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Women have led positive change in our culture for centuries and together, we will continue to foster the development of our current and future young female leaders.
This year, Governor Linda Lingle's 2009 International Women's Leadership Conference will take place Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. It will bring together more than 1,200 of Hawai‘i’s women from the fields of business, marketing, media, health care, government, international relations, and community service to hear the inspirational stories of seven internationally-recognized women leaders representing seven nations. Read more about these outstanding women.
Don't miss this exciting event!
This year's speakers include:
Opposition Leader Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni - ISRAEL
Tzipora Malka “Tzipi” Livni is the leader of Israel's Kadima Party. In recent elections, her party won a one-seat lead over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, as both parties sought potential partners for a coalition government. She previously served as Israel's Foreign Minister.
Inspector General Beatrice Munah Sieh-Browne – Monrovia – LIBERIA
In March 2006, Her Excellency Ellen Jonhson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, appointed Ms. Beatrice Munah Sieh as the Inspector General of the Liberian National Police (LNP). As Chief of Police, she holds the rank of a Colonel. Inspector General Sieh is the first female head of the LNP, and the first woman to head a national police, intelligence, security or military agency on the African continent.
Dr. Heidi Kraft - San Diego, California - UNITED STATES
Former Lieutenant Commander Kraft spent nine years as a U.S. Navy Psychologist, and over seven months at a remote air base in western Iraq. The title for her new book, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital", comes from an episode from the first season of the M*A*S*H television series, "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet." In this 1973 episode, Hawkeye, a surgeon, realizes he cannot save an underage Marine. Henry says to Hawkeye: "In war Rule #1 is that young men die. And Rule #2 is that doctors cannot change rule #1."
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.
Last year's exciting line-up of speakers included:
