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Irid Farida Rachman Agoes is the Head of the American Studies Graduate Program at Universitas Indonesia and serves on the Board of The Indonesian International Education Foundation. During the 1980s she worked for AFS International Program, an international student exchange organization as the National Director for Indonesia. She then co-founded Bina Antarbudaya (The Indonesian Foundation for Intercultural Learning) as the partner of AFS International. In 1990 as Director of Bina Antarbudaya, she received an Award from the Japan Foundation, handed by Emperor Akihito, for excellent relations between Japan and Indonesia. She then became Trustee of AFS International and is now a member of the Intercultural Work Group of AFS International. From the late 1990s until very recently she served as the Indonesian Director of the Institute of International Education (IIE) an international non-profit organization. Through its partner organization, IIEF (The Indonesian International Education Foundation), she cooperated with many international organizations and corporations to fund thousands of marginalized Indonesians to study overseas. After retiring from IIE in 2010, she now serves at the IIEF board. Presently she is also the President of the International Muslim Women Scholars - Indonesia, the International Commissioner of the Indonesian Scout Movement and the President of the Indonesian Chapter of International Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR Indonesia). She recently received the First Class of Citation Medal Award handed by the HR H Crown Prince as the Representative of H.M. King Bhumibol in her service as the International Commissioner. She holds MA degrees from the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the Universitas Indonesia and the State University of New York at Buffalo, where Irid faced a difficult adjustment to life in the United States. This experience began her lifelong interest in intercultural adaptation. She later returned to UB to finish her Ph.D. Selima Ahmad is the President and Founder of theBangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI). Selima founded BWCCI because she was acutely aware of the need for a national body which represented the interests and supported the initiatives of women entrepreneurs. As a successful businesswomen herself with longstanding experience in the private sector, Ahmad took the initiative to form a Chamber of Commerce devoted exclusively to facilitating the advancement of women entrepreneurs. Drawing on her business experience and involvement with several trade organizations, including the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh Automobile Assemblers and Manufacturers Association, Bangladesh Handicraft Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Bangladesh Association of publicly listed Companies, Ahmad convinced and mobilized women entrepreneurs, the government, and development partners of the need for the creation of BWCCI. Ahmad feels that unleashing the power and potential of women entrepreneurs will have a profound effect on the national economy. BWCCI supports these initiatives by providing training, business counseling, loaning credit, acting as guarantor, and lobbying government and policy makers on behalf of business women across Bangladesh. Despite her many accolades, Ahmad’s proudest achievements are the changes that she recognizes in the lives of the members due to the support of BWCCI. Ahmad is also Vice Chairperson of the Nitol-Niloy Group, which has a strong, diversified profile that includes: a joint venture with TATA Motors of India to trade, assemble, and provide after sales support of vehicles, transport and aviation services, financial institutions, manufacturing of sugar, cement paper and luggage, real estate development, and sports promotion. Her accomplishments have earned her the title of best female entrepreneur in Bangladesh. Sabina Alam is the Director of ABC Real Estates Ltd,, and has been with them since 2004. Before her time there she was the Managing Director of the Sky Room Restaurant Ltd. In addition she was the Senior Executive of Inter Speed Advertizing, and the was a Raid Jocky for “Radio Bangladesh.” She has volunteered at the Zonta Clubh Dhaka, Bangladehsh, the Dhaka Club, and the Bangladesh Kennel Club. Awards include the Priyo Dorshini Award from the Indian Women Entrepreneurs Association, the Begum Rokeya Personality Award from the Narikantha Foundation, and the Internaitonal Award for Tourism, Hotel, and Catering Industry from the Trade Leaders Club. She received her BA in English Literature from Dhaka University. Margaret Alva is Governor of the State of Uttarakhand, having been appointed in July 2009 for a five year term and taking an oath on 6th August 2009. Elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1974, Margaret Alva served four consecutive six-year terms before she was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1999. She served as Coordinator in the Congress President's office for two years and was General Secretary of the Indian National Congress from 2004-2009. She was earlier National Convenor of the Mahila Congress (the Women's wing of the Indian National Congress). She has during her 30 years in the Indian Parliament, served on some of Parliament's most prestigious committees viz., the Committee on Public Undertakings (COPU), the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Transport, Science & Technology and Environment & Forests, and all the four major Committees that involved women's rights viz the Dowry Prohibition Act (Amendment) Committee, the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Committee, the Equal Remuneration Review Committee and the 84th Constitution Amendment bill Joint Select Committee for 33% reservation for women in local bodies. She served as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women from 1999-2004. In recognition of her contribution to National Development, Margaret Alva was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature by the University of Mysore. She is also the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award for her achievements in public life, and of the First Nelson Mandela Award for minority Empowerment awarded by the International Foundation for Minority Empowerment. Educational Qualification B.A., B.L., Hon. Doctorate Educated at Mt. Carmel College and Government Law College, Bengaluru (earlier Bangalore) (Karnataka). Fung Fung Ang is a Partner at KPMG, where her client portfolio comprises many multi- nationals in various industries and located in various geographies. Her country experience covers China/Hong Kong, Australia, United Kingdom, USA, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. Besides audit, Fung Fung has considerable experience in mergers and acquisition, due diligence and public offering related work. She has been a guest presenter at an audit methodology lecture at the Nanyang Technological University, guest panelist at Tri-University Accountancy Conference 2010, and is a regular presenter at external and internal KPMG seminars. She is a practicing member of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. She also serves as Member of School Management Committee on Nanyang Primary School and Nanyang Kindergarten and Director of Nanyang Girls’ High School Ltd’s Board of Directors. Fung Fung received her Bachelor of Accountancy with First Class Honours. Alice Au is the Chief Executive Officer of the Board Services, Private Equity, and Financial Services practices at Spencer Stuart. Alice focuses on senior executive and board director assignments in Greater China and throughout Asia across industries with an emphasis on the private equity and financial services sectors. She brings more than 15 years of executive search experience based in Hong Kong to her role. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Alice was a partner with another leading international executive search firm. While there, she led the CEO and board services practice, as well as the private equity practice in Asia Pacific, guided the rebuilding and expansion of the Hong Kong office, and helped numerous Asian and multinational firms meet their senior leadership needs across Asia. Alice began her career as a semiconductor engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation in the U.S. She then joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in New York, where she advised Fortune 100 clients on strategic, organizational, and technology issues. Subsequently, as an executive in corporate development for International Paper Company, Alice led cross-functional teams in negotiating acquisitions in North America, Europe, and Asia. She returned to Hong Kong in 1993 to establish a China fund and advise midsize international companies on their China entry strategies, then joined the executive search industry in 1995. She took a one year leave from the business in 1999 to lead Strategic Planning and E-commerce at AsiaContenti.com, which successfully listed on NASDAQ in 2000. Alice has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She was recently appointed as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. Alice speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Alexandra Bach is the Head of Project Management, China Integration Office, for Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics. A German native, she has worked on several continents and in a variety of positions and functions within the Pharmaceutical and the