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Regional Forum
Engendering SMEs: Women in Enterprise Development
2-3 October 2005
Spectra Convention Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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1st Day: Sunday 2nd October 2005
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Topic |
Speaker |
9:00 am - 9:55 am |
Registration/ tea |
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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Welcome and introductory remarks:
Marlon Lezama, Program Manager, SEDF
Dr. Harun-or-Rashid, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Why Gender Matters for IFC:
The Development Imperative and Business Opportunity
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Amanda Ellis |
10:45 am - 11:15 am |
An international perspective:
Market Analysis Tools that can be used to spot new markets or cheaper supplies
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Meg Jones |
11:15 am - 11:45 am |
Report on Findings of Gender Entrepreneurship Markets Diagnostic Assessments undertaking in Bangladesh, Bhutan Nepal, and North East India |
Barbara Mowat
Heather Gibb |
11:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Panel Discussion |
Moderator/Discussants |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Networking Luncheon |
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Public – Private Dialogue: Ensuring Women are Active Participants |
Benjamin Herzberg |
2:30 pm -3:00 pm |
Gender and Export Competitiveness |
Dr. Elizabeth Parsan |
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Access to Markets- A Canadian “ Best Practices” Model |
Barbara Mowat |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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3:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Panel Discussion |
Moderator/Discussants |
4:15 pm - 4.35 pm |
Gender and Rural Livelihood |
Dr. Faisal Islam |
4:35 pm - 5:00 pm |
Gender and Knowledge Management |
Afifa Raihana |
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Panel Discussion/ 1st day wrap up |
Moderator/Discussants |
5:30 pm |
Arrangements for international guests to return to Hotel Sarina |
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2nd Day: Monday 3rd October 2005
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
9:30 am -10:00am |
Capacity and sustainability for Women's Business Centers |
Ann Marie Almeida |
10:00 am -10:30 am |
Problems and responsibilities of working women in the context of entrepreneurship development |
Dr. Liza Das |
10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Women in Enterprise Development: A Bangladeshi Perspective |
Professor Nazmunnessa |
11:00 am - 11:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
Enterprise Development in Rural communities: A Nepalese Perspective |
Megh Ranjani Rai |
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm |
Panel Discussion |
Moderator/Discussants |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Networking Lunch |
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Feedback on the market diagnostic assessments and the way forward |
Moderator/Discussants |
3:30 pm - 3.45 pm |
Closing Remarks:
Deepak Adhikary, Deputy General Manager, SEDF
Professor Nazmunnessa Mahtab, Chair, Department of Women's Studies, University of Dhaka |
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3.45 pm |
Arrangements for international guests to return to Hotel Sarina |
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