Agenda

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Welcome Remarks

• Karen Kerrigan, Chairman, Center for International Private Enterprise

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The Political and Economic Power of Women

• Ambassador Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues

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Panel I: Political Empowerment

• Moderated by Jean Rogers, Deputy Director for Programs, CIPE
• Charlotte Ponticelli, formerly the Senior Coordinator for International Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State
• Rumiana Jeleva, Vice President of the European People's Party and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria
• Stephenie Foster, Professor, American University and Board member, Women Thrive Worldwide 

Remarks from David Chavern, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Panel II: Economic Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Development

• Moderated by Ambassador Richard N. Holwill, Global Vice President, Alticor Inc.
• Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
• Selima Ahmad, President and Founder, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Mary Schnack, National Partner, Women Impacting Public Policy

Profiles of Successful Women’s Associations
Location: Meridian C

• Moderated by Camelia Bulat, CIPE Romania
• Selima Ahmad, President and Founder, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Dr. Shehla Javed Akram, President and Founder, Central and North Punjab Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Spotlight on the Middle East
Location: Continental B

• Moderated by Randa al Zoghbi, Country Director, Egypt, CIPE
• Assilah Z. Al Harthy, CEO, Group 6 LLC - Oman
• Nancy Bocskor, senior advisor for the Center for Liberty in the Middle East

Corporate Citizenship & Women's Empowerment
Location: Continental C

• Moderated by Taryn Bird, Manager, Global Corporate Citizenship Program and Corporate Relations, Business Civic Leadership Center
• Eileen Kauffman, Executive Director, Social Accountability International
• Angel Fraile Coracho, Sustainable Development Manager, Endesa

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Panel III: The Role of Women in Democratic Reform 

• Moderated by Barbara Haig, National Endowment for Democracy
• Jean Rogers, Deputy Director, Center for International Private Enterprise
• Shari K. Bryan, Vice President, National Democratic Institute
• Michelle Bekkering, Women's Democracy Network Director, International Republican Institute
• Nancy Mills, Interim Executive Director, American Center for International Labor Solidarity

Closing Remarks

• Diana Villiers Negroponte, non-resident Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution

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Capability, Confidence & Capital: The Cornerstones of Women's Empowerment

• Henriette Kolb, CEO, Cherie Blair Foundation

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Panel I: Women and Leadership 

• Moderated by Alexandra Wrage, President, TRACE
• Marne Levine, Vice President of Global Public Policy, Facebook
• Assilah Z. Al Harthy, CEO, Group 6 LLC - Oman
• Maja Piscevic, Executive Director and Board President, Serbian Association of Managers

Education Empowering Women
Location: Meridian C

• Moderated by Ambassador Barbara Barrett, President and CEO, Triple Creek Guest Ranch
• Lynda de la Viña, Dean of the College of Business and Peter Flawn Professor of Economics at University of Texas at San Antonio
• Maria Aceña, former Education Minister, Guatemala

Women and Rebuilding Conflict Areas
Location: Continental C

• Moderated by Stephenie Foster, Professor, American University and Board member, Women Thrive International
• Kathleen Kuehnast, Director of Gender and Peacebuilding Center, United States Institute of Peace
• Patti Petesch, consultant and author of the World Bank’s Voices of the Poor and Moving out of Poverty

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Luncheon Address

• Sandra Taylor, Senior Director, La Pietra Coalition

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Panel II: Working with Women: Donor Approaches

• Moderated by Dr. Suzanne Garment, former board member, National Endowment for Democracy
• Dr. Virginia M. Seitz, Senior Director for Social and Gender Assessment, Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Shelly Porges, Senior Advisor of the Global Women’s Business Initiative, U.S. Department of State
• Shari Berenbach, Director, USAID Microenterprise Office

Participant-driven focused conversations (concurrent)

Concluding remarks

• Karen Kerrigan, Chairman, Center for International Private Enterprise