Santa Clara University Conference "Voices of Global Leaders" Focuses on Empowering Women to Be Agents of Change

Business Wire,  July 15, 2008  

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Participants of the Global Women's Leadership Network Will Share Their Grassroots Accomplishments

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The Global Women's Leadership Network (GWLN), sponsored by the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, will host a conference "Voices of Global Leaders" 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 26 at Santa Clara University's Recital Hall, located in the Performing Arts building.

Supriya Banavalikar, director of research for The Hunger Project, an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger, will be the conference keynote speaker. For 18 years, Banavalikar and The Hunger Project have empowered people to create sustainable solutions and building self-reliance at the grassroots level. She will share the results of programs in Bangladesh, India, and Africa.

Alain Gauthier, founder of Core Leadership, a consulting firm dedicated to the development of leaders and leadership teams, and Almaz Negash, executive director of Women's Initiative, San Jose, a nonprofit organization that assists women in business, will also lead two panels featuring current and past participants of GWLN programs, GWLN board members, and educators. Their discussions will highlight real-life examples of transforming lives, creating leaders of purpose and impact from hopelessness and helplessness.

During the afternoon, conference participants will join leaders from other regions and countries to create "communities of commitment" and engage in small group discussions of global issues represented by the projects of the GWLN participants.

"Women's empowerment speeds up the advancement in all areas -- business, academia, civil society organizations, and government -- and helps all of us become more secure, healthier, and successful," said conference sponsor Carol Sands, founder and the managing member of The Halo Fund.

"The conference will offer an opportunity for Silicon Valley residents who are interested in grassroots global problem solving and change to share perspectives with women leaders who are part of GWLN's flagship program," said Linda Alepin, founding director of GWLN. "Prepare to be inspired by these committed women from 13 countries including Armenia, Bangladesh, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda and the U.S."

To find out more visit www.voicesofgloballeadership.org or call 650-465-7321.

About the Global Women's Leadership Network

The Global Women's Leadership Network, sponsored by the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, provides women access to tools and training that expands their capacity for impactful global citizenship. In turn, those women are partnering with the GWLN in building an international network of women leaders who dare to transform the future of their organizations, communities, and the world. Now in its fourth year, GWLN selects women leaders from different countries and from all sectors of society for advanced leadership training.

For more information about the Global Women's Leadership Network, visit www.gwln.org.

About the Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. Its undergraduate business program is recognized as one of the best in California, and its MBA program is ranked among the top 15 in the country among part-time graduate programs for working professionals. Approximately 80 percent of its 1,100 MBA student body are working professionals in the Bay Area.

About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California's Silicon Valley, offers its more than 8,685 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see www.scu.edu.

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