International Conference
Women in Diplomacy
Building a Network for a Better World
Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Piazzale della Farnesina, 1)
Rome, July 15 – 16, 2012
Programme
Sunday, July 15
7:30pm Welcoming reception at Villa Madama (Via di Villa Madama)
Keynote Speech by
Beppe Severgnini: “Italians: Women in the world”
Brief Comments by:
Maria Latella, Director, A Magazine, Milan
Monday, July 16
Sala delle Conferenze internazionali (Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
8.45am – 9.15am Registration of participants and welcoming coffee
9.30am – 9.45am Welcome address
Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Video Address: Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, USA
9.45am – 10.45am Opening Session
Women in International Careers: Where Do We Stand?
Chair
Marta Dassù, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Italy
Video-interview with
Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women, United Nations
Speakers
Lucia Annunziata, Director, Huffington Post Italy, Rome
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister for Women’s Rights, France
Elsa Fornero, Minister for Labour and Equal Opportunities, Italy (from Beijing)
Discussion from the Floor
10:45am – 12:00pm Panel I
Gender and Merit: breaking the glass ceiling
Chair
Josette Sheeran, Vice-President, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
Speakers
Emma Bonino, Vice-President, Senate, Italy
Sihem Badi, Minister for Women and Family Affairs, Tunisia
Francesco Profumo, Minister for Education, University and Research , Italy
Souad Bendjaballah, Minister Delegate for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Algeria
Irene Tinagli, Assistant Professor of Management, University Carlos III, Madrid
Ana Palacio, former Foreign Minister, member of Consejo de Estado
Discussion from the Floor
12.15pm – 1.45pm Panel II
Democracy as a challenge: Women in regimes’ change
Chair
Monica Maggioni, International Affairs editorialist, RAI, Italy
Speakers
Patricia Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
Majlinda Bregu, Minister for European Integration, Albania
Helga Schmid, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, EEAS, European Union
Elisabeth Linder, Facebook’s Politics & Government Specialist for the Europe, Middle East & Africa Region, UK
Discussion from the Floor
1.45pm – 2.30pm Buffet Lunch
2.30pm – 4.15pm Panel III
Womenomics : why growth and innovation need women
Chair
Sarah Varetto, Director, TG Sky 24, Italy
Speakers
Enrico Giovannini, President, Italian Statistics Institute (ISTAT), Italy
Vesna Pusic, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Croatia
Hu Shuli, Editor in chief, Caixin Media, China
Joyce Victoria Bigio, Member, Board of Directors, FIAT, Italy
Discussion from the floor
4.15pm – 5.00pm Special events
Feeding the planet. Looking to the Italian Expò 2015
Chair
Giancarlo Aragona, President, ISPI, Italy
Speakers
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, World Food Program, Rome
Staffan De Mistura, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Italy
Elisabetta Belloni, Director General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Presentation of the Italian Expo
Diana Bracco, President, EXPO 2015 Foundation, Italy
Giuseppe Sala, Executive Director, EXPO 2015, Italy
5.00pm – 5.15pm Women and Diplomacy: The Follow-up
Presentation by
Franco Frattini, President, SIOI, Italy
5.15pm – 6.00pm closing session
Women in the Future of Europe. The socio-economic dimension
Speakers
Sylvie Goulard, Member, European Parliament and Winner of the WID Award
Oksana Antonenko, Senior Political Advisor, EBRD, UK
Closing of the conference
Mario Monti, Prime Minister, Italy
