• Boosting the world’s economies
• Increasing opportunities for all
• Developing a new breed of leadership
• Making technology more accessible
• Engendering peace worldwide

Join 1,000 women leaders from every corner of the world to share winning strategies to advance women’s economic lives and to ensure global prosperity.

Participate in an exciting, fact-filled, hands-on gathering of high caliber delegates from all parts of the globe. The Summit continues to celebrate women’s leadership worldwide by bringing together women business, professional, and governmental leaders for three days of stimulating sessions designed to explore practical strategies and best practices in accelerating women’s economic progress worldwide. Over fifty International Members and Partner organizations representing women on five continents are planning to participate.

Features:

• Pre-Summit Roundtable for Women Government Ministers to dialogue with corporate leaders on best
• Practices in public/private sector partnerships for advancing women’s economic growth;
• Plenary sessions which cover business trends regionally and globally;
• Practical strategies for business growth – personal and entrepreneurial — developed in different parts of the world;
• Skills building sessions in four tracks: Leadership Development, Entrepreneurial, and Issues;
• Inspirational role models from every continent included among our impressive roster of over 80 presenters;
• Ample networking opportunities at breakfasts, lunches, receptions, and throughout the event.

We offer you:

• A window into the European economies;
• Insight into the women driving business growth in this region as consumers and business leaders;
• Featured ‘best practices’ in partnerships between business and government to advance women and to promote ‘green’ initiatives;
• Information on doing business with international economies;
• And numerous sessions to help ‘grow’ your leadership skills, your business, and your network.

Participants Include:

Business Leaders:

Program Agenda

Note that the Venue will be shared with you upon your confirmation!

MAY 30, 2012 (WEDNESDAY):

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.              Summit Registration

MAY 31, 2012 (THURSDAY)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.              Summit Registration

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.              Ministerial Roundtable – Public/Private Sector Partnerships Advancing

                                                          Economic Opportunities for Women and Girls

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.              International Business Opportunities

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.              OPENING CEREMONY

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.              WELCOMING RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE ZAPPEION

JUNE 1, 2012 (FRIDAY)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.               Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m. –  9:30 a.m.             Global and Regional Megatrends

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.            CWDI Report: Women Board Directors of Fortune Global 200

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.          CEO Forum: New Strategies for Economic Growth

11:00 am – 12:00 p.m.            Ethics, Governance and Transparency Post-Crisis

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm                  Luncheon Program: Women Entrepreneurs in High-Growth Sectors

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm         Breakout Sessions

Leadership Track – Developing Your Own Internal and External Brand

Issues Track—Best Practices in Flexible Workplaces

Entrepreneurial Track – Business Opportunities in Europe Post-Crisis

                                                Issues Track –Mobile Phone and Economic Development

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.              Breakout Sessions

Leadership Track – Mentoring vs. Sponsorship

Entrepreneurial Track – Developing Partnerships for Business Growth

YOUTH FORUM

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.           WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA DINNER

JUNE 2, 2012 (SATURDAY)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.              Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.            Corporate Social Responsibility for Strategic Sustainable Growth
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.          Revisiting Microentrepreneurship for the 21^st Century
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.          Impact of New Media on Business Growth
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.              Luncheon Program: Engaging Men in Diversity and Inclusion

2:30 p.m.—3:45 p.m.              Breakout Sessions

Leadership Track – Developing a Career Pipeline

Entrepreneurial Track – Innovative Strategies for Customer Outreach

Entrepreneurial Track –Entering the Corporate Supply Chain

                                    Issues Track— Growing Your Business or Professional Organization

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.                          Breakout Sessions

Leadership Track – Negotiating Effectively With Difficult People    

Entrepreneurial Track – Greening Your Business for Greater Profitability

Entrepreneurial Track – Assessing Risks and Opportunities of Cross-Border Business

Issues Track –Doing Good and Doing Well:  Social Entrepreneurship

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.              CLOSING CEREMONY

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm                CLOSING RECEPTION

For Complete Details and confirmation, please email us at: events@xpreta.com

Noor Aftab [Author||Speaker||Finance Expert) leads the tribe of finance and business professionals to create growth solutions through Disruptive Innovation, Diversity and Social Media.

Author, Speaker & Finance Expert, Noor Aftab leads the tribe of finance and business professionals to create growth solutions through disruptive innovation, harnessing diversity & social media. She earned the title of Ambassador for Women Development for launching the careers of hundreds of women throughout Pakistan by mentoring, skilled training and loans. Noor co-founded Shahina Aftab Foundation (SAF) the global NGO for women that work on the girl dividend (the concept of investing in girl education, skill training & microfinance for solving the most challenging problems of the world and achieving the best return on investment).

During floods, termed by UN as the worst tragedy on earth that affected 14 Million people; washed away entire villages & put a quarter of Pakistan under water, SAF reached 10,000 families (with average 8 members per family) with life-saving medicines, food and quilts. And helped change the statistic of Educational Emergency in Pakistan (where 3 Million children will never see school) by setting up two schools for the children of the flood hit areas. Noor is the President of the International Women Economic Council (IWEC): a platform that strives to provides women with mentoring, skill development and networking for business.

As the lead advisor to businesses/social funds, Noor uses her experience of managing Pakistan’s largest Microfinance portfolio with (1 Million active borrowers) to provide customized turnkey solutions across the globe. For smaller & mid-size MFIs she helps them global, innovate business models and fund-raising. As the expert speaker on microfinance, she has shared her expertise 11 global locations from on pressing topics as gender based micro financing to political risk in micro-finance.

Trained as an Investment Banker, thriving to create “a dent in the Universe” Noor’s claim to fame in the corporate world is her two mega successful assignments as Project Manager for President of Pakistan fund having US$49.6 Billion in FDI projects; managed Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) of Pakistan with 48 countries and as Financial Analyst to Fauji Foundation, Pakistan’s largest conglomerate where she managed the corporate finance of 18 businesses of the Group. With an MBA in Finance from NUST Business School in Islamabad, Noor started her career from World Book International in Pakistan, a Warren Buffet Company.

Her work is covered by BBC, Martha Vineyard Times, Hindustan Times amongst others.