Summit Proceedings
The following presentations have been submitted by speakers at the 2004 Global Summit of Women.
May 27, 2004 (Thursday)
Opening Ceremony
Speakers: Irene Natividad, Summit President
Chung Gyu Hwang, President and CEO, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics
May 28, 2004 (Friday)
Plenary Sessions
The Women of Asia: A Profile B McKinsey Report
Speakers: Dominic Barton, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company/Asia Pacific
The Dynamic Korean and Asia-Pacific Market: Opportunities and Challenges
Speakers: David Richardson, Regional Director, TNS (Korea)
Women’s Leadership in Economic Development: Best Practices
Speakers: From the Moroccan Delegation English French
Ann Sherry, CEO, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia)
Luncheon Program: Report from Ministerial Roundtable
Welcome: Siaou Sze Lien, Senior Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Services Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Ministers: Eun-Hee Chi, Minister of Gender Equality (Korea)
Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning (Mozambique)
Breakout Sessions
Effective Negotiation Skills
Speakers: Ok Nim Chung, Professor, International Relations & the U.N., Sun Moon University (Korea)
Beverly Suek, Business Owner & CEO of the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (Canada)
Innovative Financing for Women Entrepreneurs
Speakers: Siv Hellen, Vice President, Nordic Investment Bank (Norway)
Nhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube, Mjoli Development Group (South Africa)
Simone Desjardins, Senior Vice President, Business Development Bank of Canada
Whajoon Cho, Managing Director, Office of Financial Management, Korea Telecom
Preparing Women for a Technology World
Speakers: Sabina Nawaz, Senior Director, Talent Engagement And Succession Planning, Microsoft (USA)
Suzanne Alfs, Chief Information Officer, GTZ and President-elect, TIAW (Germany)
Shinae Chun, Director, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor (USA)
Sandy Walsh, Manager, Marketing Communication Cisco Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Health Care and the Busy Professional
Speakers: Dr. Safaa el Baz, Assistant Minister of Health (Egypt)
Innovative Marketing Through the Web
Speakers: Amany Asfour, President, Egyptian Businesswomen’s Association (Egypt)
Sungyee Yoon, Vice President, Communication Intelligence TF, Business Development Team, SK Telecom
Using Technology to Grow Your Business/Professional Organization
Speakers: Sharon Baylay, Regional General Manager, MSN ICAN (United Kingdom)
Mi Young Han, President, Korean Women Inventors Association (Korea)
Antoinette Ruegg, President, Business/Professional Women International (Switzerland)
Growing the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs
Speakers: Do-Yoon Byun, President, Seoul Women’s Foundation (Korea)
Hanan Aboul Azm, Director, Women’s Business Centre, National Council of Women (Egypt)
Finding an eMarket for Microenterprise Products
Speakers: Zeinab Safar, Professor of Mechanics (Egypt)
Eun-Ah Lee, CEO, Bobos Company (Korea)
Martina Vahlhaus, Program Manager, GTZ (Germany)
May 29, 2004 (Saturday)
Breakout Sessions
The Do’s and Don’ts of Franchising
Speakers: Soon Jin Kim, CEO, Nolboo Company, Inc. (Korea)
Preparing Microentrepreneurs for the Mainstream Market
Speakers: Khurshid Zafar Haque, Minister for Women (Bangladesh)
Young Sim Kim, CEO, Yoojin Parts Sales Co., Ltd. (Korea)
Going Global: Challenges and Opportunities
Speakers: Nancy V. Gomez, President, Eve-olution Foundation (U.S.A.)
Kaye Crippen, Principal, Asian Markets Research B The Americas (U.S.A.)
Women and Corporate Boards
Speakers: Kyung Yoon, Vice Chair, Heidrick & Struggles (USA)
Successfully Weathering Business Downturns
Speakers: Maryles Casto, President, Casto: The Travel Company (U.S.A.)
Michelle Garnaut, Owner, M Restaurant (Hong Kong)
Young Shil Heo, President, Great Performance Company (Korea)
Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Products and Services
Speakers: Bettina Goetzenberger, President, European Women in Management & Development (Belgium)
Ella Cheong, Chairman of the Board, Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson (Singapore)
Yoon Sun Cho, Kim & Chang Law Office (Korea)
Soh-Keng Tan, Vice President, Managed Services, HP Services Asia-Pacific (Singapore)
Effective Communication Skills: Marketing Yourself
Speakers: Veronique Beltz, Career & Communications Coach, (Germany)
Mikah Lee, Managing Director, Launch Pad Red (Canada)
Work/Life Balance and Child Care
Speakers: Catherine Norton, Director, Norton Consulting Group (Australia)
Paula de Sutter, Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. State Department (USA)
Luncheon Program: Leading With Technology
Panelists: Pansy Ho, Managing Director, Shuntak Holdings (Hong Kong, S.A.R.)
Dounia Taarji, Director General, CDVM (Morocco)
Siaou Sze Lien, Senior Vice President, Hewlett Packard Services (Singapore)
Plenary Sessions
Media’s Role in Depicting Women’s Economic Progress
Speakers: Yoshimi Nagamine, Deputy Editor, News Analysis & Commentary, Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan)
Joanne Lee, President, Star Communications (Korea)
Corporate Best Practices: Creating a Level Playing Field for Women
Speakers: Maud Pagel, Vice President, Human Resources, Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Amina Benkhadra, Director General, ONAREP/BRPM (Morocco) English Français
Katie Spearritt, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Asia-Pacific, Hewlett Packard (Australia)
Sungjoo Kim, President, Sungjoo International (Korea)