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Global Summit of Women 2012

 

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RHODES EXCURSION

Join the Post-Summit Trip to Historic Rhodes 
June 3-6, 2012

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The Old City of Rhodes - a UNESCO World Heritage Site


The Citadel - the Grand Master's Palace in Rhodes



Birdseye View of Lindos, Rhodes -- Village, Acropolis, and Beaches


The Lindos Acropolis

 


2012 Sponsors

GREEK
SPONSORS

National Chamber
Women Network

Chamber of Professionals
of Athens

American-Hellenic
Chamber of Commerce

National Organization of Small
and Microenterprises

General Secretariat
for Gender Equality,
Ministry of the Interior

International
Sponsors

            2012                Media Partners


 




















 


2012 GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN
Athens, Greece
MAY 
31 - JUNE 2, 2012

    WOMEN: The Engine of
    Economic Growth

       Boosting the world’s economies
       Increasing opportunities for all
       Developing a new breed of leadership
       Making technology more accessible
       Engendering peace worldwide
 

      Join 1,000 women leaders from every corner of the world to share winning strategies to advance women’s economic lives and to ensure global prosperity

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Breaking Greek Myths

To view video breaking "Greek Myths", click here.

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See Who is Joining The 2012 Summit

Government Leaders CEO's Executives

Hon. Roza Otunbayeva

Former President
Kyrgyzstan

Shumeet Banerji
CEO,
Booz and Co.

 
 Kimberly Admire
Corporate Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, Lockheed Martin (US)  

 

Hon. Nguyen Thi Doan
Vice President
Vietnam

Henryka Bochniarz
President, Boeing Central
and Eastern Europe, Poland 

Rohini Anand,
Senior Vice President and Global Chief Diversity Officer, Sodexo
 

Hon. Rodi Kratsa
Vice President
European Parliament
 

Dick Evans
CEO
Constellium (US)

Julia Brown,
Senior Vice President
Kraft Foods (USA)
 

Hon.
Betty Bigombe
Minister of Water
Uganda
 

Angeliki Frangou

Chairman and CEO,
Navios Shipping, Greece
 

Jeffery Halter,
President
YWomen (USA)
 

Hon. Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula

Minister of Correctional Services
South Africa

Ma. Aurora "Boots" Garcia

CEO, Ciba Capital (Philippines)

Simone Hoyle
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, McDonald's (Australia)
 

Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou
Minister of Social Development
Greece

Rosa Garcia
CEO,
Siemens, Spain

Gaye Hudson,
VP Corporate Communications,
Oracle (UK)
 
 

Hon. Deborah McCarthy
Deputy Assistant Secretary, US State Department
United States
 

Michael Halbye
Regional Leader, Europe, Middle East and Africa, McKinsey and Co. (UK)

Aysegul Ildiniz

Regional Director, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, Intel  
 

Hon. Sithembiso Nyoni
Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises
Zimbabwe

Hafsah Hashim

CEO, SME Corp
Malaysia

Nia Joynson-Romanzina
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, SwissRE



Hon. Liliana Pavlova
Minister of Regional Integration
Bulgaria
 

Sung Joo Kim
Founder, Chairperson and Chief Visionary Officer, Sung Joo Group and Chair, MCM Holdings AG
(South Korea)

Nellie Katsou
Managing Director, Pharmathen (Greece)
 

Hon.
Fatma Sahin

Minister of Family and Social Policy
Turkey

Idar Kreutzer
CEO Storebrand ASA (Norway)
 
Carol Lambert
Ethics and Governance Leader, Deloitte (France)
 


Hon. Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar
Minister of Economic Affairs, Aruba

Vuyo Mahlati
Former Chair of the Board, South Africa Post Office

Ana Maria Llopis
Chair of the Board
Dia Corporation(Spain)
 

Hon. Elizabeth Thabethe
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
South Africa

Gun Nowak
CEO, FACE Stockholm (Sweden)

Muriel Penicaud
Executive Vice President
Danone (France)
 

Hon. Patricia
Espinosa Torres
Undersecretary of Labor, Mexico

Norma Rosenhain
CEO,
Creata (Hong Kong SAR)

Ursula Schwarzenbart

Chief Diversity Officer
Daimler (Germany)
 

Agnieska Kozlowska Rajewicz,
Secretary of State for Equal Treatment,
Poland

Yukako Uchinaga
Chair, CEO, and President
Berlitz Corp. (Japan)

Pia Tischhauser

Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (Switzerland)
 

Hon. Maria Stratigaki
Sec. General for Gender Equality
Greece

Nuria Vilanova
President,
InforPress (Spain)

Ralitsa Vassileva
CNN News Anchor
 

Hon. Zhen Yan
Vice Chair, All-China Women's Federation
China

Maria Vlachou
Co-Founder, Fereikos Gefsis  (Greece)

Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
Chair, Securities Commission, Malaysia
 

 About

Gateway to the economies of South Eastern Europe --- the Balkans -- Athens, Greece serves as the venue for the 2012 Global Summit of Women, the foremost international economic forum for women leaders in business, government, and civil society.

Beyond its historic treasures and vibrant culture, Greece continues to be a leading exporter of aluminum, nickel, copper, and magnesium.  Known for its leading shipping industry, the Summit will feature women shipowners in the program.  Greece's national network of women entrepreneurs is eager to welcome, to connect, and to form partnerships with their global counterparts through formal business-to-business meetings.

 With its reputation as an exciting, fact-filled, hands-on gathering of high caliber participants, the 2012 Global Summit of Women is delighted to bring its global gathering from over 80 countries to Greece.  Given the current economic crisis, the 2012 Summit focuses on the growth areas in the global economy in which women will play a pivotal role.

 Greece


Zappeion - Site of the
2012 Summit Welcoming Dinner


Athens at night



The Greek Island of Santorini

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WEXPO
at the 2012 Summit
Showcase your products or services at the 2012 Summit in Athens at WEXPO
(Women's Expo).


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What the Summit Means to Women

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

"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)

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.
Shahinoor Rahman
Owner, Shanoo's Collection

Bangladesh

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

 "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)

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!

What the Press said about the 2011 Global Summit of Women

"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."
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