A meeting to discuss the role of women in the world, from an open-minded, plural and global perspective.
A forum of debate where we will analyze the role of women in different fields: information technologies, development, finance and business, politics and social life.
In short, a chance to learn and share experiences between actual women, capable of confronting risks and becoming leaders.
Monday 22 October:
16:00-16:45 OPENING
16:45-18:00 Panel A Woman and TIC´s
18:00-19:15 Panel B Doing away with statistics: the leading women
Tuesday, 23 October
09:00. 11:15 Panel C Women and Economics
11:15-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-14:00 Panel Politics and Legislation: Different Approaches in the World
14:00-16:00 Lunch
16:00-18:30 Panel E Mujer, Engine of Growth
18:30-19:00 CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSURE OF THE CONGRESS
Monday, 22 October
Panel A: Women and TIC ´s
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16:45 – 18:00 |
Session 1: Women Development in the Information Society |
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Ms Amparo Moraleda. President and CEO of IBM Spain, Portugal, Israel, Greece and Turkey. *Videoconference Women Development in the Information Society
Ms Inmaculada Sánchez Ramos. Business Development Manager of INDRA. Information Society, an opportunity for women?
Ms Maria Jesús Prieto Laffargue, Telecommunications engineer and Diploma in Business Administration. Vice-President of World Engineering Organization. Women and engineering, a reality in the world.
Ms Maria Marced, Former Vice-president of INTEL
Ms Marieta Rivero. Nokia or Ms Maria Calvo Ebay |
Panel B: Doing away with statistics: the leading women
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18:00 – 19:15 |
Session 2: Can the key for success be extrapolated to women in the new millennium? What are we women doing with our leadership? |
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Chair: Ms Rosa María Mateo. Journalist and winner of the 2nd AEP (Business and Professional Women Association) award
Ms Margarita Salas. Biologist, member of the Spanish Royal Society of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences; member of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language.
Ms Pilar Martin-Guzman. Professor of Applied Economics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; former President of the INE (National Statistical Institute of Spain). Vice-President of the Eurostat.
Ms Maria Dolores Vila-Coro. Professor of Bioethics and Biolaw at UNESCO. President of the Ethics Committee of the Spanish Commission of the UNESCO. |
19:15 – 19:30 |
Questions |
Tuesday, 23 October
Panel C: Women and Economics
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Session 1: “Balancing” Finances |
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Chair Ms Trinidad Casasús, Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Valencia.
Mr Rodrigo Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Women and finances: views from the International Monetary Fund.
Ms Isabel Giménez Zuriaga. Director of the Foundation for Financial and Stock Exchange Research. The female talent
Ms Chonchanok Viravan. Vice-President of the United Overseas Bank (Thailand). Women and finances: an Asian view.
Questions |
10:30 – 11:15 |
Session 2: “Balancing” Businesses |
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Ms Ana Llopis. Former board member of Open Bank, member of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch bank ABN Amro. Participation of women in the boards of directors.
Ms Cecilia Duque. Managing Director of Artesanía de Colombia, Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia 2007. Businesswoman, from adversity to leadership
Questions |
11:15 – 11:45 |
Coffee Break |
Panel D: Politics and Legislation: Different Approaches in the World
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11:45 – 14:00 |
Session 1: Women and Politics. Current and Future Challenges |
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Chair Ms Rosa Peris, Managing Director of the Institute of Woman in Spain
Ms Carmen Alborch, Spanish MP
Ms Ana Pastor, Spanish MP
Ms Sila Maria Calderón, Former Governor of Puerto Rico
Ms Ségolène Royal, candidate to the presidency of the Republic of France. * Videoconference. |
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Questions |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Meal |
Panel E: Women, Engine of Growth
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Session 1: Successful Businesswomen: philanthropy and solidarity |
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Ms Esther Koplowitz, President of FCC. President of Fundación Ayuda al Desvalido (Foundation of Help to the Underprivileged).
Ms Leonor Melo de Velasco. President of the Fundación Mundo Mujer Popayán (Colombia) (Woman World Foundation) |
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Session 2: Gender mobbing |
17:00 – 17:45 |
Ms. Shere Hite. Historian, researcher and writer |
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17:45 – 18:30 |
Session 3: Silent Revolution of Women |
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Ms Claudia Sanchez Latorre. President of the Institute of Woman of the European University (Rome) Women, enterprises and social commitment
Ms Marcela Lagarde. Advisor of the Gender Programme at the Centre of Interdisciplinary Research on Sciences and Humanities of the UNAM of Mexico. Empowering women. What for and where to. Keys for the transformation
Ms Nuria Chinchilla. Director of the International Center on Work and Family Organizations at IESE Business School. Five limits and five victories to reach balance.
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18:30 – 19:00 |
CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSURE OF THE CONGRESS |
