Agenda WIN global 2011

 Welcome to the 2011 global WINConference: Creating History

Tuesday 4th October

Pre-conference events

16.00 -20.00 Conference Sign-In
17.00 -19.00 Networking Meeting

19.00 VIP cocktails (invitation only)

20:00 Early Arrivals; Informal gathering, dinner & networking (optional – open to all)

Wednesday 5th October

DAY 1 World – The Global Picture: setting the stage

As we prepare to lead others and ourselves into the future with a feminine, authentic and global vision, let’s set the stage for women to start Creating History.

The first day is designed to create awareness of the most pressing global issues, to introduce new trends in society, and to address how we might encounter the future and to look at the forces shaping the environment in which we live and work. You will be asked to envision an ideal world, work and life by means of a framework for how to start acting towards its possible realization. Steps that you can take to shape a more sustainable global setting will be proposed. Throughout the day, you will be inspired by a number of amazing women and men who have already taken those first steps and through their outer and inner listening, acted on their hunches, prepared plans and created change as they made their small and big dreams a reality. Day 1 aims for you to begin linking your own personal journey to the larger picture of collective happenings.

9.00-12.30 Conference sign-in
Sponsor lunches, activities, press conference

11.30Open coffee break with sandwiches

13:00 Opening Ceremony

Opening addresses, Welcome to Rome, Introduction to the 2011 theme and concert

14:30 Plenary Session: Creating the future

Envision the kind of future you desire, learn today what opportunities new trends offer, how you can encounter them and incorporate them into your life.Begin to discover where you need to be, to actively create the future, – ready to set your own trends.

Influential thinkers and experts address the future of current affairs, globalization, the environment, technology, business and women. They will unveil trends and opportunities and share their approaches for giving birth to a radical new future and relate how we can all play a part in creating it. 

16.00 Networking Coffee Break

16.45 Workshop Series I (8 parallel skill building workshops)

W.I.N. Forum on Women on Corporate Boards – women in media

18.30 Plenary Session: Women Creating History

Gain insight and learn exceptional journeys of trailblazers as we prepare to lead global change

Exceptional leaders from politics, business and the arts will share their stories of leadership, feminine power and demonstrate the value of staying connected as they deciphered their route to the top. They will elaborate on how they overcame obstacles, discovered opportunities, became crystal clear and committed, found courage and a community of support to strengthen them. We will ask about their vision for the future and why they believe now is such an important time in the history of women.

20.00 End of plenary and workshops

20.30 Opening Networking Dinner & Welcome to Rome

Network with purpose and pleasure as you connect with new and old friends, share ideas, swap business cards and enjoy a sumptuous Italian meal.

(The organizers reserve the right to modify the program)

Thursday 6th October

DAY 2 –The future of work

Feminine power is graciously and at times furiously taking up more space. Global interconnectedness is both positively and painfully apparent and we see that transformation to a more authentic leadership is the order of the day.

As leaders in an ever changing world, we look at how to create sustainable work, listening to others as well as to ourselves, spotting a need and turning it into projects that gives meaning and is in sync with our life purpose.

We address these accelerating changes, the generational and demographical shifts, the feminization of culture, new relationships between women and men, technology innovation, the importance of being flexible, while not losing sights of our hopes and dreams. We look at big companies, entrepreneurial ventures and fascinating solutions for the individual on a quest for the ultimate career -- allowing her to succeed in doing it all. The importance of economic empowerment of women worldwide and the urgent global need for job creation is near to our heart.

Day 2 aims to explore what are the winning organizations, initiatives and enterprises of the future, who will be the individuals creating them, running them and how?

07:30 Body-Mind Awakening Session

08:20 Welcome Coffee

09:00 Plenary Session: Creating the company of the future

Discover how to run a business with purpose, which steps are needed to go from vision to realization. Gain insights into strategies and actions from companies that are more inclusive and are already inspiring enthusiasm to grow in a global context. Understand which are the companies we want to run, work for and buy from.

CEOs, top-level executives, experts and entrepreneurs from a host of exciting and inspiring companies that ‘walk the talk’ share their innovative approaches, case studies and practical stories on how they prepare their organizations for tomorrow and what their visions are for forming and running a dynamic new company.

What does it mean to run an organization today? As leaders, what are our highest visions for the future of our enterprises or foundations, large or small? How can we find purpose, clarity and support as we develop strategies, mobilize people for action and care for our organization, people, customers and even the planet itself?

What are some far-reaching company cases and what are these more conscious organizations doing to learn, innovate, develop globally, market, and create inclusive cultures and how do they attract and retain the very best women and men? What about women? Why are so many talented women leaving the corporate world behind, perhaps to become an entrepreneur, a coach, or go in other directions entirely? Of the many initiatives on mentoring, networking, gender programs, diversity and inclusion, women business owner courses, quotas and training initiatives, we’ll take a close look at what works and what doesn’t.

How can we learn to create outstanding relationships across gender, generation, nationality and other differences and what are the great business reasons for doing so? Ultimately, we look at what’s needed to create change and gain insight in how to consciously communicate in an authentic way to the market; with all of our stakeholders including suppliers, employees and colleagues as we put our vision into action, Creating History?

10.45 Networking Coffee Break

11:30 Workshop Series II ( Skill building workshops related to Creating the future of work)
W.I.N. Entrepreneurship Forum

W.I.N. Corporate Forum on Diversity & Inclusion

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Plenary Session: Creating the career of the future

Explore how to develop a career as a journey being both strategic and following your heart. Discover new opportunities and how to be vital, be relevant, stay informed and manage transitions in order to create careers and work that matters. Understand the wonders of working from inner listening, intuition and purpose in a way that is aligned with your values as you listen outside to where you can contribute most, creating your career that matters.

Influential leaders and outstanding professionals share their stories, cases and illuminate new options, strategies and life practices.

How to obtain freedom of choice for all women?’ As we delve into the issues surrounding women’s empowerment at a global level, we ask further, ‘What to do with our newfound freedom?’ What would be your ideal picture of work and life if we could have everything exactly as we wanted? What if there were no glass ceilings or sticky floors? In short, What could you achieve if you knew you could not fail?

As more and more women get into positions of influence, in what ways would we like to impact the most? Influencing through our work on a corporate board, as an executive, running our own companies or ngos, or mobilizing in politics or the arts…How would you like to be remembered, what are the things that give you vitality, your life meaning and make you feel alive? How can we create empowering relationships, give and receive support and contribute fully - mobilizing people, energy and ideas to respond to needs in our communities? How can we transform obstacles into opportunities, find the courage to handle the risks, moving into a field of vast possibilities, and boldly develop our own potential for creating our careers, our projects, our work our lives.

In today’s fast-moving world, plugging away at the same career for the rest of your life, is History. As we start making Herstory, how do we prioritize, build our brands, learn to create projects, an intra-entrepreneurial way, live our life to its fullest potential and embark on an interesting career, exciting life and happy family?

16.15 Networking Coffee Break

16:45 Workshops Series III
W.I.N. forum for young leaders

W.I.N. forum for senior leaders

18:30 End of Day 2

Cocktail followed by free evening to enjoy Bella Roma in all its’ splendor

Friday 7th October

DAY 3 – Growing as Individuals

Now that we have taken on the world and the workplace, what about us? What are women’s yearnings, hopes and dreams? How do we play at the top of our game, live our lives fully? Let’s rediscover the value of staying connected, living authentically, creating, being curious and looking at life as an incredible journey of discovery. We’ll examine what works and what is holding us back as we listen inside and navigate outside to clarify our purpose, passions and priorities.

And we’ll see how women – often innately good at creating relationships - – can lead the way connecting to others, to themselves, to the ideas that matter, to the sweet things of life and from their authentic self leave an indelible mark on the world.

How do we live fully as women, powerful, graceful and collaboratively proposing a peaceful way to get our projects off the ground and out into a competitive world? How do we stay true to ourselves while looking for ways to contribute where it matters the most; creating the context in which you and others can grow.

It is time to place our collective and individual dreams into concrete happenings and by doing so, discover how to access power, deal with risk, and handle stress and the multiple demands along the way. Let’s explore how to better communicate across borders and boundaries and how to create beautiful relationships between women and men, in a global community.

Let’s mobilize the abundance of talent, beauty, ideas and resources that we all bring and consciously create the best environement in which we all can flourish. With that we will Creating History.

Day 3 aims to explore the values of staying connected, living both creatively and authentically in your feminine power, as you begin to listen deeply to your inner self, your dreams, your intuition and tap into the mystery of life and confidently start Creating History. It also looks at the importance of good communication, fertile environments and how to build beautiful relationships between women and men.

07:30 Body-Mind Awakening Session

08:20 Welcome Coffee

09:00 Plenary Session: Realizing You

Influential thinkers and experts from academia, research, psychology and business address the theme of the day. They will explore the leader's journey, finding clarity, enthusiasm, commitment and care while giving and receiving support along the way, time and again. They will share what they know of feminine power, risk-taking, living inside-out, staying on purpose and realizing the authentic you as you take your project from seed to flower.

11:00 Networking Coffee Break

11:30 Workshop Series IV (8 parallel skill building workshops)
W.I.N. Working Forum on Women Empowering Women

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Workshop Series V (8 parallell skill building workshops)

W.I.N. Working Forum on Women’s Networks & Mentoring

15:30 Networking Coffee Break

16:00 Plenary: Community Activity

17:30 Plenary: Closing Ceremony

20.30 Gala Dinner - Celebrating women Creating History

Saturday 8th October

DAY 4 – Post-conference Workshops

Take an extra day to let your light shine, find a new workshop, or reach out to those who can help you put your plan into action. Spend the day with new colleagues, partners, and friends and get ready to go out and start Creating History.

09:15 Body-Mind Awakening Session

10:00 Post-conference Workshop5

12:00 Forum End

W.I.N. looks forward to seeing you again in 2012!

(The organizers reserve the right to modify the program)

W.I.N. 2011 Special forums for the experienced participant

• W.I.N. Corporate Forum on D&I– An expert forum exploring the role of diversity & inclusion, work-life balance and women in leadership
• W.I.N. Entrepreneurship Forum – A wisdom & knowledge session exploring how to start your own authentic business from your own purpose, how to grow it and how to succeed
• W.I.N. Senior Leader Forum – Experienced leaders in top roles explore how to create more impact as authentic, feminine leaders
• W.I.N. Forum on Women on Corporate Board – A wisdom & knowledge forum, comparing best practices in various countries, exploring how to get yourself onto a board as well as how to do the board job well
• W.I.N. Forum on Women Empowering Women – An inclusive and truly global forum exploring how you, your company and community can empower and support women worldwide W.I.N. Forum on Women in Media - A dynamic and interactive forum looking at the role of media and the power it has work with our against women’s empowerment
• W.I.N. Forum on Networks and Mentoring Program - An expert forum exploring and comparing best practices of mentoring programs as well how to start, run and grow women’s networks worldwide.
• W.I.N Forum for young leaders- A gathering of the youngest women at the forum, looking at how to best make dreams and hopes implemented worldwide.

All W.I.N. Forums are conducted by a panel of experts who share their experiences and engage the group in a dynamic discussion, offering knowledge and wisdom and seeking to produce actionable output. This working group remains in contact throughout the year to support your activities and act as a sounding board for your projects.

The forums differ from the workshops whose goals are to also build practical skills.

W.I.N. 2011 Special Initiatives

Corporate Sponsors stands – meet & greet

Coaching sessions

Marketplace

Mentoring

Message Boards