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WOMEN LEADERS' NETWORK 2000
PROGRAM

International Convention Centre

 

SATURDAY , 17th Jun 2000

0900-1900 hrs Registration  
Venue:  Conference Hall
1030-1200 hrs Confederation of Women Business Council APEC – CWBC-APEC

Members and by  Invitation only

 
  Venue:  Room J1
1200-1330 Refreshment/Light Lunch-CWBC-APEC Members and by Invitation only

Venue:     Lobby 2 & 3 

 
13.30-1530 hrs Meeting on The Future of WLN

For Focal Points only

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Rapporteur : 

 

 

 

Room J1

Datin Hjh Edah Hj Md Noor

President of Women’s Council,

Brunei Darussalam.

Ms Andrina Lever

Co-Founder WLN

Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny

Chair of the Organising Committee for WLN 2000 Meeting

 

Ms Dana Peebles, Canada

1530-1600 hrs 

 

Coffee Break

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Lobby 2 and 3 

1600-1730 Pre-Conference Briefing

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Main Conference Hall

Ms Andrina Lever

Co-Founder WLN

APEC WLN Meeting

 

His Excellency Awg Serbini Ali

APEC Secretariat Executive Director

Overview of APEC

 

 

Datin Paduka Hayati Pehin Hj Salleh 

17.30 – 1830 hrs Meeting of Heads of Delegations

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Coordinator:

 

 

 

Room J1

Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny

1915 hrs Welcome Reception

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Hosted by the Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam

Musical Fountain, Jerudong Park

         

 

SUNDAY 18th June 2000 

0730-0830 hrs

 

Business Matching  
 

 

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 Coordinator : 

Room J1  & J2

Kamilah Hj Mohd Hanifah

0830-1000 hrs

 

 

Opening Ceremony

Venue :     Main Conference Hall

 

Participants and Guests to be seated by 0830 hrs.

 

Arrival of Guest of Honour

HRH Princess Hajah Masna binti  Almarhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien 

Ambassador at Large. 

Thanksgiving  Prayer 

Welcoming Address

By Datin Hajah Edah Hj Md Noor,

President of the Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam as Co-Advisor of APEC WLN 2000 Meeting. 

Keynote Address and Official Opening of the APEC WLN 2000 Meeting

By the Guest of Honour 

Launching of the Women in Business Website

By the Guest of Honour 

Viewing of Brunei Showcase 

 

 

 

 

1000-1045 hrs Refreshments

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Group Photographs

 All Participants

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Lobby 2 and 3

 

 

 Main Entrance

1045-1215 hrs Plenary I :

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SMEs

Main Conference Hall

Overview : Status Update of SMEs in APEC

Ms Zenaida Gordon

President of Gordon Enterprises, Philippines.

 

Financing SMEs

Ms Euleen Goh

Group Head of Sales, SCB, Singapore.

 

Enhancing Strategic Alliances in SMEs

Mr Timothy Ong

Chairman Of ABAC, Chairman of Asia Inc. and Deputy Chairman National Insurance Company, Brunei Darussalam.

 

Dato Nor Azah  Awin

 

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Coordinator :

Dy Kamilah Hj Md Hanifah

Dy Faridah Dato Hj Talib

Dy Masni Hj Mohsin

Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen

 

1215- 1300 hrs Lunch

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Banquet Hall

Dr Victoria Velkoff

US Bureau of Census

The Collection and Analysis of Sex Disaggregated Data 

1330- 1430 hrs SME Session

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The State and SMEs-Enhancing

Government Capacity to Serve SMEs

Dato Nor Azah  Awin

Malaysia

 

Ms Anamah Tan

Dy Chu Wee Ken

Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen

 

 

Main Conference Hall

Significant Roles of Women Entrepreneurs in Economic Development

Dra Suryani Motik

President of Indonesia Women’s Business Association, Indonesia

 

Ms Zenaida Gordon

Dy Teo Siew Yean

Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen 

1445-1615 hrs Plenary II :

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HRD

Main Conference Hall

HRD Recommendations : Current Status and The Way Forward

Ms Dana Peebles

Kartini International, Canada

 

Institutionalising a Global Network of Training Programmes and Skills Development

Ms Vijayakumari Kanapathy

Senior Analyst, Institute of Strategic & International Studies, Malaysia

 

Dr. Shirley Lim

Ms Kathryn McInteer (Chief)

Dy Hjh Shireen Hj. Mustapha

Dy Hjh Rosliah Hj Hasbollah

Dr. Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha

 

1615-1630 hrs Coffee Break

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Lobby 2 and 3

1630- 1730 hrs HRD Session

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Creating Enabling Government and Private Sectors

Ms Wu Hung-yuk, Anna, JP

Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission, PRC

 

Ms Dana Peebles

Dy Hasnah Hj Azri

Dr Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha

 

 

Main Conference Hall

Managing HRD in the Information Age

Ms Kathyrn McInteer

 Strategic Information System Manager

 Ministry of Commerce, New Zealand

 

Ms Vijayakumari Kanapathy

Dy Hjh Jamilah Hj Md Yusof

Dr Hjh Zaitun Hj Md Taha 

2000 hrs Welcome Dinner

 

 Venue :

Hosted by His Excellency the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources

 

ICC, Banquet Hall

  

MONDAY, 19th June 2000

0800-0900 hrs Business Matching

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Coordinator :

 

Room  J 1 and J 2

Kamilah Hj Mohd Hanifah

 

 
0900-1030 hrs Plenary III :

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IT/E- COMMERCE

Main Conference Hall

E-Commerce in Developed Countries

Ms Rosemary Brisco

Founder and CEO of Women Asia.com, USA

 

Global Trends of Women E-Entrepreneurs

Ms Marina Wong

President of Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association, Hong Kong, China

 

Opportunities for Economic Diversification

Ms Laina Greene,

Managing Director, GetIT Pte Ltd

GetIT Multimedia.com Pte Ltd, Singapore

 

Ms Janet Stenzel Pearce

Dr. Dorothy Riddle (Chief)

Dy Zainab Dato Paduka Hj Alikhan

Dy Fauziah Md Hussain

Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman

 

 
1030 – 1045 hrs Coffee Break

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Lobby 2 and 3 

 
1045 – 1145 hrs E-Commerce Session

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E-Commerce in SMEs

Ms Janet Stenzel Pearce

Executive Director

PECC Telecommunication and Information Industries Forum, California

 

Ms Marina Wong

Dy Tiew Siew Chin

Dr. Zohrah Hj Sulaiman

 

 

Main Conference Hall, Block A

E-Commerce : The Asian Experience

Ms Rameshwari Ramachandra

Managing Director

Technowledge Asia Pte Ltd,

Singapore

 

 
  Chair :

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Coordinator :

Ms. Rosemary Brisco

Dy Hanita Hj Hussein

Dr. Zohrah Hj Sulaiman

 

1200-1315 hrs Lunch

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Banquet Hall 

Prof Chang Pilwha

APEC SOM AGGI Chair,

Framework on the Integration of Women in APEC  And Role of AGGI

1330- 1430 hrs Concurrent Workshops

Parallel Workshop 1

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Room  J 2

SME Workshop : Global SMEs

Ms Diana Abruzzi

Founder and Executive Chairman

Federation of Commerce and Industry, Australia

 

Datin Hjh Gayah Kamariah Hj Shafie

Ms S Palanca

Dy Hjh Feridah Hj Abang Zen

 

 

Room J 3

IT/E-Commerce Workshop : Starting E-Commerce for SMEs

Dr Dorothy Riddle,

President and CEO,

Service Growth Consultants, Canada

 

Ms Laina Greene

Dk Hjh Zarinah Pg Hj. Jeludin

Dr. Zohrah Hj Sulaiman

 

1445-1545 hrs Plenary IV A

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Main Conference Hall

The Secret of My Success : The ASEAN Experience

Ms Shelley Siu,

Founder and Managing Director, 

Shelley Siu International, Singapore.

 

Ms Doan Thi Minh Chau

President,

Minh Chou, Trade and Tours Co, Ltd

 

Dy Hjh Sharifah Noor Syed Ibrahim Altahir

Founder and Managing Director,

Nusa Laila Puteri School, Brunei Darussalam.

 

Dra. Dewi Motik Pramono

 

1445-1600 hrs Coffee Break

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Lobby 2 and 3

 

1600 – 1700 hrs Plenary IV B

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Main Conference Hall

The Secret of My Success: Others (Non-ASEAN) Experience

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Evening :

Ms Maria Cristina Rizo

Patron Velarde

Advisor to the Presidency to the Council of Ministers, Peru

 

Ms Karolee Wolcott,

Proprietor / Manager Sheep Farm,

Glen Isla, Western Victoria, Australia.

 

Ms Young Ai Chung@Angela Chung

Owner,

Dukyoung International Ltd, Korea

 

Dr. Jannie Tay

Free Evening / Tours (Optional)

 

 

TUESDAY, 20th June 2000 

0830 –0930 hrs Presentation of Report on ‘The Future of WLN ‘

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Main Conference Hall

Ms Andrina Lever

 

0930-1100 hrs

 

 

 

 

 

Plenary V

Resolutions and Recommendations

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Main Conference Hall

Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny

Datin Paduka Hayati Pehin Hj Salleh

 

1100-1115 hrs Coffee Break

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Lobby 2 and 3 

1130-1215 hrs Closing Ceremony

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Arrival of Guest of Honour

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Prayer

 

Opening Remarks by:

 

 

 

 

Presentation of Resolutions and Recommendations to the Guest of Honour (in her capacity as Co-Advisor of the APEC WLN 2000 Meeting) by:

 

Presentation of Certificates to the Head of Delegations to the APEC  WLN 2000 Meeting

 

Official Closing of the APEC WLN 2000 Meeting

 

Dance presentation

 

WLN Song

 

 

Launching of the Women Business Council of Brunei Darussalam

 

 

Main Conference Hall

 

Datin Hjh Edah Hj Mohd Noor, President of the Council of Women, Brunei Darussalam

 

 

 

Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny

Chair of the Organising Committee for APEC WLN 2000 Meeting

 

 

 

 

Nellie Dato Paduka Hj Sunny

Chair of the Organising Committee for APEC WLN 2000 Meeting

 

 

 

 

 By the Guest of Honour.

 

 

By Warna Warni Production

 

Led by Teachers and Staff of Nusa Laila Puteri School.

1215 hrs Farewell Lunch

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Afternoon :

 

Banquet Hall

 

Post Conference Tours (optional)

 

Date: 10/6/2k

Kamilah/Mastika  

To Contact Us:
APEC WLN 2000 Secretariat,
International Relations & Trade Dev.
Ministry of Industrial & Primary Resources
Jalan Menteri Besar
Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3910
Brunei Darussalam

Nellie Sunny email: miprs2@brunet.bn