8:30am     Registration and Welcome coffee
9:30am     Welcome Address: Y Bhg Datuk Faizah Mohd Tahir, Secretary General, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
9:40am     Keynote Address
Putting Women at the Heart of DevelopmentYB Dato’ Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Malaysia
10:10am   MERDEKA MOMENTS - A COMPELLING CONVERSATION ON MALAYSIAN WOMEN• Ar. Nafisah Radin, Principal of […]

COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE
 Facilitated by Jonathan Kohn, Director of Human Resources, Shell Malaysia, Diversity and Inclusiveness (D&I) is a business philosophy that has been embraced by Shell. The company has made it the imperative of its managers to put it into practice throughout its global operations. Given that Shell operates in more than 140 countries and […]

Due to scheduling issues, there have been some changes in the dates, times and venues for this year’s Pre-Summit Focus Groups. The confirmed details are as follows:-
FOCUS GROUP 1 - THURS, JULY 31 2008 
(For participants aged between 20-34 yrs)
Venue: telawi street bistro, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar
Time: 6.30 - 8.30 pm
FOCUS GROUP 2 - AUGUST 5 2008
Venue: […]

Register now to participate in the Learning Lab led by Rhea Duttagupta of Corporate DNA Consulting.  
NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP

A maze or a labyrinth is an image with a long and varied history in ancient Greece, Asia and Medieval Europe. As a contemporary symbol it conveys the idea of a complex journey towards a […]

There is encouraging news for all those who would like to be part of The Women’s Summit 2008. A fresh allocation of funds for the event now means that more scholarships can be awarded to those interested in attending.
Presently, more than 650 scholarships are available.
And many more are expected as major corporations pledge their support towards meeting […]

 
The following is a 2006 interview with Rhea when she was a Director at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, London. She has now started her own consultancy - Corporate DNA Consulting. The interview was handled by Nishma Gosrani for the news feature Crème De La Crème.
Rhea Duttagupta is a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Born in London, she grew up in India before settling […]

The 2007 Focus Groups were held in the month preceding the Summit. Four sessions were held. The Focus Groups got off to a lively start with the enthusiastic participation of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners on July 6, and included representatives from the National Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Malaysia (NAWEM) and the Women’s SME […]

2007 SUMMIT ROUNDTABLE REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS
CONTENTS
SECTION I
1 Preamble
2 Executive Summary
3 Roundtable Summary
3.1 - Work/Life Balance
3.2 - Flexibility at the Workplace
3.3 - Addressing Childcare Needs
3.4 - Whole Community Involvement
3.5 - Other Issues/Recommendations
3.6 - Moderator’s Comments
SECTION II
4 Recommendations from the corporate sector
5 Recommendations from the public sector
6 Recommendations from entrepreneurs and SMEs
7 Recommendations from NGOs
Section 1
1. […]

 The enthusiasm generated generated by this year’s Women’s Summit 2007 organised by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development was a clear indication of Malaysian women in the critical issues of work-life balance.
Over 2,000 women and men crowded into the Sime Darby Convention Centre to hear from the illustrious panel speakers and to weigh in […]

YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia delivering the keynote address
 
Women and girls representing each year of Malaysia’s nationhood and holding signs carryings valued national characteristics and virtues pose with the Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister, his wife and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development 

YB […]