* Join this premier gathering of business,
professional, governmental and entrepreneurial women leaders from around the
world
* Be part of an international exchange of best practices in advancing women's economic status worldwide
* Expand your business across borders and across disciplines
* Add to your skills base through sessions led by women leaders and experts from different parts of the world
* Showcase products
and services or your organization at WEXPO (on-site) at the
Summit.
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GLOBEWOMEN ENEWS
ISSUE NO. LVI, January 15, 2007
THIS
ISSUE'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Excerpts:
I. SUMMIT UPDATE: MEET PARTICIPATING
LEADERS
II. MICROSOFT SCHOLARSHIP
I. GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN 2007
UPDATE: MEET PARTICIPATING LEADERS
The President of Latvia, Vaira
Vike-Freiberga, leads a stellar group of women leaders from business and
government who are planning to be part of the 2007 Global Summit of Women to be
held in Berlin, Germany from June 14-16th. The first woman president of
Latvia, Dr. Vike-Freiberga is credited with enabling her country's inclusion in
NATO and in the European Union. Nominated by three Baltic States for the
post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, President Vike-Freiberga was
initially appointed by Kofi Annan to be part of the commission looking into
implementing reforms within this international organization.
The Vice
President of El Salvador, Ana Vilma de Escobar, will be attending her second
Summit and will be presenting in the session on "Corporate Social
Responsibility." An economist by profession, Vice President de Escobar
once headed up her country's export commission before she became its first
female vice president.
On the corporate side, the head of IBM
France, Francoise Gri, will be part of the Summit's CEO Forum. Named one
of Fortune 'Top 50 Powerful Women', Ms. Gri is an IBM veteran. She will be
joined at the Summit's CEO Forum by the Chairwoman of Microsoft Russia and CIS
(Commonwealth of Independent States), who has grown her company's presence in
the region; and by Cornelia Groehl from Germany, who serves as
President-Europe of a Johnson & Johnson division. Several women
executives are also slated to participate in the Summit program, some of whom
are featured in the Summit's website, http://www.globewomen.com/summit/2007/Summit.main.07.htm
Germany's welcome to Summit delegates takes place at the
German Historical Museum at a dinner sponsored by the Ministry of Family, Senior
Citizens, Women And Youth, The Museum is known for its entrance designed
by renowned architect I.M. Pei, who also designed the Louvre's entrance in
Paris. Minister von der Leyen will be joined by her fellow ministers at
the Welcoming Dinner to be held on Thursday evening, June 14th.
II.
MICROSOFT SCHOLARSHIP
Microsoft will sponsor one woman who has chosen
technology as a career path to attend the 2007 Global Summit of Women in
Berlin. Please note that the winner must reside in one of the following
countries: Bulgaria, Poland, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland,
Greece, Italy, Austria, and Spain. Microsoft's sponsorship signifies its
support for women in technology and its understanding of the need to help women
get together to leverage each other's strengths. This effort is one of
many that the company undertakes to engage women in business and
technology. More details on the process to enter will be provided in the
next month's Globewomen enewsletter and on the Summit's website, http://www.globewomen.com/summit/2007/Summit.main.07.htm
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