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Images from the Summit...
2001 Photo Gallery
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Anne Sherry, CEO of Westface
Bank of New Zealand, Amanda Ellis, head of the GEM program at the
International Finance Corporation of the World Bank, and
Nepalese delegate N. Shresta at the 2001 Hong Kong Summit.
Young women entrepreneurs
from Junior Achievement International at the 2001 Hong Kong
Summit.
Two of Fortune’s “International
Power 50,” Marjorie Yang and Sung Joo Kim.
South African Deputy Minister
of Trade and Industry, Lindiwe Hendricks, and Hong Kong Equal Opportunity
Commission Chair Anna Wu with Summit President Irene Natividad.
2001
Honorary Co-Chairs
Nguyen Thi Binh,
Vice President, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Astrid Fischel, First Vice President, Republic
of Costa Rica
Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe, Vice President, Republic of Uganda
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Global Summit of Women 2001
Hong Kong, China
SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2001
From Left:
First Row: Pansy Ho, CEO, Shun Tak Holdings; Anna Wu, Chair, Hong Kong
Equal Opportunities Commission;
Lindiwe Hendricks, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Second Row: Carrie Yao, Hong Kong Secretary for Information Technology and
Broadcasting; Nguyen Thi Binh, Vice President of Vietnam; Irene Natividad,
Summit President
(Photo courtesy of Networking
Magazine, October 2001)
What was presented ...
2001
Program
Key note presentation by
H. E. Nguyen Thi Binh,
Vice President of Vietnam
Other
Presentations
Who Participated...
"As
a first time participant- and be assured, I will come again- it was
as much an emotional as an intellectual experience to meet such
outstanding women. The personal encounters and contacts with
these women have given me motivation, new ideas and impetus for my
own professional life."
-Henrietta J. Rieck (Consul), Consulate-General of the Federal
Republic of Germany (Hong Kong)
Parade of Leaders
Economies Represented
Meet the Largest Delegation
What the press is saying...
"Women Leaders to Hold Global Summit in Hong Kong"
"Vocal Force Eyes Change"
"Women's Summit Discusses Digital Divide"
"Global Summit of Women 2001 draws participants from 50
countries"
"Breaking into the Boys' Club: Asian Women
Take the Reins at Many of the Region's SMEs"
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Summit Sponsors
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Platinum Sponsors
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United States Agency for International
Development (USAID)
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Gold Sponsors
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Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.
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Motorola, Inc.
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Silver Sponsors
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Merck Sharp and Dohme (Asia) Ltd.
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Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
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Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau,
HKSARG
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Home Affairs Bureau, HKSARG
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Health and Welfare Bureau, HKSARG
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Bronze Sponsors
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Esquel Group of Companies
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Exxon Mobil
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Royal Dutch Shell Oil Co.
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Mr. Charles Lee Yeh-kwong, GBS, JP
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Mrs. Rita Liu
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Ms. Ann Chiang Lai Wan
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Supporters |
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BBC World
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DHL
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Hill & Knowlton Asia Ltd.
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Hong Kong Tourist Association
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Hong Kong University
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Radio Television Hong Kong on Internet
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Roper Starch Worldwide
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South African Airways
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Westpac Banking Corporation
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World Trade Magazine
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United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM)
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