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Over 450 women leaders came together at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada this October. The fastest growing city in the United States set the stage for IWF participants from over 25 nations to explore The Future of Change impacting women leaders and the global community. |
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The conference’s opening reception took place at the ranch of Wayne Newton and his wife Kathleen McCrone-Newton - Casa de Shenandoah . Set to the beat of country music and "finger lickin" barbeque, the Mayor of Las Vegas Oscar Goodman, IWF’s President, The Rt Hon Kim Campbell and IWF Nevada President, Lou Emmert – greeted participants who danced under the tents of the Newton's Ranch. |
IWF President The Rt Hon Kim Campbell |
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Kathleen McCrone-Newton, Nancy Houssels & Karen Gordon |
Carolyn Sparks, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman , & Carolyn Goodman |
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Thurman White Middle School Choir |
IWF Nevada President Lou Emmert |
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| In the Bellagio’s elegant grand ballroom, best-selling author and noted authority on managing change – William Bridges, Managing Transitions – Making the Most of Change - helped set the tone for this World Leadership Conference. Bridges was joined by Myra Hart, one of four Founding Officers of Staples Corporation, and Professor of Management Practices at Harvard Business School with discussion moderated by Mary Bitzer, Senior Vice President at State Farm Insurance Company. |
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Mary Bitzer, Myra Hart & William Bridges |
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| Women leaders of Las Vegas' famed gaming industry and members of the IWF address the conference on Maximizing Resources for Urban Development: Women in Gaming. Moderated by Elaine Wynn, Director of Wynn Resorts, the panel featured Diana Bennett, Co-Chair of the 2004 IWF World Leadership Conference & Founder of Paragon Gaming Holding Co., Developer and Manager of the Cahuilla Mission Indians Augustine Band’s Casino near Palm Springs, California and daughter of legendary Las Vegas visionary Bill Bennett, owner of Circus Circus and Sahara Hotel & Casino; Claudine Williams, the first woman president and long-time board member of Harrah’s and previous owner of the Silver Slipper and Holiday Casino; Jeanne Hood, former president of The Four Queens Hotel and Casino & member of IWF Nevada; and fellow IWF member the Honorable Lorraine T. Hunt, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Nevada. |
Elaine Wynn, the Honorable Lorraine T. Hunt, Claudine Williams, Jeanne Hood & Diana Bennett |
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William Cosgrove & Patricia Mulroy |
The Water Management and Reducing Global Conflict session featured: Patricia Mulroy, General Manager, Las Vegas Valley Water District; William J. Cosgrove, President of the World Water Council, France; and Letitia Obeng, Sector Director, Middle East and North Africa Region, Water, Environment, Social & Rural Development, The World Bank with Dr. Stephen Wells, President, Desert Research Institute moderating the discussion and dialogue. |
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| World Leadership conferees participated in a luncheon panel on global health issues keynoted by Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator who spoke about maximizing resources for combating global virus pandemics. A follow on discussion was moderated by Las Vegas’ and IWF's own KLAS TV Health Correspondent and Anchor, Paul Francis with insights brought from Dr. Sheela Basrur, Chief Medical Officer of Health & Assistant Deputy Minister of Health, Ontario, Canada, (inspired leader of Toronto’s public health system during the SARS outbreak) and Dr. Donald S. Kwalick, Chief Health Officer, Clark County Health District, one of the largest public health districts in the United States. |
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias |
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Paula Francis, Dr. Donald Kwalick & Dr. Sheela Basrur |
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| Las Vegas Behind the Scenes components included cooking with the chefs of Commander’s Palace Restaurant, Bally Hotel’s Jubilee! showgirls entertainment, The Nevada Ballet Theatre and The University of Nevada Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute. In the evening, the homes of IWF Nevada members were opened to fellow members for intimate dine around connections – always a conference favorite! |
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| The following day featured a keynote address by the CEO of Intel Corporation, Dr. Craig Barrett who launched a compelling insider’s look into The Future of Change in Technology. |
Dr. Craig Barrett |
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Vladimir Pozner, Linda Zecher, Katherine Bagin, Sue Bostrom & Eve Aretakis |
The follow on discussion led by the industry’s leading women was introduced by Gale Beckett, Manager of Product Supply, Global Health Care for Procter & Gamble; and featured Eve Aretakis, President & CEO of Siemens Network Convergence LLC; Sue Bostrom, SVP, Internet Business Solutions Group & Government Affairs of Cisco Systems; Linda Zecher, VP U.S. Public Sector, Microsoft Corpration; and Katherine Bagin, VP, IP Communications Product Management & Marketing, AT&T and was moderated by noted Russian and U.S. television journalist, Vladimir Pozner, President of the Russian Television Academy. |
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| The Future of Change in Public Policy – Setting the Agenda in Geopolitics featured IWF’s President, The Right Honourable Kim Campbell with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the United States, Ulrik Federspiel, Dr. Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, Dr. Rajaa Habib Al Khuzai, Member of the Iraqi National Assembly, and Beatriz Merino, Former Prime Minister of Peru and Chief Economist with the World Bank. |
Rt Hon Kim Campbell, Dr. Rajaa Habib Al Khuzai, HE Beatriz Merino, HE Ulrik Federspiel & Dr. Paula Dobriansky |
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Mina Sherzoy |
After an engaging look into prospects for the future in Geopolitics, IWF welcomed to the stage a cross-generational panel from around the globe for a perspective and glimpse into The Future of Change in Women’s Leadership. Opening remarks were made by Mina Sherzoy, Director of Entrepreneurship Development for Women in Afghanistan with discussion led by Allyson Maynard Gibson, President of IWF’s Leadership Foundation and Minister of Financial Services and Investments for The Bahamas who was joined by her daughter Zoe Gibson. The world of perspectives were represented by Aline Wong and Dr. Ting Hway Wong of Singapore; Raghda Kurdi and Salwa Katkhuda of Jordan, Galina Melnikova and Olga Savchenko of Russia, Ziva Patir and Dr. Yehudith Birk of Israel; Lou Kerr and Laura Ogle of the United States; and Dr. Rajaa Habib Al Khuzi and Dalia Falah Shawkat of Iraq. |
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Aline Wong, Olga Savchenko & Galina Melnikova |
Members of the Nevada Women's Forum |
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Gay Cook & Gennifer Sussman |
To top off the World Leadership Conference – the Grand Ballroom of the Bellagio Hotel played host to 800 Gala Awards guests who were on hand to induct into IWF’s Hall of Fame, U.S. Dance Legend, Judith Jamison and the first woman in Space, Russia’s Hero – Valentina Tereshkova. |
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Rt Hon Kim Campbell |
Betty Wei, Carolyn Chambers, & Ophelia Cheung |
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Esther Silver-Parker |
Henrietta Holsman Fore & Diana Bennett |
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| At the beginning of the Gala Evening IWF Honored the 2004 IWF Women Who Make A Difference. |
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The 2004 IWF Women Who Make a Difference: (L to R) Monica Rubio (CH) , Eva Maddox (IL), Sandra Featherman (ME), Gun Denhart (OR), Anita L. DeFrantz (SoCal), Marjorie Bell Chambers (NM), Yehudith Birk (IS), and Colleen Barrett (DL). Honrees not picturted Barbara Haynes (TN), Elsie Hilliard Hillman (WPA) and Anna Wu (HK). |
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| Click here to view the 2004 Women Who Make a Difference Program |
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| Carmen de Lavellade and Elaine Wynn were present to help introduce Ms. Jamison to the audience and the First U.S. Woman in Space, Dr. Sally Ride (A Fellow Hall of Fame Inductee) was on hand to help present Ms. Tereshkova’s story to the audience with her award received by IWF Russia President, Ludmila Shvetsova, Deputy First Mayor of Moscow. |
Carmen de Lavallade, Judith Jamison, Lou Emmert & Carolyn Sparks |
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Kathy Geier & Robert Goulet |
Ludmila Shvetsova & Sally Ride |
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