PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS
2009 Program Agenda
Afghanistan and Rwanda
ARRIVAL
August 7, 2009
Arrival and Getting to Know the Surroundings
August 8, 2009
Ice Breaker events
August 9, 2009
Tour of Wal*Mart and shopping
Presentation of laptops donated by Office Depot
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Monday, August 10, 2009
9:00 to 9:45 Opening Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan
9:45 to 10:45 Your Financials: a Roadmap to Increasing Your Income
Speaker: Nancy Hyde
11:00 to 12:00 Hands-On with Financials
Moderators: Sabine Adams, Barbara Vogler
12:00 to1:30 Lunch
Speaker: Brian Bush, Oklahoma Christian University
1:30 to 3:00 The Business Plan
Speaker: Nancy Hyde
3:15 to 5:00 Implementing Your Business Plan
Moderator: Nancy Hyde
Panelists: Nina Vacca, Terri Quinton, Gail Warrior; Patricia Christian Rodriguez
5:00 to 5:30 Student Break Out and Journaling
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
9:00 to 9:20 Welcome and Review
Speaker: Lin Weigel
9:20 to 10:00 How to Measure Success
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Fegan
10:15 to 12:00 Banking – How to be Attractive to Investors
Moderator: George Seay
Panelist: Louis Taylor; Katie Nienow, Carol Nichols
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Speaker: Nan Ellen Nelson
1:30 to 3:00 Import / Export - The Do’s and Don’ts of Importing to the U.S.
Speaker: Kay Carrico
Panel: Leslie Friedrich, Melinda Guravich, Sharon Evans
3:15 to 4:15 Infrastructure
Speaker: Professor Sabine Adams
4:15 to 5:00 Student Break Out and Journaling
5:30 to 6:30 Dinner with Cedar Hill elected officials
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
9:00 to 9:20 Welcome and Review
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Fegan
9:20 to 10:30 Smart Marketing for International Distribution
Speaker: Mary Schnack
10:45 to 12:00 Marketing Successes
Moderator: Mary Schnack
Panelists: Donna Hegdahl, Leslie Farnsworth
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Special Guests: AT&T Officers in special mentorship with students
1:30 to 2:30 Networking
Moderator: Terry Neese
Panelist: Angie King, Suzanne Bock; Donna Hegdahl
2:45 to 4:00 Marketing in your Country
Moderator: Mary Schnack with Student Panelists
5:00 to 8:30 Reception (by invitation) at the home of Valerie Freeman
Thursday, August 13, 2009
9:00 to 9:20 Welcome and Review
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Fegan
9:20 to 10:30 Negotiating Skills for Business Leaders
Speaker: Martha Parker
10:45 to 12:00 Making it Great!
Speaker: Debi Pena
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Speaker: Susan Daywitt
1:30 to 2:15 Management Styles - Old vs. New
Speaker: Dr. Tara Peters
2:45 to 4:00 American Women Business Owners: Employee Issues in my Business
Moderator: Sabrina Porter
Panelist: Kim Neese (President, Terry Neese Personnel); Sylvia Medina (Northwind)
4:00 to 5:00 Student Break Out and Journaling
7:00 to 8:30 Private Dinner
Friday, August 14, 2009
9:00 to 9:20 Welcome and Review
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Fegan
9:20 to 11:30 Advocacy Training
Speaker and Moderator: Terry Neese
Panelist: Mrs. Betsy DeVos, Ms. Anne Dickerson
11:30 to 1:00 Lunch
Speaker: Nathan Mellor
1:00 to 2:00 Pay It Forward
Speaker: IEEW Staff and Board of Directors
2:15 to 3:00 Woman Owned Business Certification
Speaker: Debbie Hurst, President of WBCS
3:00 to 4:15 The Alpha Mare
Speaker: Darcie Harris
4:15 to 5:00 Student Break Out and Journaling
5:00 to 6:30 Leadership Development Closing Dinner
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Saturday, August 15, 2009
10:00 to 12:00 Visit to the Dallas Museum of Art
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
1:30 to 3:00 Shopping
Sunday, August 16, 2009
1:30 to 4:00 IEEW Board Meeting
6:30 to 8:00 Ice Cream Social
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Monday, August 17, 2009
8:30 to 8:45 Opening Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan
8:45 to 10:00 Assessing Mindsets on Competitiveness and Doing Business
Speaker: Elizabeth Hooper - SEVENFund
10:15 to 11:00 How Women Play a Part
Speaker: Esther Silver-Parker, International President, International Women’s forum and Senior Vice President, Wal*Mart
11:00 to 11:15 Update and encouragement from the Afghan Business Network
Speaker: Qasim Tarin
11:15 to 11:30 Update and encouragement from Roots for Peace
Speaker: Heidi Kuhn
11:30 to 12:00 The importance of keeping your business involved in the community
Speaker: Charlene Lake, Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, AT&T
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Kay Granger
1:30 to 2:30 Relationship Between Education and Economic Stability / Growth
Speaker: Mike Brennan, SEVENFund
2:30 to 3:30 Sustainability for Work & the Environment
Speaker: Susan Daywitt
3:30 to 4:30 NGO’s– We’re here to Help!
Panelist: Morningstar; Project Rwanda; HOPE International
6:00 to 8:30 Soiree with the Stars
Dallas Arboretum – Cocktails and Heavy Hors d’oeuvre
Special Guest Speaker – Pilar Sanders
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
8:30 to 8:45 Opening Welcome
Speaker: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan
8:45 to 9:30 Morning Keynote: Monica Luechtefeld
Office Depot Executive Vice President, e-Commerce and Direct Marketing
9:30 to 9:45 US Afghan Women’s Council - update
Speaker: Eva Weigold Schultz, Executive Director
9:45 to 10:30 Political Issues in your Country Moderator: Terry Neese
His Excellency Said T. Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the United States (invited)
His Excellency James Kimonyo, Rwandan Ambassador to the United States (invited)
10:45 to 11:45 Leadership and Political Participation - How to Affect Change
Speaker: Eleanor Clift
11:45 to 12:15 Political Justice - How to Affect Change
Federal Judge Vicki L. Miles LaGrange
12:15 to 1:15 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Karen Hughes
1:15 to 1:30 Enterprising Women Awards
Speaker: Monica Smiley
1:30 to 1:45 International Trade and Commercial Law in Developing Countries
Speaker: Anne Simmons-Benton
1:45 to 3:00 Strategic Improvement Plan - Students
3:00 to 3:30 Presentation to Ambassadors and Closing
Moderator: Dr. Terry Neese and Dr. Kevin Fegan
MENTORSHIP
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 – Sunday, August 23, 2009
Students are all participating in mentorship throughout the United States
CLOSING
Monday, August 24, 2009
Students return to Dallas to the AT&T Facility
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
10:00 to 1:00 Farewell Reception and lunch at The Women’s Museum
Guest Speaker: Former First Lady Laura Bush
Hosted by AT&T (invitation only)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Women depart for home
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