Second Annual Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum (WVEFII)

6-7 November 2012, Mexico City, Mexico
Download the WVEFII draft preliminary programme (PDF version of 25 October 2012)

REGISTRATION - 5 NOV

DAY 1 - 6 NOV

DAY 2 - 7 NOV

Day 1 - Tuesday, 6 November
7:00	Registration
8:15	PLENARY
	Opening Addresses

8:45	Signing Ceremony

9:15	Group Photo with Dignitaries

9:45	Coffee

10:00	Keynote Address

10:30	Panel on Procurement Practices

11:30	Breakout Groups: Introduction to Buyer Mentor Groups (BMGs)

12:30	Lunch

14:00	PARALLEL SESSIONS
	Breakout Groups: BMGs – Understanding Procurement Processes

15:30	Coffee Break

15:50	Breakout Groups: BMGs – Fostering Linkages

17:00	Plenary
	Wrap Up

17:30	Close (and Press Conference)

19:00-21:00	Gala Dinner (Meliá Mexico Reforma Hotel)

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Day 2 - Wednesday, 7 November

9:00	PLENARY
	Elements for Success for Women Vendors along the Export Value Chain

10:00	PARALLEL SESSIONS
	*Buyer/Seller Focus Meetings*
	Workshop on Capacity Building, Introduction to ACCESS!, ITC
	Workshop on Supply Chain Management, ITC

11:15	Coffee break

11:30	PARALLEL SESSIONS
	Buyer/Seller Focus Meetings
	Workshop on Market Analysis Tools, ITC
	Workshop: Getting Certified as a Woman Business Enterprise, WEConnect International

13:00	Lunch

14:00	PLENARY
	New Approaches and Commitments

14:45	Closing Ceremony

15:15	Close (and Press Conference)

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Highlights

01.12.2012

Supporting women in Africa

Women entrepreneurs across Africa are generating employment and adding value to exports in innovative ways, yet they face a host of challenges, such as limited access to export training, market information and finance, in addition to other barriers women face in the business environment.

01.12.2012

Realizing the potential of women vendors

Governments worldwide spend US$ 11 trillion a year on procurement, yet only an estimated 1% of procurement contracts are won by women.1 Increasing that 1% by linking more women-owned businesses into global value chains was the goal of two events held under the auspices of the Global Platform for Sourcing from Women Vendors in Mexico City on 5 to 7 November 2012.

01.12.2012

Growth, innovation and inclusiveness

This autumn the International Trade Centre (ITC) has organized several events to ensure that growth, innovation and inclusion stay on top of the global trade and development agenda.At the World Export Development Forum 2012 (WEDF), held in Jakarta on...

07.11.2012

More than 60 business deals concluded at Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum

Sellers and buyers attending the Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum in Mexico City strike more than 60 deals, totalling more than US$6 million