voces vitales argentina resumen de actividades 2009

January 2010

VITAL VOICES ARGENTINALaunching 2009

Vital Voices Argentina Blog www.vocesvitalesargentina.bligoo.com - July

Pilot Mentoring Program with the Argentine Forum for Women Executives – September, October, November

Weekly meetings with business women and political leaders – June - September

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS

Work Sessions - June - September

Partnership with Maria Cher, “First meeting with Maria Cher: Inspiring Women” - September

Meeting with Leaders from the Montevideo Summit 1998 – September

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Mentoring Walk – November 21st

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS

Ranking of Business Women Leaders in Argentina with Apertura Magazine - November

Workshop on Women’s Leadership – November 20th

Chapter Launching Cocktail Reception – November 19th

Pilot Mentoring Program with Am Cham – October

•Meeting with Rising Voices and participants of the 2008 Summit to invite them to volunteer to work on the launch of the Argentina chapter, April 2009. •Strategic working sessions with Marcela Solanes, former President of Unisys (4), to help us develop the concept and action plan, June onwards.•Vital Voices Argentina team weekly meetings with Maria Gabriela Hoch, Laura Busnelli

and Clarisa Eseiza, June onwards.

Work Sessions

•Blog developed to centralize network exchanges in Argentina

VITAL VOICES ARGENTINA BLOG – Online starting in Julywww.vocesvitalesargentina.bligoo.com

http://www.vocesvitalesargentina.bligoo.com/

• A partnership was established with Palacio Duhau (Park Hyatt Hotel) to carry out weekly tea gatherings from June to August, led by Maria Gabriela Hoch.

• We also partnered with AMCHAM to invite women executives from U.S. companies in Argentina, as well as other women leaders from the corporate world.

MEETINGS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS

TOTAL LEADING WOMEN EXECUTIVES CONTACTED : 50Thursday June 11th - Organized by AmCham • Marta Castelli , Managing Director & Office Head, Standard & PoorsStandard & Poors • Maria Marta Llosa, Director of External Relations, Coca ColaCoca Cola • Victoria Campetella, Manager Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Google, Google • Viviana Zocco, CEO and President, VI-DA Producciones• Marcela Solanes, former President, Unisys Unisys • Laura Busnelli, President, BUPLASA BUPLASA • Jorgelina Masso, Director of Sales, Park Hyatt Hotel Park Hyatt Hotel • Luz Benedit, Sales Manager, Hyatt Park HotelHyatt Park Hotel • Dina Pesce, Public Building Area Leader - Private, AmCham Argentina AmCham Argentina • Daniela Martin, Managing Director, AmCham ArgentinaAmCham Argentina

Thursday, June 18th- Organized by GrupoCórdoba• Myriam Martinez, Director, Mediterranean FoundationMediterranean Foundation (Córdoba) • Alejandra De Biasi, Director, Pritty Pritty (Córdoba) • Cleopatra Georgalos, Director, GeorgalosGeorgalos (Córdoba) • Maria Emilia Castillo, Director, Living LifeLiving Life VVC (Córdoba) • Vanina Urbino, Mentee, FortuneFortune 2009 • Laura Alonso, Member,Member, Global VV Global VV


Thursday June 25th - Organized by AmCham • Graciela Blanco, VP Operations, American Express American Express • Susana Agustin Facarro, CEO, Liberty ART & InsuranceLiberty ART & Insurance • Soledad Echagüe, Public Affairs Director for Southern Region, DOWDOW • Mariana Iribarne, Director of Corporate Affairs, Intel Intel

Thursday, July 2nd - Organized by Maria Gabriela Hoch • Anne Marie Richard, Secretaries Network Secretaries Network • Mariela Arce, Director Marketing, Nokia Argentina Nokia Argentina • Maria Sol Peri Galindo, Product Manager Helena Rubinstein, Luxury Products Division,

L'Oreal ArgentinaL'Oreal Argentina • Carolina Dal Bo, Aeropuertos 2000 Aeropuertos 2000 • Dorothy Zingaretti, founder of Biondolillo, partner of Tempus AlbaTempus Alba (Mendoza)


Thursday, August 13th - Organized by AmCham 26. Clarisa Estol, former President, Banco HipotecarioBanco Hipotecario27. Cecilia Amarillo, Human Resources Manager, McCann Erickson McCann Erickson 28. Veronica James, Director of Human Resources, Ford Argentina Ford Argentina 29. María Cristina Quintero, Human Resources Director, MSD-Merck Sharp & Dohme MSD-Merck Sharp & Dohme 30. Guadalupe del Canto, Human Resources Manager, CH2MHILL CH2MHILL

Thursday, August 20th - Organized by Maria Gabriela Hoch 31. Andrea Gorobopatel, Los GroboLos Grobo 32. Maria Luisa Fulgueira, CEO, DaltosurDaltosur SRLSRL33. Lidia Heller 34. Nora Balzarotti, Counselor,Counselor, Embassy of the United States of America Embassy of the United States of America 35. Sonia Salvatierra, Lawyer Lawyer

Thursday, August 27th - Organized by Maria Gabriela Hoch 36. Maria Cher, Owner, Maria CherMaria Cher 37. Glenda Fisbein, Director, Drimer Chocolates Drimer Chocolates 38. Maria Eugenia Peña, Director of Marketing,Marketing, Beiersdorf Laboratories Beiersdorf Laboratories 39. Bettina Bernado, Regional Director of Marketing, Fuller Cosmetics Fuller Cosmetics 40. Maria Costantini, Director Institutional Relations, MALBA MALBA


Thursday, September 3rd - Convened by Maria Gabriela Hoch

41. Monique Altschul, Executive Director, Fundación Mujeres en Igualdad Fundación Mujeres en Igualdad 42. Silvia Zubiri, Executive Director, Avon Foundation Avon Foundation 43. Alicia Rohr, Vice President Human Resources Latin America, DUPONT DUPONT 44. Laura Di Marco, journalist and author of recently published book LAS JEFASLAS JEFAS


MEETINGS WITH WOMEN LEGISLATORS

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - Organized by Laura Alonso, from left to right:

Martha Velarde-Martha Velarde- Congresswoman of Santiago del Estero, Partido Peronista

Laura Sesma-Laura Sesma- Congresswoman of Córdoba, Partido Socialista

Laura Alonso-Laura Alonso- elected Congresswomen by the CABA

Maria Gabriela Hoch-Maria Gabriela Hoch- Director of Vital Voices Argentina

GabrielaGabriela MichettiMichetti-elected Congresswoman by the PRO, former Deputy Chief of Government of Buenos Aires

NormaNorma MorandiniMorandini-Congresswoman of Cordoba, elected senator by Partido Nuevo

PILOT MENTORING PROGRAM WITH THE ARGENTINE FORUM FOR EXECUTIVE WOMEN.

September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, 2009

•15 FAME Mentors and 15 Mentees15 FAME Mentors and 15 Mentees

Pilot mentoring program with FAMEFAME - Argentine Forum for Executive Women, a traditional organization that gathers 50 women leaders in different areas. It consisted of 3 days of shadowing.

Opening meeting Opening meeting 02-09-09 Gabriela Terminelli offices, founder of GTEmprendedoras

Led by Led by Maria Gabriela Hoch, Clarisa Eseiza and Laura Busnelli

ActivitiesActivities Introduction to the group of mentees. Presentation of Vital Voices programs. Sharing of professional experiences among mentees.Video showing of Vital Voices Global Partnership.

PILOT MENTORING PROGRAM WITH THE ARGENTINE FORUM FOR EXECUTIVE WOMEN

September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th

Program objectives: To link young professionals with leadership potential, with established women leaders to empower them through real life experience, expand their network of contacts, and strengthen the role of women in society by sharing their work and their stories.

Program development: Meetings: the mentors and mentees will share 3 encounters that will coincide with FAME lunches on September 2nd, October 7th, and November 4th. Working Meetings

Networking Meetings Advisory Meetings Mentee Project

Induction and training: for the mentees so they can maximize the time spent with their mentor.

Integration and networking: the mentors and mentees will participate in the launch event of the Argentine chapter of Vital Voices.

Feedback, Lessons learned, and Closing: space to share mentees´experiences.

PILOT MENTORING PROGRAM WITH THE ARGENTINE FORUM FOR WOMEN EXECUTIVES

Opening session with FAME's Mentoring Partnership Program

Presentation techniques, "ice breaker", group dynamicsPresentation techniques, "ice breaker", group dynamics .

Opening session with FAME's Mentoring Partnership Program

Vital Voices Argentina organized a gathering on Monday, September 7th at Casa Natura with several leading women from political and social spheres who had participated in the Summit

Conference for Women in Democracy Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by Vital Voices Global Partnership in 1998.

The meeting aimed to revitalize this remarkable women's network and to add their valuable contributions to ongoing initiatives. Their recommendations will be put in place shortly.

NETWORKING MEETING WITH 1998 VITAL VOICES LEADERS

Vital Voices ArgentinaVital Voices Argentina was pleased to convene women from the political and social spheres on Monday, September 7th at Casa Natura. Ten years ago by virtue of their career and achievements, they had all participated in the Summit Conference for Women in Democracy Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, the reunion aimed to revitalize this remarkable women's network and to add their valuable contributions to the initiatives discussed, which will be promptly implemented.

The presentation of the Vital Voices Argentina project, conducted by Maria Gabriela Hoch, highlighted the objective of training 1000 women in Argentina in the next three years. She was accompanied by Clarisa Eseiza, Laura Busnelli and

Vanina Urbino, all alumni of the Fortune Program.

NETWORK MEETING WITH 1998 VITAL VOICES LEADERS

From the political field we had Laura Alonso, Congresswoman elected by the PRO party; Marcela

Durrieu, Secretary of Women Legislators Circle of Argentina; Liliana Gurdulich de Correa, Vice President of the Circle of Legislators of Argentina; Ana Kessler, a former Congresswoman National PJ; Rita Lassus, Director of Foreign Trade of Santa Fe; Noemí Aumedes, Consensus Coordinator Discrimination between men and women in Buenos Aires- INADI; Teresa Gonzalez Fernandez, Board Member TCA; and Monica Crudo, Federal Criminal Judge present.

Among the leaders of social organizations we had Rosa Roisinblit, Vice President of the Association of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo; Silvia Rueda de Uranga, Executive Director of Fundación Pescar; Graciela Adam, President of Global Foundation; and Sonia Salvatierra from Salvatierra Study present.

NETWORK MEETING WITH 1998 VITAL VOICES LEADERS

Vital Voices Argentina participated in "First Meeting with Maria Cher: Inspiring Women", held on Tuesday, September 8th at the Puerto Madero Yacht Club. At the meeting they discussed the topic of the genuine and real woman behind the professional challenges.

Some of the speakers were Maria Cher, clothing designer and member of the World Network of Vital Voices Global Partnership; Narda Lepes, chef and host, Florencia Peña, actress; Jorgelina Racciatti, Dove Director, Florencia Braga Menéndez, curator, theoretical and gallery owner, and Isabel Vásquez, creator of "Network of Mothers Against Paco" moderated by Felicitas Rossi, Editorial Director of Oh!Lalá magazine.

Partnership with entrepreneur Maria Cher, “First Meeting with Maria Cher: Inspiring Women”

Vital Voices Argentina established a strategic partnership with Apertura Magazine, the most prestigious business magazine in Argentina, to prepare a ranking of “The 50 Top Women in Business in Argentina“. This project was issued as an initiative of the magazine in conjunction with Vital Voices Argentina and included two kinds of rankings: one for

executive women and another about womenentrepreneurs. The leaders ranked in turn, will be called to be mentors in the program to be held in 2010.

The ranking was published on November 2009.

RANKING OF BUSINESS WOMEN LEADERS WITH

APERTURA MAGAZINE

AMCHAM MENTORING PROGRAM

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States in the Republic Argentina – AmCham- is a non-governmental organization, independent, nonprofit, with 90 years of work devoted to promote the bilateral trade and investments between United States and Argentina. This institutuion centralizes more than 780 U.S., Argentinian and other countries companies, which employ 320,000 Argentines

Mentoring Program Objectives: Mentoring Program Objectives: Link young professional women with leadership potential with established women leaders in order to empower them through real life experience, expand their network of contacts, and strengthen the role of women in society by sharing their stories and their work.

Program Development:Program Development:

Each mentor and mentee will have three weekly meetings on October 8th, 15th and 22nd. They will participate in training and networking activities. The program begins on September 29th with an Opening Breakfast with mentors and trainees at the American

Club. We have 15 mentors and 14 mentees.

MENTORING PROGRAM WITH AMCHAM

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE ARGENTINE CHAPTER

Launch Cocktail Reception- US Embassy November 19th

The cocktail was attended by international authorities of Vital Voices Global Partnership, Alyse Nelson-President, and Eugenia Podesta-Program Coordinator for Latin America and 300 hundred argentinian women leaders. "The embassy is committed to supporting institutions that promote the empowerment of women in politics as in business or civil society," said Ambassador Vilma Martinez.


Workshop – November 20th

400 women attended to "Women Leaders: Vital Voices for growth," a meeting to discuss women leadership, held at the Golden Hall of the Casa de Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The panels combined academic and philosophical discussion with real leadership experience.



50 women leaders from the economic, political and social background, walked in the rain with 50 young emerging leaders, offering advice and support for their projects.

2009

June - AugustMeetings with business and

political leaders

September “First Meeting with María Cher:

Inspiring Women”

SeptemberPilot Mentoring Program

with FAME

Apertura Ranking“Top 50 Women in Business

in Argentina "

November•Cocktail Reception

•Workshop

•Mentoring Walk

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS

JulyVital Voices Argentina Blog

OctoberAMCHAM Mentoring

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