The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) and Women Chiefs of Enterprises International (WCEI) are jointly hosting the ‘Women Making a World of Difference’ Forum in Sydney, Australia.

WMWDF 2019 will gather professionals and business owners from Australia and overseas together to discuss dynamic and practical ways to promote the growth of economic empowerment for women.

Program:

Welcome Reception:

Thursday, 17 October, 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Hosted by The Hon. Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC,

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Women Making a World of Difference Forum

Friday, 18 October, 8:45am – 5:00pm

Royal Automobile Club of Australia, 89 Macquarie Street, Sydney

8:00	Registration
9:00	Welcome – MC Sam Buckingham
9:15	Keynote – Ronni Kahn AO “Authenticity & Ethics” – CEO OzHarvest
10:00	Morning Tea and book signing with Ronni Kahn
10:45	Authenticity & Ethics Panel Dr Melody Caramins, geneticist & artist Su-Lin Tan, journalist Fin Review Melanie Gleeson, founder endota spa
11:30	Keynote – Professor Vijaya Nagarajan “Collective Impact”
12:15	Lunch & networking
13:30	Empowering Women in Developing Communities Panel Marcia Ella Duncan OAM, champion netballer & Indigenous affairs leader Susan Coles, DFAT and former Australian Ambassador Aline Wong, FCEM Regional Commissioner, Mauritius
14:15	Keynote – Lynette Mayne “Business Needs a Plan B” – Lynette Mayne, The B Team Australasia (founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz)
15:00	Afternoon tea
15:45	Our Women’s Networks Margot de Groot, National President WCEI Australia Diane Tompson, President TIAW Donna Meredith, IWEC Global Ambassador
16:10	Keynote – Jamila Gordon “Engineering Success in STEAM” – a personal story
16:45	Close – National Presidents (TIAW / WCEI)

* Please note speakers subject to change without notice

TIAW World of Difference Awards Dinner

Friday, 18 October, 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Royal Automobile Club of Australia, 89 Macquarie Street, Sydney

TIAW will bestow the World of Difference Awards, one Lifetime Achievement Award and one TIAW Mandy Goetze Award to extraordinary individuals whose efforts have advanced the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally, or worldwide.

Keynote: Natasha Stott Despoja AM, Founding Chair of Our Watch, former Ambassador for Women and Girls, former World Bank Gender Advisory Council Member

Overseas Delegates

Visitors to Australia may require a visa or may qualify for a visa waiver – please check: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder or contact https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/ to check your requirements to enter Australia.

We look forward to welcoming you.