All business and professional women are invited to a whole day forum entitled “Women Stepping Up: Conversations on Women Leadership and Empowerment” on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. The event is powered by the Business and Professional Women’s Network or BPW Makati-PH and co-sponsored by Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation.
BPW Makati-PH is affiliated with the International Federation of BPW, founded in 1930 with presence in over 100 countries in 5 continents with consultative status in the United Nations. It is the NGO signatory to the UN Global Compact, specifically under UN Women that focuses on women’s empowerment principles. “The BPW Makati-PH chapter focuses its direction towards women SME’s capacity and enterprise building, and leadership for all professional women. The aim is to increase women’s participation in the economy and in decision-making roles. Through this forum and the BPW Makati’s succeeding mentoring programs and workshops, we hope to help develop women leaders to enhance the global image of the Filipina,” says BPW Makati Founding President Jeannie E. Javelosa.
The November 12 Women Stepping Up event brings together inspiring international and local women speakers to share strategies and stories to help women advance, rise, improve, and boost skills and capacities for global competitiveness. The forum presents the challenge for women to step up in management, leadership, finance, business development, personal branding, and motivation!
Confirmed speakers include Ambassador DELIA ALBERT, Senior Consultant for SGV & Co.; USHA RAO-MONARI, Director for Sustainable Business Advisory of the International Finance Corporation from Washington, DC; PATRICIA GALLARDO-DWYER, Director of CSR and Sustainability, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Global); and nominee to 2013 Awardee, 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the World Award given by the FWN, USA, coming in from Hong Kong; ANU SAHAI, Director of the ASEAN Private Equity and Venture Capital Association from Singapore; PACITA “CHIT” JUAN, Asia Head for the International Women’s Coffee Alliance; ALIZA KNOX, Managing Director for Online Sales, Twitter, Asia Pacific from Singapore; BETH LEE, President and Co-Founder of EMotors, Inc.; Atty. GIANNA MONTINOLA, Trustee, Far Eastern University (FEU) and Head for Marketing and Communications of the FEU Group; Co-Founder and Director of Hands On Manila Foundation, Inc.; and Co-Founder and President of PeaceTech, Inc.; FREDA MIRIKLIS, BPW International President; VIRGINIA LITTLEJOHN, CEO of Quantum Leaps and Co-Founder of the Global Platform for the Sourcing from Women. Also invited is KAREN BATUNGBACAL DE-VENECIA, Executive General Manager of QBE Philippine Global Shared Service Centre and former Managing Director/Head JPMorgan Chase & Co. Global Service Center.
Register online and catch early bird rates before October 20 at http://www.womensteppingup.org. For more information, follow BPW Makati-PH on Twitter at @WomenSteppingUp and like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WomenSteppingUpPH.
