Annual Leadership Meeting
Advisory Committee

Dr. Aminah Abdullah, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Ms. Shaima Ahmad, Operations Manager, Freescale Semiconductor, Malaysia

Prof. Behjat Al Yousuf, Associate Director, Dubai Women's College-Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)

Dr. Rim Belhaj, Executive Board, National Union of Tunisian Women, Tunisia

Ms. Tonia Blackwood, CEO, BR Market Launch, USA

Dr. Gloria Bonder, Coordinator, UNESCO Chair on Women in Science and Technology in Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ms. Patrice Braun, Deputy Director, Centre for Regional Innovation & Competitiveness (CRIC), University of Ballarat, Australia

Ms. Kemly Camacho, Senior Program Specialist, Bellanet International Secretariat, Costa Rica

Ms. Cornelia Carapcea, Web Content Expert, National Science Foundation, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA

Ms. Chuan Chin Chew, ASEAN Women Council Leader, IBM, Malaysia

Ms. Chong Sheau Ching, Executive Director, eHomemakers, Malaysia

Ms. Michela Cipeletti, Cisco Systems, Italy

Ms. Suchita Dadhich, Strategic Innovation and Organizational Capabilities, IBM Rational, USA

Ms. Hoda Dahroug, Deputy Director, ICT Trust Fund, Ministry of Communications and IT, Egypt

Mr. Philip DesAutels, Academic Evangelist, Microsoft, USA

Ms. Jessica Elias, Target, India

Dr. Eva Fabry, Papirbredden Innovasjon AS, Norway and member of STC of WINNET Europe

Ms. Lori Forman, Regional Director, Community Affairs, Microsoft, Asia

Dr. Dorothy Gordon, Director-General, AITI, Ghana

Ms. Anita Gurumurthy, Executive Director, IT For Change, India

Ms. Julia H Z, IT Coordinator, eHomemakers, Malaysia

Ms. Nadia Hegazi, Senior Expert for Strategic Planning, Information Infrastructure Sector, Ministry of Communications and IT, Egypt

Ms. Ann Holmes, Principal Consultant, Ann Holmes & Associates and Board member, WIGSAT: Women, knowledge, technology, Toronto, Canada

Ms. Kimiko Horii, Representative Director, NPO GEWEL, Japan

Ms. Yvonne Hunt, Vice President of Global Philanthropy, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA; Executive Director, HP Company Foundation

Dr. Sophia Huyer, Executive Director, WIGSAT: Women, knowledge, technology, Brighton, Canada

Ms. Vinnie Jauhari, University Relations Manager, Hewlett-Packard India Sales, India

Mr. Robert de Jesus, UNGAID Secretariat, USA

Dr. Wayne Johnson, VP University Relations Worldwide, HP, Palo Alto, USA

Mr. Bradford Kane, International Commission on Workforce Development, USA

Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Mr. Sarbuland Khan, Executive Coordinator, GAID Secretariat, New York, USA

Dr. Irina Khomeriki, Head, Georgian Branch Office of International Science and Technology Center, Tbilisi, Georgia

Dr. Kio Chung Kim, Executive Director, APEC Women's e-Biz Center, Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC), Korea

Mr. Mmabatho Matiwane, Head, Gender and Women's Empowerment Unit, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa

Ms. Bria McElroy, Director of University Initiatives, Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, USA

Ms. Samia Melham, Senior Operations Officer, Policy Division (CITPO), Global Information and Communication Technology, The World Bank Group, Washington, D.C., USA

Ms. Claudia Morrell, Executive Director, Center for Women in Technology (CWIT), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, USA

Ms. Monique Morrow, CTO Consulting Engineer, Cisco Systems, Switzerland

Mr. Sahar Nasr, Senior Economist, World Bank, Mena Region, Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Dorothy Okello, Executive Director, WOUGNET, Uganda

Ms. Suha Osman, Arab Women's Organization, Egypt

Dr. Nancy Pascall, Gender Policy Coordinator, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Ms. Tegwin Pulley, Vice President, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas, USA

Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Coordinator, Women's Networking Support Programme, Association for Progressive Communications, Manila, Philippines

Ms. Heba Ramzy, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Microsoft Middle East & Africa, Turkey

Ms. Norrita Rani, Employee Relations and Communications, Texas Instruments, Malaysia

Dr. Raj Rengalakshmi, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India

Ms. Isabelle Roy, Senior Specialist, Information and Communication Technologies, Canadian International Development Agency, Canada

Mr. R. Christopher Rueppell, Patent Attorney, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston LLP, Baltimore, USA

Ms. Margarita Salas, Researcher, Sula Batsu

Dr. Marianne Schwarz da Silva, Project Manager Networking, EPWS-European Platform of Women Scientists, Belgium

Mr. Chetan Sharma, President, Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust, India

Mr. Naren Sukurdeep, Productivity Consultant, National Productivity & Competitiveness Council, Mauritius

Ms. Jacinta Teofilo, Project Coordinator, Rural Connectivity Program, Ministry of Communications and IT, Samoa

Ms. Barbara Tobin, Cisco Specialist, LAN Systems, Australia

Dr. Barbara Waugh, Director, University Relations; Co-founder, e-Inclusion, Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, USA

Mr. Larry Weber, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation, Virginia, USA

Ms. Amee Yajnik, Central Government Counsel, India

Ms. Caroline Yap, WIT Leader, IBM, Malaysia

Ms. Gisele Yitamben, Executive Director, ASAFE, Cameroon


There was also a walk-in participant present at the meeting.