The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women.

IWES

International Women’s Economic Summit
August 17 - 18, 2009
Northwood University

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SUMMIT AGENDA

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Monday, August 17, 2009
8:30 to 8:45 Opening Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan

8:45 to 10:00 Assessing Mindsets on Competitiveness and Doing Business
Speaker: Elizabeth Hooper - SEVEN Fund

10:15 to 11:00 How Women Play a Part
Speaker: Esther Silver-Parker, International President, International Women’s forum

11:00 to 12:00 Community Involvement
Speaker: Professor Adams

12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Kay Granger

1:30 to 2:30 Relationship Between Education and Eonomic Stability / Growth
Speaker: Mike Brennan, SEVEN Fund

2:30 to 3:30 Infrastructure
Speaker: Professor Adams

3:30 to 4:30 NGO’s– We’re here to Help!
Panelist: Morningstar and Project Rwanda

6:00 to 8:30 Soiree with the Stars
Dallas Arboretum – Cocktails and Heavy Hors d’oeuvre

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
8:30 to 8:45 Opening Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan

8:45 to 9:30 Morning Keynote: Monica Luechtefeld
Office Depot Executive Vice President, e-Commerce and Direct Marketing

9:30 to 9:45 Break
Speaker: Phyllis Magrab, US Afghan Women’s Council

9:30 to 10:30 Political Issues in your Country Moderator: Terry Neese
His Excellency Said T. Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the United States (invited)
His Excellency James Kimonyo, Rwandan Ambassador to the United States (invited)

10:45 to 11:45 Leadership and Political Participation - How to Affect Change
Speaker: Eleanor Clift

11:45 to 12:15 Political Justice - How to Affect Change
Federal Judge Vicki L. Miles LaGrange

12:15 to 1:15 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Karen Hughes

1:15 to 1:30 Enterprising Women Awards
Speaker: Monica Smiley

1:30 to 1:45 International Trade and Commercial Law in Developing Countries
Speaker: Anne Simmons-Benton

1:45 to 3:00 Strategic Improvement Plan - Students

3:00 to 3:30 Presentation to Ambassadors and Closing
Moderator: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan

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Meet The Women You Can Help

Rezai Shahrbanoo*

Rezai operates the Afghanistan Women & Men Development Organization at Jawzak Village. AWMDO has been open since September 2008 and is in the business of processing and packaging almonds. Comparing her operation to that of local processing, Rezai has been able to improve in the areas of quality control, production control and packaging.
AWMDO employs 24 [...]

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Mariam Yousufi*

After leaving Pakistan, where she was a refugee, Marian traveled to Afghanistan and started a handy craft business under the name Mariam Handy Craft. She eventually created “Mariama Education and Culture Association” which trained 370 women in tailoring and literacy. She now sells the goods made by these women.
* Denotes that student has been selected [...]

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Gloria’s business has expanded!

Gloria Uwizera, Peace through Business® 2008 graduate and owner of GLO CREATIONS sent photos of her new endeavor.
She reports:
I would like to share some news with you. For the first news: After my return from the US, I thought of making cushion covers but It took me some time to prepare the designs for it. The [...]

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Ziba Seddiqi opens new business

Ziba Seddiqi Peacehrough Business®2008 graduate reports that in addition to her existing florist business, she has expanded and opened a convenience store..
Ziba attributes part of her success to the training she obtain in 2008 at Northwood University and from the mentors who visited the campus during her Peace through Business® 2008. Ziba proudly sent photos of store. READY [...]

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Real Innovations reporting growth!

Juliet Mbabazi - Peace through Business®2008 graduate and Co-Owner of Real Innovations (http://www.realinnovations.rw/explore.php), an event and branding company reports great successes in her business:
Negotiations are underway with two sizable companies for contract awards. Though talks continue, one contract is near completion but details are not yet available. The awards could represent a valuable 5-year agreement [...]

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Parween Usufi*

Parween is a reseller of craft products such as clothes, including silk garments, small rugs, jewelry and tools for crafts people.
She opened her business in 2007 and has one employee.
She operates with one partner.
* Denotes that student has been selected to travel to the US to participate in Leadership Development at Northwood University in August [...]

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