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"When Women connect, the World changes&q= uot; Debby Edelstein

Background
This two-day interactive conference will show yo= u how to fast-track your path from good manager to great leader. Learn h= ow to step confidently into your own leadership potential and make sure = your organisation reaps the rewards with a powerful combination of prese= ntations, panel discussions, group dialogue processes and informal netwo= rks.

What you will learn:
This = programme has been designed with two objectives in mind: =

How to fast-track personal leadership development and
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How= women leaders can unleash the potential of people and possibility in or= ganisations

= BOOK NOW: = Call Lizzy = Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or forward this email to Lizzy = with your contact details, or register = online.
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Chair: Wom= en's Leadership Conference<= br />

Debby Edelstein passionate host of exciting conversations, serial entrepreneur = and co-founder of QualityLife Company, has discovered that collaborative= learning is by far the most fun and effective way to learn. She is the = host of the annual Women's Leadership Conference as well as WiredWom= en and The Inspired Teachers conference. She is a facilitator, writer, s= peaker. talent scout and intrepid explorer in leadership education.

International Speakers:
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Keynote: Where are all the women?

= = It's a puzzle of postmodern women's leadership that to= o few women are willing to take on leadership roles. How can we encourag= e women to step up to the platform and transform the status quo once aga= in?

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Dr Elizabeth Debold has work= ed at the forefront of gender and cultural evolution for years. Her best= selling book, Mother Daughter Revolution: From Good Girls to Great Wo= men, was heralded by Gloria Steinem and Carol Gilligan as "the = book women have been waiting for." Sought as an expert on girls, wo= men, and the evolution of culture, Dr Debold has taught at Harvard Unive= rsity & the New School for Social Research & has made multiple a= ppearances on Oprah, Good Morning America, and NPR. (US) (Via video link= )

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Keynote: Creativ= e leadership: the feminine way to successful business
= How to nurture and create a business based on principles= of integrity, personal values and openness

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= Lynne Franks, businesswo= man and internationally acclaimed author of The Seed Handbook: The fe= minine way to create business is an internationally respected spokes= person on women's issues, sustainability and consumer lifestyles. Sh= e is also famous for being a trailblazer and PR guru in the UK and the i= nspiration behind the character of Edina in ABFAB. (UK) (Via video link)= = <= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">

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= Keynote: Diversity and the Bottom Line: How= women contribute to an organisation's competitiveness
Research shows that the more diverse a company's senior management= and leadership - in terms of gender, nationality and other characterist= ics - the better the company is likely to perform. This presentation wil= l explore some of the facts through the lens of Phuti's personal jou= rney.
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= = Phuti Malabie, i= s CEO Shanduka Group. She has a BA Economics from Rutgers University and= an MBA from De Montfort University. She was selected as a Global Young = Leader in 2007 by the WEF. She was listed as one of the "Top 50 wom= en in the world to watch in 2008" by the Wall Street Journal.=

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= Key= note: Beyond the Devil wears Prada: Leadership lessons from the Newsroom=
= = Managing people against the backdrop of dead= lines and circulation is the stuff that movies are made of. But&nbs= p;grit and grace under pressure is familiar territory for this edit= or who has succeeded in boosting her circulation figures during challeng= ing times.

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= = <= em>Phylicia Oppelt is editor of The Times newspaper, the second b= iggest newspaper in SA. Previously she was editor of the Daily Dispatch = in East London and the editor of Sunday Times Business Times. She won th= e coveted Media Magazine's Women in the Media award in 2011. <= /font>

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Keynote: "No= -one calls little boys bossy" : A = high-flying CEO's view of the glass ceiling Ever since Facebook COO= Sheryl Sandberg's now infamous TED talk encouraged women to take th= eir seat at the table, the topic of the glass ceiling is being revi= sited. No-one denies the complexity of the dynamic that keeps women from= achieving equality in the boardroom. But we have a role to play in= our own advancement too.

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= = Lauren Siebrits headed up the large Simba Sub Saharan= Africa business and is now the CEO of IFFCO - the South African leg of = a large Dubai based conglomerate. Former CEO of PepsiCo, Lauren has two = daughters and her hobbies include flying (she is a helicopter pilot), re= ading, fine dining and holidaying with her family.

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= <= /font> <= u>Panel Discussion: Finding Your Calling: How to take charge&n= bsp;of your own career path
"You&#= 39;ve got to find what you love, And that is as true for your work as it= is for your lovers...if you haven't found it yet, keep looking"= ; said Steve Jobs. But sometimes it doesn't feel that simp= le. Wisdom from women who have been there.
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= <= /font> = Anne Pratt= is a multi-awarded business woman and a director of executive search co= mpany, Memela Pratt & Associates. Anne is a member of the Internatio= nal Women's Forum advancing women's leadership across careers, c= ultures and continents by connecting the world's most preeminent wom= en of significant and diverse achievement. =

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><= /font> <= td> = Heidi Brauer, = marketing director of Kulula.com, is a passionate South Afr= ican and believer in the power of single actions enabling quantum change= s. Heidi joined Comair at the start of 2009 as Executive Manager: Group = Marketing responsible for marketing & communications for the Comair,= British Airways, kulula.com and SLOW. Before that she was Deputy CEO at= Ipsos Markinor. = =

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Panel Discussion: The Power of= Love
Some of the toughest social prob= lems are solved by women who harness the potential of community, co= nversation and creativity.

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= Nobulali 'Lali' Dangazele ha= s a Masters degree in Dramatic Arts which she obtained as a Mandela Rhod= es Scholar. She's the founder of Nobulali Productions established to= make Shakespeare and books prescribed by the Dept of Education &am= p; Independent Examinations Board easy to understand. The company won th= e class of 2010 SAB kickStart competition Business category award <= !--- ABOUT END -->=

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">= = <= td> = Josie Adler's commitment to building strong civil societ= y was founded in her family's background as immigrants and refugees,= developed in her studies in Social Anthropology, Sociology, African Gov= ernment, Classics and law. A professional organiser for over 20 years, s= he founded the eKhaya Neighbourhood City Improvement District, an associ= ation of property owners & housing managers which is reclaiming= the streets & buildings of Hillbrow one step at a time. <= !--- ABOUT END -->= =

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= = <= !--- PHOTO END -->= = = = Tali Na= tes is director of the JHB Holocaust & Genocide Centre and = has lectured internationally about Holocaust education, genocide prevent= ion, reconciliation & human rights. She's one of = the top 100 newsworthy and noteworthy women in SA in the Mail & Guar= dian Book of SA Women. (2010) Born to a family of Holocaust survivors, h= er father & uncle were both saved by Oskar Schindler but the re= st of the family perished. =

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Panel Disc= ussion: Awaken the Entrepreneur Within=

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><= font color=3D"#000000">Entrepreneurship has been described as the heart-beat of a na= tion. But SA's entrepreneurial activity is still relatively low comp= ared to its peer emerging countries. What can we do to foster entreprene= urship in our homes, schools and place of work? =

= = = = = = Rapelang Rabana as co-founder & CEO of SA based softw= are development organisation Yeigo, oversaw the company's integratio= n into the TelFree Group of companies in 2008. She's now Global= Head of R&D. She was appointed Ambassador for the UN's Wor= ld Youth Summit Awards that recognize outstanding youth-led initiatives = using innovative technology. = <= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">= =

= Tracey Webster Chief Entrepreneurship Officer = (CEO) at the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship. She also heads-up= Virgin Unite Africa, the non-profit arm of the Virgin Group on the Afri= can continent. Tracey has also worked as an independent social developme= nt consultant for clients that drives philanthropic foreign direct inves= tment from the United States to African-led initiatives. =

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Mini-workshop: Maste= ring Organisational Politics: A Crash Course in Power and Influence<= /font><= /font>

<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">When a group of people comes together there is a political dyna= mic - it's unavoidable. Whether we like it or not, we are all in thi= s game. If we work with people there is no escape. If you understand pow= er and organisational politics you stand a much better chance of ethical= ly "playing the game".=

= <= td> = John Ballam M.Phil in Applied Business Ethics and seasoned organizational deve= lopment consultant and academic. John has consulted to numerous educatio= nal and academic institutions, as well as government and large corporate= s. <= /font> =

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= <= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Mini-workshop: B= logging for Beginners=

= = = Whether you blog for business or for fun there's something exhil= irating about finding your voice and finding a community of people who c= are about what you say. (And it's not as complicated as you might im= agine!)

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<= /font> = Tanya = Kovarsky has more than 11 years' experience in magazines and new= spapers as a writer and editor and has recently spread her wings - and h= er iPad, Macbook, iPhone and Kindle - to start her own company writing, = training and editing. = = <= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><= /font>

= Musical Interludes:=

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= = Diamond Quartet <= em>The Diamond Quartet has appeared at festivals such as the National Ar= ts Festival and WALE Festival. The members are Samson Diamond, Kabelo Mo= tlhomi, Elbe Roberts and Kutlwano Masote. <= /font>

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= = Kathy Raven Kath= y's passion is to bring the Blues home to Africa and for the last th= ree years has been travelling and performing at festivals and clubs arou= nd the USA, coming home and work-shopping with Southern African musician= s to create a uniquely African Blues feel.<= /font>

<= br /> = = When and where
Johannesburg
DATE: Wed 16 - Thurs 17 May 2012
VENUE:<= font color=3D"#fe7600"> IDC, Grayston Dri= ve, Sandton, Johannesburg
TIME: 8:00 am for 8:30 am until 4:30 pm
= COST: R6500 excl vat (speak to us= about discounts for block bookings, NGO's/NPO's and small busin= ess owners)=
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<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">BOOK NOW: Call Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or forward this emai= l to Lizzy with your contact details, or register online.
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