WOMENpreneurs: from Start-ups to Stars
Location
Online
Contact(s)
Mohira Kurbanova
External Consultant
Co-organised by the International Organisation of Employers, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the UN Global Compact.
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On 8 December (7:45 EST / 13:45 CEST), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed together with female CEOs addressed Female Business, Government and Civil Society leaders at virtual conference on women entrepreneurs and making the COVID-19 recovery a "reboot" for female entrepreneur and leadership.
The event brings together the voices of multi-generational leaders from the private and public sectors through dialogue, in order to share, discuss and establish a footprint for collaboration around three key areas:
- Women leading in solidarity for sustainable livelihood and shaping leadership.
- Obstacles and opportunities to breaking through the corporate glass ceiling.
- WOMENpreneurs-challenging the orthodoxies.
Interpretation is available into and from English, French and Spanish.
Agenda
8 December 2020, 7:45– 9:30 (EST) / 13:45 – 15:30 (CET)
7:45-8:00
| Master of Ceremonies Shea Gopaul,Special Representative to the United Nations, IOE Welcome
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8:00-8:20 | Introduction: Roberto Suarez-Santos, Secretary-General, IOE Keynote speaker: Amina J. Mohammed,Deputy Secretary-General, UN |
8:20-8:50 | During this time of crisis - What opportunities are available to improve diversity through a gender lens in #buildingbackbetter? Dialogue Moderated by Sanda Ojiambo,Executive Director, UN Global Compact
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8:50-9:15 | WOMENpreneurs challenging the orthodoxies on the ‘secret ingredient’ to recover and grow in the digital economy Dialogue Moderated by Roberto Suarez-Santos, Secretary-General, IOE
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9:15-9:25 | Q&A with open floor to exchange views and share feedback |
9:25-9:30 | Concluding remarks : Gabriella Rigg Herzog, Vice President, Labor Affairs and |
