• The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009
  • The Women's Summit 2009

The Summit Roundtable

2008-roundtable-200xThe Summit Roundtable will be held concurrently with the Learning Labs in the afternoon session of 18 August 2009. At the Roundtable, a smaller group of approximately 220 participants and observers will discuss issues which are relevant to women in the workplace and in society with the objective of presenting key recommendations to the Minister for Women, Family & Community Development.

Participants for the Roundtable are generally selected based on their profile and portfolios in the company, department or organisation they belong to, although anyone that is interested in contributing to positive developments for women in the work sphere and for improving the postion of women in society is invited to participate. As with previous Summits, entrepreneurs, retirees, and homemakers are also encouraged to register to attend.

In recent years, key issues that have been discussed at the Summit Roundtable have ranged from discussions on positive change in the workplace - flexible employment, work life balance, diversity and inclusion and support for women entrepreneurs and businesswomen - to issues affecting society such as support for single mothers and those caring for special needs children and the elderly, the need for more community spaces and disabled-friendly infrastructure, enhancing safety and security and encouraging voluntarism.  Recommendations from previous year’s Summits can be viewed at the links below.

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2007 Summit Roundtable Recommendations

2008 Summit Roundtable Recommendations

2009 Summit Roundtable Recommendations 

 

 

At the 2009 Roundtable, more than 120 participants from a wide range of backgrounds will converge to discuss the issues and topics presented during the speeches and panel sessions of the morning programme. These will be as is listed below:-

Group 1: Can Women Turn Adversity into Opportunity
Group 2: Tough Times: Rebuilding with Strength and Integrity
Group 3: Gearing for the Upside in a Downturn
Group 4: Bringing Women on Board
Group 5: Opportunities for Enterprise
Group 6: Opportunities for Women with Disabilities

There will be up to 12 tables of 10 persons each aside from those who wish to observe the proceedings.

The Moderator for this year’s Roundtable is Dr Hamidah Marican who is a former speaker at the Summit and Executive Director of Sisters-in Islam. Each Roundtable will have its own facilitator who will help to encourage the constructive sharing of views and ideas. Roundtable participants will be steered towards developing a list of major recommendations which can then be presented to Dato’ Sri Shahrizat on behalf of the Group by the Moderator at the conclusion of the session.

The Minister will then have the opportunity to address the Roundtable and respond to some of the recommendations which have been put before her. These recommendations have an important role in informing the Ministry’s current policies and priorities.

To all those that have registered for the Roundtable, thank you for demonstrating your commitment to empowering Malaysian women in the work sphere!