14TH WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK MEETING
RAFFLES CITY CONVENTION CENTRE
SINGAPORE
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Outcomes of 13th APEC WLN Meeting
A Report from Peru |
“Women in APEC: Challenges & Aspirations for the Future”
A Keynote Address
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Professor Chan Heng Chee (bio)
Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States |
Plenary Session
“Women and Sustainable Development in APEC” |
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Ms Mayra Buvinic (bio)
Director
World Bank Group |
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Ms Inés Alberdi (bio)
Executive Director
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) |
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Dr Young Sil Han (bio)
President
Sookmyung Women’s University - Korea
(This session will include an interactive video-conference with students of the Sookmyung Women’s University as a pilot for WLN.) |
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Plenary Session
“Women in Business” |
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Ms Kirsten Sayers
Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner – Singapore
ASEAN Investment Commissioner
Australian Trade Commission |
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The Honourable Helena Guergis (bio)
Minister of State (Status of Women) - Canada |
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HE Laura Albornoz
Minister of Women’s Affairs - Chile
President of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States |
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HE Zhen Yan (bio)
Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation - China |
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Ms Keiko Takegawa (bio)
Deputy Director-General for Gender Equality - Cabinet Office
Japan |
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Mrs Irina Gorbulina
President of the Russian Academy of Business - Russia |
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HE Issara Somchai (bio)
Minister of Social Development and Human Security - Thailand |
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Wednesday 5 August 2009
Plenary Session
“Weathering the Storm: Advancing Women’s Economic Opportunities in the Current Financial Climate” |
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Special Guest Speaker
Dr Noeleen Heyzer (bio)
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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| 9:20 am |
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