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| 1．Date | November 9 (Sat.), 2013 |
| 2．Venue | 2nd Floor Hall, Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center, MOVE |
| 3．Organizer | Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) City of Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center (MOVE) |
| 4．Language | Simultaneous interpreting in Japanese, English and Korean (PartⅡ&PartⅢ) |
| 5．Theme | “Women’s Greater Participation in Japan and the World Brings Positive Challenge” Commemorative program as part of the 50th anniversary of Kitakyushu Municipality and the 20th anniversary of Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women – KFAW “The 24th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women” – City of Kitakyushu “The 7th Seminar and Awarding Ceremony on Kitakyushu Work-Life Balance Promotion for Corporations” – MOVE Open Seminar “Seminar on Career Advancement for Working Women” “Promotion of women’s active participation” is one of the major pillars of Japanese Government’s Growth Strategy. It is crucial for the socio-economic revitalization of our country to realize a society where women can fully and actively display their individuality and ability. Nevertheless, promotion of women’s involvement is still behind in Japan, especially in politics and economy. In this international symposium we invite Ms.Yukako Uchinaga, one of the female business leaders, to share her views how to utilize women’s ability from a strategic standpoint of a corporation. There follows the report of good practices in Norway, where women’s active participations have been successful, by a panelist from Royal Norwegian Embassy. Moreover, initiatives taken in Korea and Kitakyushu are to be presented and panel discussion will be carried out. |
| 6．Program | November 9 (Sat.), 2013 13:00-16:00 13:00-13:05 Opening Ceremony 13:05-13:35 PartⅠ Awarding Ceremony of Work-Life Balance 13:35-14:20 PartⅡ Keynote Speech “Utilize Women’s Abilities as a Corporation’s Strategy” — a Message to Corporations and Women —“ Ms. Yukako Uchinaga (Board Chair, Incorporated Non-profit Organization J-Win） 14:30-16:00 PartⅢ Panel Discussion Panelists - Ms. Yukako Uchinaga (Board Chair, Incorporated Non-profit Organization J-Win） - Mr. Bjorn Midthun (Minister-Counselor, Royal Norwegian Embassy） - Ms. Mihee Hong (Head of Division Policy Research, Incheon Foundation for Women and Family) - Ms. Junko Komorita (Representative Director, Zm’ken Service Co., Ltd.) Coordinator - Ms. Mitsuko Horiuchi (President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women) |
| 7．Capacity | 500 seats (first-com-and-first-served basis) |
| 8．Expense | Participation Fee : Free of charge |
| 9．Application | TEL 093-583-3434 FAX 093-583-5195 Email exchange@kfaw.or.jp |
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