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Join women business and government leaders worldwide As They...

Salute two decades of this unique global economic forum;

Hear from the best and the brightest minds worldwide;

Exchange strategies for advancing women’s economic opportunities;

Draw inspiration from women’s ingenuity, creativity and strength; and

Connect with women who are changing every corner of the world.

 BE PART OF THIS EXCITING EVENT IN A DYNAMIC  CITY:

 **** BEIJING, CHINA ****

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The 2010 Summit Participants to Date:
Government Officials
   

IRELAND

Honorable Mary Coughlan
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment

VIETNAM

Hononorable Nguyen Thi Doan

Vice President 

Tanzania
Her Excellency Salma Kikwete
First Lady
Government Ministers
Cameroon
Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa nee Obama
Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family
BULGARIA
Lilyana Pavlova
Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
CHINA
Hong Cheng
Beijing Deputy Mayor
(Rank of Vice Minister)
EGYPT
Dr. Farkhonda Hassan
Secretary-General
National Council for Women and Member of Parliament
INDIA
Krishna Tirath
Minister of State for Women and Child Development
JAMAICA
Marlene Malahoo-Forte

Minister of State of foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
JORDAN
Maha Khatib
Minister of Tourism
KHAZAKHSTAN
Gulshara Abdykalikova
Minister of Labor and Social Protection
LIECHTENSTEIN
Aurelia Frick
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cultures, and Justice
MALYSIA
Ng Yen Yen
Minister of Tourism
MEXICO
Patricia Espinosa-Torres
Undersecretary of Labor
NAMIBIA
Marlene Mungunda

Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
PHILIPPINES
Delia Domingo-Albert
Ambassador to Germany and Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs
SLOVENIA
Alenka Kovšca
State Secretary for Education and Sport
SOUTH AFRICA
Regina Mabudafhasi
Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
SOUTH AFRICA
Thandi Tobias
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
UGANDA
Jennifer Byakatonda Namuyanga
Minister of State for Water
ZIMBABWE
Sithembiso Nyoni
Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises
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Business Leaders:  CEOs

Henryka Bochniarz

CEO

Boeing, Central & Eastern Europe Region

Wei Sun Christianson
CEO

Morgan Stanley
China
Shenan Chuang
CEO
Ogilvy & Mather Group China

Dick Evans

Former President

and CEO

Alcan, Inc.

USA

Sakie Fukushima

CEO

Korn/Ferry Japan

Ilene Gordon

Chairman, President, & CEO

Corn Products International, Inc.

USA

Hong Huang
CEO China Interactive Media
Group

Sung-Joo Kim

CEO

MCM, Inc.

South

Korea

Mike Kuchenbrod

President

ITT China and India

Yang Lan

Media personnel and Co-Owner

Sun Television Cybernetworks

China

Scott Price
President and CEO
Wal-Mart Asia

Ann Sherry

President and CEO

Carnival Australia

Marjorie Yang

Chairman and CEO

Esquel Group

Hong Kong SAR

Executives
Martha Heitzmann
Vice President
Research & Development
Air Liquid
France
Siv Hellén
Advisor to the President
Chief Compliance Officer
Nordic Bank
Finland

Marilyn Johnson
Vice President

     Market  Development

IBM

USA

Birgit Klesper

VP Corporate  Communications and
Corporate Responsibility

Deutsche Telekom Germany

Wan Ling Martello

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Global.com Wal-Mart International

USA

Kathleen Matthews 
Executive V.P. Global Communications  & Public Affairs
Marriott International USA
Erin Nelson
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Dell Inc
USA

Marcia Silverman

Chairman

Ogilvy Public  Relations Worldwide

USA

Mardia van der Walt-Korten
Managing Director, Vice President, Corporate Customers
South Africa

About the Summit

Summit Archives 20 Years of Excellence:  Click Here to Learn About Past Summits

An Explanation of the Global Summit of Women: 
Featuring Summit President Irene Natividad on PBS' Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal. 

SUMMIT PRESIDENT

MISSION STATEMENT

What the Summit Means to Women


"Participating in the Global Summit in Chile was a fantastic experience. The warmth and receptivity of the women there was inspiring."
  
 Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (USA)
 
"Congratulations on a highly successful event. My 'take-aways' are substantial, and will take several days to digest...It was a pleasure and a privilege to form part of the Leadership panel on risk taking, and to share and learn from others."
 
Krista Walochik, CEO, Norman Broadbent (Spain)
 
"It was a pleasure and honor to be able to participate in this summit. I admire Irene Natividad's dedication, commitment and leadership to 'change the world'."
 
Adriana Mendizabal, Vice President and General Director, Herbalife Mexico
 

Click here to read more testimonials!

The Global Summit of Women Invites:

  • Women entrepreneurs of businesses of all sizes

  • Women professional and governmental leaders who want to connect with their counterparts worldwide

  • Business executives

  • Women leaders of NGOs focusing on economic development

  • Heads of microenterprise development organizations

  • YOU!

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About China


* Fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years

* Average annual GDP growth rate above 10%

* Chinese women are an essential component of China's growth--making up 45.5 % of the work force

Click here to learn more about China's Economy, the women of China and about Beijing!
2009 Summit
Santiago, Chile 

 

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