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Past Events

Third CEO Sherpa Meeting

New Delhi, India
Early February 2010

Vital Voices Asia Summit

New Delhi, India
Early 2010
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Accessing the Global Supply Chain

Workshop on why an how corporations are utilizing women's business enterprises for strategic sourcing

Istanbul, Turkey
October 6, 2009
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CEO and Sherpa Meetings of the Private Sector Leaders Forum

Istanbul, Turkey
October 4-5, 2009
Co-hosted by the Hüsnü Özyeǧin Foundation

Women's Foreign Policy Group
Women in Power Series Luncheon

Washington, DC
July 23, 2009

Congress: Women for Poland, Poland for Women

Warsaw, Poland
June 20-21, 2009
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Second CEO Sherpa Meeting

Warsaw, Poland
June 18-19, 2009
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Gender Equality as an Investment Concept

Washington, DC
May 8, 2009
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Leadership at a Time of Economic Crisis: The Role of Women

Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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WEConnect International First Global Strategic Forum

Washington, DC
March 27, 2009

Networking event: Temps de Femme (PricewaterhouseCoopers France)

Paris, France
March 24, 2009

Film screening: Closing the gender gap (PricewaterhouseCoopers US)

Philadelphia
March 9, 2009

Launch of Gender Diversity Benchmark for Asia

Hong Kong
March 6, 2009

Women's World Awards

Vienna, Austria
March 5, 2009

  • The Women's World Awards are presented in 12 different categories to extraordinary women from throughout the world whose achievements contribute to furthering self-determination, gender equality, freedom and the elimination of all forms of social and economic discrimination.
  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson (Carlson) is the World Business Award recipient. World Awards President Mikhail Gorbachev will make the presentation

Taking control of your destiny (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

London and Leeds, UK
March 4, 2009

Champions for Change: An evening of celebration for International Women's Day

Washington, DC
March 4, 2009
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  • 2009 Vision Award will be presented to the Goldman Sachs 10,000 WOMEN initiative. This $100 million initiative provides 10,000 underserved women worldwide with business and management education.

World Economic Forum

Davos
January 28-29, 2009
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GAP-Doing Business Gender Law Library Launch

Washington DC
October 11, 2008
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Vital Voices Joins Partners to Launch the Doing Business Gender Law Library

Adolescent Girls Initiative

Washington DC
October 10, 2008
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CEO Sherpa Meeting

Paris
September 16-17, 2008
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