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Summit President Irene Natividad
opens 2011 Global Summit of Women joined by Turkey's
Minister of State for Women Selma Aliye Kavaf, First
Lady of Namibia Penehupifo Pohamba, First Lady of Turkey
Emine Erdogan, Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Thi
Doan, First Lady of Malaysia Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah,
and Vice Chair of All China Women's Federation Meng
Xiaosi.
Global Women's Leadership Award
Winner Mr. Ban Ki-Moon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
receives 2011 Global Women's Leadership Award from the
Summit's International Planning Committee. Mr.
Ban is the first man to receive the Summit's highest award. To see a video honoring the Secretary
General, click here. "In terms of women’s empowerment and
gender equality, I know that there are still many, many more
things to do, many more miles to travel, but this award makes me
much more motivated and committed to work together with you when
we will be able to say that this world is fair and harmonious
and balanced in terms of gender balance." To read the Secretary General's speech at
the Summit, click here Women CEOs Discuss
Trends Affecting 21st Century Workforce IHT
Executive Editor Alison Smale leads discussion
at Summit's CEO Forum. Participating in the CEO Forum are
Carina Szpilka, CEO of ING Spain, Serpil Timuray,
CEO of Vodafone
Turkey,
Rosa Casillas Gonzalez,
General Manager of Lexmark International in
Mexico,
and
Dato’
Hazimah Zainuddin, Founder and Director of Hyrax Oil
Sdn Bhd in
Malaysia. "Leading Diversity from the Top" 2011 Summit Plenary Discussion with
Former CEO of Alcan Dick Evans; Umran
Beba, Asia Pacific President of PepsiCo; Wendy
Murdock, Chief Payment Integrity Officer, MasterCard;
Johan Raslan, Chairman of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia; and Ali Faramawy,
Vice President, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft Istanbul Stock Exchange Market Open
Kicks Off Summit
Summit
President and CWDI Chair Irene Natividad in front of the
Istanbul Stock Exchange "Big Board"
For the first time in Turkish
history, over 100 women ring the bell to open the
Istanbul Stock Exchange
Summit Delegates
PepsiCo's Asia-Pacific Regional President Umran Beba
with Pepsi's delegation of women managers participating
in the 2011 Summit.
Delegation of 60+ members of
Chinese Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Istanbul.
Spanish Delegation at the Welcoming Dinner
Greek delegates -Host of 2012
Summit
Ministerial Roundtable
Ministers exchanging ideas on
Public/Private partnership programs developed in their own
countries. ..
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about the 2011 Summit *
From the IHT:
"Creating more economic
opportunities for women like Mrs. Cigdem is among the
goals of the 2011 Global Summit of Women meeting through
Saturday in Istanbul as a sort of Davos for women,
mirroring the annual gathering of world economic leaders
at the Swiss resort. Held for the first time in Turkey,
the conference is taking place in a country where women,
once they find jobs, often struggle to stay in them." To read the entire
article,
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From Hurriyet:
"Asian participants made
a strong showing at a key women’s summit in Istanbul,
reflecting Asia’s rising clout in global affairs, while
the turmoil in North Africa appeared to have kept many
people from that region away.
More than a third
of the 1,000 female participants in the 2011 Global
Women Summit, dubbed the “Davos for Women,” are from the
Asian Pacific region. Host country Turkey has the
highest number of participants, 200, in the event, which
is being held in Istanbul from May 5 to 7 and has drawn
attendees from 81 countries."
"The Women's Summit...was a
symbol of a worldwide understanding which -- using
economic relations as its point of departure --
conspires to bring together women from all over the
world to form an enormous public-private partnership for
long-term change."
Hon. Ursula von der Leyen, Minister for Labor,
Germany
"It was impressive to meet so
many prestigious and high-ranking women from all over
the world who have a strong commitment to business and
diversity. It was not any one specific presentation or
session at the Summit that informed me, but returning to
my day-to-day business, I felt energized to make the
difficult decisions that are part of my work because of
the commitment and empowerment that I drew from the
Summit from so many women leaders."
Ursula Schwarzenbart, Director of Global
Diversity, Daimler AG
“Seeing
one thousand people from 81 countries in a room is
impressive. It is even more impressive when you consider
that the topic of discussion is women, women’s
representation and development,”
Umran Beba, President, Asia Pacific Region, PepsiCo
Thank you very much for arranging another
Global Summit of Women successfully. It is really a true
and effective international forum and platform for women
across the world, where we can share our thoughts,
feelings and experiences globally. Thank you once again
for giving me opportunity to deliver my presentation in
that august gathering.
It has been my
pleasure to have been with such an amazing team of great
women that made things happen no matter what. The summit
was inspiring for me and I truly appreciate that you
made me a part of it.
Deniz Misir, Area Director, Netherlands
Foreign Investment Agency
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