WEF-Amsterdam, 2019 Program Details

Session Guidelines:
* Plenary Sessions: Each plenary session of one hour will have 8 – 10 speakers/awardees who will speak for 5-6 minutes each. Awards will be conferred at the close of the plenary session.
* Parallel Sessions: Each session of one hour will have 4 co-speakers on a panel. Who will speak 10-12 minutes each. Balance time will be for interaction remarks and Q&A.
* Role of Moderator: The speakers in each parallel session are advised to select from amongst themselves a moderator who will strictly enforce the time allotted for each speaker.
All speakers in a session will also be connected to each other via email in advance so they can coordinate their discussions, ahead of the forum. If a moderator is not selected by the speakers, then a member of the WEF 19 organising committee allotted to that session will handle that part. (The session topics & timing are subject to change)
* (*) accepted tentatively

Moderator/Guest   Co-Lead  Panelist  Via Video/Representation Keynote/Fireside

Time Allocation
For  Co-Lead :10-12 Min, Panelist: 5 Min.

Venue: Postillion Convention Centre Amsterdam

WEF-Amsterdam, 2019 ” Ecosystems of Wellness: Toward Health, Naturalness & Authenticity in Personal & Professional Lives”


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Day-1, 8th March 2019, Friday

TimeHall NoSession No.TopicSpeakers
9.30 – 09:45LoungeEntrance With MusicIsabella Ramaekers
09:45AM – 10:00AMLoungeInaugural SessionTheme Address : “Ecosystems Of Wellness: Toward Health, Naturalness & Authenticity In Personal & Professional Lives”Welcome By : Dr. Harbeen Arora
Karen Duys
H.E. Laura Chinchilla Miranda
Jacqueline Prins
10:00AM – 10:15AMLoungeInaugural SessionOpening Address On International Women’S Day 2019Ingrid van Engelshoven
Karen Duys
Mariëtte Hamer
10:15AM – 11:15AMRoom 228A-PlenaryPosition Of Women And Men In The Labor Market, Equivalent Or NotLamia Kamal-Chaoui
Hans de Boer
Richard Moti
Brigitte Laukens
Florangel Maritza Russel
Lamia Kamal-Chaoui
Grant Lecky
Prachee Gaur
Kennitra Thompson
Kia Monique Jones
11.15 – 11:30Room 228B-PlenaryInteraction Coordinated By Sandra Van Der Steen
10:15AM – 11:15AMRoom 21801- Parallel
The Future Of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Investing In The Light Of The Sustainable Development Goals
Ingun Bol
Maggie Webber
Nejia Ben Hellal
Erica van Engel

Room20802- ParallelEducation Of Women Leads To Community Development

Mutetelenu Kalama
Mwenya Chadoka
Marco Kole

Room19803- ParallelReinvention – 3 Ways To Navigate Uncertainty Successfully Dr. Arpinder Kaur Bansi
Tashyra Ayers

Veena Joseph

11.30AM – 11-45AMLounge8C-Plenary
Musical Intermezzo
Isabella Ramaekers
11.45Am – 12:45AMRoom228D- Plenary
Personal Stories to Inspire
Imen Bahroun Ben Mrad
Joelle Dinnage
Sarah Ross
Jane Chomba Tembo
Mwenya Chadoka
Carla Horta

Kristina Tsvetanova
Sharmin Ahmad

Room21811- ParallelWorkshop: De Kracht Van Vrouwen In Teams Brigitte Laukens
Room20812- Parallel
Workshop: Social Safety At Work
Anja Ossenblok
Sintija Bernava
11.45-12:45Room19813- Parallel
Sharing Experiences & Personal Stories
Iva Schubart
Samaria Torres
11.45-12:45Lounge8E-Plenary
Muzical Intermezzo
Isabella Ramaekers
Nejia Ben Hellal
1:00Noon – 1:55PMRestaurantLunch
2:00PM-2:30PMRoom228F(i)-PlenaryExploring Women’S Health And Care Deidre Beneken gnd Kolmer
Hon Adwoa Amoako
Zenobia Sheikh
2:30PM-3:00PMRoom228F(ii)-PlenaryEmpowering The Social Good: Vibrant Civil Societies Edith N. Nordmann
Sandra Owusu Ahenkorah
Anila Hussain
3:00PM – 3:15PMRoom228G-PlenaryInteraction Coordinated By Sandra Van Der Steen Harbeen Arora
Sandra Duijs
2:00PM – 3:00PMRoom21821-ParallelEconomic Empowerment Of Rural Entepreneurs Through Online Training Sandra van der Steen

Hon Adwoa Amoako

2:00PM – 3:00PMRoom20822-ParallelHow Technology has Changed the Landscape of Banking & Financial Services Lamia Kamal-Chaoui

Room19823- ParallelShow And Use The Strength Of Women Yvette Sitten
03:30PM – 04:30PMRoom228H-Plenary
Engineering Change For An Equitable And Sustainable World

Inese Podgaiska
Chiara Apolloni
Ingun Bol
Love Akosua Kpedekpo
Maggie Webber
Shipra Singh
03:30PM – 04:30PMRoom21831-ParallelWorkshop: Authenticity Without Compromise

Cristina Baroncelli
Harsha A. Almad

03:30PM – 04:30PMRoom20832- ParallelWorkshop: Bedekken Van Het LichaamNynke Deinema
Room19833- ParallelHow To Thrive In An World Of Continous Disruption Kia Monique Jones
Adda van Zanden
Sharmin Ahmad
Lana Jelenjev
04:30PM – 05:30PMRoom228I-PlenaryMe Too – Sexually Permissible Vs Cross-Border
5:30PM – 5:45PMRoom228J-PlenaryInteraction Coordinated By Sandra Van Der Steen Janine Janssen
Anja Ossenblok
4:30PM – 5:30PMRoom20842-ParallelUnlock Your Inner Confidence And Show Up As The Authentic You Jane Chomba Tembo
Rose Regina Boateng

Denise Mortimer

4:30PM – 5:30PMRoom19843-Parallel Connecting With Self And Discovering The Power Within

Deborah Peters
Sandra Owusu Ahenkorah
Zaiba Sarang
Danielle Pascal Verzijl
5:30PM – 6:15PMRoom228K-PlenaryRevolutionize – The Importance Of Purpose, Potential, Brand For Success Dr. Arpinder Kaur Bansi
Pat Duckworth
Dilek Bil
Felicia Phillips
Lana Jelenjev
6:15-7:00Room228L-PlenaryWomen Emancipation in International Perspective Pat Duckworth
Cathy Delhanty
Paksy Plackis-Cheng

Karen Duys
Harsha A. Almad

06:00PM – 07:00PMRoom21852-ParallelWonder Woman – Enshrining Powerful Role Models Carla Horta
Hajia Salman Mohammed Sani Adams Kuta
Paksy Plackis-Cheng
Ljoedmila Van Vyve
Room 20853-ParallelReverse Mentoring By Learning From Our ChildrenMary Ofori
Room19854-ParallelDrive Innovation By Driving Purpose Anja Ossenblok
Tiziana Palazzo

Kristina Tsvetanova

Day-2, 9th March 2019, Saturday

TimeHall NoSession No.TopicSpeakers
9.30AM – 09:45AMLoungeEntrance
09:45AM – 10:00AMLoungeWelcome word + Focus on Photo Exhibition Harbeen Arora
Karen Duys
10:00AM – 10:30AMRoom 22+239A(i)- PlenaryWoman Emancipation in International PerspectiveKathleen Ferrier
Willemien Koning
Kavita Parbhudayal
Hilde de Groot
Tiziana Palazzo

10:30AM – 10:45AMRoom 22+239A(ii)- PlenaryInteraction Coordinated By Sandra Van Der Steen
10:45AM – 11:15AMRoom 22+239B- PlenaryValuing Human Development & Empowerment in Teaching & Training Winky Singh
Jill Lublin
Sandra Brown-Pinnock

10:00AM – 11:00AMRoom 21901- ParallelHow Women can Create Value for Themselves & Succeed Felicia Phillips
Prachee Gaur
Anita Gashi
Nadin Meloth
11.30AM – 12:15PMRoom 22+239C- PlenaryInnovating for Sustainability and Inclusiveness Adda van Zanden
Faith Mwaura
Mary Ofori
Saskia Harkema
Helga Samuel
Erica van Engel

12:00Noon – 01:00PMRoom21911-ParallelWorkshop: Authenticity Without CompromiseManon vd Kooi
12:45PM – 01:00PMRoom22+23Fireside ChatCreative Ecosystems of Wellness: Role of DesignMarcel Wanders
01:00PM – 02:00PMNetworking Lunch
02:00PM – 03:00PMRoom 22+239D- PlenaryRunning Successful Businesses: All it Takes Florangel Maritza Russel
Sharon Callix
Darja Zorko Mencin
Zaiba Sarang
Tineke Rensen
Tina Allton
Viola Edward
02:00PM – 02:45PMRoom21921- ParallelNatures Wisdom, Our Ability to Create Health & Wellness without Big Pharma Pat Duckworth
Carmen Kollmann
Britta Van Arman
Anila Hussain
Zenobia Sheikh
02:00PM – 02:45PMRoom21922- ParallelAyurveda for Wellness Priyanka Singh
02:00PM – 02:45PMRoom21923- ParallelMindfulness Leading to Wellness Elizabeth Amankwah
03:00PM – 03:45PMRoom22+239E- Plenary Toward Wellness & Health for Sustainable Wealth Deborah Peters
Christy Aikhorin
Jaleh Zandieh
Satish Jha
Navreen Batra
Yvette Sitten
03:00PM – 04:00PMRoom21931- ParallelLeadership & Love: How to have the Best of Both Helga Samuel
Richa Neog
Navreen Batra
Saskia Harkema
03:00PM – 04:00PMRoom21932- ParallelThe Power of Story Telling in Leadership Jill Lublin
Sarah Ross
03:00PM – 04:00PMRoom21933- ParallelHonoring Personal Leadership Styles Shipra Singh
Jaleh Zandieh
Tina Allton
04:00PM – 05:00PMRoom22+239F- PlenarySocial Safety for Women: Addressing the Gap Iva Schubart
Rose Regina Boateng
Samantha Wango
Tashyra Ayers
Sheila Bailey
Aizhan Shorman
Nadin Meloth
04:00PM – 05:00PMRoom21941- ParallelSocial Entrepreneur : Defining the New Age Leadership Cathy Delhanty
Viola Edward
Christy Aikhorin
04:00PM – 05:00PMRoom21942- ParallelSocial Entrepreneur : Defining the New Age Leadership Reverse Mentoring, Learning from our Children Sharon Callix
Helen Argyrou
05:00PM – 06:00PMRoom22+239G- PlenaryBack to Nature: Production of True Food that Benefits AllAnjani Biere
Priyanka Singh
Britta Van Arman
Carmen Kollmann