2009 IWF World Leadership Conference

IWF World Leadership Conference

Opening Reception

Mme. Chen Zhili, Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress & President of the All-China Women's Federation, China and Esther Silver-Parker, IWF President (2007-2009)

Opening Reception

Welcoming remarks from The Honorable Manuel Diaz, Mayor, City of Miami

A special performance by the Girl Choir of South Florida

Opening Remarks by Esther Silver-Parker, IWF President (2007-2009)

Foundational Remarks from Marsha B. Elser and Teresa V-F Weintraub, 2009 World Leadership Conference Co-Chairs

Plenary I: Bold Ideas

Dame Clara Furse, former Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom and Muriel Siebert, President, Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. and first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, USA

Plenary II: Re-Booting

(L-R) Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Adviser and National Advocate, the United Nations Foundation; Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics and Director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas and first Hispanic female astronaut in space, veteran of multiple space flights and electrical engineer

Plenary Session in Progress

Luncheon Program: Discovery & Innovation

Marilyn Johnson, Vice President of Market Development, IBM Corporation

Luncheon Program: Discovery & Innovation

(L-R) Isha Jain, Student, Harvard University, Anastasia Roda, Student, Harvard University and Sara Seager, Astrophysicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Plenary III: From Complex to Simple

Susan King, Vice President, External Affairs, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Plenary III: From Complex to Simple

Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, Lama in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and Abbot of the Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland and Jeffrey Kluger, Senior Writer, TIME magazine and author, Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex and How Complex Things Can be Made Simple, 2008, USA

Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 IWF Hall of Fame honoree and deep-water explorer and oceanographer at her book signing

Redefining Personal Ambition

Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole by foot and by sled; Jennifer Valoppi, Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow and Kirsten Harms, General Director of the German Opera (Deutsche Oper) Berlin

Allyson Maynard Gibson, IWF President (2009-2011)

The Florida International University Orchestra, led by Huifang Chen

Tracy-Ann Oberman, Host of the 2009 International Hall of Fame Awards, Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 International Hall of Fame Honoree and Dr. Mireya Mayor, Scientist, Explorer & National Geographic Wildlife Correspondent

MK Tzipi Livni, Leader of Opposition and head of the Kadima Party, State of Israel and 2009 International Hall of Fame Honoree

Florida Women's Forum celebrates at the close of the Hall of Fame & Gala

THANK YOU, FLORIDA WOMEN'S FORUM!

IWF World Leadership Conference
Miami, Florida, USA - October 7-9, 2009 2009 IWF World Leadership Conference Press Video Highlights PLENARY I Bold Ideas PLENARY II Re-Booting LUNCHEON PROGRAM Discovery & Innovation PLENARY III From Complex to Simple CLOSING LUNCHEON A Call to Action – Becoming Better INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME AWARDS GALA
Opening Reception Mme. Chen Zhili, Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress & President of the All-China Women's Federation, China and Esther Silver-Parker, IWF President (2007-2009)	Opening Reception Welcoming remarks from The Honorable Manuel Diaz, Mayor, City of Miami
A special performance by the Girl Choir of South Florida		Opening Remarks by Esther Silver-Parker, IWF President (2007-2009)
Foundational Remarks from Marsha B. Elser and Teresa V-F Weintraub, 2009 World Leadership Conference Co-Chairs		Plenary I: Bold Ideas Dame Clara Furse, former Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom and Muriel Siebert, President, Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. and first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, USA
Plenary II: Re-Booting (L-R) Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Adviser and National Advocate, the United Nations Foundation; Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics and Director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas and first Hispanic female astronaut in space, veteran of multiple space flights and electrical engineer		Plenary Session in Progress
Luncheon Program: Discovery & Innovation Marilyn Johnson, Vice President of Market Development, IBM Corporation		Luncheon Program: Discovery & Innovation (L-R) Isha Jain, Student, Harvard University, Anastasia Roda, Student, Harvard University and Sara Seager, Astrophysicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plenary III: From Complex to Simple Susan King, Vice President, External Affairs, Carnegie Corporation of New York		Plenary III: From Complex to Simple Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, Lama in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and Abbot of the Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland and Jeffrey Kluger, Senior Writer, TIME magazine and author, Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex and How Complex Things Can be Made Simple, 2008, USA

Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 IWF Hall of Fame honoree and deep-water explorer and oceanographer at her book signing		Redefining Personal Ambition Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole by foot and by sled; Jennifer Valoppi, Founder & President, Women of Tomorrow and Kirsten Harms, General Director of the German Opera (Deutsche Oper) Berlin
Closing Luncheon: A Call to Action – Becoming Better Asma Chaabi, former Mayor of Essaouira (first woman elected Mayor of a Moroccan city) and Vice President of Groupe Chaabi, Ynna Holding, Morocco and MK Tzipi Livni, Leader of Opposition and head of the Kadima Party, State of Israel. Joining by videocast: Beata Bublewicz, Member of Parliament, Poland		Allyson Maynard Gibson, IWF President (2009-2011)
2009 Women Who Make a Difference Awardees with Carole Crist, The First Lady of the State of Florida The Honorable Donna Shalala, Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee, 2009 IWF Hall of Fame honoree, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and President, University of Miami Ofer Bavly, Consul General of Israel in Miami with jurisdiction in Florida and Puerto Rico and Mina Teicher, Former Chief Scientist of Israel and Director, Emmy Noether Research Institute for Mathematics		The Florida International University Orchestra, led by Huifang Chen Tracy-Ann Oberman, Host of the 2009 International Hall of Fame Awards, Dr. Sylvia Earle, 2009 International Hall of Fame Honoree and Dr. Mireya Mayor, Scientist, Explorer & National Geographic Wildlife Correspondent MK Tzipi Livni, Leader of Opposition and head of the Kadima Party, State of Israel and 2009 International Hall of Fame Honoree
Florida Women's Forum celebrates at the close of the Hall of Fame & Gala THANK YOU, FLORIDA WOMEN'S FORUM!