13th Meeting of the APEC Women Leaders’ Network

Monday to Wednesday, 12-14 May, 2008.

The Women Leaders’ Network is a loose network of women that is affiliated with APEC which is flexible and consists of a multisectoral approach to recommendations. Its members are composed of the private sectors, academia, government and civil society. The purpose of WLN is to seek ways and develop strategies so that women’s concerns are heard, their aspirations considered, and their involvement firmly established when decisions and policies are made within APEC.

The overall mission of the 13th meeting is to encourage and empower women in dynamic economic activities.

Objectives

• Identify the key topics that affect the businesswomen and to remark their contribution to the economy.

• Establish solutions for the challenges that businesswomen face against the economy, the free trade and the globalization.

• Give opportunities to the leaders in order to interchange experiences and have a better access to the market.

Data

Telephone: (511) 626 1600 extension 8026 / 8030 / 8031
E-mail: mimdesapec2008@mimdes.gob.pe.
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