Women in the Americas:Friday, September 16, 2011 -University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy-

Women in the Americas:

Empowerment and Leadership

	Friday, September 16, 2011

Location:

Hyatt Regency Coral Gables 50 Alhambra Plaza

Time:

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Reception to Follow

Topics

Participating in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Influencing the Economic and Development Agendas

Advancing Political Leadership

Panelists

·         Mayra Buvinic, Consultant and Former Sector Director of the Gender and Development Group, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

·         Angela Camacho, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, Fort Lauderdale

·         María de los Angeles Fernández Ramil, Executive Director, Chile 21 Foundation, Santiago, Chile

·         María Claudia Méndez, President, Origenes Bolivia SRL, La Paz, Bolivia

·         Isabel Noboa, CEO, Nobis Consortium, Guayaquil, Ecuador

·         Karen Poniachik, Visiting Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy; Former Minister of Mining of Chile

·         María Isabel Rueda, Columnist, El Tiempo; Former Congresswoman of Colombia

·         Danielle Saint-Lot, Founder, Femmes en Democratie; Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Haiti

·         Silvia de Torres Carbonell, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship (IAE), Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

·         Anel Townsend, Dean of Social Responsibility, San Ignacio de Loyola University; Former Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Development of Peru

Supporting Organizations:  

Argentine-Florida Chamber of Commerce, CAMACOL, Georgetown University Club of Miami, Miami Council for International Visitors, Office of Economic Development & International Trade, and Oxford University Society

Media Partners:

 AméricaEconomía,Hispanic Target Magazine,Latin Business Chronicle,LATIN TRADE and Mercado de  Dinero 

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