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April 7-8, 2010 - VIENNA | LEADER SHE International Forum & Awards

On April 7th and 8th, elite women personalities of the World gather in Vienna at LeaderSHE International Forum, to debate, in a solutions-driven dialogue, major themes of the day: the aftermath of the economic meltdown - reinventing business models, strategies for sustainable growth and innovation, government-driven solutions for business sustainability, globalization or market expansion. The event is organized by Forum Invest Romania with the special support of Mr. Erhard Busek, former Vice Chancellor of Austria.

Having confirmed her presence at LeaderSHE, Ms. Nahed Taher, founder and CEO of Gulf One Investment Bank, the first woman to lead a bank in Gulf area, states that women are the next trend in the banking industry, currently at historical lows. Ms. Taher says that: “Women leadership will prove to be essential in banking business. Women leaders in banks enhance more productive financing strategies in infrastructure and knowledge based, rather than focusing on overvalued consumption financial instrument, personal debt, and extremely financial fees” .

Ms. Isabel Aguilera, director of INDRA Sistemas Spain (former CEO of GE and Google Spain & Portugal) and one of the 50 Most Influential Executives in the World according to Fortune Magazine, who will also be present in Vienna, says that  in slowdown times, women need to become more a reference than ever. ”It is a good momentum to make the necessary thinking on detecting potential efficiencies and to leverage innovation, service and hard work”, added Aguilera.

Barbara Kolm, President of the European Center for Economic Growth – Austria, Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the Bulgarian Parliament, Selma Aliye Kavaf, State Minister for Women and Family Affairs - Turkey, Elisabeth Rehn, the First Woman Minister of Defense in Finland and Presidential Candidate in 2000 are just some of the leading women in the world who have confirmed their participation at LEADER SHE Forum in Vienna.          

One special moment of the Forum will be the Ceremony for Awarding the outstanding European women personalities who have generated change in their field of activity (be it politics, business or social commitment). Please access the official website for more on the event.   

To find out how you can participate at the event, suggest a speaker or have your table of guests at LEADER SHE International Forum & Awards in Vienna, please contact Mrs. Simone Krytinar, Conference Producer, at tel. no. +43 664 22 161 22 or e-mail at: simone.krytinar@aims-international.com.

About Forum Invest:

Forum Invest is the market leader for international economic events in Romania, with local, regional and international expertise. During the last 12 years we have organized more than one hundred summits in almost all the relevant capitals of the world. More than 6.000 business and political decision makers from 60 countries, including leading international personalities, Nobel Prize laureates, presidents of states, prime ministers, members of governments, high state officials, diplomats, business and opinion leaders, journalists were put together to exchange ideas on the highest interest topics of the moment.

Joseph Stiglitz, twice Nobel Prize Laureate and Advisor for the USA President Barack Obama,, Gerhard Schroeder, former Chancellor of Germany, Joschka Fischer, former Vice Chancellor of Germany, Cherie Blair, the wife of Tony Blair and well known lawyer, are just some of the last years` special guest speakers.

In 2008, World Quality Commitment Award in Gold category was granted to Forum Invest by Business Initiative Directors Institute. The Award is meant to recognize the prestige of the outstanding companies, organizations and business people in the world.

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