2010 AGENDA

Downloadable Agenda

Schedule of Events

  Sunday October 24th 2010
   
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Global Partnership Forum Opening Reception - Four Seasons, Windows
   
  Monday October 25th 2010
   
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Delegate Registration - Four Seasons, Ballroom
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome: Diane Morris, President, TIAW Board, London, UK
MaxineWestaway, Executive Director, TIAW, Toronto, Canada
Stephanie MacKendrick, President, Canadian Women in Communications, Toronto, Canada
   
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Opening Keynote: Leading Through Unprecedented Change: A conversation with Sandra Mason, CFO, The Globe and Mail & Chair, CWC National Board of Directors, Toronto, Canada
   
9:50 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Session 1: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
"Key challenges facing entrepreneurs today - financing for today's startups & taking it to the next level"
A panel & roundtable discussion
Moderator: Doreen Conrad, Senior International Consultant, Services Exported Ltd, Waterloo, Canada
Including speakers
Marnie Walker, Owner, 401 Bay Street Center, Toronto, Canada
Selima Ahmad, Chairperson Nitol-Nimoy Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh
   
11:00 a.m. Networking Break
   
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. TIAW World of Difference Awards Luncheon co-hosted by CWC-AFC
Welcome and Awards Overview
The Marian (Mandy) Goetze 21st Century Award
World of Difference 100 Awards 
World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award 
   
2:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Coffee/Networking Break
   
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Session 2: WOMEN ON BOARDS
A panel & roundtable discussion
Moderator: Stephanie MacKendrick, President, Canadian Women in Communications, Toronto, Canada
Including speakers
Cristina Vicini, President, Professional Women International, Brussels, Belguim
Martha Fell, CEO, Women in Capital Markets, Toronto, Canada
   
3:20 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Session 3: MICROCREDIT
Moderator: Dr. Donna Heivilin, Co-Founder, TIAW Microenterprise Development Program, Virginia, USA
Including speakers
Selima Ahmad, Founder & President of Bangladesh, Women Chamber of Business & Industry, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Virginia Robinson, Co-Founder & CFO, TIAW Microenterprise Development Program, Washington, USA
   
4:00 p.m. Evening Reception
   
  Tuesday October 26th 2010
   
9:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks - Park Hyatt Hotel, Roof Top Salon 1&2
   
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Opening Keynote: Teresa Correia de Lacerda, President, European Women in Management Development International Network, Libson, Portugal
"Effective leadership for Corporate Sustainability"
   
9:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Keynote: Christina Ioannidis, CEO, Aquitude, London, UK
"Breaking Gender Stereotypes: how your organization can redress the brain drain and fuel innovation"
   
10:25 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. CORPORATE WOMENS NETWORKS
"Best practices, shared strategies for women's executive advancement"
A panel & roundtable discussion
Moderator: Pam Dinsmore, VP Regulatory - Cable, Rogers Communications Inc., Toronto, Canada
Including speakers
Kathy Conway, Senior Manager, Coaching, PwC Management Services LP, Toronto, Canada
Julie Cork, COO, NuCove, Toronto, Canada
   
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & TIAW AGM
   
12:30 p.m. TIAW Presidents Luncheon (by invitation only) - The Park Hyatt Hotel, Roof Salon
   
2:00 p.m. TIAW Board Meeting - Four Seasons Hotel
   
 

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