2008 IWF World Leadership Conference
Pittsburgh, PA, USA - October, 15 - 17
2008 IWF World Conference Press Clippings
2008 IWF World Conference Reflections
IWF World Leadership Conference Co-Chairs Esther Bush and B.J. Leber
The Honorable Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Forum Conference Co-Chairs including (L-R) B.J. Leber, Esther Bush, Dr. Mary Hines, Dorothy Horvath, Madelyn Ross, The Honorable Cynthia Baldwin, Judith Davenport, Ellen Frank, Beverly Clayton
Gillian Martin Sorensen, Senior Advisor at the United Nations Foundation and former U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations
Plenary I: Transforming The Now…
Hooper Brooks, Director of International Programmes, The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, UK; Maria Emilia Freire, Senior Adviser for Urban Development, World Bank Sustainable Development Network; Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University & best-selling author
Marilyn Johnson, Vice President of Market Development, IBM Corporation with Her Mother Exa Madison
Plenary II: Mastering the Next…
Marilyn Johnson, Vice President of Market Development, IBM Corporation; Susan K. Weiler, Landscape Architect (Olin Partnership) and award-winning visionary of acclaimed green roof project and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania; Allison Williams, Design Principal, Perkins + Will and designer of The August Wilson Center for African American Culture
By Videocast: Yousef Hiasat, former Minister of Public Works and Housing in Jordan and founding board member of the Morocco-based NENA Urban Forum
Susan K. Weiler, Landscape Architect (Olin Partnership) and award-winning visionary of acclaimed green roof project and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania
Conviction, Commitment & Capital: The Era of Philanthropy Engaged
Carrie Schwab Pomerantz, President, Charles Schwab Foundation and Chief Strategist, Consumer Education, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Teresa Heinz, Chairman of The Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies, Pittsburgh; Elsie Hilliard Hillman, Trustee, The Henry L. Hillman Trust, Pittsburgh philanthropist
By Videocast: Arturo Elias Ayub, President, Fundación Telmex, México
Teresa Heinz, Chairman of The Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies, Pittsburgh
Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy, USA
Plenary III: Sustainable Cities and Economies of the Future
Gil Friend, President & CEO of Natural Logic and Co-Founder of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, USA; Dr. Sahar Attia, Urban Planning Principal, Associated Consultants (ACEgypt), and Professor of Planning and Urban Design at Cairo University, Egypt
Alison Youngman, President, IWF Canada; Ann Medina, IWF Canada, 2008 Sustainable Futures Leaders Awardees; and Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Esther Bush, Conference Co-Chair, with Esther Silver-Parker, IWF President
Jean West, 2008 Woman Who Makes A Difference, with Rosa Maria García, Vice President, Western Europe, Microsoft
2008 Women Who Make a Difference
(L-R) Grace Barry, President of The Economic Club of Chicago; Suzanne Black BEM, Managing director Black & Associates Ltd Deedee Corradini, President, Women's Ski Jumping USA, former Mayor, City of Salt Lake, Dr. Dee Ann DeRoin, a medical doctor, consultant, advocate and implementer of community health for American Indians; Joyce Ginatta, a noted South American business woman and stalwart champion for social, political, and economic rights in Ecuador. Madeleine Kunin, former Governor of Vermont and US Ambassador to Switzerland; Linda Paresky, Former Owner & Co-Chairman, Thomas Cook Travel USA, Jane Wales, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Northern California, Jean West, a civic activist and leader in the arts, business and politics
The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C., Q.C., C.C. , 2008 Hall Of Fame Honoree
Elsie Hilliard Hillman, 2008 Leading Light Awardee, with Kathryn D. Sullivan, First American Woman to Walk in Space
Stage tribute to Anita DeFrantz, 2008 Hall of Fame Honoree
(L-R) Anucha Browne Sanders, Women's Basketball Star, former New York Knicks Executive & University of Buffalo Athletics Leader; Anita DeFrantz, 2008 Hall of Fame Honoree, and Carole Simpson, 2008 Mistress of Ceremonies
(L-R) Madam Gu Xiulian, 2008 Hall of Fame Honoree, Ophelia Cheung, JP, Chairman & Managing Director Cheung-Macpherson & Co., Ltd; and Sein Chew, President & CEO, Unity Asset Management
Stage Tribute to Madam Gu Xiulian, 2008 Hall of Fame Honoree
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2008 Hall of Fame Honorees - Anita DeFrantz, left, Madam Gu Xiulian, Elsie Hilliard Hillman (Leading Light Awardee), and Kim Campbell, right
2008 World Leadership Conference & Gala Committee Leaders
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