March 21st and 22nd, 2007. Murcia, Spain

March 20th:  Greeting of AFAEMME´s members

March 21st: 

• 12:00hrs: Reception in the San Esteban Palace with the President of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia
• 14:00hrs: Typical lunch
• 16:00hrs: Guided city tour and assistance to exposition of III Centenary of the sculptor Salzillo
• 21:30hrs: Welcome dinner

March 22nd: European Conference: “Businesswomen and Labour Mobility in the Mediterranean Arc"

• 9:00hrs: Accreditation of participants
• 9:30hrs: Official Inauguration
• Mr. Fernando de la Cierva Carrasco, Counsellor of Presidency
• Mrs. Paloma Recio Bernárdez, Director of the Women’s Institute of Murcia
• Mrs. Mª Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, President of Association of Organizations of Mediterranean Businesswomen - AFAEMME
• Mrs. Ángeles Ruíz Martínez, President of the Organization of Businesswomen and Professional Women of Murcia
• 10:00hrs: Introductory Roundtable “Management and Leadership Key Issues for Businesswomen”
• Mrs. Elizabeth Trallero Santamaría (Director of International Relations of AFAEMME)
• Mrs. Esther Gómez Yelo (Assisting Director of Frutas Esther)
• Mrs. Consuelo Rosauro Meseguer (Manager of Ambiental Molina Consultores)
• 10:40hrs: Presentation: The Murcia Model: Results of the “Equal Adelántate Mujer” Initiative
• Mrs. Paloma Recio Bernárdez, Director of the Women’s Institute
• 11:10hrs: Coffee Break
• 11:30hrs: Roundtable “Present situation of businesswomen from the Mediterranean Arc and the labour mobility opportunities in the New Technologies´ sector”
• Moderator: Elizabeth Villagómez (Expert in gender issues of AFAEMME and Director of Almenara Estudios)
• Speakers:
  • Mrs. Amany Asfour (President of the Egyptian Businesswomen Association)
  • Mrs. Marie Christine Oghly (President of the French Women Entrepreneurs (FCE France)
  • Mrs. Imane Rtabi (Member of the Board of Directors of the Association des Femmes Chefs d´Entreprises du Maroc)
• 13:00hrs: Roundtable “Integration of businesswomen in the ICT sector: obstacles and solutions” 
  
  • Moderator: Mrs.  Ida Gram (Seconded National Expert, European Commission, DG of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities)
  • Speakers:
  • Mrs. Ewa Ruminska-Zimny (Senior Social Affaires Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary, UNECE). “Obstacles and Solutions for women in the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) sector in the states where UNECE works”
  • Aino-Maija Hiltunen (Coordinator of the ATHENA gender & ICT networks and activities, EU-funded thematic network in Europe). "Networking and ICT's as strategies of fruitful co-operation - examples from the field of academic Women's Studies in Finland and in Europe"
  • Mrs. Marina Griñón (Science and Technology Indicators Department. Spain’s National Statistics Institute) “Women in the ITC Sector: Statistics”
  • Mr. José María Salinas Leandro (General Director of Innovation Technology and Information Society of the Region of Murcia “Existing ITC Resources in the Territory”
• 14:30hrs: Lunch break
• 16:00hrs: Annual General Assembly of AFAEMME (Association of Organizations of Mediterranean Businesswomen)