Connected Women: Enriching the Mobile Ecosystem 2012

L’Arsenal, Brussels
27th – 28th November 2012

HELP INSPIRE BETTER CONNECTED WOMEN

On November 27th and 28th 2012 the GSMA will open the doors to its first Connected Women event in Brussels. Hosted by the GSMA’s own Anne Bouverot, Director General and Member of the Board, this is the first event dedicated to supporting the growth of influential women in an industry that has revolutionised the lives of billions of people.

The event will see some of the industry’s most successful women and men champion the initiative to attract more female talent to the mobile industry and communicate the challenges and rewards, barriers, best practices, pitfalls and pinnacles. The impressive programme aims to:

• Ignite interest in mobile communications as a career
• Inspire the industry to take positive action
• Catalyse those who can into acting to encourage others
• Create momentum to increase the number of women in senior roles
• Cement a mentoring programme to nurture talent

Save the date for an action-packed two day programme and networking opportunities with industry leaders which aims to fuel the debate that will lead to better connected women.

Conference Agenda at a Glance ^*

Tuesday 27th November 2012		Wednesday 28th November 2012
13.00-13.30	Welcome Refreshments & Registration	08.00-08.30	Refreshments & Registration
13.30-14.00	Opening Keynote	08.30-09.30	Workshop – Speed Coaching *
14.00-15.00	Plenary 1 Women & Mobile – Enriching Lives	09.30-10.00	Keynote 3
15.00-15.30	Networking Break	10.00-10.30	Networking Break
15.30-16.30	Workshop – Mentors & Mentees *	10.30-11.30	Plenary 3 Creating the corporate environment to encourage gender diversity
16.30-16.55	Keynote 2	11.30-12.00	Closing Keynote
16.55-17.05	Break	12.00 onwards	Networking Lunch
17.05-18.00	Plenary 2 Laying the foundations for women in the mobile ecosystem
18.00 onwards	Networking Party

^* Conference agenda subject to change

^* Mentors & Mentees

Are you interested in becoming or having a mentor? On Tuesday, following the mid-afternoon networking break, we will be holding an interactive session to connect those who are interested in becoming or having a mentor. The session will cover all the important areas to consider in order to ensure mentoring relationships work well. An experienced mentor will also host a Q&A session during the workshop.

^*Speed Coaching

On Wednesday morning, we will be offering a personal development opportunity through speed coaching sessions. Offered on a first-come-first-serve basis, those who sign up will have the chance to gain a new or different insight into a current challenge. Our coaches’ ‘focused and incisive questions’ will stimulate your thinking and help shape your future development.

Venue

L’Arsenal
Chaussée de Wavre 950
1040 Etterbeek
Brussels
Belgium

Hosted by:

Anne Bouverot, Director General & Member of the Board, GSMA

Speakers Include:

Hyunmi Yang, Chief Strategy Officer, GSMA

Lori Gonnu, CEO, Boldair Consulting International

Siki Mgabadeli, Independent Financial Journalist and Producer

Vicki MacLeod, Secretary General, GTWN

Gabi Zedlmayer, Vice President Sustainability & Social Innovation, HP

Susan Carroll Schorr, Head of Special Initiatives Division, ITU/BDT

Michel Coucke, Partner, Lancor

Thierry Zylberberg, Executive Vice President, Orange Healthcare

Tina Southall, Group Diversity Director, Vodafone

Renate Nyborg, Director of Mobile, Edelman

Nathan Ott, Chief Executive Officer , eg.1

Ann Mei Chang, Senior Advisor for Women & Technology, US Department of State

Janice Hughes, Director, Redshift Strategy

Christel Heydemann, Executive Vice-President Corporate Human Resources & Transformation, Alcatel-Lucent

Alexandra Chong, Founder, Luluvise

Hotel Recommendations:

Eurostars Hotels Montgomery
Sofitel Brussels Europe

We look forward to welcoming you at Connected Women: Enriching the Mobile Ecosystem 2012.

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