8:00 – 8:45 am

Registration

9:00 – 9:10 am

Welcome & Introduction

9:10 – 9:35 am

Opening Remarks: The Minister of Economic Affairs
Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar

"Harnessing our Power for a Stronger Community"

Minister Hooyboer-Winklaar recaps the astounding contribution that women make in Aruba, and the impact this has on the lives of many. She will make the case for building a stronger community through uniting women across the island.

9:45 – 10:25 am

Keynote Address: H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

Princess Laurentien has a long record of fighting against illiteracy in the Netherlands, which is now to be considered an underestimated problem. In 2009, she was designated UNESCO Special Envoy on "Literacy for Development" in recognition of her "outstanding commitment to the promotion of education and her profound dedication to the Organization's ideals and objectives.

Her best selling children's books Mr. Finney: The World on its Head and Mr Finney: The Other Side of the Water, have both been translated into Papiamento, and has served as a catalyst in bringing The Princess and the people of Aruba together on the mutual quest for achieving sustainability in today's world.

10:30 – 10:50 am

"A kite rises against the wind rather than with it."
                                     - Unknown author

An amazing story of overcoming adversity

10:55 – 11:15 am

Guest Speaker: Hellen van der Wal

Researcher (TBD)

11:15 – 11:55 am

Guest Speaker: Dr. Sue Morter
Master of Bio-Energetic Medicine

Dr. Sue Morter is an internationally known authority on bridging science, spirit and human possibility. Through her seminars, retreats and presentations she illuminates the relationships of quantum thoughts and energy medicine; the elevation of human consciousness and life mastery; the sole purpose and practical living.

Her body of work draws from her experience as a doctor for over 30 years, inspiration from a life-changing awakening during meditation, and her personal passion for cracking the code of life itself..

12:00 – 12:45 pm

Lunch

12:45 – 1:05 pm

Guest Speakers: Michele Brooks
Managing Director of Purposeful Journey Consulting Group

"Building on Female Capital"

• Principles for building an effective female capital
• Investing in the development of women as human capital
• What men can learn from the women on their team
• What women can learn from other successful women

1:05 – 1:35 pm

Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Gore
Resident Entrepreneur, UN Foundation

Elizabeth Gore is the first ever Resident Entrepreneur at the United Nations Foundation bringing innovation into the United Nations and chairing the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council. She builds global partnerships and cause marketing strategies implemented in programs and campaigns supporting the humanitarian issues of the United Nations. Ms. Gore previously served as Vice President of Global Partnerships at the UN Foundation, and founded strategic grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets Girl Up, and the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign. Additionally, she manages partnerships with Fortune 100 companies and with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Prior to joining the UN Foundation, Ms. Gore served as the director of development and corporate relations for the Points of Light Foundation. Her consulting experience includes the implementation and launch of The Great American Bake Sale, an anti-hunger initiative for Share Our Strength, ABC television and Parade magazine.

Ms. Gore is a former United States Peace Corps volunteer and served in Bolivia, South America. In Bolivia, she wrote, received and managed a USAID grant to better the food availability and economic situation for the Chaco. Ms. Gore is originally from Texas where she was a financial development associate for the A&M Foundation. She holds a bachelor of science in Animal Science and a masters in Financial Development from Texas A&M University.
Ms. Gore was named by People as one of the top 100 Extraordinary Women. Ms. Gore has been featured on multiple media outlets including: ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fast Company, Fortune, Glamour, The New York Times, People, and Time. She is a World Champion Equestrian, and in 2010 joined Summit on the Summit and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis on behalf of the United Nations.

Ms. Gore currently serves on the leadership councils of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute in The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University as well as the annual CLASSY Awards, and is on the Advisory Board of SOMA, an innovative all-natural water filter company.

1:40 – 2:15 pm

Guest Speaker: Maria Bello
Actor/Activist

Maria Bello has captivated audiences with her many diverse roles in such films as "The Cooler" with William H. Macy, David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" opposite Viggo Mortenson and Ed Harris along with close to 30 other films. She is currently filming the US version of the critically acclaimed BBC series, "Prime Suspect."

For the last three years, she has worked in Haiti with Artists for Peace and Justice, raising funds and awareness of the extreme poverty there, and the plight of women and children. She works with the Haitian Women's Group – Femmes en Democratie to support their mission of women's economic and political opportunity, and to ensure that women have full participation in the rebuilding of Haiti.

2:15 – 4:15 pm

World Premiere of:

Femme: Women Healing the World
A Documentary Film by Emmanuel Itier

Femme: Women Healing the World, is a documentary featuring Maria Bello, Sharon Stone, Jean Houston, Gloria Steinem, and Nobel Peace Prize recipients Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire, that shares how women around the world are transforming and healing our planet. It's an invitation to elevate our school of thinking and change our code of behavior with each other. The film serves as affirmation for the necessity of strong female presence in all aspects of life and underscores the need to go beyond the differences that may exist between Men and Women.