Friday, 09 May 2008

9:00-9:30

Opening Session

Welcoming Remarks

• Simon Balbuena, Provincial Mayor of Arequipa

Greeting Remarks

• Andrina Lever,President Lever Enterprises, Co-founder of Women Leaders’ Network, Canada

Opening Remarks

• Dolores Tasayco, Vice Minister of Women – Ministry of Women and Social Development, Peru

• Lourdes Mendoza del Solar, Second Vice President of Perú.

9:30- 10:00

INTRODUCTION TO INITIATIVE FOR APEC WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Dr. Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea
  

10:30-11:30

 Plenary Session

GLOBAL  STRATEGY  IN  E-COMMERCE
Chairperson : Barbara Bauer, President of Global Sight Partners, USA

• Luis Tsuboyama, Director of APEC Program, SMEs, Gender Focal Point Network

• Petmanee Daowieng, Director and Manager of the Office of Promotion of the SME, Thailand

11:30-12:30 Session I:

RESEARCH ON WOMEN’S E-DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: Patrice Braun, Research Fellow, Ballarat University, Australia

• Dr. Lorna Wright, Associate Professor, International Business, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

• Dr. Yong Ja Kim, Executive Director of APEC Women’s e-Biz Center, APWINC, South Korea

• Masako Hiramatsu, Past-president  International Federation of  BPW International and Head Cable Persons Inc., Japan 

14:00-14:30 Session II

CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY
Chairperson :  Claudio Santibañez, specialist in social development and gender, Social Sector Division, Inter American Development Bank (BID), Chile.

• Jacob Shi-Min Lee, Executive Deputy Director of Digital Opportunities Center project 2.0, Chinese Taipei.

14:30-16:00 Session III

CREATING ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR E-DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: Tran Thi Mai Huong, First Vice-Chairperson in the National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam

• Liliana Rojero Luevano, Executive Secretary of Mexico’s National Women’s Institute

• Amelou Benitez Reyes, President of The Philippine Women’s University

• Kristy Hsu Tsun-Tzu, Associate Research Fellow, International Center of Work, Chinese Taipei

16:30-17:30 Session IV

LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES AROUND APEC
Chairperson: Elizabeth A. Vásquez, Executive Director Quantum Leaps, Inc. USA.

• Kurie Choi, President, Labottega, Siri VR System, Korea

• Irene Boey, President, FBPW, SBPW, Singapore

• Grace A. Mambu, Cinde Embroidery Company, Indonesia

• Aekyung Shin, CEO, JB-Air Co Ltd., Korea

• Sonja Bernhardt, Executive President and Co-founder of Thoughtware,  President of  AWISE, Australia

Saturday, 10 May 2008

9:00 - 10:20 Session V

PROMOTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS' ACCESS TO E-COMMERCE
Chairperson: Rolando Cornejo Cuervo, President of National University of San Agustin of Arequipa

• Cayetana Aljovín, Viceminister of Transportation and Communications – Peru

• Aurelio Padilla Rios, President of National University of Engineering

10:20-10:40      Tea Break: Latin American Folklore Music

10:40-11:40 Session VI

ISSUES DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Chairperson: Dr. Lorna Wright, Associate Professor, International Business, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

• Group 1: Research – (Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair for Women, Science and Technology for  Latin America)

• Group 2: Capacity Building – (Maria Encarnacion N. Raralio, University of Philippines)

• Group 3:E-Development Policies- (Patricia Foley Hinnen, WLN Focal Point, USA.

• Group 4: Good practices (Francine Whiteduck, CEO Whiteduck Enterprises, Canada)

11:40-12:00    Survey

12:00-12:30

 CLOSING SESSION

• Dolores Tasayco, Vice Minister of Women – Ministry of Women and Social Development, Peru.

• Dr. Lorna Wright, Associate Professor, International Business, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

• Dr. Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center(APWINC), Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea

• Irene Boey, President, FBPW, SBPW, Singapore.        

 12:30-14:00   Lunch - Peruvian music

14:00-17:00

APEC+LAC High Level Meeting for Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy

 17:00 – 20:00   City Tour