Global Summit of Women 2004
Seoul, Korea
 

Summit Proceedings

The following presentations have been submitted by speakers at the 2004 Global Summit of Women. 
 

May 27, 2004 (Thursday)   

Opening Ceremony

Speakers:        Irene Natividad, Summit President

                       Lee Myung Bak, Mayor of Seoul

                       Chung Gyu Hwang, President and CEO, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics

 

May 28, 2004 (Friday)

Plenary Sessions

 The Women of Asia: A Profile B McKinsey Report

Speakers:        Dominic Barton, Managing Director, McKinsey & Company/Asia Pacific

 

The Dynamic Korean and Asia-Pacific Market: Opportunities and Challenges

Speakers:         David Richardson, Regional Director, TNS (Korea)

 

Women's Leadership in Economic Development: Best Practices

Speakers:         From the Moroccan Delegation      English      French

                        Ann Sherry, CEO, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia)

 

Breakout Sessions

 

Effective Negotiation Skills

Speakers:       Ok Nim Chung, Professor, International Relations & the U.N., Sun Moon University (Korea)

                        Beverly Suek, Business Owner & CEO of the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (Canada)
 

Innovative Financing for Women Entrepreneurs

Speakers:            Siv Hellen, Vice President, Nordic Investment Bank (Norway)

                        Nhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube, Mjoli Development Group (South Africa)

                        Simone Desjardins, Senior Vice President, Business Development Bank of Canada

                        Whajoon Cho, Managing Director, Office of Financial Management, Korea Telecom

 

Preparing Women for a Technology World

Speakers:            Sabina Nawaz, Senior Director, Talent Engagement And Succession Planning, Microsoft (USA)

Suzanne Alfs, Chief Information Officer, GTZ and President-elect, TIAW (Germany)

                        Shinae Chun, Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor (USA)

            Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Centre, Sookmyung University (Korea)

            Sandy Walsh, Manager, Marketing Communication Cisco Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

 

Health Care and the Busy Professional

Speakers:            Dr. Safaa el Baz, Assistant Minister of Health (Egypt)

                         

Innovative Marketing Through the Web

Speakers:            Amany Asfour, President, Egyptian Businesswomen's Association (Egypt)

                        Sungyee Yoon, Vice President, Communication Intelligence TF, Business Development Team, SK Telecom

                        Lew-Chew Tan, Vice President, Business and Enterprise Imaging & Printing,Hewlett Packard Imaging & Printing Group, Asia Pacific (Japan)

 

Using Technology to Grow Your Business/Professional Organization

Speakers:             Sharon Baylay, Regional General Manager, MSN ICAN (United Kingdom)

                        Mi Young Han, President, Korean Women Inventors Association (Korea)

                        Antoinette Ruegg, President, Business/Professional Women International (Switzerland)

                         

Growing the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs

Speakers:         Do-Yoon Byun, President, Seoul Women's Foundation (Korea) 

                        Hanan Aboul Azm, Director, Women's Business Centre, National Council of Women (Egypt)

 

Finding an eMarket for Microenterprise Products

Speakers:       Zeinab Safar, Professor of Mechanics (Egypt)

                      Eun-Ah Lee, CEO, Bobos Company (Korea)

                      Martina Vahlhaus, Program Manager, GTZ (Germany)                      

  

May 29, 2004 (Saturday) 

Breakout Sessions

 The Do's and Don'ts of Franchising

Speakers:          Soon Jin Kim, CEO, Nolboo Company, Inc. (Korea)

Preparing Microentrepreneurs for the Mainstream Market

Speakers:            Khurshid Zafar Haque, Minister for Women (Bangladesh)

                        Young Sim Kim, CEO, Yoojin Parts Sales Co., Ltd. (Korea)
 

Going Global: Challenges and Opportunities

Speakers:            Nancy V. Gomez, President, Eve-olution Foundation (U.S.A.)

                            Kaye Crippen, Principal, Asian Markets Research B The Americas (U.S.A.)

                      

Women and Corporate Boards

Speakers:            Kyung Yoon, Vice Chair, Heidrick & Struggles (USA)