Annual Leadership Meeting      Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia      December 9-10, 2007       View printable version of agenda. Main Activities Sunday, December 9 (Day 1) Identifying challenges, strategies and opportunities for women and ICTs Updates/status from ITF and related activities Set stage for moving forward over two days Introduction of centres project as ITF core strategy Monday, December 10 (Day 2) Discussion of integration of key tools in areas of education, workforce development, entrepreneurship and leadership: Presentations on status of start-up of regional centres to date Discussion of additional ITF flagship programmes Identification of next steps for ITF for the next three years Agenda Sunday, December 9 (Day 1) 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome Activity Goal: To understand the on-going commitment of participants to women’s participation in the Global ICT Community. Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), ITF Advisory Committee Dr. Barbara Waugh, Director of University Relations, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA, ITF Steering Committee 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Networking Activity Ms. Ann Holmes, Principal Consultant, Ann Holmes & Associates, and Board Member, WIGSAT - Women, Knowledge, Technology, Canada, ITF Steering Committee 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Opening Panel Global Positioning Statements: Strategies for Increasing Women’s Impact in the Knowledge Society Goal: To outline for the participants the future challenges facing women in the knowledge society globally and identify strategies, risks and opportunities for women moving forward. Ms. Nancy Pascall, Gender Policy Coordinator, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission, Belgium, ITF Observer (moderator and remarks) Dr. Wayne Johnson, VP University Relations Worldwide, HP, USA, ITF Advisory Committee Dr. Gloria Bonder, Coordinator, UNESCO Chair on Science and Technology in Latin America; ITF Steering Committee Dr. Sophia Huyer, Executive Director, WIGSAT - Woemn, Knowledge, Technology, Canada; ITF Steering Committee 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Coffee Breaks are sponsored by IBM 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bold Vision to Bold Strategy: A Multi-stakeholder Impact Agenda for Broadening Global Prosperity through Gender Equity and ICTs Goal: To identify and understand the influence of the ITF to date and to introduce a comprehensive strategy for global impact for the future. Ms. Claudia Morrell, Executive Director, Center for Women and IT, UMBC, ITF Secretariat (Presenter and Moderator) Accomplishments to Date - Interim Remarks by ITF Members and Guests: Dr. Gloria Bonder, Chair, UNESCO Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, Argentina Ms. Siobhan Bredin, Project Director, NSF ITEST Learning Resource Center, Education Development Center, USA Ms. Eva Fabry, Papirbredden Innovasjon Norway, Member of the STC of WINNET Europe Dr. Sophia Huyer, Executive Director, WIGSAT - Women, knowledge, technology, Canada Dr. Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, APEC Women’s e-Biz Center, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), Korea Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP), Philippines Dr. Barbara Waugh, Director of University Relations, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA Ms. Samia Melhem, Senior Operations Officer, Global Information and Communication Technology, World Bank, USA Ms. Jacinta Teofilo, Project Coordinator, Rural Connectivity Program, Ministry of Communications and IT, Samoa Ms. Bria McElroy, Director of International Relations, Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA Dr. Chetan Sharma, Founder and President, Datamation Foundation, India State of the Art - Europe: Ms. Eva Fabry, Papirbredden Innovasjon Norway, Member of the STC of WINNET Europe, ITF Steering Committee State of the Art - Australia, Africa, Asia: Dr. Patrice Braun, Deputy Director, Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC), University of Ballarat, Australia Dr. Dorothy Gordon, Director-General, Director-General of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT Dr. Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, APEC Women’s e-Biz Center, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), Korea, ITF Steering Committee Dr. Rim Belhaj, Executive Board, National Union of Tunisian Women, Tunisia , ITF Advisory Committee 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Networking Lunch Sponsored by Microsoft 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Next Steps for Action: A Discussion by Target Areas (Individuals to take coffee into Working Groups) Entrepreneurship x Leadership Dr. Chetan Sharma, Executive Director, Datamation, New Delhi, India, ITF Advisory Committee Workforce x Leadership Ms. Tegwin Pulley, Vice President, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas, USA, ITF Steering Committee Education x Leadership Ms. Siobhan Bredin, Project Director, NSF ITEST LRC, Education Development Center, Inc., Boston, USA, ITF Steering Committee 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mapping the Implementation Strategy for a Consolidated Multi-stakeholder Plan Ms. Heba Ramzy, Regional Lead, Citizenship and Community Affairs, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft, Turkey, ITF Advisory Committee 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Collaborating with International Organizations Ms. Samia Melhem, Senior Operations Officer, Global Information and Communication Technology, World Bank, USA, ITF Advisory Committee (Moderator and Presenter of the Report) Reaction: Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership, GKP Secretariat, ITF Advisory Committee Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, GAID Secretariat, ITF Advisory Committee Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, UNESCO, ITF Advisory Committee 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. GKP - ITF Leadership Reception sponsored by Hewlett Packard Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Park View Room 1) Ms. Yvonne Hunt, Vice President of Global Philanthropy, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA Executive Director, HP Company Foundation Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, GAID Secretariat, ITF Advisory Committee Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, UNESCO, ITF Advisory Committee 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ITF Networking Dinner sponsored by Microsoft Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Summit Room) Outcomes of Day 1: Map of the implementation strategy for IT Women Global for the next three years. Monday, December 10 (Day 2) 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Reflections of Previous Day for Expanding the Impact Dr. Dorothy Okello, Executive Director, WOUGNET, Uganda, ITF Advisory Committee (Moderator), ITF Advisory Committee Ms. Nancy Pascall, Gender Policy Coordinator, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission, Belgium , ITF Observer (Policy) Ms. Monique Morrow, Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Cisco Systems, Switzerland (Business), ITF Advisory Committee Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP), Philippines (NGO), ITF Steering Committee 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Integrating Five Key Tools for Future Actions Policy and Action x Context and Culture Goal: to consider a global strategy for moving policy to implementation. Dr. Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT for Change, Bangalore, India, ITF Advisory Committee Research and Impact Metrics x Context and Culture Goal: to identify and agree on potential indicators to monitor achievement of ITF goals at the macro level. Dr. Sophia Huyer, Executive Director, WIGSAT - Women, Knowledge, Technology, Canada, ITF Steering Committee Dissemination and Communication x Context and Culture Goal: to provide input on the new women and ICT web portal as a global tool for dissemination and communication Ms. Cornelia Carapcea, Web Content Expert, National Science Foundation, University of Maryland Baltimore County Resource and Service Development x Context and Culture Goal: to identify funding and other resources for the ITWG Mr. R. Christopher Rueppell, Patent Attorney, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Report on Moving Forward Within the Core Strategy Ms. Ann Holmes, Principal Consultant, Ann Holmes & Associates, and Board Member, WIGSAT - Women, Knowledge, Technology, Canada, ITF Steering Committee (Moderator) 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Networking Lunch Sponsered by Texas Instruments 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Regional Working Groups (These may shift in response to previous meeting elements. Individuals to take coffee into Working Groups) Goal: to identify process for moving forward in each of the regions focusing on the following elements: stake holders for the regions; next phase activities; discuss flagship projects in the context of regional centres and international cooperative efforts. Europe: Ms. Eva Fabry, Papirbredden Innovasjon Norway, Member of the STC of WINNET Europe, ITF Steering Committee Africa (Southern, Western, Northern): Mmabatho Matiwane, Director of Gender and Women’s Empowerment Unit, South Africa, ITF Advisory Committee India: Dr. Raj Rengalakshmi, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India, ITF Advisory Committee Latin America: Dr. Gloria Bonder, Chair, UNESCO Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, Argentina, ITF Steering Committee Middle East: Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Associate Director, Dubai Women’s College – Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), United Arab Emirates, ITF Advisory Committee Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Islands: Dr. Patrice Braun, Deputy Director, Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC), University of Ballarat, Australia Ms. Sonja Bernhardt, CEO, Thoughtware Australia, Australia East Asia: Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, APEC Women’s e-Biz Center, Asian Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), Korea, ITF Steering Committee 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Report Back Plenary from Working Groups Ms. Michela Cipeletti, Cisco Systems, Italy (Facilitator), ITF Advisory Committee 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 pm Proposed Action Plan for Next Three Years Goal: Based on summaries of discussions held so far, to identify moving this agenda to other groups for collaboration, to agree on a proposed agenda of activity for the next three years. What commitments and inputs are necessary for the agenda to be achieved? Ms. Sonja Bernhardt, CEO, Thoughtware Australia, Australia (Moderator) 6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Closing Remarks Dr. Barbara Waugh, Director of University Relations, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA Dr. Vinnie Jauhari, University Relations Manager, Hewlett Packard Sales 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Working Dinner for ITF Steering Committee Members Sponsored by Texas Instruments Outcomes of Day 2: ITF emerges with a specific plan of action for moving forward for implementation of regional centres with a coordinating entity. Opportunities for collaboration with other groups around the ITF agenda are explored with members of the GKP Gender Cluster and other like-minded groups for targeted activities. Participants identify activity within the five key areas including agreeing to a series of indicators to monitor progress at regional and international levels in the four ITF target areas Participants define personal strategies for support and opportunities for benefits of the ITF strategies for action. Overall Outcomes: In consultation with members and selected friends/collaborators, the ITF develops an overarching agenda for the next three years and develops next-stage activities for implementation of regional centres and coordinating entity. Discussions are held with potential collaborators and other networks and UN organizations on moving forward the global women and ICTs Impact Agenda at the regional and international levels. The ITF network is expanded. The ITF Agenda for 2010 is confirmed with funding pathways and indicators identified to measure progress; next steps defined. Under the patronage of: