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Register Now for the International Women's Leadership Conference!

Register now for the fifth annual International Women's Leadership Conference, hosted by Governor Linda Lingle on Wednesday, September 24 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

The 2008 International Women's Leadership Conference will provide participants with a unique opportunity to network with the 1,200 attendees and hear inspirational stories from a renowned group of women speakers from eight different nations: the Philippines, United Kingdom, Uganda, China, Japan, Australia, Sudan and the United States.

With a focus on shared "Perspectives, Reflections and Visions for a Global Community," the conference, moderated by Mrs. Vivian Aiona, will feature a video message from Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State. 

Speakers scheduled to attend include:

  • Kristie Kenney, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines;
  • Cathy Lanier, chief of police for the District of Columbia;
  • Moira Cameron, the first-ever female Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London;
  • Jayne Schmitt, vice-president and CFO, Customer Solutions Operating Group, BAE Systems;
  • Aduei Riak, a Sudanese genocide survivor and current paralegal at Boston's Ropes & Gray; and
  • Alison Spencer, IBM's manager for Organizational Culture and Change based in Sydney, Australia.


The conference will also feature a panel discussion with international higher education leaders, including university presidents from Finland, New Zealand, Uganda, China, Japan and the United States.

 

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