. Leslie Mays, Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Pfizer (USA) seated on stage.

Summit Staff and Volunteers

Vietnamese leaders bid the Summit farewell, from left: Minister of Health, Hon, Nguyen Quoc Trieu; Madame Tran Thi Thuy, Vice Chair, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry; H.E. Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice President; and former Vice President Truong My Hoa.

Summit President Natividad recognized Summit Director Mr. Larry Grady (right) for his 10 year 'birthday' with the Global Summit of Women

Top officials from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Madame Tran Thi Thuy, Vice Chairperson, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry gives a final address to Summit delegates.

Hon. Laura Albornoz, Chile's Minister of Women, invites delegates to attend the 2009 Global Summit of Women, which will take place in her country.