The International Women in Leadership Summit is a proven, accelerated development programme. It integrates over 35 world-renowned speakers and experts, including Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan; Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership; Vivienne Cox, Group Vice President of BP; Judy Vezmar, Senior Vice President, Financial Services, Europe, specifically-designed discussion groups, interactive skill and tool building workshops, an online forum, corporate best practice case studies and multiple networking opportunities.
Participants leave the Summit with implementable skills and tools to increase their own personal effectiveness as leaders and the keys to developing sustainable programmes and initiatives to advance women within the workforce.
This Summit has an international focus and key highlights. A special feature includes the Women and Technology Day 9th November (sponsored by A.T.Kearney), featuring Julie Meyer, Co-founder of Firsttuesday.com; Denise Brosseau, President and Co-founder of The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs; Helga St Blaize, Co-founder and Director of Ace-Quote.com; Sally Davis, President of ignite Application Services, part of BT amongst others.
Major organisations are taking part in the event. This is an opportunity to learn corporate best practice from Cisco Systems, Lloyds TSB, Whitbread, Marks and Spencer, BP, BBC, UPS Europe, BT and PricewaterhouseCoopers amongst others.
Last year over 300 International delegates attended this event from a cross section of job functions.
The 1999 audience consisted of:
·CEOs, Presidents and Vice Presidents
·Directors, Supervisors and Managers of Line Functions
·HR Managers and Directors, Recruiters and Trainers
·Directors of Diversity and Women’s Initiatives
The programme of events will stimulate your mind, guide your way and leave you ready and eager to re-enter the workplace with the necessary skills and tools to support you and your organisation’s development.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Visit the International Women in Leadership Website: http://www.linkageinc.com/wil2000e
To Register, call +44 (0) 20 8977 9277
For further information, email Bettina Rapacioli, Programme Manager at bettrp@cs.com.
Mary van der Boon
