BPW Germany Meetingtogether with the

9th BPW Danube Net Businesswomen Forum

6 – 9 November 2014 in Regensburg, Germany

This congress in Regensburg, the beautiful city on the

Danube, offers women from Germany and the Danube

region a unique chance to experience pure European

WomenPower. Participants will be able to exchange ideas

and make business contacts with successful and savvy

businesswomen in all professions and branches of

industry, as well as attending men.

Speeches, presentations, panel discussions, B2B dialo-

gues and intercultural spaces promise a varied program

and exciting international encounters.

We look forward to meeting you in Regensburg!

Henrike von Platen, BPW Germany, President

Alida Perkov, BPW Danubenet, Chair

Ingrid Asche, BPW Club Regensburg, President

Power. Success. Prosperity.Women Creating a New Europe

Female Entrepreneurship and Women in Businesswith Regard to the Strategy of the European Union

With this joint convention of BPW Germany and the BPW

Danube Net, the women express their commitment to a

Europe where togetherness, cooperation and dialogue are

priorities.

Women from the Danube region are presenting their com-

panies and innovative, cross-border projects of sustainable

business management for a new Europe of economic

stability and justice.

EU-representatives explain the political goals of the EU’s

Danube strategy for the promotion of women in all areas

of the economy and report how women are actively con-

tributing to growth and prosperity in Europe across all

borders.

The BPW Danube Net, the network for professional

women in the Danube region, reaching from Germany,

Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary

to the western and eastern Balkan states and Turkey, is a

living example for lived Europe since 2006.

9:30 – 10:00 Key Note Speech:

„Women Creating a New Europe”Dr. Sabine Herlitschka,

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

10:00 – 11:00 Speeches:

„Supporting the Competitiveness of Enterprises“

Introduction from a Policy Level

Dijana Beziak, M.O.D Assistant

Minister, Republic of Croatia, Ministry of

Entrepreneurship and Crafts

Projects and Political Goals of the

European Union Strategy: Germany

and Croatia Coordinating the „Priority

Area 8”: Competitiveness of enterprises

Speeches by

EU Danube Strategy PA8 Coordinators:

Dragica Karajic’ M.Sc., Croatia

Hans-Peter Herdlitschka PhD, Germany

Presentation of Best Practices by BPW

Signing up the Memorandum of

Understanding between

BPW Danube Net and BPW Turkey

Alida Perkov, Chair BPW Danube Net and

Ipek Isbitiren, General Secretary of

BPW-Turkey

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE-BREAK

Program

Thursday, 6th November 2014, 16:00

Get TogetherBPW Regensburg meets BPW Germany and

BPW Danube Net: Individual tours organised

by BPW members Regensburg

Meeting Point:

Salzstadel Brückstraße 2 93047 Regensburg

Friday, 7th November 2014

Venue Alumneum, Am Ölberg 2, Regensburg Over all moderation: Marion Plank, Club Regensburg

8:00 – 9:00 REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:30 Opening of the ForumWelcome Speeches by:

Henrike von Platen,

BPW Germany President

Alida Perkov PhD, BPW Danube Net

Chair, BPW Croatia Club Pula President

Ingrid Asche,

BPW Club Regensburg President

Experiencing the prosperity

of Europe’s values

„The values of Europe – enjoy the

experience of Europe’s cultural

diversity”

Viviana Kagerer, Coach

Agatha Mysona-Pokora, Coach

The Experience of Implicit Knowledge –

Management Constellation

„Exploring Options and Boundaries of

New Europe for Women in Business“

Referring to our perception and implicit

knowledge, we will explore individual

and collective steps toward the vision

of a new Europe

Henriette Katharina Lingg,

Coaching and Facilitation

Interactive Dance Performance

„Dance your Europe“

Alexandra Karabelas tanz_denken,

Dance-Dramaturgist

12:30 – 13:00 Business Speed Dating

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH

11:30 – 12:30 Space for Taking Part:

„Experiencing Europe”In various ways we will live

to see our perception of Europe

and share our experiences

„Dialogue Process“:

„Europe – Area for freedom“

in a discussion without judgmental

thinking instead of contradicting

each other: we will deal jointly with

the fears, anxieties, prejudice,

intolerance connected to the right

trans-national freedom of movement

in Europe

Anne Holler-Kuthe, Update-Coaching

Ruth Mößmer, ars regina consulting

Experiencing Intercultural Differences

„Bridges for Better Understanding“:

Like the danube bridges we will virtual

build bridges to connect our cultures

Conny Montague, Montague Training

Intercultural Trainer und Coach

5F Entrepreneurial Learning –

a Key Competence Approach

Efka Heder, Director, Senior Education

Expert, Croatia

introduces the projects of South East

European Centre for Entrepreneurial

Learning (SEECEL) – empowering

women

6F Presentation of the Activities of the

Danube-Office Ulm/Germany with Special

Regard to Sustainability in Mobility

and Tourism: Business Opportunities

for Women in the Danube Region

Sabine Meigel, Director Donaubüro Ulm

15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE-BREAK

15:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up of Workshops and Closure 1st dayA Market-Place of Conclusions

19:00 – 20:30 Reception at the Historic City Hall of Regensburg Oberbürgermeister Joachim Wolbergs

14:00 – 15:00 Parallel Thematic Meetings, Presentations and Workshops:Best Practice of Successful ModelsWorkshops 1F – 6F

Please choose your favorite workshop

for the registration form

1F B2B – Matchmaking Business and

Open Space for Networking

2F „Intercultural Awareness as a Personal

Competence Factor for Business in Europe“

Conny Montague, Montague Training

Intercultural Trainer und Coach

3F „Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment

through developing Mini – Clusters in

the Danube Region“

Alida Perkov PhD, Senior Adviser,

Chamber of Commerce Pula, Croatia

4F „Cultural Business in the Danube Region”

Regina Hellwig-Schmid, Project Manager,

Founder of Donumenta, a crossbording

Culture and Exibition Project, Women

of Europe in 2004 for her engagement

for a peaceful Europe shows her

experiences with cultural business

projects along the Danube

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE-BREAK

11:30 – 12:30 Panel with speeches:

Promoting Empowerment, Knowledge, Culture to Build a Prosper EuropeAlida Perkov PhD, BPW Danube Net

Chair, BPW Croatia Club Pula President

Lisa Unger-Fischer, CEO Europaeum,

University of Regensburg

Radka Stamenova, BPW Sofia,

Bulgaria President

12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH

13:30 – 14:30 Best Practice of Successful ModelsParallel thematic meetings,

presentations and workshops:

Workshops 1S – 6S

1S B2B – Matchmaking Business and

Open Space for Networking

2S „EU Danube Region –

Civil Society and Institutional Capacity“

Peter Langer, General Coordinator,

Council of Danube Cities and Regions

Saturday, 8th November 2014

Venue Alumneum, Am Ölberg 2, Regensburg Over all moderation: Ruth Mößmer, Club Regensburg

9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and IntroductionMarion Volk,

BPW Danube Net Vice Chair

Giuseppina Seidita,

BPW Standing Committee Chair-Projects

9:45 – 10:15 Speech:

„Female Entrepreneurship it’s an Economic Imperative” Madi Sharma, Madi Sharma European

Economic and Social Committee

10:15 – 11:00 Panel Discussion:

Women’s progress in Leadership „Make a Difference” – Which Progress Is Needed in Politics? Madi Sharma, Madi Sharma European

Economic and Social Committee

Henrike von Platen,

BPW President Germany

Arzu Özyol,

BPW 2nd VP United Nations

Ecaterina Mitariu,

BPW President Club Arad, Romania

3S „Die gewollte Donau /

The wanted Danube”

Carmen Stadelhofer, Academic Director

a.D., Institute for virtual and real learning

in the area of adult education at Ulm

University; presenting a project along

the Danube, in which thousands of

people of all ages were involved.

4S „To Promote Culture and Tourism,

People to People Contacts”

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5S Excurse to the BPW Hanse Net

Ulrike Bauer, BPW Hanse Net

Coordinator, BPW Club Bremen,

Germany

6S BPW Cross Border Project

in the Danube Region

presented by Elke Ahrens PhD,

BPW Club Stuttgart, Germany

14:30 – 15:00 Wrap-up of Workshops

15:00 – 15:30 Country Presentation for 10th BPW Danube Net

Businesswomen Forum 2015

ClosureHenrike von Platen, Alida Perkov PhD,

Ingrid Asche, Marion Volk

15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE & END OF THE DAY

20:00 Gala Dinner and Candle Light CeremonyHotel Maximilian

Sunday, 9th November 2014

Sightseeing tours organized by BPW Regensburg

Tour 1 at 10:00 – Tour 2 at 11:00

Our Partners

Our Sponsors

Prices and Registration

Complete Conference Booking: Thursday – Sunday

The complete conference booking includes:

■ Conference and Workshops

■ Mayor Reception

■ Gala Dinner

■ Sightseeing Tour

Early booking until 14 October 2014

complete Conferece without Gala Dinner Gala only

Member 190 € Member 150 € 60 €

Guest 220 € Guest 180 € 60 €

Late booking from 15 October 2014

complete Conferece without Gala Dinner Gala only

Member 230 € Member 190 € 60 €

Guest 260 € Guest 220 € 60 €

Registration onlinewww.bpw-germany.de/aktivitaeten/bpw-conference-

and-danube-net-registration

BPW Regensburg BPW GERMANY

The BPW Danube Net is a network for business women

with the objective to bring together decision-makers

and female entrepreneurs and professionals of this

region to exchange know-how and best practices and

to introduce to the participants the business and

development opportunities of the

EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).