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WEConnect International, a non-profit organisation that provides market access to women enterprises through its corporate members and global network, is organising a Women in Business Forum in Bangalore on 19 November 2013. The theme of the Forum is ‘Think Big’. This signifies the importance for women business owners to imagine, aspire and go beyond their perceived limitations and scale their business to greater heights. The theme also captures the potential economic and social impact of the Third Billion when they Think Big!
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AGENDA
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8.00 – 9.30 AM |
Registration | |
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9:30 - 9.40 AM |
Welcome by Sucharita Eashwar,Executive Director, WEConnect International |
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9:40 – 9:55 AM
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Address by Elizabeth Vazquez, CEO and Co-Founder, WEConnect International |
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10:00 – 10:15 AM |
Keynote Address – Meg Jones, Women and Trade, International Trade Center, United Nations |
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10:15 – 10:45 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 – 11:15 AM |
Keynote Session – KumudSrinivasan, President Intel India |
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11:15 –11:30 AM |
Address by MrVidyashankar: Principal Secretary,Commerce&Industries,Govt of Karnataka |
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11:30 – 11:45 AM |
Presentation of Roadmap 2020 and Beyond - first city road map for Bangalore -By Quantum Leaps, Athena Infonomics&WEConnect International |
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11.45 – 12.15 PM |
Interactive Discussion: Creating an Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurship Moderated by Sanjay Anandaram, (Startup Investor &Chief Mentor WEConnect India) with MrVidyashankar&Ms Uma Reddy (Entrepreneur &Promoter, WEConnect India)
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12:15 – 12:30 PM |
India Release of Supplier Diversity Code of Conduct – Presented by RBS
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12.30 – 1.30 PM |
Lunch |
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1.30 – 5.00 PM
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Speed Dating Round Tables with corporate Buyers and women business enterprises (WBEs). Corporation representatives will interact in 30 minutes with the WBE delegates in small groups of 8-10 in each session. They will brief the WBEs on their procurement processes and the WBEs will have an opportunity to do a 1 minute elevator pitch. |
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4:30 – 5:00 PM |
Parallel track for aspiring entrepreneurs: Crosshairs Communication |
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Workshops |
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Track 1 |
Track 2 |
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1.30 – 3.00 PM |
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Workshop on Think Big led by Dream:In. This will enable participants toarticulate dreams for their business, capture them and create a roadmap to convert them to reality.
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3.00- 4.30 PM |
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Tea/coffee on tap through the afternoon |
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5.00 – 6:30 PM
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Recognition Ceremony & Reception Announcement on UN Global Platform for Action -Meg Jones, International Trade Center Ceremony to RecogniseWEConnect Stars& Champions The recognition ceremony will be followed by Networking over High Tea
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