Conference Program

The conference program is subject to change.

Pre Conference

Opening Reception for All Participants:   

Day 1

Check-in / Registration

Opening Plenary Session for Day 1

Welcome:

• Laurie S. Fulton – Ambassador to Denmark, USA
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Opening Address:

• Lene Espersen – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
  • VIDEO
    

Special Address

• Anders Fogh Rasmussen – Secretary General of NATO
  • VIDEO
    

Keynote Addresses

• Hillary Clinton – Secretary of State, USA
  • VIDEO
  • Melanne Verveer - Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, USA - Special Remarks
  • VIDEO
    

• Gabriel Opio – Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs, Uganda
  • VIDEO
    
• Ellen Margrethe Løj – Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
  • VIDEO
    

Introduction to Workshops           

• Rana Foroohar – Master of Ceremonies &  Deputy Editor Newsweek Magazine

Parallel Breakout Sessions I
Theme I: Women in Actual Conflict/Peacekeeping Operations

• Breakout A: Women as Role Models and Communicators in Conflict Zones
• Breakout B: Building Civilian Capacity through Increased Female Participation
• Breakout C: Increasing Female Participation in Military and Security Forces

Theme II: Women in Post Conflict Reconciliation and Reintegration

• Breakout D: Sexual Violence and Women’s Health during Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Breakout E: Women in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Process       
• Breakout F: Women in Justice and Rule of Law

Theme III: Women in Economic Development

• Breakout G: Development of Female Entrepreneurs
• Breakout H: Facilitating Women’s Entry into Economic Policy
• Breakout I: Breaking the Cycle of Marginalization: Early Female Economic Education

Lunch

Parallel Breakout Session II

Theme I: Women in Actual Conflict/Peacekeeping Operations

• Breakout A: Women as Role Models and Communicators in Conflict Zones
• Breakout B: Building Civilian Capacity through Increased Female Participation
• Breakout C: Increasing Female Participation in Military and Security Forces

Theme II: Women in Post Conflict Reconciliation and Reintegration

• Breakout D: Sexual Violence and Women’s Health during Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Breakout E: Women in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Process       
• Breakout F: Women in Justice and Rule of Law

Theme III: Women in Economic Development

• Breakout G: Development of Female Entrepreneurs
• Breakout H: Facilitating Women’s Entry into Economic Policy
• Breakout I: Breaking the Cycle of Marginalization: Early Female Economic Education

Summary of Day 1:

• Rana Foroohar – Master of Ceremonies & Deputy Editor Newsweek Magazine
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Closing Plenary Session for Day 1:

Closing Keynote Addresses:

• Gitte Lillelund Bech – Minister of Defence, Denmark
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• Raymond E. Mabus – Secretary of the Navy, USA
  • VIDEO
    
• Judy Cheng-Hopkins -- UN Asst. Secretary-General for Peacebuilding
  • VIDEO
    
• Vabah Gayflor – Minister for Gender and Development, Liberia
  • VIDEO
    

Panel Remarks:

Panel Members:

• Katherine Canavan – Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, EUCOM, USA
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• Rasa Juknevičienė – Minister of Defense, Lithuania
  • VIDEO
    
• Marina Kaljurand - Under Secretary for Economic and Development Affairs, Estonia
  • VIDEO
    
• Esben Barth Eide - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
  • VIDEO
    

Cocktail Reception

• Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark

Day 2

Morning Coffee

Introduction and Welcome to Day 2: 

• Laurie S. Fulton – Ambassador to Denmark, USA
  • VIDEO
    

Parallel Breakout Session III

Theme I: Women in Actual Conflict/Peacekeeping Operations

• Breakout A: Women as Role Models and Communicators in Conflict Zones
• Breakout B: Building Civilian Capacity through Increased Female Participation
• Breakout C: Increasing Female Participation in Military and Security Forces

Theme II: Women in Post Conflict Reconciliation and Reintegration

• Breakout D: Sexual Violence and Women’s Health during Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Breakout E: Women in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Process       
• Breakout F: Women in Justice and Rule of Law

Theme III: Women in Economic Development

• Breakout G: Development of Female Entrepreneurs
• Breakout H: Facilitating Women’s Entry into Economic Policy
• Breakout I: Breaking the Cycle of Marginalization: Early Female Economic Education

High-Level Recommendations for Best Practices:

Voting & Results:

• Rana Foroohar – Master of Ceremonies &  Deputy Editor Newsweek Magazine
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Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report:

• Anne-Marie Esper Larsen – Ambassador for Gender Equality, Denmark
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U.S. Department of State Report:

• Melanne Verveer – Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, USA  
  
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Closing Plenary Session for Day 2:

Closing Keynote Addresses:

• Davood Moradian – Director General, Strategic Study Centre, Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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• Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva – European Commissioner for International, Humanitarian Aid, and Crisis Response
  • VIDEO
    
• Maria Otero – Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, USA
  • VIDEO
    
• Søren Pind -- Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark
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CONFERENCE ENDS