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Agenda
8:00
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Registration and Breakfast |
9:00
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Mistress of Ceremonies
Ms. Marilyn Johnson, Vice President, Market Development, IBM Americas
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| 9:05 |
Host Welcome
Mr. Mark Harris, General Manager, IBM South Africa |
9:10
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Ambassador's Welcome
The Honorable Eric M. Bost
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa |
| 9:20 |
Opening Remarks
Ms. Carol Evans, President & CEO, Working Mother Media |
9:30
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Instant Polling - Barriers Focused
Each Town Hall polls participants to learn more about their experiences and ambitions - and the impact of barriers to advancement on them. This dynamic session takes the audience's "pulse" and learns what it is women want in the workplace and what barriers still exist for them-—at home and at work. Results will provide learning for the rest of the day's discussions and give companies great insights to barriers and how to remove them to support recruitment, retention and promotion of women. |
10:00
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Break |
| 10:15 |
Trailblazers Panel - Blazing Your Own Path
Panel of corporate executives share strategies for success including revelations about overcoming barriers, how they created strong support systems, navigated office politics, balancing work/life issues and more!
Moderator:
Ms. Mandlakazi Mpahlwa, Producer & Anchor, Kaleidoscope & CNBC South Africa
Panel:
Dr. Kedibone Letlaka-Rennert, Diversity Advisor, Human Resources, International Monetary Fund
Ms. Zanele Mavuso-Mbatha, CEO, Incwala, South Africa
Ms. Neo Lesela, GM, Programme Management Office, Smile Communications, South Africa |
| 11:15 |
Breakout Conversations
Attendees will break into small groups, zero in on questions around hot topics. |
| 12:30 |
Pick up Luncheon |
12:45
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Leadership Keynote - Overview of Women in Leadership in South Africa - Past, Present and Looking to the Future
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Deputy President of South Africa
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1:15
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Breakout Report Backs
Ms. Laraine Kaminsky, Executive Vice President, Graybridge Malkam
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| 1:45 |
Workshop 1: Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mentoring: Challenging Women to Step Up
The Mentoring For Success Workshop
It has been clearly identified by many studies that having a mentor can be a significant aid to success for women in business. In this highly interactive session we will hear from one of Austrailia's leading business women around strategies as a mentor, a mentee including fining a mentor, the structure of mentoring sessions and how to make the most of the relationship. The co-presenter, Shirley Machaba, will be providing the South African perspective. We will hear stories of how this has worked for others in our workshopping around creating a model for sucess.
Workshop Leaders:
Ms. Maureen Frank, Founder/Managing Director, Emberin, Brisbane, Australia
Ms. Shirley Machaba, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Workshop 2: Sponsored by IBM Corporation
WorkLife Balance – How Companies in South Africa Make it Work for Women
Join WorkLife Balance expert Carol Evans, Author of This is How We Do It: A Working Mother's Manifesto, as she meets with South African corporate worklife professionals to examine critical issues faced by South African workers and the best practices being employed to address them.
Introducing the Workshop Leaders:
Mr. Ronald C. Glover, Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Programs, IBM, USA
Workshop Leaders:
Ms. Carol Evans, President & CEO, Working Mother Media
Ms. Catherine "Cathy" J. Smith, Director of Human Resources, IBM South Africa
Ms. Tshidi Mokgabudi, Executive Director, KPMG, South Africa
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| 4:30 |
Closing Remarks
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| 4:45 |
Reception
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