- Opening plenary: What keeps us up at night, what we wish we could change, and what sustains us? The moderator is Patricia Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Paley Center for Media. Speakers include Yamina Benguigui, writer, film director and Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of human rights and the fight against discrimination.
- What if the energy landscape requires us to change dramatically? With growing uncertainty regarding nuclear safety, environmental issues with oil, coal and shale gas extraction and use, food supply/biofuel concerns, high cost of renewables, the period of cheap and easy energy seems a thing of the past. What will our troubled energy sourcing mean for individuals, industry, and the planet? Speakers include Amos Bromhead, Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency; Wenhang Huang, Director of the Division of International Cooperation at the Department of Climate Change, NDRC; Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO, Renault Nissan Alliance; and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing of France (In principle
- Two degrees warmer: Mitigating and adapting to climate change. Understanding the geopolitical and environmental impact of rising temperatures. What are the challenges for governments and industry, what difference can we make as individuals? The moderator is Nina Gardner, Director, Strategy International. Speakers include Bonizella Biagini, Senior Environmental Specialist, NGO Coordinator, Global Environment Facility; Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Development Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs; and Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group
- What if we started with the human point of view in our design processes? Meet corporate anthropologists, sociologists and engineers at the cutting edge of the people-centered design movement, to discover the difference this approach can make and what still holds it back. Speakers include Gretchen Addi, Associate Partner, IDEO, and Lead, THRIVE Program; and Anna Kirah, Innovation and Design Anthropologist, former Senior Design Anthropologist, Microsoft Corporation.
- What if corporate key drivers became totally different? Across different sectors, corporations are struggling to understand the factors that will drive success and decrease volatility in their performance. Human resources, the digital revolution, sustainability, supply chain management, E-reputation: why and how might different business key drivers rise to the top in the future? The moderator is Patricia Szarvas, Lead Anchor, CNBC Europe
- Generation Y in the workplace. Meet the next generation and join a discussion with Millennials on their social values and perspectives on careers and corporate organization and performance. Will this generation really be so different from Gen X? Speakers include Claire Boonstra, Co-Founder, Layar; Chiara Palieri, former Director of Public Relations, Model European Union 2010; Jessy Tolkan, Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition; and Malyse Uwase, International Orientation Coordinator, Bucknell University
- Being a woman: Our different perspectives. Join an international panel of women to discuss whether it is a good time to be a woman in their country and region. What are the perspectives for the the rights accorded to women, and the opportunity to enjoy these and to succeed in a chosen role or career? The moderator is Alessandra Galloni, Bureau Chief, Southern Europe, Wall Street Journal. Speakers include Nell Merlino, Founder and President, Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence; and Christine Ockrent, former Deputy Managing Director, Audiovisuel extérieur de France.
- What if social networks could improve business operations? Social media are now part of our daily life. But it's just the beginning of the revolution. Social networks are also a new way to organize and promote relationships between people working within the same company. Discover in this workshop how social networks can become a ―new ―DNA within organizations, increasing their flexibility, productivity, and creativity.
- A women on boards bootcamp designed to help women optimize their search for board opportunities, facilitated by Susan Stautberg, President, PartnerCom Corporation, and Co-Founder, Women Corporate Directors.
- Will the Arab uprisings truly become Arab springs? The Arab world has seen remarkable political protests and revolt this year in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, and Libya. But will these upheavals result in greater political freedoms and economic reforms able to create jobs and give hope to the poor? Will women be empowered politically and economically in the process? And what if renewal is blocked or stunted – what then? The moderator is Raghida Dergham, Columnist and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, Al Hayat. The keynote speaker is the Human rights lawyer and Nobel Laureate. Shirin Ebadi. The other speakers are Nedwa Al Dawsari, Director, Partners Yemen; Lina Ben Mhenni, Blog Author, A Tunisian Girl, and Assistant Professor, University of Tunis; Alison Smale, Executive Editor, IHT; and Dalia Ziada, Egypt Office Director, American Islamic Congress.
- What if there were new ways to address poverty, precariousness and inequality? Taken on a global scale, capitalism is seen today to be failing ordinary people. The friction between business and society is at all-time highs. Government (itself facing serious legitimacy challenges) is being called on to put issues of poverty and inequality ahead of economic competitiveness. What is the vision and framework to create a long-term capitalism able to bring society and business back together? And what are the next steps for government, business, and civil society to participate in a new way to create economic progress for all? The moderator is Tumi Makgabo, Executive Director, AfricaWorldwide Media. Speakers include José Lopez, Executive Vice President, Nestlé.
- Can our societies be religious and secular at the same time? Europe and its Muslims, secular and religious Judaism in Israel, Hindus and Muslims in India, the conservative movement in North America: why are secular and religious groups in such value conflict today? Has the secular state failed, or can it still be home to peoples with different religious beliefs and values? The moderator is Deborah Berlinck, Paris Correspondent, O Globo and speakers include Massimo Introvigne, Director of the Center for Studies of New Religions; Tehmina Kazi, Director, British Muslims for Secular Democracy; Kalpana Sharma, Independent journalist, former deputy editor and chief of bureau of The Hindu and Roni Yavin, Executive Director, Elul.
- What if tomorrow’s leaders see change-making differently? And what does society need to do to foster more change "the millennial way"? The moderator is Barbara Bylenga, Founder and President, Outlaw Consulting. Speakers include Adi Balderman, Senior Trainer, Debate Ltd.; Marina Filiba, Founder, Argentinian branch, I Am Challenge; Deepa Gupta, Co-founder, Indian Youth Climate Network; Priyanka Jain, Founder and President, iCAREweCARE; and Courtney E Martin, Author, Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists
- Is social entrepreneurship the new business of the future? Social business has been getting great press and increasing support from philanthropists, governments and corporations. But will this sector be able to keep its poverty focus as it grows and successful social enterprises scale up? And doesn’t the sector risk becoming a substitute for public welfare (without the taxation powers of governments)? Speakers include Ann MacDougall, CMO, Acumen Fund; and Daniela Nascimento Fainberg, Founder and Director, Instituto Geraçao
- What do we have to do to save the European social model? Europeans once took great pride in differentiating themselves in terms of their social model of higher taxes for decent unemployment and old age benefits, educational support, public health provision, and other programs in the social good. How (if at all) can this social model be saved. The moderator is Diane Brady, Senior Editor and Content Chief, Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Speakers include Bruno Coquet, President of the Employment Committee of the European Union; Ann Mettler, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Lisbon Council; and Monika Queisser, Head of Social Policy Division, OECD
- Violence against women: What are some solutions for change? What are the kinds of policies and programs which have been shown to reduce violence against women in its different forms, and what can Forum participants do to help advance the issue? The moderator is Keith Krause, Programme Director, Small Arms Survey, and Director, Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies. Speakers include Emma Bonino, Vice President of the Italian Senate; Tala Dowlatshahi, Senior Adviser and US Representative of Reporters Without Borders; Mary Ellsberg, Vice President, Research and Programs, International Center for Research on Women; and Charlotte Watts, Founding Director, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
- Technology and society. Our everyday lives are increasingly unthinkable without the extended social world, or culture, of digital technologies. What are the frameworks for moral and emotional identity in the new digital culture? What is happening to learning and education as knowledge is increasingly created, held, and evaluated on-line? Will our children, the first generation of digital natives, end up less – or differently—intelligent as this revolution advances? Speakers include Daphne Bavelier, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester and Sara de Freitas, Director of Research, The Serious Games Institute, Coventry University Technology Park.
- The closing speech will be by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
The above is a selection of the events taking place during the Women's Forum. (c) The Women's Forum press materials.
