Global Summit of Women 2009
Program (with Speeches)
Santiago, Chile
May 14-16

Wednesday, May 13
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   Summit Registration  
  Thursday, May 14
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Summit Registration  
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Pre-Summit Ministerial Roundtable: “Public/Private Sector Partnerships:  Advancing Girls and Women’s Economic Opportunities”

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Pre-Summit Session: Doing Business with Chile

Bruno Philippi, Presidente, SOFOFA (Chile)

 Hon. Maria Olivia Recart, Undersecretary of Finance, Chile

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Opening Ceremony
Hon. Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, Vietnam

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception and Dinner
  Friday, May 15
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.  Networking Breakfast           
Plenary Sessions

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 

Megatrends in the World’s Economy Post-Meltdown; Profile of Latin American/Caribbean Women

Mica Selman, Presidente, AmericaEconomia

Myra Buvinic, Director, World Bank Group (Chile) Presentation in English

Myra Buvinic, Directora, Grupo del Banco Mundial (Chile) Presentacion en Español

10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. 

Vice Presidents’ Forum:  Defining a New Political Leadership Paradigm

 

11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. 

Ministerial Best Practices in Business and Government Partnerships Advancing Women

12:00 p.m.-- 1:15 p.m Luncheon Networking
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Luncheon Program: Dialogue with Women Entrepreneurs

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break

Breakout Sessions

2:45 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.   

Entrepreneurial Track: Second Chance:  Overcoming Fear of Failure

Ingrid Antonijevic, Presidente, ADIN S.A. (Chile)

Leah Brown, President, A10 Clinical Solutions (USA) Speech

 

Microenterprise Track:  Microenterprise Sales and the Internet – Do’s and Don’ts

Constanza Diaz Carvajal, CEO, Hecho Para Ti (Chile)

 

Leadership Development Track:  Taking Risks and Its  Role in Career Growth

Adriana Mendizibal, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Mexico and Central America, Herbalife (Mexico)

Krista Walochik, CEO, Norman Broadbent (Spain)

Issues Track:  Engaging Young Women and Girls in the Technology Industry

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Entrepreneurial Track:  Is Social Responsibility Separate From Entrepreneurship?
Angela Ossa, Founder and Majority Owner, Target DDI (Chile) Presentation in English

Angela Ossa, Fundadora y Propietaria mayoritaria, Target DDI (Chile) Presentacion en Español

Nancy Gomez, Founder and President, Eve-olution Foundation (France)

Rosa Ester Salazar, Directora, SafeBody (Chile)

 

Leadership Development Track :  Understanding and  Developing an Effective Leadership Style
Manuela Artigas, Partner, McKinsey & Company Brazil

 

Issues Track :  Media and How it Defines Women in Business
Solange Montiero, Editora Ejecutiva, AmericaEconomia (Chile)

Monica Smiley, Publisher, Enterprising Women Magazine, (USA) Speech

 

Special Session:  YOUTH FORUM

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.  Global Women’s Leadership Awards and Gala Dinner
  Saturday, May 16
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.  Networking Breakfast           

Plenary Sessions

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility
Daniela de Fiori, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Wal-Mart Brazil Presentation in English


Daniela de Fiori, Vicepresidente, Responsabilidad Corporativa y Sostenibilidad, Wal-Mart Brasil Presentacion en Español

Maud Pagel, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom

Julio Malo, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Peru Speech
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Women CEO Forum:  Lessons from the Global Corporate Crises for the 21st Century Economy

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.  Luncheon Networking
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Luncheon Program:  Combating Violence Against Women – Public and Private Sector Initiatives

Susan Heaney, Global Director, Corporate Responsability, Avon Products (USA)

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  Break

Breakout Sessions

2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.  Entrepreneurial Track:  Gauging Your Business’ Export  Readiness
Maxine Westaway, Executive Director, The International Alliance for Women (Canada)

  Microenterprise Track: Scaling Up: Moving Microenterprises to Mainstream Business
Amanda Ellis, Lead Specialist, Gender Action Plan, World Bank Group (Australia)


Melanie Harteveld Becker, Co-Director, Pambili Foundation (Namibia) Powerpoint Presentation

Melanie Harteveld Becker, Co-Director, Pambili Foundation (Namibia) Speech
  Leadership Development Track:  Effective Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Issues Track :  Women and Wealth Creation:  Women’s Investment Funds
Louisa Mojela, Group CEO, WIPHOLD (South Africa)

Zouera Youssoufou, Head, GEM Program, International Finance Corp. (USA)

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Entrepreneurial Track :  Exit Strategies for Business Owners – When is the Right Time to Sell?

Veronica Gonzalez, Vicepresidenta, Camara de Comercio de Santiago (Chile)

Monica Smiley, Publisher, Enterprising Women Magazine, (USA) Speech

 

Microenterprise Track :  Assessing Microentrepreneurship and its Impact on Women

Leadership Development Track:  Becoming Comfortable with Negotiating      
Celina B. Realuyo, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense Univeristy (USA)

Carolina Schmidt, Managing Director, Compania de Alimentos CCU S.A. (Chile)

Victoria Cardenas Simons, Managing Director, Boyden Institute (Chile)

 

Issues Track:  Business Ethics:  Moving Beyond the Bottom Line

Ponni Subbiah, Vice President, Global Access, Emerging Markets, Pfizer, Inc. (USA) Speech
   
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Closing Ceremony
Dra. Olga Georgina Martinez, Mexico
7:15 p.m. – 8:45.m. Closing Reception


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