DAY 1:  SUNDAY – JANUARY 13, 2008

8.00 a.m.

Registration

Opening Ceremony:

08.50 a.m.

Recitation from Holy Quran

08:55 a.m.

Address by Patron    (to be Confirmed)

09:05 a.m.

Welcome Note by HE Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Commerce, Qatar

09:10 a.m.

Introductory Address by Qatari Businessmen Association

09:20 a.m.

Welcome Address by Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry

09:25 a.m.

Message of H.E. Secretary General, OIC

09:35 a.m.

Speech of H.E. Director Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, UNDP

09:45 a.m.

Speech of H.E. President of the Islamic Development Bank

09:50 a.m.

Address by Chief Guest

09:55 a.m.

Launching Ceremony of OIC-Businesswomen Information Network

10:00 a.m.

Keynote: Sheikha Hessa Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, President of Arab Businesswomen Council

10:10 a.m.

Awarding of Shields to the Patron and the Organizers

10:15 a.m.

Tea / Coffee Break

Chairperson

MR. SHAHID HUSAIN, Special Advisor, SU/SSC

1^st Session

Micro-Credit Financing…. The way forward for economic prosperity I

10.30 a.m.

10:40 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1.    Dr. Savas Alpay, Director General SESRTCIC, ‘Micro credit Financing as a strategy for poverty alleviation in OIC Member Countries: problems and challenges’

2.    Mr. Ozair A. Hanafi, President & CEO, Pak-Oman Micro-Finance Bank “Women Empowerment and Micro-Finance”

3.    Md. Reem Badran, Jordan

4.    Dr. Amany Asfour, President, Egyptian Business Women Association on “Economic Empowerment of Women in Islam”

11:10 a.m.

Discussion

11:45 a.m.

Tea / Coffee break

Chairperson

Ghada Zaytoun, Heya

2^nd Session

Micro-Credit Financing…. The way forward for economic prosperity II

12:00 p.m.

12:10 p.m.

12:20 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1.    Randa Berri

2.    Mervat Tellawy

3.    Madam Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, Secretary General, Women Solidarity Association of Iran, on “Cultural Understanding for Progress and Growth under the perspectives of Islamic Shariah”

4.    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on “Cultural Understanding for Progress and Growth under the perspectives of Islamic Shariah”

12:40 p.m.

Discussion

01:00 p.m.

Lunch and Prayers break

Chairperson

Sheikha Hessa Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, President of Arab Businesswomen Council

3^rd Session

Businesswomen Role Models

02:30 p.m.

02:40 p.m.

02:50 p.m.

Two role models presentation

Syria / Qatar / Sudan

Benin / Nigeria / Cyprus /

03:00 p.m.

Discussion

03:45 p.m.

Tea / Coffee break

Chairperson

MADAM AISHA AL-FARDAN, President, Qatari Businesswomen Forum

4^th Session

Role and achievements of businesswomen councils/associations in the Arab Region – their success in promoting Women Entrepreneurs

04:00 p.m.

04:10 p.m.

04:20 p.m.

04:30 p.m.

04:40 p.m.

1.    Madam Leila Karamay, Lebanon

2.    Mrs. Rabia El-Alam, Director, Morocco on “Women Micro Financing Institutions and their contribution to economic growth of Morocco”

3.    Qatar

4.    Ms. Jenan Hina Bakarji, Vice Chairperson of the Business Women Committee, Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce

5.    Mrs. Layla Dohrab, Kingdom of Bahrain

04:50 p.m.

Discussion

Chairperson

Dr. M. Abdulaziz Al-Nujafi, Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

5^th Session

Global best practices in decision making for Businesswomen

05:10 p.m.

05:20 p.m.

05:30 p.m.

05:40 p.m.

1.    Mr. Shahid Hussain, Special Advisor, SU/SSC

2.    Ms. Joni Simpson “Importance of offering a continuum of services, adapted to the needs of women entrepreneurs, that follow them along their path to financial autonomy”

3.    Ms. Fatima Bello Aliyu, Special Advisor, Governor of Kano State, Nigeria on “Role of International Agencies in the development of women entrepreneurs”

4.    Ms. Lejla Sunagic, Gender Specialist, UN International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and representative of Federal Ministry of Agriculture

05:50 p.m.

Discussion

DAY 2:  MONDAY – JANUARY 14,  2008

Chairperson

Sheikha Hanadi Bint Nasser Al Thani, Chairperson of Amwal, Qatar

6^th Session

Empowerment of Businesswomen in Islamic Countries

09:00 a.m.

09:10 a.m.

09:20 a.m.

1.       HE Dr. Rafida Aziz

2.       HE Dr. Bothayna Shaban

3.        

09:25 a.m.

Discussion

Chairperson

MADAM WIDAD YAQOOB IBRAHIM, President, Sudanese Businesswomen Secretariat

7^th Session

Role and achievements of businesswomen councils/associations in the African Region – their success in promoting Women Entrepreneurs

09:50 a.m.

09:55 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:05 a.m.

10:10 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

4.       Nigeria

5.       Cameroon

6.       Madame Gangbo Lawani Grace, Vice President, Benin Chamber of Commerce & Industry

7.       Ms. Dunstanette Macauley, Association of Women Entrepreneurs of  Togo

8.       Ms. Ragia Moh. Abd El Halim Moh. Hassan, Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation, Sudan

9.       Ms. Hajati Aisha Basajjanaku Lubega, Uganda on  “Micro financing for women in Uganda”

10:20 a.m.

Discussion

10:45 a.m.

Tea / Coffee break

Chairperson

BEGUM SALMA AHMED, Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry,  Pakistan

8^th Session

Role and achievements of businesswomen councils/associations in Asian Region – their success in promoting Women Entrepreneurs

11:00 a.m.

11:05 a.m.

11:10 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

1.       Ms. Sabrina Islam, President, Women Entrepreneurs' Association (WEA), Bangladesh

2.       Ms. Damira Mirzakhlilova, representative of Businesswomen Association of Uzbekistan on ‘Role and achievements of businesswomen association in the Republic of Uzbekistan – its success in promoting Women Entrepreneurs.”

3.       Ms. Seema Ghani, Deputy Admin/Finance, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry

4.       Ms. Shaira Saleem, President, Maldives Women Entrepreneurs Council (WEC)

5.       Ms. Gulnara I. Hasanova, representative of Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce & Industry

11:20 a.m.

Discussion

11:50 a.m.

Tea / Coffee Break

Chairperson

MR. OZAIR A. HANAFI, President & CEO, Pak-Oman Micro Finance Bank

9^th Session

Micro-financing for Women Owned Business

“How could capital and technical support providers enhance their service to promote women entrepreneurs”

12:00 p.m.

12:10 p.m.

11:20 p.m.

11:30 p.m.

1.       Dr. M. Abdulaziz Al-Nujafi, Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

2.       Mrs. Charmaine Hidayatullah, Vice President First Women Bank of Pakistan

3.       Ms. Sengul Kirmizi, Cyprus ContinentalBank Limited

4.       Madam Widad Yaqoob Ibrahim, President, Family Bank, Sudan

12:40 p.m.

Discussion

01:30 p.m.

Lunch and Prayers break

Closing Ceremony

03:00 p.m.

Declaration of 3^rd Businesswomen Forum

Distribution of Awards to the Outstanding Businesswomen

Awarding of Shield to:

·   Qatari Businessmen Association

Vote of thanks

DAY 3:  TUESDAY – JANUARY 15, 2008

09:30 a.m.

Visit to the Industrial Units owned and operated by Women Entrepreneurs