A N N UA L S U M M I T

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENTS GLOBAL FORUM

WIP

The SPIrIT of WoMeN IN PArLIAMeNTS: AdvANcINg SocIeTy

27-2 9 November 2 013 | europe an Parl iament , Brussels, Belgium

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Disclaimer: Draft Programme as of 25 November 2013. Order, speakers and content are still subject to change.

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120 years ago, on the 28th of November 1893, the women of New Zealand became the first in the world to vote in a national election. To mark this milestone, the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) will host its annual summit in the European Parliament. WIP’s mission is to advance society by using the collective strength and ability of over 9000 female Parliamentarians across the world. Join us for this conference!

The cornerstones of the summit are:

• high-level keynote speeches

• Panel debates / interactive plenary sessions

• Working groups

• Award ceremonies to honour countries for leadership in closing the gender gap

• Townhall meeting

• Networking opportunities

The issues that will be addressed include:

• reshaping society through female leadership

• Be the change you wish to see in the world

• reverse reality – what if: ‘Lehman Sisters’ or the sisterhood ran g20 and big business

• The mother of female empowerment: peace, security and the integrity of the person

• All men are created equal. So are women. Bridging societal gaps

• Moving beyond numbers – the impact of elected women in Parliaments

• Working together in the fight against corruption

• how can Parliaments deliver on gender equality

• The role of academics and women’s colleges in shaping the world’s future female leaders

• Use of technology and women’s political participation

The working groups will be organized in cooperation with international partners, such as:

• UN development Programme and UN Women

• Inter-Parliamentary Union

• ey and Transparency International

• World Bank

• iKNoW Politics and the National democratic Institute

Messages are video contributions by those that strongly believe in the spirit of WIP, but are unable to be present in person at the conference. The event promises to be a memorable occasion, bringing together women from across the globe in the spirit of advancing society.

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WIP AWArdS

Based on the rankings of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, the WIP Awards honour countries for leadership in closing the gender gap.

WINNerS IN The cATegorIeS of PoLITIcAL eMPoWerMeNT

• Women in Parliament: rwanda

• Legislators, Senior officials and Managers: Jamaica

• years with female head of State: Ireland

WINNerS By regIoN IN cLoSINg The geNder gAP

• global Winner in closing the gender gap: Iceland

• Middle east: Israel

• oceania: New Zealand

• South and Southeast Asia: Philippines

• east Asia: Mongolia

• Africa: Lesotho

• europe and central Asia: Iceland

• european Union: finland

• South America: Bolivia

AchIeveMeNTS IN cLoSINg The geNder gAP IN The ArAB WorLd:

• Winner by region for the Arab World: United Arab emirates

• Achievements in Increasing the Percentage of Women in Parliamentary Positions: Algeria

The WIP AWArdS for cLoSINg The geNder gAP

The Women in Parliaments Global Forum believes that best practice examples are most convincing, and can encourage others. That is why WIP will present a series of Annual WIP Awards to countries outperforming on issues, which are at the core of WIP.

The WIP Award for closing the gender gap in the category „Women in Parliaments“ is based on data by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, provided by National Parliaments and listing 188 countries.

The WIP Awards in all other categories are based on the rankings of the World economic forum’s „global gender gap report“. The Global Gender Gap Index introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gen-der gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, and over time. The rankings are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them. The methodology and quantitative analysis behind the rankings are intended to serve as a basis for designing effective measures for reducing gender gaps.

The Global Gender Gap Report’s index assesses 135 countries, representing more than 93% of the world’s population, on how well resources and opportunities are divided among male and female populations. The report measures the size of the gender inequality gap in four areas:

• Economic participation and opportunity – salaries, participation and highly-skilled employment

• Education – access to basic and higher levels of education

• Political empowerment – representation in decision-making structures

• Health and survival – life expectancy and sex ratio

(Source: World Economic Forum)

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Martin Schulz President of the European Parliament

Anni Podimata Vice-President of the European Parliament

dubravka Šuica Member of the European Parliament

Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates

Silvana Koch-Mehrin Member of the European Parliament

Natalie headley-Neita Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, with responsi-bility for Women’s Affairs

SPeAKerS*

viviane reding Vice-President of the European Commission, WIP Advisory Board Member

oyungerel Tsedevdamba Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia

rebecca Alitwala Kadaga Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda

donatille Mukabalisa Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda

Loren B. Legarda Member of the Senate of the Philippines

Tarja halonen former President of Finland, WIP Advisory Board Member

Wanda Nowicka Deputy Speaker of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

olli rehn Vice-President of the European Commission, WIP Advisory Board Member

Mikael gustafsson Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament

Portia Simpson-Miller Prime Minister of Jamaica

Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission

Paddy Burke Cathaoirleach (Speaker) of Seana-ded Éireann

Britta Thomsen Member of the European Parliament

daphne Barak-erez Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel

eygló harðardóttir Minister of Social Affairs and Housing of Iceland

Julie Margrethe Brodtkorb State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister

Benita ferrero-Waldner President of the EU-LAC Foundation, WIP Advisory Board Member

Jane goodall Primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace, WIP Advisory Board Member

Lilly gabriela Montaño viaña President of the Senate of Bolivia

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Former Prime Minister of Iceland, WIP Advisory Board Member

Jörg Asmussen Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Kathy calvin President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, WIP Advisory Board Member

halla Tómasdóttir Founder & Lead Partner Sisters Capital

Leo Sun President of the European Public Affairs and Communications Office of Huawei Technologies

Nkosazana dlamini-Zuma Chairperson of the African Union Commission, WIP Advisory Board Member

Pascal Lamy Former Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WIP Advisory Board Member

Mari Kiviniemi Former Prime Minister of Finland

hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Minister of the Interior of Iceland

Sheikha haya rashed Al Khalifa Former President of the United Nations General Assembly, WIP Advisory Board Member

Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, WIP Advisory Board Member

Zita gurmai Member of the European Parliament

Jody Williams Chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, WIP Advisory Board Member

Priyanka Mittal Director of KRBL Limited

Louis Michel Minister of State and Member of the European Parliament

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* Invited and confirmed speakers

SPeAKerS* AUdIovISUAL MeSSAgeS

roberta Angelilli Vice-President of the European Parliament

Sabine de Bethune President of the Senate of Belgium

Saadia Zahidi Senior Director, Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital of the World Economic Forum, WIP Advisory Board Member

virginija Langbakk Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality

Nino Burjanadze Former acting President of Georgia and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament

Kheira Leila ettayeb Vice-President of the Council of the Nation of Algeria

Laura Tyson Professor of Business Administration and Economics, Haas School of Business, Uni-versity of California, Berkley, WIP Advisory Board Member

Irene Naa Torshie Addo Member of the Parliament of Ghana

Margaret chan Director-General of the World Health Organization

John Key Prime Minister of New Zealand

ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia

denis Mukwege Founder and director of the Panzi Hospital, WIP Advisory Board Member

Ana Palacio Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain, WIP Advisory Board Member

Isabelle durant Vice-President of the European Parliament

Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni Secretary General of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP), WIP Advisory Board Member

Lakshmi Puri Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, WIP Advisory Board Member

Amanda ellis Permanent Representative for the United Nations

ertharin cousin Executive Director of the World Food Programme, WIP Advisory Board Member

rubina Irfan Member of the Senate of Pakistan

rula Al-farra Member of the House of Repre-sentatives of Jordan

Uschi Schreiber Global Markets Leader and Global Government and Public Sector Leader at EY

Todd Mcclay Minister for Revenue and Associate Minister for Health of New Zealand

dalia grybauskaitè President of Lithuania

Kofi Annan Former Secretary-General of the United Nations

hillary clinton Former United States Secretary of State

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nationsr

Muhammad yunus Professor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, WIP Advisory Board Member

Malala yousafzai Campaigner for girls’ education

catherine Ashton High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

16:30 - 16:45

16:45

17:00

17:15 - 18:30

Coffee /Tea

Message by Malala yousafzai, campaigner for girls’ education

Message by hillary clinton, former United States Secretary of State

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By Tarja halonen, former President of Finland

PANeL II – INTerAcTIve PLeNAry SeSSIoN European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

“Be the Change You Wish to See in the World”

‘Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.’ (Kofi Annan) More than 50% of the world’s population is female, but not even 20% of political  representatives are women. What needs to change to overcome being the minority? What are the messages that female Parliamentarians can pass on?

In which ways are female Members of Parliament the agents of this change?

Panellists:

Ahmed Al Jarwan, President of the Arab Parliament

rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, Speaker of the National Assembly of Uganda and Member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Wanda Nowicka, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

dubravka Šuica, Member of the European Parliament

Natalie headley-Neita, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, with responsibility for Women’s Affairs

Loren Legarda, Member of the Senate of the Philippines

Panel Chair:

Mikael gustafsson, Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament

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13:00

14:30

15:15 - 16:30

Arrival and Registration at the European Parliament JAN Building

oPeNINg of SUMMIT By coNfereNce chAIrS European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

Panel Chairs: roberta Angelilli, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Isabelle durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Member of the European Parliament

Anni Podimata, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Welcome Message by dalia grybauskaité, President of Lithuania

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European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

By Nkosazana dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

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European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

By Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica

PANeL I – INTerAcTIve PLeNAry SeSSIoN European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

“Reshaping Society through Female Leadership?”

‘When one woman is a leader, it changes her. When more women are leaders, it changes politics and policies.’ (Michelle Bachelet) Traditional social norms, gender stereotypes and biased perceptions of women’s effectiveness in leader-ship roles are still widespread. What needs to be done to overcome these and what effects would this have on society?

Would an increase in female leadership help advance society?

Panellists:

Nkosazana dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

oyungerel Tsedevdamba, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia

viviane reding, Vice-President of the European Commission

Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates

donatille Mukabalisa, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda

Anni Podimata, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Lilly gabriela Montaño viaña, President of the Senate of Bolivia

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18.45 - 19:45

20:15 - 22:30

AWArd cereMoNy European Parliament, JAN 2Q2

Winners by Region in Closing the Gender GapPresenter: Kathy calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation

• South and Southeast Asia: PhILIPPINeS Recipient Loren Legarda, Member of the Senate of the Philippines

• Middle East: ISrAeL Recipient daphne Barak-erez, Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel

• Sub-Saharan Africa: LeSoTho Recipient Ntlhoi Motsamai, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Lesotho

• Europe and Central Asia: IceLANd Recipient eygló harðardóttir, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing of Iceland

• East Asia: MoNgoLIA Recipient oyungerel Tsedevdamba, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia

gALA dINNer & AWArd cereMoNy* Royal Museum of Art and History

Dinner Speech by viviane reding, Vice-President of the European Commission

Winners in the Categories of Political Empowerment

• Legislators, Senior Officials and Managers: JAMAIcA Presenter Benita ferrero-Waldner, President of the EU-LAC Foundation Recipient Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica

• Women in Parliament: rWANdA Presenter Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, former Prime Minister of Iceland Recipient donatille Mukabalisa, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda

• Years with Female Head of State: IreLANd Presenter Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Recipient Paddy Burke, Cathaoirleach (Speaker) of Seanaded Éireann

Moderated by Shirin Wheeler, Spokeswoman European Commission Regional Policy and former BBC Presenter

8:00

8:40

9:00

9:15 - 10:15

Arrival at the European Parliament JAN Building

Welcome back by Conference Chairs European Parliament, PHS 3C50

Message by Muhammad yunus, Professor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Message by Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations

Message by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

KeyNoTe European Parliament, PHS 3C50

By Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission

PANeL III – INTerAcTIve PLeNAry SeSSIoN European Parliament, PHS 3C50“Reverse Reality – What If: ‘Lehman Sisters’ or the Sisterhood Ran G20 and Big Business?“

‘If you look at the last ten years, all the financial crises have been handled and managed by men. So it’s high time to change’ (Mario Draghi). Is there a specific gender bias in decisions taken at the financial markets? What if these markets were steered by women and what impact would that have on the economy?

Panellists:

halla Tómasdóttir, Founder & Lead Partner Sisters Capital

Jörg Asmussen, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Leo Sun, President of the European Public Affairs and Communications Office of Huawei Technologies

Britta Thomsen, Member of the European Parliament

Pascal Lamy, former Director General of the World Trade Organisation

Priyanka Mittal, Director of KRBL Limited

Panel Chair:

Zita gurmai, Member of the European Parliament

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* Kindly supported by EY. On personal invitation only

10:30 - 11:15

11:15 - 11:30

11:30

11:45 - 12:45

AWArd cereMoNy European Parliament, Espace Yehudi Menuhin

Presenter Pascal Lamy, former Director General of the World Trade Organisation

• Global Winner in Closing the Gender Gap: IceLANd Recipient hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Minister of the Interior of Iceland

Winners by Region in Closing the Gender Gap

• South America: BoLIvIA Recipient Lilly gabriela Montaño viaña, President of the Senate of Bolivia

• European Union: fINLANd Recipient Mari Kiviniemi, former Prime Minister of Finland

Coffee/Tea

Message by catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

KeyNoTe European Parliament, PHS 3C50

By Jody Williams, Chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

PANeL Iv – INTerAcTIve PLeNAry SeSSIoN European Parliament, PHS 3C50

“The Mother of Female Empowerment: Peace, Security and the Integrity of the Person”

‘The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambi-tions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.’ (Malala Yousafzai) No other fundamental and human right can exist without access to security and the integrity of the person. Women living in permanent fear of their life integrity can not live up to their potential. What has to be done to advance society in these fundamental areas?

What further impact would a positive change in these areas have?

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Panellists:

Jody Williams, Chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

denis Mukwege, Founder of the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Kathy calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation

Louis Michel, Minister of State and Member of the European Parliament

rubina Irfan, Member of the Senate of Pakistan

Panel Chair:

Isabelle durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament

TheMATIc LUNcheS WorKINg groUPS

• Working Group 1 organized by the UN development Programme and UN Women: Moving Beyond Numbers – the Impact of Elected Women in Parliaments

• Working Group 2 organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union: Gender-Sensitive Parliaments:  How Can Parliaments Deliver on Gender Equality?

• Working Group 3 organized by the iKNoW Politics and the National democratic Institute: Use of Technology and Women’s Political Participation

• Working Group 4 organized by ey and Transparency International: Gender Sensitive Parliaments: Are political parties allies or foes?

• Working Group 5 organized by the World Bank: Advancing Economic Opportunities for Women: What Role for Parliamentarians?

• Working Group 6: The role of academics and women’s colleges in shaping the world’s future female leaders

KeyNoTe European Parliament, PHS 3C50 By ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia

11:30 - 12:30

13:00 - 14:30

14:30 - 16:15

16:30

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Arrival at the European Parliament JAN Building

Welcome Back by Conference Chairs European Parliament, PHS 3C50

Message by ertharin cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme

Message by Margaret chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization

KeyNoTe By Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, former Prime Minister of Iceland

PANeL v – INTerAcTIve PLeNAry SeSSIoN European Parliament, PHS 3C50

“All Men are Created Equal. So are Women. Bridging Societal Gaps”

Globalization offers increased opportunities. However, gender-based inequalities continue to exist in our societies - unequal access to health, education, wealth distribution, the rule of law as well as a broadening digital divide. What is the origin of these gaps? Should they be addressed by regulation? What is the highway to equality?

Panellists:

Uschi Schreiber, Global Markets Leader and Global Government and Public Sector Leader at EY

Nino Burjanadze, former acting President of Georgia and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament

Todd Mcclay, Minister for Revenue and Associate Minister for Health of New Zealand

rula Al-farra, Member of the House of Representatives of Jordan

Irene Naa Torshie Addo, Member of the Parliament of Ghana

virginija Langbakk, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality

Panel Chair:

Sabine de Bethune, President of the Senate of Belgium

ToWNhALL MeeTINg & cLoSINg of The WIP ANNUAL SUMMIT 2013 European Parliament, PHS 3C50

Next steps for WIP, Introduction and Discussion

Farewell Lunch European Parliament, Espace Yehudi Menuhin

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recePTIoN ceLeBrATINg 120 yeArS of WoMeN’S SUffrAge European Parliament, Espace Yehudi Menuhin

Hosted by the Government of New Zealand, represented by

Amanda ellis, Permanent Representative for the United Nations

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Winners by Region in Closing the Gender Gap

Presenter Sheikha haya rashed Al Khalifa, former President of the United Nations General Assembly

• Oceania: NeW ZeALANd Acceptance Message by John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand

Achievements in Closing the Gender Gap in the Arab World

• Winner by Region Arab World: UNITed ArAB eMIrATeS Recipient: Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates

• Achievements in Increasing the Percentage of Women in Parliamentary Positions: ALgerIA Recipient Kheira Leila ettayeb, Vice-President of the Council of the

Nation of Algeria

recePTIoN* Senate of Belgium, Palais de la Nation

Hosted by Sabine de Bethune, President of the Senate of Belgium

feSTIvAL of cULTUreS* Bozar, Centre for Fine Arts

In co-operation with Europalia India, cultural programme provided by countries from all over the world

17:00 - 17:30

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18:30 - 19.30

20:00 - 24:00

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* On personal invitation only

PrAcTIcAL INforMATIoN

dreSScode ANd SeATINg ArrANgeMeNTS

Conference: Dresscode Business Casual. Priority seating will be given to Members of Parliament.

Gala Dinner: Dresscode Business Casual. Please be aware that participation in the Gala Dinner is only possible with the invitation card handed to you at the accreditation on Wednesday. You are free to choose your table at the Gala Dinner.

Reception hosted by the President of the Senate of Belgium: Dresscode Business Casual.

Festival of Cultures: Appearance in your traditional clothing from your home countries would be very much appreciated, as this event is supposed to celebrate all the cultures getting together at the WIP Annual Summit 2013.

TrANSPorT

Transport will be provided from the European Parliament to the evening venues. All other transport has to be arranged by yourself.

eMergeNcy NUMBerS

European Parliament 24-Hour Emergency security hotline +32 (0)2 284 35 05

Ambulance/Fire Service/Police: 112

Urgent police assistance: 101

TAxI

Autolux: +32 (0)2 411 41 42 or +32 (0)2 512 31 23, www.autolux.be

Taxi Vert: +32 (0)2 349 49 49, www.taxiverts.be

Taxi Bleu: +32 (0)2 268 00 00, www.taxibleus.be.

MedIA

The WIP Annual Summit is open to the media. Keynotes and Panel Discussions will be webstreamed.

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