2007 Edition


The Program

The Speakers

Handbook

Session Summaries

Pictures Center

Women's Forum Blog

Press Center

2007 Yearbook

Partners


Session Summaries



THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER

9:30 – 9:50 Musical opening and welcome address

9:50 – 11:00 Plenary session

Rebuilding trust: An agenda for Governance

11.30 – 12.45 Panel discussions in parallel

  1. What should women expect from political leaders to restore the trust in our governance systems?
  2. The values that should guide us in managing the fast-expanding frontier of science and technology

13:00 – 15:00 Plenary luncheon

Humanitarian Action in the 21st century

15:00 – 16:30 Panel discussions in parallel

  1. In the media we trust… or should we?
  2. How increasing women’s integration is changing the competitiveness picture?

16.30 – 17.15 Plenary session

Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards: Fostering the spirit of enterprise

18:00 – 19:15 Discovery Moments

  1. In Design we Trust
  2. Writer's Corner
  3. Men's Corner
  4. Women in Science
  5. Women for Education

20:30 – 22:30 Opening keynote dinner



FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER

8:45 – 10:00 Panel discussions in parallel

  1. Sustaining social cohesion in face of the global migration wave?
  2. Cultural identity in a global world: Women’s crucial role in imagining new futures
  3. How can we guarantee our welfare systems in this ageing world?
  4. Beware of the wealth divide
  5. Gender equality in the workspace: Women’s lawyers’ role

10:30 – 11:45 Panel discussion in parallel

Global diversity in Law firms

10:30 – 11:45 Plenary debate

Strengthening social cohesion, building trust: Some ways ahead

12:00 – 13:15 Discovery Moments

  1. Men's Corner
  2. Women for Education
  3. Women's Health

13:30 – 14:45 Luncheons in parallel

  1. Social entrepreneurship, the way I see it
  2. A good story can change the way we see the world…
  3. Helping manage globalization: How some international organizations can make a difference
  4. The Darfur crisis: is there an end in sight?
  5. The critical role of whistle-blowing in our societies

15:00 – 16:15 Debates in parallel

  1. Sustaining corporate loyalty
  2. How are women shaping the business environment in the 21st Century?
  3. Filling the trust deficit: The rise of civil society

16:45 – 18:00 Debates in parallel

  1. Spare me the stereotypes
  2. The new social networks: What do they mean for trust and the way our societies evolve?

Update briefing

Trusting what we consume: Are we truly managing the interface of technology, health and safety?



SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER

8:45 – 10:00 Panel discussions in parallel

  1. Green card to corporate legitimacy
  2. Alternative energies: Getting the full picture
  3. When environment intersects with economic and national security: Reaching the tipping point
  4. Sustainable cities – where the environment meets the individual
  5. Too much money chasing too much risk

10:30 – 12:00 Plenary brainstorming

Climate change and sustainable growth: What will it take to face the challenge?

10:30 – 12:00 Panel discussion in parallel

Women in power: fostering the current anf next generation in financial services

13:30 – 15:15 Plenary luncheon

Creating trust through a “values-added” foreign policy

15:30 – 17:30 Plenary debate

Transparency, Trust and Truth

17:30 – 18:00 Conclusion

What do we take home?