2000 APEC Women Leaders Network (WLN) Meeting
SMEs as Global Traders
Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam
18 – 20 June 2000
- Visit the official website of the 5th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting at www.apec2000.gov.bn/wln/
- SMEs as Global Traders, the proceedings of the 5th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting can be downloaded here (PDF, 3.8MB).
OPENING CEREMONY
Opening Remarks
Datin Hajah Edah Hj Mohd Noor
President, Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam
Co-Advisor, APEC WLN 2000 Meeting
Keynote Address and Official Opening
HRH Princess Hajah Masna Binti Almarhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
PLENARY I: SMEs
Overview: Status Update of SMEs in APEC
Ms Zenaida Gonzales-Gordon
President of Gordon Enterprises (Philippines)
Financing SMEs
Ms Euleen Goh
Group Head of Sales, SCB (Singapore)
Enhancing Strategic Alliances in SMEs
Mr Timothy Ong
Chairman, APEC Business Advisory Council
Chairman, Asia Inc and Deputy Chairman, National Insurance Company (Brunei Darussalam)
Chair: Dato Nor Azah Awin
Rapporteurs: Dy Kamilah Hj Md Hanifah
Dy Faridah Dato Hj Talib
Dy Masni Hj Mohsin
Coordinator: Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen
SESSIONS
The State and SMEs – Enhancing Governmental Capacity to Serve SMEs
Dato Nor Azah Awin (Malaysia)
Chair: Ms Anamah Tan
Rapporteur: Dy Chu Wee Ken
Coordinator: Dy Hijh Feridah Hj Abang Zen
Signficant Roles of Women Entrepreneurs in Economic Development
Dr Suryani Motik
President, Indonesia Women’s Business Associatin (Indonesia)
Chair: Zenaida Gordon
Rapporteur: Dy Teo Siew Yean
Coordinator: Dy Hijh Feridah Hj Abang Zen
WORKSHOP: GLOBAL SMEs
Facilitator: Diana Abruzzi (SMEs as Global Traders)
Founder and Executive Chairman, Federation of Commerce and Industry (Australia)
Chair: Datin Hjh Gayah Kamariah Hj Shafie
Rapporteur: S Palanca
Coordinator: Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen
PLENARY II: HRD
Key HRD Issues for APEC Women
Ms Dana Peebles
Kartini International (Canada)
Institutionalising a Global Network of Training Programmes and Skills Development
Vijayakumari Kanapathy
Senior Analyst, Institute of Strategic & International Studies (Malaysia)
Chair: Dr Shirley Lim
Rapporteurs: Kathryn McInteer (Chief)
Dy Hjh Shireen Hj. Mustapha
Dy Hjh Rosliah Hj Hasbollah
Coordinator: Dy Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha
SESSIONS
Creating an Enabling Environment: Government and Private Sectors
Wu Hung-yuk (Anna), JP
Chairperson, Equal Opportunities Commission (China)
Chair: Dana Peebles
Rapporteur: Dy Hasnah Hj Azri
Coordinator: Dr Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha
Managing HRD in the Information Age
Ms Kathryn McInteer
Strategic Information Systems Manager
Ministry of Commerce (New Zealand)
Chair: Vijayakumari Kanapathy
Rapporteur: Dy Hjh Jamilah Hj Md Yusof
Coordinator: Dr Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha
WORKSHOP: STARTING E-COMMERCE FOR SMEs
Facilitator: Dr Dorothy Riddle (E-Commerce Challenges for Professional Services SMEs)
President and CEO, Service Growth Consultants (Canada)
Chair: Laina Greene
Rapporteur: Dk Hjh Zarinah Pg Hj. Jeludin
Coordinator: Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman
PLENARY III: IT/E-COMMERCE
E-Commerce in Developed Economies
Rosemary Brisco
Founder and CEO, WomenAsia.com (USA)
Strategic Alliances Between the Private Sector and Civil Society
Rosanne Wong
Katrini International (Canada)
Economic Opportunities of E-Commerce
Laina Raveendran Greene
Managing Director, Get IT Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Chair: Janet Stetnzel Pearce
Rapporteurs: Dr Dorothy Riddle (Chief)
Dy Zainab Dato Paduka Hj Alikham
Dy Fauziah Md Hussain
Coordinator: Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman
SESSIONS
E-Commerce in SMEs
Janet Stenzel Pearce
Executive Director, PECC Telecommunications and Information Industries Forum (California, USA)
Chair: Marina Wong
Rapporteur: Dy Tiew Siew Chin
Coordinator: Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman
E-Commerce: The Asian Experience
Rameshwari Ramachandra
Managing Director, Technowledge Asia Pte Ltd (Singaproe)
Chair: Rosemary Brisco
Rapporteur: Dy Hanita Hj Hussein
Coordinator: Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman
PLENARY IVA: THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS: THE ASEAN EXPERIENCE
Shelley Siu
Founder and Managing Direotor, Shelley Siu International (Singapore)
Doan Thi Minh Chau
President, Minh Chou Trade and Tours Co, Ltd (Vietnam)
Dy Hjh Sharifah Noor Syed Ibrahim Altahir
Founder and Managing Director, Nusa Laila Puteri School (Brunei Darussalam)
Chair: Dr Dewi Motik Pramono
PLENARY IVB: THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS: OTHER (NON-ASEAN) EXPERIENCES
Maria Cristina Rizo
Patron Velarde
Advisor to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Peru)
Karolee Wolcott
Proprietor/Manager of a sheep farm (Australia)
Young Ai Chung (Angela)
Owner, Dukyoung International Ltd (Korea)
Chair: Dr Jannie Tay
PLENARY V: RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Co-Chairs: Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny
Datin Paduka Hayati Pehin Hj Salleh
CLOSING CEREMONY
Closing Remarks
Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny
Chair, Organising Committee for APEC WLN 2000 Meeting
Presentation of Resolutions and Recommendations
Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny
Chair, Organising Committee for APEC WLN 2000 Meeting
Official Closing
Datin Hjh Edah Bt. Mohd Noor
President, Council of Women, Brunei Darussalam
Advisor, APEC WLN 2000 Meeting
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Workshop on the Analysis and Evaluation of Sex-Disaggregated Data
Dr Victoria Velkoff
US Bureau of Statistics
The Future of WLN
Andrina Lever
Co-Founder, WLN
President, Lever Enterprises
Gender-Related Developments in APEC, 1995-2000
Professor Chang Pilwha
Chair, APEC SOM AGGI
