2012 Global Forum Agenda

TIAW GLOBAL FORUM and World of Difference Awards Connecting Women – Empowering Change

OCTOBER 17-19, 2012

Washington, DC

Schedule of Events

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Wednesday October 17, 2012

12:00pm. – 2:00 pm. TIAW Member Association President’s Luncheon - Invitation only
6:30 pm. – 8:30 pm. Welcome Reception – United States Botanic Garden Conservatory 245 First Street SW, Washington, DC

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Thursday October 18, 2012

8:00 am. – 7:00 pm. Registration – Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (Networking and coffee until program begins)

8:30 am. – 8:45 am. TIAW Welcome and Opening Remarks - Theater on lower level

8:45 am. – 9:00 am. Welcome: Ruth Goldway – Chairman Postal Regulatory Commission. Co-Founder (WILDS)
Women in Logistics and Delivery Services.

 

9:00 am. - 9:30 am. Early Morning Keynote: Janet Longmore - President & CEO, Digital Opportunity Trust , Canada

9:30 am. – 10:15 am. Keynote Speaker & 2012 World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Candace Johnson - President of three European High-Tech Investment Funds and co-founder of Astra Satellite System and SES Global, France

10:15 am. – 11:00 am. Panel 1: Women Driving Growth: Women on Boards

Governments around the world are looking at the role of Women in Business as a fuel for driving enterprise – both in large corporations as well as entrepreneurship. How can Women in Leadership benefit from this renewed focus on Corporate Board placements – whether as an extension of their corporate path, or as part of their portfolio as entrepreneurs? How can women, and men, champion the transition of women into Board positions? What is the best practice in engaging with entrepreneurial women to a culture of enterprise in large business?

Moderator: Christina Ioannidis – CEO, Aquitude, UK; TIAW VP Marketing

Panelist: Charlotte Sweeney – International Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Nomura International, UK.
Morten Huse – Professor of Management and Organization,
BI Norwegian Business School BI., Norway
Heather Melville – Regional Director, SME London, Cash and International
Trade at Royal Bank of Scotland, UK and co-founder of Astra Satellite System and SES Global, France

Candace Johnson - President of three European High-Tech Investment Funds and co-founder of Astra Satellite System and SES Global, France

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11:00 am. – 11:45 am. Microcredit and the Important Work Being Done to Empower Women: A Case Study: How the Small Enterprise Foundation Microcredit Program has Connected Women and Empowered Change in Limpopo, South Africa

Moderator: Donna Heivilin – Director TIAW Microcredit Program

Panelists: John de Wit – Co-Founder of SEF, South Africa
Margie Armen – TIAW Microcredit Program, USA

Donna Mae Heivilin – A Teens Impression After Visiting the Women in South Africa, USA

Emily Heller – Member of the Microcredit Committee, USA

11:45 am. – 12:00 pm. Break and Networking opportunities

12:00 pm. – 1:00 pm. Lunch is in the Canada Room on the Main Floor

1:00 pm. – 1:45 pm. Interactive Networking activity at the lunch tables
Caroline Ceniza-Levine – Partner, Six Figure Start, USA
Loretta Raider – Principal, The Raider Consulting Group, USA

 

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1:45 pm. – 2:00 pm. Break

2:00 pm. – 2:15 pm. Denise C Evans – VP Market Development, IBM Corporation

2:15 pm. – 3:00 pm. Panel 2: Women in Leadership

Mentorship and sponsorship facilitates learning, development and empowers change. Corporations that are leaders in gender diversity have implemented mentoring programs to help women become aware of their potential and manage their careers
more effectively. Sponsorship, as opposed to mentorship, is also powerful, as implies senior executives taking personal responsibility for creating opportunities for women and acting as their champions. Such initiatives often provide outstanding results in terms of retaining and expanding the female talent pool in corporations. Female entrepreneurs may also benefit from external support in those areas. This panel will give the participants an opportunity to learn important topics related with

these two initiatives in the business world.

Moderator: Teresa Correia de Lacerda – Director, TIAW WIL Program

Leadership Consultant, Researcher and Author, Portugal

Panelists: Corinne Heijn – Founder & President, UnitedSucces, Netherlands
Magda Nowak – Senior HR Director, Pepsico NASA BU,Thailand
Elena Fedyashina – Executive Director, The Committee of 20, Russia

The Honourable Sarmite (Sam) Bulte – Former Member of Parliament, Lawyer, International Consultant and Legal Advisor, Canada

3:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. TIAW Annual General Members Meeting

4:00 pm. – 5:15 pm. FREE Time before Awards Reception

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5:30 pm. – 6:30 pm. TIAW World of Difference Awards Reception Canadian Embassy

6:30 pm. – 9:00 pm. TIAW World of Difference Awards Dinner – Canada Room

The Mandy Goetze 21st Century Award

World of Difference 100 Awards

World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award

8:30 pm. Award Winners – Group Photo on Lobby Staircase

9:00 pm. After dinner networking at the JW Marriott Hotel

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Friday October 19, 2012
(Networking and coffee until program begins)
8:30 am. – 8:45 am. Opening Remarks
8:45 am. – 9:15 am. Opening Keynote – Regional and Global Megatrends Impacting Economic Growth
Cynthia Fryer Steer - Head of Manager Research and Investment Solutions for BNY

Mellon Investment Management, BNY Mellon, USA

9:15 am. – 10:15 am. Panel Discussion: Thinking of Going Global? What’s does the playing field look like for entrepreneurs with changes in the economy, demographics, role of women, forecasts?

Moderator: Lisa Kaiser Hickey – 1st Vice President, President elect, TIAW Chairman, Douglas Printing, USA

Panelists: Dr. Marsha Firestone – President Women Presidents’ Org, USA
Julie Weeks – President and CEO of Womenable, USA
Dr. Amany Asfour – President, Egyptian Business Women Association, Egypt

Karen Bland, Esq. – Director & Counsel, Export Compliance & Contracts, Measurement Specialties Inc., USA

10:30 am. – 11:00 am. Keynote Speaker: Diana Rivington – Director, Gender Equality Between Men & Women, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

11:00 am. – 12:00 pm. Interactive Breakout Sessions – Group Coaching Circles

12:00 pm. – 12:45 pm. Impacts of Changing Technology and Social Media on Doing Business

Moderator: Stephanie MacKendrick – President, Canadian Women in Communications, Canada

Panelist: Janice MacDonald – Co-founder CD Warehouse Inc. CD Warehouse Inc., mymusic.ca , Canada
Leah Eichler – Founder of Femme-O-Nomics, Canada

Kelly Watkins – President, Expressive Concepts, USA

12:45 pm. – 1:15 pm. Global Forum Takeaways

1:15 pm. – 1:30 pm. Conference Closing

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7:00 pm Dine Around (signup sheets will be on the registration desk in the morning)

A Dine Around is paid for by the individual at that time and is a great opportunity to get to get to know other attendees at the Global Forum

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Saturday October 20, 2012

9:00 am. – 11:00 pm. TIAW Board Meeting

7:00 pm. Dine Around

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2012 Global Forum Photo Gallery Link		Administration	10/31/2012
2012 Global Forum Speaker Bios PDF (808.76 KB)		Administration	11/3/2012
2012 Global Forum Awards PDF (194.76 KB)		Administration	10/31/2012
2012 Global Forum Agenda PDF (171.5 KB)		Administration	10/31/2012
2012 Global Forum: Become A Sponsor PDF (362.18 KB)		Administration	10/31/2012
Press Release template for WODA recipients DOC (59 KB)		Administration	11/5/2012
World of Difference 100 Awards Winners Stories DOC (1.37 MB)		Administration	12/5/2012
Entrepreneurship Panel PPTX (2.8 MB)		Administration	11/5/2012
Coaching Circles presentation PPTX (187.91 KB)		Administration	11/5/2012
BNY Mellon presentation PPTX (1.02 MB)		Administration	11/5/2012
Forbes: If You Don't Feel Like You're Bragging... PDF (727.02 KB)  [ more ] [ hide ]		Administration	11/3/2012
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