International conference

Women in Diplomacy Building a Network for a Better World

Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs , July 15 – 16, 2012

PROGRAM

MONDAY , JULY 16, 2012

8.30am - 9.00am Registration of participants and welcome coffee

9.30am - 9.45am Welcome address by Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant’Agata , Minister of Foreign Affairs,

9.45am – 10.30am Opening Session: Women in international careers: where do we stand? Chair : Marta Dassù, Undersecretary of State of Foreign Affairs

Video with , Secretary of State, USA

Interview by Lucia Annunziata with Najat Vallaud-Belkacem , Minister for Women’s Rights, France

Discussion from the Floor

10.30am - 10.45am Coffee break

10:45-12:00 PANEL I: Gender and Merit: breaking the glass ceiling Chair: , Vice-President, World Economic Forum, Geneva

12. 00 Video-interview with Michelle Bachelet , Executive Director, UN Women

12.00 pm – 1.45pm PANEL II: Democracy as a challenge: Women in regimes’ change Chair: Monica Maggioni

Discussion from the Floor Closing remarks: Helga Schmid, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, EEAS, Brussels

1.45pm – 2.30pm Lunch

2.30pm - 4.15pm PANEL III: Womenomics : why growth and innovation need women Chair: Sarah Varetto , Director TG Sky 24

Discussion from the floor

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4.15pm -5.00pm SPECIAL EVENT : FEEDING THE PLANET . LOOKING TO THE ITALIAN EXPÒ 2015 Chair: Amb. Giancarlo Aragona , President ISPI Food security: the need for new actions Presentation by Ertharin Cousin, Managing Director, WFP Comments by Elisabetta Belloni, Director General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy

Women and the Italian EXPO Presentation by Diana Bracco, President EXPO 2015 Foundation and Giuseppe Sala, Executive Director EXPO 2015 5.00-5.15 Women and Diplomacy: The Follow-up

Presentation by Franco Frattini

5.15 pm CLOSING REMARKS BY Mario Monti, Prime Minister, Italy AND WID AWARD CEREMONY WITH WID AWARD WINNER Sylvie Goulard , Member of European Parliament

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