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12th APEC Women Leaders' Network Meeting (Australia)

The 12th APEC Women Leaders’ Network meeting was held in Port Douglas, Australia, 25 to 27 June 2007.

More than 400 women leaders from APEC economies, representing business, government, academia and civil society, met to consider issues critical to building a sustainable future. Leaders discussed in-depth issues of importance that not only affect them as business leaders, but also the broader APEC region and globally.

Issues were addressed through the core focus areas of:

• globalisation
• climate change
• Labour mobility
• sustainable trade
• technology and business practices

 

Key themes

1. Women in Business
2. Women and Strengthening Capacity
3. Women and Global Challenges
4. Women and Information and Communications Technology
5. Women in Trade.

Summary Report

Report on the proceedings of the meeting

Summary of Presentations

Summary of the presentations made at the meeting, including presentation transcripts and associated materials

Meeting Programme/Agenda

Programme of the conference as held - PDF [63kb] | RTF [182kb]

Recommendations to APEC Leaders/Ministers

• 12th WLN meeting, Australia 2007
• 11th WLN meeting, Vietnam 2006

Photographs

• Official photographs of the event

Publications

• Women in Trade: A Handbook for Women Going Global
• 12th APEC Women Leaders’ Network Meeting Delegate Handbook
• Women in Australia 07
• Sensis Women’s Business Index
• Better Conditions, Better Business: A report on carer and family-friendly provisions in Australian small and medium-sized enterprises
• Women and Exports: An export profile of Australia’s female-operated small and medium-sized exporters

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to our speakers, presenters and panellists and to all the delegates, whose active participation in the 12th APEC Women Leaders’ meeting made it such a success.

For their hard work and dedication, we thank the Chair of the 12th APEC Women Leaders’ Network Mrs Heather Ridout, and the Reference Group Members the Hon Justice Annabelle Bennett AO, Dr Patrice Braun, Ms Jenny Mathews, Ms Sam Mostyn, Ms Alison Terry and Ms Julia Burns.

We also acknowledge our volunteers from James Cook University Cairns and Townsville campuses in appreciation of their support and assistance.