The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Inter-American Development Bank “Partnering to Prevent Domestic Abuse” October 2010 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Events Participation Information October 18, 2010 – Guest Speaker OPENING REMARKS Adriana Quinones Manager, United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women Ms. Quinones is Manager of the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women since September of 2008 where she oversees a grants portfolio of over 40 million dollars in 76 countries. Prior to joining the Fund, she served as Technical Advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank's Gender Mainstreaming Trust Fund where she developed innovative strategies for women's economic, social and political empowerment in Latin America and the Caribbean. These projects included mainstreaming strategic gender-based interventions in rural transport and electrification, urban transportation, housing, and trade initiatives that in many instances include tailored interventions to address gender based violence. She also developed the first initiative where the IDB considered credit for persons living with HIV and AIDS, and developed a program to combat stigma and discrimination for Garifuna women living with HIV in Honduras. She was advisor to the High Commissioner for Peace in Colombia where she documented systematic human rights violations in the context of the internal armed conflict and worked to address the needs of displaced populations. INTRODUCTION Ngozi N. Okonjo-Iweala Managing Director, World Bank Ms. Okonjo-Iweala is a managing director of the World Bank. She has been at the forefront of the World Bank’s efforts to help developing countries hardest hit by the global food, fuel, and financial crises. She is currently chairing the 16th Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries. Previously she was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and served as both finance minister and foreign minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. MODERATOR Mr. Alphonsus (Fons) Marcelis Head, HRS Corporate Operations Mr. Alphonsus (Fons) Marcelis, a Dutch national, joined the World Bank Group in 1992 as Human Resources Officer in the IFC HR Department. He has since held various positions in the Bank including Senior Human Resources Officer in IFC and in the Bank; Manager, Compensation, Benefits and Insurance Management; and since January 2008 as Lead Specialist, Human Resources and Head of the HR Corporate Operations team. In this capacity he also oversees the Domestic Abuse Awareness and victims’ assistance program. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Mr. Marcelis worked for 12 years in the private sector, including as a management consultant with Royal Philips Electronics and prior to this in the healthcare sector. Mr. Marcelis holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and followed extensive post graduate training in Human Resources Management and Management Consulting. KEYNOTE ADDRESS–Preventing Violence in Our Lives: The Gift of Fear Gavin de Becker (appearing via live video) Bestselling Author The man Oprah Winfrey calls the Nation’s Leading Expert on violence Gavin de Becker is widely regarded as our Nation’s leading expert on the prediction and management of violence. He is the best-selling author of THE GIFT OF FEAR, and several other bestsellers that teach about violence and safety. His books are now published in 15 languages, and have been cited in more than a hundred other books, as well as profiled in TIME and Newsweek, featured on Larry King Live, Oprah Winfrey, and 60 MINUTES, among many others. Gavin de Becker & Associates, his 250-person firm, provides consultation and protection services for at-risk public figures all over the world. The firm developed the threat assessment systems used to screen threats to Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as members of Congress, and designed systems for the U.S. Marshals Service, the Central Intelligence Agency, and many others. His work has earned him three Presidential appointments and a position on a congressional committee. He was twice appointed to the President’s Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of Justice, and he served two terms on the Governor’s Advisory Board at the California Department of Mental Health. Last year, Oprah Winfrey dedicated an hour-long show to commemorate the 10-Year Anniversary of the The Gift of Fear – and this year, Ms Winfrey dedicated two shows to Gavin’s teachings about reducing domestic violence and spousal homicide. You might have seen those shows, and it’s that topic Gavin will be discussing today. ANNOUNCEMENT Maaike le Grand President, World Bank Family Network Since 1972, WBFN has been the support organization and a warm community for the families of the World Bank Group (WBG). The main goals are to welcome newly arrived families, to inform and educate them about their benefits and their new environment and to advocate on their behalf within the Bank. WBFN is a volunteer-driven organization where a dynamic group of members (spouses or domestic partners of WBG staff) dedicate their time and professional experience to offer an attractive community both for newcomers and members who have been in the area for a longer time. Membership (free of charge) is open to all spouses and domestic partners of World Bank Group staff. The WBFN President this year is Maaike le Grand, the leadership is chosen each year at the Annual Meeting. CLOSING REMARKS Hasan A. Tuluy Vice President, Human Resources, World Bank Mr. Tuluy joined the World Bank in 1987 as an economist in the Africa Region. He has since held various positions in the World Bank including Senior Environmental Economist and Coordinator of the Mediterranean Environment Technical Assistance Program (METAP) program in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa Region, Principal Country Officer and Country Director in the Africa Region, Director of the Corporate Strategy Group of the Strategy and Resource Management VPU, and Director of Operations and Country Services Department of the Middle East and North Africa Region. In March 2008, Mr. Tuluy was appointed Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to that, from April 2007, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). For several years prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Tuluy worked as a consultant with a number of Governments and with the Research Department of the World Bank on price and trade policy issues. October 20, 2010 – Panel Discussion OPENING SPEAKER Shirley Siegel Human Resources Director, IMF Shirley Siegel is Director of the Human Resources Department at the International Monetary Fund. In this capacity, Ms. Siegel works under the overall guidance of the Managing Director and in close collaboration with the other members of the Fund’s management team. She is responsible for setting the Fund’s human resources strategy; advising management on human resources issues, and consulting with departments on human resources policies and priorities. Prior to working at the IMF, Ms. Siegel was Assistant Deputy Minister in charge of Human Resources (Civilian) for the Canadian Department of National Defense. Her more than 30 years of experience in the Canadian Public Service also included positions as Director of Human Resource Operations for the Department of Natural Resources, Executive Director, Senior Level Retention and Compensation at the Treasury Board Secretariat, and Vice President, Human Resources at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Most recently, she has been a consultant to senior management of various public sector organizations and agencies in Canada (e.g., the Canadian Red Cross, federal departments of Finance and Agriculture). Ms. Siegel graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa. PANELIST Betty Luan Advocates Program Co-Director, Domestic Violence Resource Project Betty Luan received her Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature from Stanford University, and is a candidate for a Masters degree in East Asian Studies. Betty has been working with the immigrant community and with the women’s movement for over six years. Betty assisted low-income Asian Pacific Americans and immigrants in accessing legal services, and provided services to VAWA applicants when she worked as the Program Coordinator at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center in Washington D.C. She also previously was an outreach worker in Hong Kong for Ziteng, an immigrant sex worker concern group, and volunteered with Thai domestic workers through the Thai Migrant Women Association. In her current role as the Advocates Program Co-Director at the Domestic Violence Resource Project, Betty recruits and trains bilingual advocates in providing peer support to survivors of domestic violence, and participates in community response meetings to address urgent issues affecting underserved communities. PANELIST Helen Hall Victim Services Advocate, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Washington DC Helen Hall has over 30 years of community advocacy in domestic violence and sexual assault. A former victim, now survivor, Ms. Hall has studied human behavior in various higher learning institutions and has a strong passion to eliminate DA through community education and awareness. She has worked as a consultant to organizations such as the World Bank, CSOSA and the DC TANF Program. PANELIST Manuel Contreras Gender and Public Health Specialist, International