2009 Speakers
The 2009 International Women's Leadership Conferences promises to be a truly international gathering, with seven women leaders from seven countries around the world scheduled to attend.
Senator Loren Legarda – Manila – PHILIPPINES
Senator Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist and senator in the Philippines. As a journalist, she had received the national honor of the Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women award and, more recently, she has received awards in the Davos World Economic Forum as a Global Leader of Tomorrow and from the United Nations Environment Program for her advocacy for the environment.
Cathrine Ann – Vancouver, British Columbia – CANADA
Ann was homeless, unemployed, and penniless… but determined to turn her life around. At age 40, after a disadvantaged childhood riddled with abuse and neglect, and becoming a single mother at age 14, Ann found herself at a crossroads. She combined her street smarts and raw ambition to launch her business, Consumer Connection, a multi award-winning and multi-million dollar business venture providing employment to thousands in Canada.
Mindy Gibbins-Klein – Norwich, England – UNITED KINGDOM
Best known as “The Book Midwife,” Gibbins-Klein has been a success coach, marketing consultant and trainer for 20 years. In that time, she has helped more than 3,000 people define and achieve their goals. She has worked with top executives and many speakers worldwide to develop plans to raise their profile by writing books, e-books and articles. She believes that by having the right strategy and spending the time and effort to hone your message, that message can create success in the marketplace and inspiration for others.
Hilaria Kramer – Fescoggia – SWITZERLAND
Hilaria Kramer is a board member of the Swiss Music Syndicate and president of the association for the musicians of the south side of Switzerland. As a world-renowned jazz trumpeter, Kramer has forged an incredibly successful career in a historically male-dominated industry and instrument. She has created a number of musical recordings and played live at jazz festivals worldwide.
Jing Ulrich – Hong Kong – CHINA
Ulrich is managing director and chairman of JPMorgan’s China equities business. She is in charge of expanding JPMorgan’s equity business in China and worldwide by strengthening the company’s relationships with institutional investors, corporate clients, and Chinese regulatory authorities. Especially now, during this global economic downturn, Ulrich finds her role even more challenging – and full of even more opportunities.
