Advancing the growth of women in business worldwide.
Global Banking Alliance for Women
Annual Summit
November 6 – 10, 2006

Sponsored by
Bank of Scotland, Women in Business Program
and
International Finance Corporation
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Welcome and Introductions
  • Clare Logie, Director, Women in Business, Bank of Scotland
GBA History & Advisory Board Role
  • Kris Depencier, National Manager, Small Business and Women’s Market, RBC Royal Bank & GBA Chair 
International Finance Corporation & GEM
  • Amanda Ellis, Head, Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM), International Finance Corporation
Bank of Scotland Overview
  • Clare Logie, Director, Women in Business, Bank of Scotland
  • Ty Jones, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Bank of Scotland
  • Susan Marr, Bank of Scotland, Marketing & Product Development
Royal Bank of Canada Overview
  • Kris Depencier, National Manager, Small Business and Women’s Market, RBC Royal Bank & GBA Chair
Gender Performance Diagnostic Tool
Women’s Development Bank Overview
  • Sonja Sebotsa, Executive Director, WDB Investment Holdings
Westpac’s Women’s Market Overview
  • Larke Reimer, Head of Women’s Markets, Westpac Banking Corporation
Microleasing for Women
  • Dr Victoria Kisyombe, Selfina Tanzania
CIB, Egypt Overview
  • Hoda Wally, General Manager, Retail Banking Group, CIB Egypt
Access Bank, Nigeria
  • Uloma Ike, Program Manager, Access Women in Business Program, Access Bank, Nigeria
Women’s World Banking
  • Inez Murray, Senior Manager, Strategy and Customer Insight, Women’s World Banking
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
 
Panel 1: Researching the Women’s Market – Measurement & Tracking for Success
 
Moderator: Julie Weeks, President and CEO, Womenable
Presenters: Inez Murray, Senior Manager, Strategy and Customer Insight, Women’s World Banking, Susan Marr, Director, Marketing and Product Development, Bank of Scotland, Teri Cavanagh, GBA Advisory Board, Annie Duflo, Head of Research Unit
Centre for Micro Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research
 
Panel 2: Creating the Right Culture for a Women’s Market Program
 
Moderator: Amanda Ellis, Head, Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM), International Finance Corporation
Presenters: Anne Marie Klein, Recruitment Officer, International Finance Corporation, Larke Riemer, Head of Women’s Markets, Westpac Banking Corporation, Adam Popat, Group Public Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank
 
Panel 3: In-Market Positioning: PR, Marketing, Sponsorship & Brand Equity
 
Moderator: Betty Wood, GBA Advisory Board
Presenters: Clare Logie, Director, Bank of Scotland Women in Business, Larke Riemer, Head of Women’s Markets, Westpac Banking Corporation, Hoda Wally, Head of Retail Banking Group, CIB, Egypt, Nejira Nalic, Executive Director, Mi-Bospo, Bosnia
 
Panel 4: Establishing a New Program: Promises and Pitfalls
Moderator: Teri Cavanagh, GBA Advisory Board
Presenters: Uloma Ike, Program Manager, Access Women in Business Program, Access Bank, Nigeria, Margaret Mukhaye Magera, Women's Program Manager, DFCU