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WLN 2009 – Resource Materials

4 June 2010 By

RAFFLES CITY CONVENTION CENTRE

2 STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE 178882

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC facilitates economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Formed in 1989, APEC now has 21 member economies, spanning four continents. This year, Singapore is honoured to host the APEC meetings which include the 14th Meeting of the Women Leaders Network (WLN). This network comprises more than 400 women leaders in business, academia, government, and non-government organisations from the 21 APEC Economies.

The WLN has grown in size and influence since its first meeting in 1996. Each year, the WLN presents approved recommendations to APEC ministers and leaders on the inclusion of gender perspectives and women's enterprises in the APEC agenda.

Monday, 3 August 09 

9:00am APEC Digital Economy Forum for Women
Click here for a more detailed programme.
7:30pm

Welcome Dinner @ Raffles City Convention Centre

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

Tuesday, 4 August 09

8:00am Registration (Light breakfast will be provided)
9:00am Official Opening

• 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
   
• Opening address 
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
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"

• Professor Chan Heng Chee (bio)
Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States
11:20am Plenary Session 
“Women and Sustainable Development in APEC”

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ms Chua Sock Koong
Chairperson of the 14th APEC WLN Meeting
Group CEO, SingTel

• Ms Mayra Buvinic (bio)
Director
World Bank Group
   
• Ms Inés Alberdi (bio) 
Executive Director
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
   
•

Dr Young Sil Han (bio)
President
Sookmyung Women’s University – Korea

(This session included an interactive video-conference with students of the Sookmyung Women’s University as a pilot for WLN.)
12:45pm Networking Lunch

• Host: Mrs Lim Hwee Hua 
Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport
2:30 pm Plenary Session 
“Women in Business”

•

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mrs Josephine Teo 
Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh Group
Representation Constituency, Singapore
Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress

• Ms Kirsten Sayers 
Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner – Singapore
ASEAN Investment Commissioner
Australian Trade Commission
   
• The Honourable Helena Guergis (bio)
Minister of State (Status of Women) – Canada
   
• HE Laura Albornoz 
Minister of Women’s Affairs – Chile
President of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States
   
• HE Zhen Yan 
Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation – China
   
• Ms Keiko Takegawa (bio)
Deputy Director-General for Gender Equality – Cabinet Office Japan
   
• Mrs Irina Gorbulina 
President of the Russian Academy of Business – Russia
   
• HE Issara Somchai (bio)
Minister of Social Development and Human Security – Thailand
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”

• Special Guest Speaker
Dr Noeleen Heyzer (bio)
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
 
• HE Dr Meutia Farida Hatta Swasono (bio)
State Minister for Women Empowerment – Indonesia
   
• The Honourable Secretary Esperanza Cabral 
Department of Social Welfare & Development – Philippines
   
• HE Wang Ju-hsuan (bio)
Minister of Council of Labour Affairs – Chinese Taipei
   
• Ms Anita Botti (bio)
Deputy Director
Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues – USA

 
9:45am Tea Break
10:15am
• Workshop 1: Women in the Knowledge Economy
• Workshop 2: Women in Tripartism and Social Enterprise
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Workshop 3: Work-Life Integration

“Women in the Knowledge Economy” “Women in Tripartism and Social Enterprise” “Work-Life Harmony”
Ms Jessica Tan (bio)
MP for East Coast Group Representation Constituency Managing Director – Microsoft Pte Ltd Singapore		 Mdm Halimah Yacob (bio)
MP for Jurong Group Representation Constituency 
Deputy Secretary-General – National Trades Union Congress		 HE Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa (bio)
President – Vietnam Women’s Union
Dr Patrice Braun (bio)
Deputy Director Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness University of Ballarat – Australia		 The Honourable Justice Annabelle Bennett AO 
Pro-Chancellor of the Australian National University and Judge of the Federal Court of Australia		 Ms Claire Chiang (bio) 
Senior Vice-President – Banyan Tree Holdings Limited 
Chairperson of The Employer Alliance -Singapore
Ms Cynthia Kiang (bio)
Director of Trade Development Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs – Chinese Taipei		 Ms Pacita Juan (bio)
Founder Figaro Coffee Company – Philippines		 Ms Teresa Lim (bio)
Managing Director IBM – Singapore
Dr Chonchanok Viravan (bio)
Immediate Past President Business and Professional Women (BPW) International -Thailand		 Ms Elim Chew (bio)
Director, Social Innovation Park Ltd and Founder and President, 77th Street – Singapore		 Ms Myrna T.Yao (bio)
Chairperson, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women -Philippines
Dr Young Hai Park (bio)
Adviser, Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association – Korea		 Francine Whiteduck (bio)
Founder, Whiteduck Resources Inc – Canada		 Ms Ellen Galinsky (bio)
President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute -USA

 
12:30pm Networking Lunch

• Host: Ms Grace Fu 
Senior Minister of State for National Development and 
Senior Minister of State for Education
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
7:30pm Gala Dinner @ Ritz-Carlton

Guest-Of-Honour, Mrs S R Nathan, Patron
Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations

Thursday, 6 August 09 

9:00am Visits to Places of Interest (Optional)
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