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Arrival at the UN (Visitors’ entrance, First Avenue at 45th Street)
Participants are encouraged to arrive early for breakfast and
networking
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09:30 am
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Welcome
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Remarks by the Executive Director of UNIFEM, Inés Alberdi (Presentation)
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Remarks by the Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, Georg Kell
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Remarks by the Minister for Children and Equality, Norway, Anniken
Huitfeldt
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09:50 am
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Introduction of Facilitators Tanya Odom and Mike Davis, DLA Piper, who will
describe the aims for the day and expected results (Presentation)
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10:00 am
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Why the Women’s Principles; Why Now?
Chaired by Joanne Sandler, Deputy Director for Programmes, UNIFEM (Presentation)
How and why respect for women's rights is indivisible from corporate, social and economic
progress
Lead Discussants
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Amy Augustine, Manager, Diversity and International Labor Relations, and
Aditi Vora, Social Research Analyst, Calvert
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Cecily Joseph, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Symantec (Presentation)
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Dan Viederman, Executive Director, Verité
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10:30 am
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Interactive session
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How are the Women’s Principles good for business and development?
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What is the experience up to now?
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What could the next steps be?
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11:15 am
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Spotlight on the Women's Principles and Business
Participants respond
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11:45 am
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Break
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12:00 pm
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Lunch and keynote address
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H.E. Kirsti Lintonen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to
the UN (Presentation)
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Dr. Elisabeth Kelan, Lecturer, Department of Management, King's College
London (Presentation)
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13:00 pm
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Creating the Optimum Workplace
Chaired by Raphael Crowe, Senior Gender Specialist, International Labour
Organization (Presentation)
From fair and equal treatment of women workers to women’s health and safety
initiatives and more, the workplace provides many opportunities for business to promote
equality.
Lead Discussants
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Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, Gap Inc. (Handout)
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13:45 pm
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Interactive session
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What are examples of business practice that are making a difference?
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What can we all learn from them and how might such examples be scaled up?
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What are the opportunities for further progress?
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14:15 pm
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Break
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14:30 pm
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Women and Entrepreneurship
(Handout)
Chaired by Dr. Osman Ataç, Chief, Trade Support Institutions Strengthening
Section, International Trade Center
Exploring the sustainability and effectiveness of a model for enabling clusters
of women-owned/managed enterprises to participate in international trade as preferred
suppliers.
Lead Discussants
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| 15:15 pm |
Interactive session
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How can the proposed model address the issues presented in the concept note? Are
there other issues that need to be addressed and who can/should address them?
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Based on this model, what might be the role(s) of
participants/stakeholders?
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What are examples of other models that worked (i.e. empowered women
entrepreneurs and were sustainable?)
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What are examples of other models that did not work?
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15:45 pm
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Break
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16:00 pm
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Other Public-Private Partnerships and Initiatives Advancing Gender Equality
Chaired by
Susan Myers, Executive Director, New York Office of the United Nations
Foundation
Lead Discussants
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Nancy Glaser, Senior Vice President, Global Communications,
Avon
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Anne Black, VP, Corporate Engagement, Goldman Sachs &
Co.
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Molly Tschang, Director, International Programs, Cisco Systems,
Inc.
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Richard Gruenberger, Partner, DLA Piper
Innovative collaborations helping women, benefitting business and other
organizations.
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Interactive session
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What role do partnerships play in advancing women’s position in the global
marketplace?
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How do they make a difference?
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Is scaling up possible?
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What are the opportunities for further expansion?
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| 16:45 pm |
Participants reflect on the day and next steps
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17:15pm
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Closing
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