BPW Germany Meeting together with the 9th BPW Danube Net Businesswomen Forum 6 – 9 November 2014 in Regensburg, Germany Power. Success. Prosperity. Women Creating a New Europe Female Entrepreneurship and Women in Business with Regard to the Strategy of the European Union With this joint convention of BPW Germany and the BPW This congress in Regensburg, the beautiful city on the Danube Net, the women express their commitment to a Danube, offers women from Germany and the Danube Europe where togetherness, cooperation and dialogue are region a unique chance to experience pure European priorities. WomenPower. Participants will be able to exchange ideas Women from the Danube region are presenting their com- and make business contacts with successful and savvy panies and innovative, cross-border projects of sustainable businesswomen in all professions and branches of business management for a new Europe of economic industry, as well as attending men. stability and justice. EU-representatives explain the political goals of the EU’s Speeches, presentations, panel discussions, B2B dialo- Danube strategy for the promotion of women in all areas gues and intercultural spaces promise a varied program of the economy and report how women are actively con- and exciting international encounters. tributing to growth and prosperity in Europe across all borders. We look forward to meeting you in Regensburg! The BPW Danube Net, the network for professional women in the Danube region, reaching from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary Henrike von Platen, BPW Germany, President to the western and eastern Balkan states and Turkey, is a Alida Perkov, BPW Danubenet, Chair living example for lived Europe since 2006. Ingrid Asche, BPW Club Regensburg, President Program 9:30 – 10:00 Key Note Speech: „Women Creating a New Europe” Dr. Sabine Herlitschka, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thursday, 6th November 2014, 16:00 Get Together Infineon Technologies Austria AG 10:00 – 11:00 Speeches: „Supporting the Competitiveness of Enterprises“ BPW Regensburg meets BPW Germany and BPW Danube Net: Individual tours organised by BPW members Regensburg Introduction from a Policy Level Meeting Point: Dijana Beziak, M.O.D Assistant Salzstadel Brückstraße 2 93047 Regensburg Minister, Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts Projects and Political Goals of the European Union Strategy: Germany Friday, 7th November 2014 and Croatia Coordinating the „Priority Area 8”: Competitiveness of enterprises Venue Alumneum, Am Ölberg 2, Regensburg Speeches by Over all moderation: Marion Plank, Club Regensburg EU Danube Strategy PA8 Coordinators: Dragica Karajic’ M.Sc., Croatia Hans-Peter Herdlitschka PhD, Germany 8:00 – 9:00 R E GI S T R AT ION Presentation of Best Practices by BPW 9:00 – 9:30 Signing up the Memorandum of Opening of the Forum Understanding between Welcome Speeches by: BPW Danube Net and BPW Turkey Henrike von Platen, Alida Perkov, Chair BPW Danube Net and BPW Germany President Ipek Isbitiren, General Secretary of Alida Perkov PhD, BPW Danube Net BPW-Turkey Chair, BPW Croatia Club Pula President Ingrid Asche, BPW Club Regensburg President 11:00 – 11:30 C OFFEE-B R EA K 11:30 – 12:30 Space for Taking Part: Experiencing the prosperity „Experiencing Europe” of Europe’s values In various ways we will live „The values of Europe – enjoy the to see our perception of Europe experience of Europe’s cultural and share our experiences diversity” Viviana Kagerer, Coach „ Dialogue Process“: Agatha Mysona-Pokora, Coach „Europe – Area for freedom“ The Experience of Implicit Knowledge – in a discussion without judgmental Management Constellation thinking instead of contradicting „Exploring Options and Boundaries of each other: we will deal jointly with New Europe for Women in Business“ the fears, anxieties, prejudice, Referring to our perception and implicit intolerance connected to the right knowledge, we will explore individual trans-national freedom of movement and collective steps toward the vision in Europe of a new Europe Anne Holler-Kuthe, Update-Coaching Henriette Katharina Lingg, Ruth Mößmer, ars regina consulting Coaching and Facilitation Experiencing Intercultural Differences Interactive Dance Performance „Bridges for Better Understanding“: „Dance your Europe“ Like the danube bridges we will virtual Alexandra Karabelas tanz_denken, build bridges to connect our cultures Dance-Dramaturgist Conny Montague, Montague Training Intercultural Trainer und Coach 12:30 – 13:00 Business Speed Dating 13:00 – 14:00 LU N C H 14:00 – 15:00 Parallel Thematic Meetings, Presentations and Workshops: Best Practice of Successful Models 5F Entrepreneurial Learning – Workshops 1F – 6F Expert, Croatia Please choose your favorite workshop introduces the projects of South East for the registration form European Centre for Entrepreneurial a Key Competence Approach Efka Heder, Director, Senior Education Learning (SEECEL) – empowering women 1F B2B – Matchmaking Business and Open Space for Networking 6F Presentation of the Activities of the Danube-Office Ulm/Germany with Special 2F „Intercultural Awareness as a Personal Regard to Sustainability in Mobility Competence Factor for Business in Europe“ and Tourism: Business Opportunities Conny Montague, Montague Training for Women in the Danube Region Intercultural Trainer und Coach Sabine Meigel, Director Donaubüro Ulm 3F „Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment through developing Mini – Clusters in 15:00 – 15:30 C OFFEE-B R EA K 15:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up of Workshops and Closure 1st day the Danube Region“ Alida Perkov PhD, Senior Adviser, Chamber of Commerce Pula, Croatia 4F „Cultural Business in the Danube Region” A Market-Place of Conclusions Regina Hellwig-Schmid, Project Manager, Founder of Donumenta, a crossbording of Europe in 2004 for her engagement Reception at the Historic City Hall of Regensburg for a peaceful Europe shows her Oberbürgermeister Joachim Wolbergs Culture and Exibition Project, Women experiences with cultural business projects along the Danube 19:00 – 20:30 Saturday, 8th November 2014 11:00 – 11:30 C OFFEE-B R EA K 11:30 – 12:30 Panel with speeches: Venue Alumneum, Am Ölberg 2, Regensburg Over all moderation: Ruth Mößmer, Club Regensburg Promoting Empowerment, Knowledge, Culture to Build a Prosper Europe 9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and Introduction Alida Perkov PhD, BPW Danube Net Marion Volk, Chair, BPW Croatia Club Pula President BPW Danube Net Vice Chair Lisa Unger-Fischer, CEO Europaeum, Giuseppina Seidita, University of Regensburg BPW Standing Committee Chair-Projects Radka Stamenova, BPW Sofia, Bulgaria President 9:45 – 10:15 Speech: „Female Entrepreneurship it’s an Economic Imperative” 12:30 – 13:30 LU N C H 13:30 – 14:30 Best Practice of Successful Models Madi Sharma, Madi Sharma European Economic and Social Committee 10:15 – 11:00 Panel Discussion: Parallel thematic meetings, Women’s progress in Leadership „Make a Difference” – Which Progress Is Needed in Politics? presentations and workshops: Madi Sharma, Madi Sharma European 1S B2B – Matchmaking Business and Economic and Social Committee Open Space for Networking Workshops 1S – 6S Henrike von Platen, BPW President Germany 2S „EU Danube Region – Arzu Özyol, Civil Society and Institutional Capacity“ BPW 2nd VP United Nations Peter Langer, General Coordinator, Ecaterina Mitariu, Council of Danube Cities and Regions BPW President Club Arad, Romania 3S „Die gewollte Donau / 14:30 – 15:00 Wrap-up of Workshops 15:00 – 15:30 Country Presentation The wanted Danube” Carmen Stadelhofer, Academic Director a.D., Institute for virtual and real learning for 10th BPW Danube Net in the area of adult education at Ulm Businesswomen Forum 2015 University; presenting a project along Closure the Danube, in which thousands of Henrike von Platen, Alida Perkov PhD, people of all ages were involved. Ingrid Asche, Marion Volk 4S „To Promote Culture and Tourism, People to People Contacts” 15:30 – 16:00 C OFFEE & EN D OF TH E D A Y 20:00 Ulrike Bauer, BPW Hanse Net Gala Dinner and Candle Light Ceremony Coordinator, BPW Club Bremen, Hotel Maximilian tbd 5S Excurse to the BPW Hanse Net Germany 6S BPW Cross Border Project in the Danube Region presented by Elke Ahrens PhD, BPW Club Stuttgart, Germany Sunday, 9th November 2014 Sightseeing tours organized by BPW Regensburg Tour 1 at 10:00 – Tour 2 at 11:00 Prices and Registration Our Partners Complete Conference Booking: Thursday – Sunday The complete conference booking includes: ■ Conference and Workshops ■ Mayor Reception ■ Gala Dinner ■ Sightseeing Tour Early booking until 14 October 2014 complete Conferece without Gala Dinner Gala only Member 190 € Member 150 € 60 € Guest 220 € Guest 180 € 60 € Late booking from 15 October 2014 complete Conferece without Gala Dinner Gala only Member 230 € Member 190 € 60 € Guest 260 € Guest 220 € 60 € Our Sponsors Registration online www.bpw-germany.de/aktivitaeten/bpw-conferenceand-danube-net-registration BPW Regensburg BPW GERMANY The BPW Danube Net is a network for business women with the objective to bring together decision-makers and female entrepreneurs and professionals of this region to exchange know-how and best practices and to introduce to the participants the business and development opportunities of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR).