TIAW Global Partnership Forum

AGENDA

Schedule of Events

Saturday November 8th 2008

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	TIAW Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	TIAW/CWC Board VIP Cocktail (By Invitation Only)


Sunday November 9th 2008

8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Delegate Lounge/Check-in & Exhibitors

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	President’s Breakfast Presidents of TIAW Member Networks (By Invitation Only)

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	TIAW Annual General Meeting

CORPORATE Enrichment Stream: Real Tools, Real Learning, Real Growth For women working or interested in a corporate career, these sessions offer inspiration, information, connections and ideas to kick start accelerated career advancement.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Session 1: Branding Yourself Silvia Cambié, Director, Chanda Communications (London, UK); Regional Director for Europe/Middle East, TIAW; Member, International Executive Board, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), takes the mystery out of how to “brand” yourself for success. Learn the strategic secrets that will help you to create a strong image inside and outside your corporation.

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Session 2: Career Coaching - Real Coaching, Real Time Watch a case history unfold as two top-notch career coaches offer real advice to real women on the corporate track. Sara Thompson, Adler Certified Professional Coach (Toronto, Canada) and Lynn Harris, Organizational Development Consultant and Executive Coach, HARRIS (Montreal, Canada)

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Coffee Break - Facilitated Networking

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Session 3: All Aboard! Governance and Career Success Beth Oakes, Executive Vice President, DHR International (Toronto, Canada) tells you why it’s never too early to get governance experience and tells you how to make it happen. She explains why being on boards - from your condo board to Fortune 500 companies - is more a smart advancement strategy than an end result.

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Opening Reception/Cocktail and Silent Auction Preview

7:30 p.m.	Dine Around


Monday November 10th 2008

7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Delegate Lounge/Check-in & Exhibitors

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast and Special Presentation Marit Hoel, Centre for Corporate Diversity (Oslo, Norway) After the Financial Meltdown: The Nordic Model and Why Women are the Key to Economic Stability and Sustainability This special presentation addresses issues related to the worldwide financial markets crisis. Marit Hoel of the Center for Corporate Diversity in Oslo will discuss the Nordic economic model and how its governance approach linking gender and diversity to ethics has created a balanced and sustainable economy. Hear how corporations, economic regions and countries can use today’s financial crisis to build create stable and sustainable economic model for the future.

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Opening: Stephanie MacKendrick, President, TIAW Board, President, Canadian Women in Communications; Maxine Westaway, Executive Director, TIAW Remarks: The Hon. Helena Guergis, Minister, Status of Women, (Ottawa, Canada)

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CORPORATE	Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker Annette Verschuren, President and CEO, The Home Depot, Canada and Asia, (Toronto, Canada) Building an International Brand From huge success in North America, Annette Verschuren is leading the way as The Home Depot takes on the immense potential market in China.

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CORPORATE	Plenary Session: Keynote Speakers Nancy Vonk & Janet Kestin, Co-Chief Creative Officers; Ogilvy & Mather (Toronto, Canada) *Real Beauty, Real Business:* The women behind the Dove Real Beauty campaign give an inside look at the hit advertising strategy that revolutionalized the concept of beauty and body image in marketing to women.

11:30 a.m. - Noon	Break

Noon - 1:45 p.m. TECHNOLOGY	Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Dr David H. Jacobson, PhD, FIEEE, FIET, Director Emerging Technologies, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Toronto, Canada) Tomorrow’s Leading Edge Technology for Today’s Competitive Advantage Not since the printing press has technology created such a fundamental change in society. Understanding how to thrive in a brave new world and find out what’s the next “killer app”.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CORPORATE	Plenary: Panel Do YOU Belong? Exploring the growth of women's affinity groups within global companies Moderator: Pam Dinsmore, Vice President, Regulatory - Broadband & Video, Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto, Canada) Panelists: Kate Laneve, Director of Global Sales Operations, NCR Corporation (Atlanta, USA), Kevin Ruth, Managing Director and Head of Wealth Planning US, UBS (New Jersey, USA); Heidi Crann, Account Executive, EDS (Toronto, Canada) This panel will focus on the value women's affinity networks bring to their companies and to individual career development.

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break - Networking and Delegates Lounge

3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. INFLUENCE	Plenary Session: Panel Building a Better World - Women Using Their Influence Moderator: Hon. Sarmite Bulte, former Member of Parliament, (Toronto, Canada) Running for office and participating in public policy is just one aspect of how women can use their influence to build a better world. This distinguished panel discusses how women can make a difference. Panelists: Senator Celine Hervieux-Payette, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Ottawa, Canada), Monica Silva, Communications Advisor to the Minister, Chilean Women’s National Service (SERNAM) (Chile), The Hon. Madam Justice Julie A. Thorburn, Superior Court of Justice (Toronto, Canada)

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Free Time

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Gala Reception

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	TIAW Gala Awards Dinner & Silent Auction Welcome and Awards Overview: Stephanie MacKendrick *The Marian (Mandy) Goetze 21st Century Award* *Winner: Hannah Sorscher, CFO Citi Cards Canada Inc.* Remarks: Maureen Kempston Darkes, General Motors Group Vice President; President, GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East, (Miramar, Florida) World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Haifa Al Kaylani, Founder and Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum (London, UK)

9:00 p.m.	Dessert Reception


Tuesday November 11th 2008

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Delegate Lounge Breakfast and Keynote Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking Women’s World Banking: A Giant in Microlending to Women The head of the largest microlender to women in the world with 11 million micro-borrowers in more than 50 countries explains why women and microenterprise are the economic engine driving the developing world.

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CORPORATE	Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker Beth D. Wilson, Canadian Managing Partner, Enterprise and Regions, KPMG LLP (Toronto, Canada) Think Global, Act Local: Building an International Career

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Plenary Session: Panel Global Business Roundup Moderator: Doreen Conrad, International Trade Specialist, (Waterloo, Canada) Panelists: Elena Fedyashina, Executive Director, The Committee of 20 (Moscow, Russia); Andrina Lever, Founder and President, Lever Enterprises (Toronto, Canada); Ingrid Antonijevic, President, ADIN S.A., Former Minister of the Economy (Santiago, Chile); Lilia C. Navarrete, President & CEO, OWIT

11:00 a.m.	Remembrance Day - Moment of Silence

11:01 a.m - 11:15 a.m.	Coffee Break - Networking and Delegates Lounge

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Breakout Session: Panel Microcredit Coming soon to a bank near you: Bringing the lessons from the success of Microcredit in the developing world as Microcredit’s importance to women-led businesses grows. *Panelists:* Patricia Foley Hinnen, Founding Executive Director, Capital Sisters International, Chair, TIAW Microenterprise Program (Boulder, Colorado); Dr. Cindy Gordon, CEO, Helix Commerce (Toronto, Canada); Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Breakout Session: Panel Women Entrepreneurs: Success stories From finding capital to building strategy, accessing skills and making connections this panel brings intelligence you can use to reach your business goals. Moderator: Sue Van Der Hout, President, iBloomlive.com (Toronto, Canada); Kimberly King, Co-President, The Peace Company

12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Break

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m	Lunch And Keynote Speaker: Tiziana Casciaro, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) Networking is Not for the Faint of Heart: What Women Need to Know (That Men Don’t) Professional networks are a critical source of power, influence, knowledge, and career success. Women, however, are faced with unique challenges as they develop their professional networks. In this session, you will gain a thorough understanding of where professional relationships come from, and why men’s and women’s networks are systematically different. With this newly gained insight, you will formulate practical strategies to manage more effectively the specific networking constraints women face.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CORPORATE	Plenary Session: Panel Women on Boards: The International View - Change Agents at Work Moderator: Bev Topping, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors (Toronto, Canada). *Panelists:* Marit Hoel, Centre for Corporate Diversity (Oslo, Norway); Kristin McDonough, President, Financial Women’s Association (New York, USA); Thea Miller, Women on Board™ Mentoring Program (Vancouver, Canada), Kathy Conway, TIAW Women on Boards Chair, Senior Manager, Coaching, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Toronto, Canada); Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, Catalyst Inc. (Toronto, Canada)

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Coffee Break - Networking and Delegates Lounge

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. INFLUENCE	Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker Janet Riccio, Executive Vice President, Omnicom Group Inc., (New York, USA) OMNICOM G23 - Women Driving the Global Economy G23 is a groundbreaking agency marketing for women by women. G23’s leader Janet Riccio outlines "The 8 Female Tribes that Power the Global Economy," as she explains the influence of women's economic power, including what and how much they buy as well as their control over purchasing.

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m.	Closing Reception - Presented by Canwest Mingle and be inspired over a glass of wine as successful women share their story and tell us why mentoring works. Featuring Barbara Williams, Executive Vice President, Content, Canwest Media.

Evening	Dine Around