• Tour and Luncheon at the Parliament

• Mayor Reception

Orientation: My First Congress

Speaker: Sylvia Perry, Past International President
Room: Revolution 2

This is an orientation for workshop for young BPW and BPW members who attended International Congress for the first time to familiarize themselves with procedures in Congress business session.

Regional Conferences

Africa Regional Conferences
Room: Insurgentes 3
Chair: Dr. Amany Asfour, Africa Regional Coordinator

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
Room: Revolution 1
Chair: Ambica Shrestra, Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator

European Regional Conference
Room: Revolution 2
Chair: Gabriella Canonica, European Regional Coordinator

Latin America and Spanish-Speaking Countries in the Caribbean
Room: Insurgentes 4
Chair: Maria Inez Garcia Bunning, Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator

North America and Non-Spanish-Speaking Countries in the Caribbean
Room: Insurgentes 7
Chair: Monica McNeil, North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator

BPW Proposed Resolutions Workshop
Room: Revolution 1

BPW Proposed Constitutional Amendments Workshop
Room: Revolution 2

Board of Directors’ Meeting

Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Chair: Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, International President

Bus Departure to Opening Ceremony Venue /
Registration for Opening Ceremony at Opening Ceremony Venue for invited guests.

Opening Ceremony of the BPW International Congress
Entertainment
Opening Speeches
Award Presentation Ceremony

• Reports of BPW International Executives

Plenary: Women Power to Make a Difference through Leadership
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Moderator: Fran Donaldson, Chair, Sub-committee of Adjudicators for Power to Make a Difference through Leadership Awards.
Speakers:

• H.E. Annette Lu, former Vice President, Taiwan
• Elisa Pozza Tasca, BPW Italy – BPW Power to Make a Difference - Excellence Business Leader Award
• Anne Marie Desvarieux, BPW Haiti - BPW Power to Make a Difference - Excellence Professional Leader

Business Session II
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Topic:

• Reports
• Resolutions
• Constitutional Amendments

Wealth Creation and Women CEOs
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English-Spanish
Speakers:

• Amanda Ellis, Author of “Women Wealth, Women Business”
• María Elena Arias de Correa, General Director of REKOA and Chair of Woman Commerce Bureau, State of Nayarit, Mexico.
• Dr. Jeong-ok Hur, President of International Convention Center JeJu, Co. Ltd.

Corporate Social Responsibility- To Empower Women Economically
Room: Insurgentes 3
Translation: English-Spanish
Speakers:

• Gabriela Ugarte Esteva, Microsoft Mexico
• Executive of EXXON, Mexico (Yasmin to Confirm)

Testimonies of Work-Life Balance Success
Room: Insurgentes 4
Translation: English-Spanish
Speakers:

• Senator Maria Teresa Ortuño Gurza, Mexico
• Meisa Batayneh Maani, President of BPW Amman, Jordan
• Heidi Forbes Öste, CEO and founder of 2BalanceU, Ltd., Sweden

Testimonies: Individual Development Program (IDP) Leadership Training
Room: Alameda 2
Facilitator: Carolyn Grady, 2006 - 2008 Chair, IDP Task force & Past President of BPW/USA
Speakers:

• Sabine Schmeltzer, President, BPW Switzerland
• Bridgette Engeler Newbury, BPW Australia
• Semiramis Casas, BPW Mexico
• Nadia Munawar, young BPW Pakistan

Intercultural Communication and Win-Win Negotiation Skills
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English-Spanish
Moderator: Nadia Munawar, young BPW Pakistan

• Isinay Kemmler, Kemmler Consulting, Germany and the author of a book on Intercultural communication.
• Lourdes Suayfeta, Attorney at Law, founding partner and managing partner of Suayfeta Consultores, S.C. since 2003.
• Sylvia Perry, Past International President , BPW International

• Dra. María del Cármen Díaz Amador,
  General Coordinator of the National Program of Financing for the Micro Enterprises, National Economy Ministry, México

• Amanda Ellis, Lead Specialist, World Bank Group Gender Action Plan, World Bank

• Amany Asfour, Africa Regional Coordinator and President, BPW Egypt.

Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Room: Insurgentes 3
Translation: English-Spanish
Moderator: Kellie Trantor
Speakers:

• Blanca Judith Diaz Delgado, Senator, Mexico
• Bettina Schleicher, President, BPW Germany
• Masako Hiramatsu, Immediate Past President, BPW Japan
• Juelle-Ann Boyer, BPW California, USA

Success in implementing New Dimensions of Leadership 2005-2008 Triennium Theme
Room: Alameda 2
Responsible:

Dr. Antoinette Ruegg, Immediate Past BPW President and Chair, New Dimensions of Leadership Taskforce

BPW Friends and Fellows Function

Bus leaves Melia Mexico Reforma Hotel to Frida Khalo Blue House
Tour of Frida Khalo Blue House
Dinner

Conflict Resolution and Synergy Creation
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English-Spanish
Speakers:

• Elizabeth Manning, author, "A Leader With a Sense of Humanity is Urgently Needed”, Mexico
• Maria Cristina Cavalli, BPW Argentina

Winning Strategies to Help Women To Help Themselves
Room: Insurgentes 3
Translation: English-Spanish
Moderator: Cecilia Quadri
Speakers:

• Essene Leiis, Past Chair, Elsie Bemand Home for Girls, BPW Jamaica
• Young Hai Park, Past President, BPW Korea
• Dr. Salima Ahmed, President of BPW Pakistan and former Secretary of the Government of Pakistan
• Dulce Magalhaes, BPW Brazil

Advocacy at the UN to Improve the Status of Women
Room: Insurgentes 4
Translation: English-Spanish
Speakers:

• Eva Richter, BPW permanent representative to UN DPI/ New York
• Michele Gerber, BPW permanent representative to World Health Organization.
• Susan O’Malley, BPW permanent representative to UNICEF
• Elena Torres, BPW permanent representative to UNECLAC

Plenary: Women Power to Make a Difference through Advocacy
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Moderator: Dr. Amany Asfour, President, BPW Egypt
Speakers:

• Blanca Heredia, Director, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mexico Centre for Latin America
• Maria Lucia Micher Camerena, Director, Mexico City Women’s Institute
• Faye Gardiner, President, BPW New Zealand,
  Power to Make a Difference #1 Excellent Advocacy Award

Legacies of Women Forum - Dare to Change: Step Into Leadership
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English, Spanish
Moderator: Irene Natividad, Summit President, Global Summit of Women
Speakers:

• Jody Davids, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cardinal Health (USA)
• Patricia Diaz Dennis, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, AT&T, Inc. (USA)
• Maria de Lourdes Sobrino, Founder and CEO, Lulu’s Dessert Corporation
• Maria del Carmen Valencia Martinez, Corporate Vice President for Systems for Wal-Mart of Mexico

The workshop is co-sponsored by Global Summit of Women

Overcoming Pitfalls in Performance Evaluation
Room: Alameda 2
Translation: English – Spanish
Speakers:

• Marilyn Forsythe, Chair of UNIFEM Taskforce and President, BPW Australia
• Kellie Trantor, Attorney at Law and member, BPW Australia

Success Strategies for Women Capacity-Building
Room: Insurgentes 4
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator: Doris Hall, 1st Vice President, BPW Canada
Speakers:

• Beatriz Fett, President, BPW Brazil
• Shanta Sharma, BPW Nepal

Track III workshop

Return on Investment When More Women Become Executives
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English – Spanish
Speakers:

• Liliana Picallo, President, BPW Recoleta, Argentina

Generation Y: The Role of ICT for Leadership
Room: Insurgentes 3
Translation: English-Spanish
Moderator: Rooma Para, Young BPW Chair
Speakers:

• Guillermina Cabral Sudasky, Director of Software Development, Intranets Lab de Mexico
• Lorna Wright, Professor, York University, Canada
• Montserrat Fierro, Young BPW Mexico

Business Session VI
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Topic:

• Resolutions
• Constitutional Amendments

Creative Marketing and Management Strategies
Room: Alameda 2
Speakers:

• Alfonso Vidales Vargas Ocha, General Director, “First to be First,” Training Company
• Bridgette Engeler Newbury, BPW Australia
• Sara Beatriz Louzan Rossi, BPW Argentina

Women & E-Business: Entering the Seven Trillion Dollar Market
Room: Insurgentes 4
Moderator: Young Hai Park, BPW Korea
Speakers:

• E-Business Video presentation from Asia-Pacific Women Information Network Center (APWINC), Sookmyung University, Korea
• Lorna Wright, Professor, York University, Canada.
  Lead researcher and project coordinator of APEC project on Women-owned Business in the digital economy.
• Vladimir Zavala, Country Manager of Sonico.com, the largest social network in mexico for the Women & e-Business.
• Lic. José Luis Sánchez Morales, Commerce Director of Tuaviso e-market company.

Say “NO” to Violence Against Women
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator: Anne Todd-Lambie
Speakers:

• “Violence Against Women Law and Implementation”,
  Dr. Hana Elroy, President, BPW Tel-Aviv Israel.
• “Crisis Center and Shelter for Abuse Women”,
  Patricia Seale, Psychologist and Director of shelter for Abuse Women, Barbados (BPW Barbados is the winner of Gertrude Mongella Award)
• Marielena Morera, President of Mexico United Against Violence Foundation

Business Incubation: Policy & Good Practices
Room: Insurgentes 3
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator: Maria del Carmen Cabrera Cisneros. General Manager of Comercio Internacional Mexicano S.A. de C.V.
Speakers

• Semiramis Casasa Velazquez, BPW Mexico
• Stalo Papaioannou, BPW Cyprus
• Luiz Carlos Barboza, Director of SEBRAE, Brazil
• Rita Assogna, Patent Examiner, European
  Patent Office and member of BPW Germany

Plenary: Women Power to Make a Difference through Action
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Moderator: Susan Jones, Chair of Project Committee and Chair of Sub-committee
of Adjudicator on Power to Make a Difference through Action
Speakers:

• Hon. Patricia Espinosa Torres, Undersecretary of Labor, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
• Rocio Garcia Gaytan, President, National Institution of Women, Mexico
• Naphaphen Vejjajiva, Head of “Give Women a Second Chance Project”, Bangkok, Thailand – winner of Power to Make a Difference - Excellent Project Award – First Prize

The Challenges on the Road to Success for Women
Room: Insurgentes 4
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator: Semiramis Casas, BPW Mexico
Speakers:

• Nora Villafuerte Garza, BANAMEX, Executive Director (2003-2008)
• Barbara K. Howie, Attroney, Howie & Howie Law Firm, New York
• Linda Poole FCIH, Managing Director. Independent Social Enterprises Ltd and member of BPW UK.

The Challenges of International Migration and Employment Mobility
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator: Martha Solimano, Chair, Development, Trade and Employment Committee
Speakers:

• Juan Artola, Chief of Mission, International Organization of Migration, Mexico
• Sujatha Anthony, President, BPW Auckland, New Zealand
• Monica Catani, BPW Argentina
• Graciela de Oto, BPW Argentina

Young BPW Projects – Best Practices
Room: Alameda 2
Speakers:

• Tulsi Bodden, Young BPW Chair, BPW Grand Cayman
• Fabiola Kun, President, BPW Mexico
• Moyra McMahon, President, BPW Ireland
• Daniella Hodgson, young BPW Australia
• Maja Radischewski. Young BPW Basel, Switzerland

Talent Development for Women Executives
Room: Revolution 1
Translation: English – Spanish
Speakers:

• Gabriela Gutierrez, Merrill Lynch, Human Resources Director
• Tuulikki Juusela, Past President, BPW International
• Heidi Forbes Öste, CEO and founder of 2BalanceU

• Susan Jones, Chair, Project Standing Committee, BPW Australia
• Yasmin Darwich, Chair, Public Relations Committee, Mexico
• Livia Ricci, Past International President, BPW Italy (FIDAPA)
• Ambica Shresthra, President, BPW Nepal,
  Power to Make a Difference, #2 Excellent Advocacy Award
• Lic. Lino Renan Villavicencio Garayzar, State Director of CONALEP in charge of Silvia Salazar Salazar Nursing School in La Paz, Mexico.

Women in Business and Environmental Responsibility
Room: Insurgentes 4
Translation: English – Spanish
Moderator / Speakers: Yara Blochtein, Chair, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
Speakers:

• Kellie Trantor, Chair, Legislation Standing Committee
• Lesha Witmer, Chair, Water Taskforce, the Netherlands
• Arzu Ozyol, member of environment committee, president of BPW Ankara, Turkey

Women and Health: Is Success Worth Dying For?
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Moderator: Faye Gardiner, Chair, Health Committee
President, BPW New Zealand
Speakers:

• Mary Thompson, President, BPW Barbados
• Jean Murray, BPW Australia
• Luisa Monini Brunelli, BPW Italy
• Peer M. Schatz, CEO of QIAGEN

Peace - An Important Dimension of Leadership:
6 Rules for organizations
Room: Alamada 2
Speakers:

• Elisa Campos, Chair of Peace Taskforce
• Dr. Antoinette Ruegg, Chair, New Dimensions of Leadership Taskforce

Business Session IX
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian

Board of Directors’ Meeting
Room: Reforma
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Topics:

• Review of 2008-2011 Member Services Providers
• Further business from the Congress Business Sessions

Farewell Fiesta

Experience the fun Mexican style!