Programme
... Monday 17th March Day 1
...Tuesday 16th March Day 2
10:00 Welcome by the UNECE Executive Secretary Ms. Brigita Schmögnerova
[opening statement]
10:10-11:30 KEY CHALLENGES IN ACCESS TO FINANCING
Chair and Keynote speaker Ms. Noreen DOYLE, First Vice-President, EBRD [paper]
Ms. Julia Weeks, Executive Director, US National Women's Business Council (US) [presentation] [paper]
Ms. Marta Turk, Chair of the Commission for Economy and Business, National Council of Slovenia
11:00-12:30ROUND TABLE SESSION I Improving Access to Financing Best practices of Government policies at central and local levels
Chair: Mr Andrew Fiddaman, Director, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (UK) [presentation] [paper]
Ms. Ada Grecchi, Alderwomen for Human Resources and Gender Opportunities, Provincia di Milano (Italy)
[paper]
Ms. Laine-Kangas, Ministry of Trade and Industry
(Finland) [presentation]
[paper]
Ms. Elzbieta Ranciniewska, Senior Specialist, Ministry of
Economy Labour and Social
Affairs (Poland)
[paper]
15:00-16:00 ROUND TABLE SESSION II Improving Access to
Financing Activities of international financial institutions and
international organizations
Chair: Mr. George Kowalski, Director, UNECE
Ms. Siv Hellén, Senior Vice President, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) [presentation]
Ms. Marja Seppälä, Country Manager, Council of Europe Bank (Paris) [presentation]
Ms. Dina Ionescu , Administrator LEED programme, OECD [presentation]
Ms. Gulnara Baimambetova, Executive Director, Women Entrepreneurs Support Association/UNIFEM-
Kyrgyzstan[English]
[Русский]
16:30-18:00 ROUND TABLE SESSION III Improving Access to
Financing Initiatives of private sector and non-profit organizations
Ms. Inger Berggren,
President, Women's World Banking (Spain)
[presentation]
[paper]
Ms. Artemis Toumazi, President,
Women's Cooperative Bank and President of Business and Professional Women
Association (Cyprus)
[paper]
Ms. Lina Nearchou-Ellinas, Senior Lecturer (Cyprus)
[paper i]
[paper ii]
Ms.
Mazal Renford, Director, The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International
Training Center (Israel)
[paper]
18:15
Welcome Networking Event organized by UNECE
and the Club for Women Entrepreneurs, Geneva