The International Women’s Forum to Host Global Conference in South Florida

The IWF World Leadership Conference is expected to attract women from 50 countries

The International Women’s Forum (IWF), a global organization of preeminent women from government, academia, arts, business and science, announced today that 100 of the most distinguished women in South Florida will host the 2009 World Leadership Conference & Gala in Miami on October 7-9, 2009. An international audience of more than 600 leaders from 50 countries is expected to attend.

The conference will revolve around the theme: Becoming Better…Better World, Better Business, Better Days. Speakers from around the globe will explore the issues and challenges that are confronting our economy to expanding scientific frontiers to co-existing peacefully.

The conference will kick-off with an opening reception at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens featuring welcoming remarks from Mayor of Miami-Dade County Carlos Alvarez and Mayor of the City of Miami Manny Diaz. A luncheon, intimate dinners in Miami homes, informative panels and the International Hall of Fame Awards Gala will take place on Thursday and Friday. Three influential women will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami, Sylvia Earle, deep-water explorer who holds the women’s record for a solo dive in a deep submersible, and Tzipi Livni, former vice prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Israel.

For more information please contact Bryna Jacobs or Rebekah Hudder at 305.446.2700.

About the International Women’s Forum

Founded in 1982 in the United States, IWF has grown across five continents into 21 nations and 62 affiliated forum locations. Now, 25 years later, there are more than 4,300 women leaders participating in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and the Pacific Basin. IWF facilitates networking among women of achievement and promotes opportunities for women in leadership to come together to exchange ideas and share insights to better our world.

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