International Women's Forum to Bring Together 800+ Global Leaders

Women leaders to tackle shared issues affecting communities and countries worldwide

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The International Women's Forum's (IWF) 2013 World Leadership Conference will bring together more than 800 women from more than 50 countries who are the world's leading architects, advocates, catalysts, and pioneers of change in their field. This year's meeting – Modern Movements Shaping the World – will feature a series of discussions and expert panels on major trends that are changing business, communities and future daily life of citizens around the world.

WHO:
The Honourable Deedee Corradini, President of the International Women's Forum, former Mayor of Salt Lake City and President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors

WHEN:
October 16 -18, 2013

WHERE:
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia

HIGHLIGHTS:
The three-day meeting will include commentaries and working sessions with IWF members who are the most renowned female leaders driving change and progress in their home countries and beyond. Topics/questions that will be addressed include:

• The Future of Work & the Next Economic Revolution – With shifting demographic patterns, gender equity rebalancing, the rapid pace of technological advancements, the move to knowledge-based economies, and increasing pressures for productivity and cost-containment, what is the future of work?
• The Future of Cities – As the number of city dwellers rises, how will advances in urban development, smart technologies, and improvements in energy use, transportation, communications, public safety, security and human welfare shape our cities across the globe?
• The Food Revolution – With over 30 percent of the world's food being wasted each year, how can small-scale farmers help increase food production, and how are current movements and initiatives underway creating the next revolution of food?

About The International Women's Forum – For more than 30 years, the International Women's Forum (IWF) has been dedicated to advancing leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world's most preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement. The IWF brings together an unprecedented global membership to exchange ideas, to learn and inspire, and to promote better leadership for a changing world. Founded the U.S., the IWF has grown across 5 continents into 26 nations. There are more than 5,000 women leaders now participating in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America as members of IWF.

CONTACT: For media inquiries about the conference, or to schedule an interview with an IWF representative, please contact Kim Rymsha at [email protected]/202-745-5054.

SOURCE: International Women?s Forum

http://iwforum.org/