APEC DEW 2009 will precede the 14th APEC WLN Meeting and it will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre on August 3rd (from 8.30am to 6.00pm). The Forum is organised by the Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center of Sookmyung Women’s University of Korea in partnership with the Singapore Federation of Business & Professional Women (Singapore). It is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea and hosted by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of Singapore.

The theme of APEC DEW 2009 is “Sustaining the Successful Leadership Role of Women in ICTs”. This underscores the importance of developing the ICT capability of women leaders so as to enhance women’s role in info-com technology. Distinguished speakers will share their insights and research on women’s role in ICT capacity-building and skills development, and on fostering an ICT-enabled environment and supporting policies. They will also share best practices and case studies.

For more information, please visit www.apecdew.org.

August 3, 2009 (Monday)

8:30am	Registration
9:00am	Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks • Dr. Young Sil Han, President, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea Welcome and Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour • RADM(NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), Singapore Congratulatory Remarks • H.E. Amb. Kim JoongKeun, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Singapore • H.E. Amb. Michael Tay, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat, Singapore
9:40am	Photo-taking Session
9:45am	Tea Break
10:00am	Keynote Speech: The iN2015 Masterplan - Singapore: An Intelligent Nation, A Global City, Powered by Infocomm • Ms. Tan Kar Joo, Senior Director, Government Cluster Group, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)
10:20am	Session Ⅰ: Research Chair : Dr. Young Hai Park, Regional Coordinator-Asia Pacific, Business & Professional Women International, Korea • Ms. Irene Boey, Director, Integral Solutions (Asia) Pte Ltd, Singapore • Dr. Dong Ju Choi, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea
11:00am	Session II: Capacity Building and Skills Development Chair : Mr. Andrew Wong, Chief Executive Officer, MIRC Incubator Pte Ltd, Malaysia • Dr. Heejin Lee, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, Korea • Dr. Jacob Shi-Min Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tamkang University, Chinese Taipei
12:00pm	Networking Lunch
2:00pm	Session III: Fostering ICT-enabled Environment & Supporting Policies Chair : Dr. Nona S. Ricafort, Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines • Dr. Pushpendra Rai, Acting Director and Head of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Office in Singapore • Ms. Aurora Rubio, Head, ITU Area office for south East Asia, Indonesia
3:00pm	Session IV : Best Practices Chair : Dr. Patrice Braun, Deputy Director, Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC), University of Ballarat, Australia • Ms. Jessica Tan, Member of Parliament for East Coast Group Representation Constituency; Managing Director, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd, Singapore • Ms. Elizabeth Benham, President, BPW International, USA
4:00pm	Breakout Session: Formulation of Forum Recommendations
5:00pm	Tea Break
5:15pm	Closing Session Presentation of Forum Recommendations Closing Remarks • Dr. Dong Ju Choi, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center, Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea • Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore Photo-taking Session
5:45pm	End
6:00 pm - 7:00pm	High-Level Meeting Chair : Ms. Barbara Bauer, President, GlobalSight Partners, USA
7:30 pm	14th APEC Women Leaders Network (WLN) Welcome Dinner • Raffles City Convention Centre