Ministerial Roundtable Agenda

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Press Briefing

Presenters:
Irene Natividad, President, Global Summit of Women
Truong My Hoa, Vice President, Vietnam

10:00-11:00 a.m.
Best Practices I

Introduction: Irene Natividad
Moderator: Paula Dobriansky, Undersecretary of State, U.S. State Department

Presenters:
Gerri Elliott, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft
Thi Bang Tam Le, Chair, State Capital Investment Corporation and Deputy Minister, Vietnam
Farkhonda Hassan, Secretary-General, National Council of Women, Egypt
Monique Meche, Senior Managing Director, Global Policy and Government Affairs, Cisco Systems

11:00-12:00 noon
Best Practices II

Moderator:
Jonina Bjartmarz, Minister of Environment, Iceland
Presenters:
Kathy Bushkin-Calvin, Executive Vice President and COO, U.N. Foundation
Ursula von der Leyen, Minister for Families, Women, Youth and Seniors, Germany
Heidemarie Wieczoreck-Zeul, Minister Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

12-12:30 p.m.
Break

12:30- 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Begins

1:00-2:00 p.m.
Best Practices III (through Lunch)

Moderator:
Farkhonda Hassan, Secretary-General, National Council of Women, Egypt
Presenters:
Linda Alexander, Vice President, Women’s Health, Digene Corp.
Kirsi Sormunen, Vice President and Head of Environment Activities, Nokia

2:00-4:00 p.m.
Mini-Roundtables

EXECUTIVES:

Gambia: Isatou N’jie-Saidy, Vice President
Vietnam: Truong My Hoa, Vice President

HONORED GUESTS:

Congo: Joséphine Mayuma Kala, Former Minister, Women’s Affairs
Georgia: Nino Burjanadze, Speaker, Parliament
Iceland: Jonina Bjartmarz, Former Minister of Environment
Philippines: Delia Domingo-Albert, Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Germany
Philippines: Myrna Yao, Chair of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women