RAFFLES CITY CONVENTION CENTRE
2 STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE 178882
Monday, 3 August 09
| 9:00am |
APEC Digital Economy Forum for Women
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| 7:30pm |
Welcome Dinner @ Raffles City Convention Centre |
Tuesday, 4 August 09
| 8:00am |
Registration (Light breakfast will be provided) |
| 9:00am |
Official Opening
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Welcome address
Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports
Chairperson of the 14th APEC WLN Meeting Steering Committee |
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Opening address
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore |
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| 10:00am |
Tea Break |
| 10:30am |
Congratulatory Remarks by
H.E. Ambassador Michael Tay
Executive Director, APEC Secretariat |
| 10:35am |
Opening of Plenary Session by
Ms Chua Sock Koong
Chairperson of the 14th APEC WLN Meeting |
| 10:45am |
Report from Peru on outcomes of 13th WLN Meeting |
| 11:00am |
Keynote Address
"
Women in APEC: Challenges & Aspirations for the Future"
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Professor Chan Heng Chee
Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States |
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| 11:20am |
Plenary Session
“Women and Sustainable Development in APEC”
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Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ms Chua Sock Koong
Chairperson of the 14th APEC WLN Meeting
Group CEO, SingTel |
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| 12:45pm |
Networking Lunch
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Host: Mrs Lim Hwee Hua
Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport |
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| 2:30 pm |
Plenary Session
“Women in Business”
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Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mrs Josephine Teo
Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh Group
Representation Constituency, Singapore
Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress |
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| 4:30pm |
Tea Break |
| 5:00pm |
Discussions and Drafting of the 14th APEC WLN 2009 Recommendations |
| 7:30pm |
Dine Around Singapore |
Wednesday, 5 August 09
| 9:00am |
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
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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Panel Discussion |
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| 9:45am |
Tea Break |
| 10:15am |
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Workshop 1: Women in the Knowledge Economy |
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Workshop 2: Women in Tripartism and Social Enterprise |
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Workshop 3: Work-Life Integration |
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| 12:30pm |
Networking Lunch
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Host: Ms Grace Fu
Senior Minister of State for National Development and
Senior Minister of State for Education |
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| 2:00pm |
Workshops Reports |
| 3:30pm |
Tea Break |
| 4:00pm |
Presentation of the 14th APEC WLN 2009 Recommendations and Acceptance of the Report
Closing Ceremony
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| 7:30pm |
Gala Dinner @ Ritz-Carlton
Guest-Of-Honour, Mrs S R Nathan, Patron
Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations
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Thursday, 6 August 09
| 9:00am |
Visits to Places of Interest (Optional) |
