Category — The Women's Summit 2009

At the 2009 Summit Roundtable, more than 130 women gathered to participate in smaller group discussions of the Plenary and Panel sessions of the Summit which was themed Can Women Turn Adversity into Opportunity? In their groups they looked at critical issues facing society and suggested initiatives and solutions that would support and enable women across all sectors of society to both weather the economic challenges facing the nation, and to help them to participate more fully in key positions and in the work sphere.

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Dato’ Dr Nirmala Menon captured the attention of the 2009 Women’s Summit audience at the Sime Darby Convention Centre recently with her polished and assured presentation style when she gave her perspectives on Gearing for the Upside in a Downturn. [Read more →]

Shireen Muhiudeen began her presentation by providing a completely fresh perspective on the value of having women in the Board Room. She ran a newsclip from a CNN Business feature which revealed the findings of a recent US study of Fortune 500 companies. According to the report, companies with at least 20 percent female representation on their boards, performed significantly better than others, in spite of the global financial downturn. [Read more →]

At the Women’s Summit 2009, the guest of honour Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin participated in a dialogue session with the attendees for the first time in the history of the Summit. [Read more →]

The Panel Session themed ‘Opportunities for Enterprises’ featured three speakers who were able to offer different perspectives on finding opportunities even in challenging circumstances. They each addressed the theme from government, private sector and personal angles. This session was ably moderated by Datuk Rafiah Salim, the former Vice Chancellor of University of Malaya.

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At The Women’s Summit 2009, four Learning Labs were run simultaneously in the afternoon, from 2.30pm-4.30pm. Learning Labs are highly interactive sessions at which experienced facilitators conduct training sessions to enhance participants’ work-related skills and knowledge. This year, the Learning Labs focussed mainly on developing the valuable soft skills of communication and creativity because these have the power to contribute in significant ways to career and business success. A further Lab was conducted on franchising as an alternative route for participants to enter the business sector. [Read more →]

Welcome Address by Dato’ Sri Sharizat Abdul Jalil, Minister of Women, Family & Community Development at the 2009 Women’s Summit, KL [Read more →]

2009 Keynote Address byY.A.B. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin,
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia [Read more →]

Bernama - Wednesday, August 19

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today there is still a need to further improve the participation of women in critical areas such as decision-making in both the public and private sectors. The deputy prime minister said the women themselves must strive to earn these coveted decision-making positions based on merit, capabilities and experience. [Read more →]

Kuala Lumpur, August 18, 2009

At the Women’s Summit this year, participants were given plenty of tips, advice and motivation to turn breaks into breakthroughs, in line with the theme Can Women Turn Adversity Into Opportunity? More than 1,000 women and men from the public and private sectors who attended the day-long Summit held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre walked away with much more than the inspirational talks and useful learning labs that have become the hallmark of the annual event. [Read more →]