{"id":30961,"date":"2020-06-25T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T16:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/?page_id=30961"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:07:04","slug":"2008-updated-again","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2008-updated-again\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Global Summit of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-30961\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-30961-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-30961-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 300%;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-43835\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/>2008 Global Summit of Women<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43835 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/summit-logoTRANSPARENTbackground-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hanoi,Vietnam<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">June 5-7, 2008<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWomen and Asia: Driving the Global Economy\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Over 1,000 participants from 72 countries joined the 2008 Global Summit of Women<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Summit Highlights<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"attachment_44405\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44405\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44405 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized24-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized24-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized24-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized24-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan D\u0169ng, welcomed delegates to the Doing Business with Vietnam Forum. Here, he addresses delegates at the Summit\u2019s Opening Ceremony. Seated, from left: Summit President Ms. Irene Natividad and Angela Titzrath-Grimm, Vice President, Daimler AG<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44406\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44406\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44406 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized8-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized8-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized8-1-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2008-resized8-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delegates at the Doing Business with Vietnam Forum. The Forum offered advice for the many Summit delegates interested in doing business with the newest 'Asian Tiger'.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_gallery\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" >\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30961 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chantal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large no-lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chantal.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chantal-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/chantal-320x211.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44430'>\n\t\t\t\tHon. Chantal Compaore, first lady of Burkina Faso speaks at the Opening Ceremony\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/participants-listen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large no-lazy\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/participants-listen.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/participants-listen-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/participants-listen-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/participants-listen-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44431'>\n\t\t\t\tAudience of Summit delegates during the Opening Ceremony\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Summit Awardees <\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table style=\"height: 1427px;\" width=\"1058\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Global Women's Leadership Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"180\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44420\" style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44420 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-2-320x194.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>H.E. Luisa Diogo<\/strong>, Prime Minister of Mozambique, displays her award for Global Women\u2019s Leadership<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"342\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44421\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44421\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44421 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/luisa-diego-320x290.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique<\/strong>, displays her award for Global Women\u2019s Leadership.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vietnam Women's Leadership Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44422\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44422\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44422 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/truong-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/truong-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/truong-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/truong-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/truong-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summit President Irene Natividad (right) and SVP and Chief Diversity Officer of Deutsche Telekom Maud Pagel (center) honor <strong>Former Vice President of Vietnam H.E. Truong My Hoa<\/strong> with Vietnam\u2019s Women\u2019s Leadership Award<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"342\">\n<div id=\"attachment_56742\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56742\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56742 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/award-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/award-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/award-2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/award-2-320x219.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-56742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vietnamese recognition and pride in Vietnam\u2019s Women\u2019s Leadership Award recipient <strong>Former Vice President H.E. Truong My Hoa<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Entrepreneurship Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44424\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44424\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44424 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-2-320x211.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mr. Mitsumasa Kawai, President of General Engineering Co<\/strong>. (Japan), accepts the Entrepreneurship Award for his programs in China Japan and Vietnam aiming to empower women<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"342\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44425\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44425\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44425 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kawai-1-320x197.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrepreneurship Award winner Mr. Kawai with young Vietnamese women entrepreneurs supported by his company<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Entrepreneurship Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44426\" style=\"width: 322px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44426\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44426 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/entrepreneurship.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/entrepreneurship.jpg 480w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/entrepreneurship-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/entrepreneurship-320x235.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Madame Tran Thi Thuy, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)<\/strong> accepts her award<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"342\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44427\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44427\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44427 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3163-VCCI-Chairman-giving-appreciation-medals.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3163-VCCI-Chairman-giving-appreciation-medals.jpg 640w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3163-VCCI-Chairman-giving-appreciation-medals-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3163-VCCI-Chairman-giving-appreciation-medals-520x359.jpg 520w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_3163-VCCI-Chairman-giving-appreciation-medals-320x221.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the VCCI join <strong>Madame Tran Thi Thuy<\/strong> on stage at the Gala dinner to celebrate<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-30961-0-0-4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Summit Outcomes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table style=\"height: 1060px;\" width=\"1218\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>RAISED:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <em>record $33,000 for victims of natural disasters in China and Myanmar<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>RELEASED:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em> New\u00a0<strong>MasterIndex of Women's Advancement\u00a0<\/strong>by MasterCard at the 2008 Summit<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44433 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/myanmar-after-cyclone-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44434\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44434\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44434 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/georgette-tan-200x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/georgette-tan-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/georgette-tan-200x200-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/georgette-tan-200x200-1-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgette Tan, Vice President, Communications Asia\/Pacific,<br \/>Middle East &amp; Africa, MasterCard Worldwide<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Georgette Tan at the 2008 Global Summit of Women<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">RELEASED:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">GfK Roper Public Affairs' \"<strong><em>Asian Women in the Global Economy: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Rising Opportunities and New Dynamics<\/em><\/strong>\"<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>WELCOMED:<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Partner to the Summit's Global Consortium of Women to End Cervical Cancer: InterAmerican Commission of Women of the Organization of Americans States (OAS)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44436\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44436\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dr.-Xiaoyan-Zhao.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Xiaoyan Zhao, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Research and Consulting, GfK Roper<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44437\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44437\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jacqui.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"202\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hon. Dr. Jacqui Quinn Leandro, Minister of Labor, Public Administration and Empowerment, Antigua and Barbuda, addresses Summit delegates<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Xiaoyan Zhao at the 2008 Global Summit of Women<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Hon. Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leondro at the 2008 Global Summit of Women<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Best Practices Ministerial Award Winners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Mini-Grants for Public-Private Partnerships: Advancing Women and Girls\u2019 Economic Opportunities<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The Summit awarded three $5,000 mini-grants to economic development projects around the world initiated by the following Ministries:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 305px;\" width=\"1482\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">South Africa<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Mexico<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44415 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dr.-Jacqui-Quinn-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44416 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hon.-Elizabeth-Thabathe-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"210\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44398 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patricia-espinosa-torres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patricia-espinosa-torres.jpg 200w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patricia-espinosa-torres-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patricia-espinosa-torres-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Presented by: Minister Hon. Dr. Jacqui Quinn Leandro, <strong>Minister of Labour, Public Administration &amp; Empowerment\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"208\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Presented By: Deputy Minister Hon. Elizabeth Thabathe, <strong>Department of Trade and Industry<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Presented by: Hon. Patricia Espinosa Torres, Undersecretary of Labor, <strong>Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Program Title: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Partnership and Opportunities for Employment (POE)<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/index.php\/2008-global-summit-of-women-hanoi-update\/ministerial-roundtable-winning-best-practices\/\"><em>click to read more<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Program Title: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Promoting Girl Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/index.php\/2008-global-summit-of-women-hanoi-update\/ministerial-roundtable-winning-best-practices\/\"><em>click to read more<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Program Title: <strong><u>Child-Care Program<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/index.php\/2008-global-summit-of-women-hanoi-update\/ministerial-roundtable-winning-best-practices\/\"><em>click to read more<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What the Press is Saying<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44411 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/thanhnien-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/thanhnien-logo.png 152w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/thanhnien-logo-150x83.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>ThanhNien Daily<em><br \/>\n<\/em>June 6, 2008<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thanhienn-news-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Leading Ladies: Women are key agents and drivers of change in the global economy\"<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-44412 \" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/viet-nam-news-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/viet-nam-news-logo.png 225w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/viet-nam-news-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/viet-nam-news-logo-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Viet Nam News<em><br \/>\n<\/em>June 6, 2008<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Vietnam-News-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Global women's summit attracts 900 to Viet Nam\"<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-30961-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-30961-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">2008 Summit Links<\/h3><div class=\"menu-2008-summit-links-container\"><ul id=\"menu-2008-summit-links\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-31132\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-31132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2008-updated-again\/\"><center><strong>2008 Summit Home Page<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-57032\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-57032\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/scan0055.pdf\"><center><strong>Program Agenda<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12901\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12901\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/global-members-and-international-partners\/\"><center><strong>2008 Global Members and International Partners<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12903\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12903\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/2008-summit-grants\/\"><center><strong>2008 Summit Grants<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12912\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12912\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/ministerial-roundtable-agenda\/\"><center><strong>2008 Ministerial Roundtable<\/strong><\/center><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"8\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\" ><div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-30961-0-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">2008 Sponsors<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44407\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-1.jpg 203w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-1-75x300.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44408\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-2.jpg 212w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-2-89x300.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44409\" src=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-3.jpg 196w, https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/New-2008-Sponsor-3-79x300.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-30961-0-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What Participants are Saying...<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s Summit was tremendous.\u00a0<em><strong>I so enjoyed participating and realize each year the blessing you are bringing the planet with the Global Summit!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0It is truly an honor to be included and thank you again for the opportunity to share!\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Yvonne Boice, CEO, Fugazy International Travel, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first time at the Summit and I was\u00a0<em><strong>very deeply impressed by the highest profile of the participants, professionalism and talent of the presenters, wonderful atmosphere of creativity and enduring feeling of sisterhood<\/strong><\/em>. Everything was very well organized and thought through to make it the\u00a0<em><strong>most memorable event of the year<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Elena Fedyashina, Executive Director, The Committee of 20, Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the \u201cI am so glad I attended \u2013<em>\u00a0<strong>you put on something extraordinary\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2013 it was class act!\u201d<em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>-Gita Patel, Director Trapezia, Stargate Capital Management Limited, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cAt what other conference, seminar or summit could I\u00a0<em><strong>have my picture taken with women from Mongolia,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0talk about the\u00a0<em><strong>current events in South Africa<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from women who are living it everyday, and have several\u00a0<em><strong>offers from Vietnamese women<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to make me a traditional Ao Sai!\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Lisa R. Mitchell, Vice President and Manager, Wells Fargo Bank, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cI especially appreciate the\u00a0<em><strong>heart-warming solidarity and enthusiasm<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>of the people I have met during the meeting, as well as the experiences and conviction they have shared with me.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>-Phuong Nguyen, CEO, Viet Capital, Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2008 Global Summit of Women Hanoi,Vietnam June 5-7, 2008 \u201cWomen and Asia: Driving the Global Economy\u201d Over 1,000 participants from 72 countries joined the 2008 Global Summit of Women Global Women&#8217;s Leadership Award Vietnam&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30961","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30961"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57052,"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30961\/revisions\/57052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globewomen.org\/globalsummit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}