Across Cultures: A Business and Cultural Exchange

	Human Rights Access to Information Economic Equity Cultural Experience

Calendar at a Glance: EGYPT 2006

Itinerary subject to change. Last updated 3/30/06.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			8 Delegates arrive in Cairo, Egypt	9 Cultural Program	10 Cultural Program 2006 Global Summit for Women Expo Welcome Event	11 2006 Global Summit for Women
12 2006 Global Summit for Women	13 Delegates Depart	14 Nile History	15 Nile History	16 Nile History	17 Nile History	18 Cultural Program
19 Access to Information Alexandria Library	20 Human Rights Program Company Visits	21 Delegates Depart

Events

The heart of the Across Cultures program is allowing a space for individuals from different cultures and industries to share knowledge, develop business contacts, and most importantly, to bring the knowledge gained back into their local community. The program has been organized into four focal points: Economic Equity, Human Rights, Access to Information, and Cultural Experience.

Across Cultures is proud to be a Global Member of the 2006 Global Summit of Women.

Delegates will participate in the 2006 Global Summit of Women "The Davos for Women" (www.globewomen.com) - The premier gathering of women business, professional, and governmental leaders from around the globe to advance women's economic and entrepreneurial progress worldwide. This is an opportunity to meet women from all over the world and participate in various training sessions based on personal development and industry interest.

HUMAN RIGHTS

An examination of the values and ethics that underlie the need for the awareness of Human Rights beyond borders. Whole…Free… and at Peace!

Dr. Sawsan El-Ghazali MD, Dr. P.H., professor public health & behavioral medicine

Head Behavioral Medicine Unit Dept Community Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo Egypt (http://net.shams.edu.eg/)

Dr. Jennifer McCollum, Naturopathic Physician, Three Moon Clinic, Seattle, WA USA
(www.threemoonclinic.com)

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

The importance of increasing access to media, communications, technology and the Internet.

Alexandria Library
The revival of the Alexandria Library was a huge international project. The library shall contain more than 8 million books and a reading area with two thousand seats. It is designed to hold 4 million volumes in hard and electronic copies. In the future its capacity will reach 8 million using the compressed storage system. (http://alexandriaegypt.com/culture/library.htm)

ECONOMIC EQUITY

Meetings with community organizations and business leaders.
Topics: The influence of the EU accession, A woman’s role in society, Mentoring, Success in Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.

2006 Global Summit for Women Program Schedule

The Global Summit features a Ministerial Roundtable on "Public/Private Sector Partnerships" and an EXPO.

Plenary sessions and Breakout sessions:

Technology: Engine for Wealth Creation and A Forum of Women CEOs: Transforming Your Company
Redefining Business Leadership and Decision-making Among Women
Growing a Business: A Dialogue with Women Enterprise Leaders
Economic Profile of Women in the Arab Region
Entrepreneurial, Mircoenterprise, Leadership Development, and Issues track

Business Mentoring

Many successful corporations, including Microsoft, Boeing and Hewlett-Packard have realized great value in mentoring programs to meet such challenges as addressing diversity, preparing current and future leaders, retaining high performers, managing collective knowledge and reducing the cost of learning.

Case Studies

Case studies are a valuable way to share the experiences of others who have traveled the road before you. They are also useful for encouraging discussion about best practices and problem-solving strategies.

Select participants will share the story behind their business; the goals, approach, success, challenges, and the perseverance to be a successful leader.

Company Visits: Visiting Organizations with Sustainable Practices

Learn by observing! Visit companies in various industries to learn about trends and approaches with a focus on leadership development, change management, customer relationship management (CRM), environmental practices and social responsibility. Organizations may include:

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Through experiencing “each others world” the participants will establish ties with counterparts that increase mutual understanding and result in beneficial working relationships.

This includes:

Cairo, Egypt (www.virtourist.com/africa/cairo)
The Nile (www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/)
Alexandria, Egypt (www.alexandriaegypt.com/ )

Estonia

Swans by the Baltic Sea.

Lithuania

Vilnius Old Town

Seattle

Historic Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest residential area, now a major
visitor attraction with restaurants, galleries and lively clubs.

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