Media Advisory WEPs Annual Event 10 11 March 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY
During CSW59/Beijing+20 in New York, major companies to showcase how business can
advance gender equality as part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What:

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Marking the 20 anniversary of the historic adoption of the Beijing Declaration, the Annual
Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) event, Unlimited Potential: Business Partners for
Gender Equality, will bring together leaders from business, Government and civil society to discuss
strategies for addressing persistent challenges to gender equality, as well as opportunities to scale
up investment in women and girls.
Hosted by the WEPs, a partnership initiative of the UN Global Compact and UN Women, the event
will strengthen local and global solutions on gender equality. With more than 850 CEO signatories
worldwide, the WEPs provide a roadmap for companies to advance and empower women in the
workplace, marketplace and community.
Day One (10 March) will feature a Stakeholders Plenary (an official side event of
CSW59/Beijing+20) and the presentation of the annual WEPs Leadership Awards.
Day Two (11 March) will feature Executive Roundtable Discussions on topics such as leveraging
technology for gender equality and exploring new business models to scale up investment in
women and girls. (Space is limited. Please RSVP early.)
Webcast: A live stream of both days will be available through +SocialGood:
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When & Where:

Who:

10 March, 13:30 – 17:30:
11 March, 9:00 – 17:00:
ECOSOC Chambers
Wyndham New Yorker Hotel

UN Headquarters
481 8th Avenue, New York
Entrance: 1st Ave & E 45th St, New York
Participants and speakers include:
• Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State of the United States
• Hon. Mary Robinson, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change
• Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director, UN Women
• Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights
Commission and Chair, WEPs Leadership Group
• Amanda Ellis, Ambassador, Head of Mission, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to
the United Nations Office in Geneva
• Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
• Margaret Groff, Chief Financial Officer, Itaipu Binacional (Brazil)
• Joseph Keefe, President & CEO, Pax World Funds and Chair, WEPs Leadership Group (USA)
• Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
• Sallie L. Krawcheck, Chair, Ellevate (USA)
• Brian Molefe, CEO, Transnet SOC (South Africa)
• Linda Tarr-Whelan, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of
Women and Delegate to Fourth World Conference on Women
• Participating companies include: Access Bank (Nigeria), Alcatel-Lucent (France), Borusan
Holding (Turkey), CA Technologies (USA), Calvert Group, Ltd (USA), Dean’s Beans Organic
Coffee Company (USA), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (UK/Global), Endesa S.A.


(Spain), HCL Technologies Ltd. (India), JSL Stainless, Ltd. (India), Levi Strauss & Co (USA),
Mas Holdings Pvt Ltd. (Sri Lanka), Omnilife (Mexico), Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austria),
Schneider Electric (France/Global), Shiseido Co., Ltd. (Japan), Sovereign Assurance (New
Zealand), Symantec Corporation (USA), Teleconsult Group (Bangladesh), The Westpac
Group (Australia)
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Media:

Deadline for Media Accreditation: Friday, 24 February 2015
MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS: />Media access to the Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event will require
1) UN MALU media accreditation and 2) registration for the event.
1. UN Media Accreditation:
Requests for media accreditation must be submitted through the UN Media Accreditation and
Liaison Unit (MALU). Accreditation through UN MALU is a requirement for all journalists who wish
to cover activities at the United Nations in New York.
More information: />2. Event Registration:
In addition to receiving accreditation, all media must register for the event by emailing the UN
Global Compact Office at with your name, role and media
organization. Please indicate any broadcasting equipment you will bring and if you will be
attending one or both days. Please register early as space is limited.

Contacts:

Event Website: www.weprinciples.org/site/AnnualEvent
General Media Inquiries:
Kristina Wilson-Rocheford, UN Global Compact
, +1 917-367-2801
Event Registration:

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