“Public/Private Sector Partnerships Advancing Women’s Economic Opportunities”
Thursday, MAY 20
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Networking
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Press Briefing
Irene Natividad, President, Global Summit of Women
H.E. Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice President of Vietnam
Hon. Song Xiuyan, Vice President and first Member of Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation, Vice President of the Working Committee of Women and Children under the State Committee
H.E. Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Ministerial Best Practices I
Moderator: Hon. Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Minister of State for Community and Youth, Singapore
Presenters:
Hon. Meng Xiaosi, Vice President and Member of the Secretariat,, All China Women’ Federation and
Hon. Chen Xiaoya, Vice Minister of Education, China
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues, U.S. State Department
Hon. Patricia Annie Kaliati, Minister of Gender, Children & Community Development, Malawi
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Corporate Best Practices
Presenters:
Wing dar Ker, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Greater China Region, Microsoft Customer Service and Support
Mike Kuchenbrod, President, ITT China & India
Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Center, UNDP
Billie Williamson, Partner, Ernst & Young Americas
12:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Break
12:15 – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Program: Ministerial Best Practices II
Moderator: Jonina Bjartmarz, Former Minister of Environment, Iceland
Presenters:
Hon. Carolina Schmidt, Minister for Women (SERNAM), Chile
Hon. Patricia Espinosa Torres, Undersecretary of Labor, Mexico