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"Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Liz Benham Past International President

"Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

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Page 1: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

"Making a Difference Through

Leadership and Action"

Regional Conference Asia / Pacific

“Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy”

Taipei, 2nd December 2012

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 2: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

An International organization of Business and Professional

women that develops the Business, Professional and

Leadership potential of Women on all levels

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 3: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

Business is about…..

Sustainability

The product or service you provide has

sustainability Profit

Achieving annual profit for sustained

growth

Growth & Diversification

Keep your business competitive

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 4: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

BPW Provides Access to:

International PlatformAnd

Business networking

Partnerships

Markets

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 5: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

International Trade Centre (ITC) is a UN Agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

The Global Platform for Action on Sourcing from Women Vendors began in Chongqing China in 2010 and then hosted annual Women Vendors Exhibition and Forums (WVEF)

Women vendors, buyers and trade support institutions from many countries have participated and resulted in the signing of supply contracts and Letters of Intent to purchase.

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 6: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

The Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEF) Business sectors that will be covered in 2015 :

CoffeeTextiles (& Silver Jewellery)Clean and Green Technology, Construction and MiningInformation Technology Telecommunications and Business Process OutsourcingTrade Facilitation

www.intracen.org/projects/women-and-trade/events/

Liz Benham Immediate Past International President

Page 7: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

The 2015 Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEF) will be held in

Sao Paulo , BRAZILAugust 31-September 7 , 2015

Registration is free and you will be guided through the process to participate.

To participate in 2015 you just have to register www.intracen.org/womenandtrade

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 8: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

The Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEF) provides:

Mentoring by the buyers on their corporate / market needs and business dealing requirements

Exhibiting your business Possibility to secure contracts

Registration is free and you will be guided through the process to participate.

To participate in 2015 you just have to register www.intracen.org/womenandtrade

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 9: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

WEConnect International is a corporate led non-profit that provides access to multinational corporations with dedicated procurement policies for women business owners .

Provides certification (fee based) for women owned business enterprises that are at least

51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women. The Certification process is required to ensure that businesses are “export ready” and

financially viable to access the procurement sourced by corporations.

http://www.weconnectinternational.org/

Liz Benham Past International President

Page 10: "Making a Difference Through Leadership and Action" Regional Conference Asia / Pacific “Empowered Women Leading Business & Green Economy” Taipei, 2nd December

Take Advantage

Register in the BPW business

directory

Scale up your quality and delivery

of products or services

Get Certified to access Multinational Corporations

Procurements

Liz Benham Past International President