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The fifth Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit brought together the most prominent global women leaders in business, along with select leaders from government, media, philanthropy, and the arts. The 2016 agenda featured one-on one interviews, panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions, as well as a gala dinner, and time to network with your fellow MPW.

The MPW International Summit is the cornerstone of the global expansion of Fortune Most Powerful Women, which started as a conference 18 years ago and has evolved into the preeminent community of women leaders in business and beyond. Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda;  Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company;  Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

 

Agenda

* All items are in Europe/London time. Click on the agenda items to find out more.
8:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:45 AM
WELCOME
8:50 AM
SETTING THE EU’S DIGITAL COURSE
9:05 AM
NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY IN EAST EUROPE
9:20 AM
BEYOND THE BREXIT DEBATE
9:40 AM
ECONOMICS OF BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR WOMEN
9:40 AM
THE BREXIT DEBATE
9:55 AM
IS THE CITY A BOY'S CLUB?
10:05 AM
KEEPING UP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA'S NEW TWISTS
10:20 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
10:40 AM
EUROPE’S DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
11:00 AM
EXPLORE, SURVIVE, AND LEAD: THE WOMAN BEHIND BEAR GRYLLS
11:15 AM
ITALY’S WOMAN OF STEEL: PUSHING BOUNDARIES AND SMES
11:30 AM
SWITCH BREAK
11:40 AM
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
12:40 PM
SWITCH BREAK
12:45 PM
LUNCH AND CONVERSATION
12:50 PM
LUNCH AND CONVERSATION
2:00 PM
ON THE HIGH STREET WITH THE QUEEN OF SHOPS
2:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPENS
2:30 PM
CLOSE
4:45 PM
SAUDI ARABIA'S GAME CHANGER
5:05 PM
REVOLUTIONARY THINKING
5:20 PM
THE MOST DIFFICULT JOB IN MEDIA
5:35 PM
REMARKS
5:45 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 PM
DINNER AND CONVERSATION
8:45 PM
CLOSE

Venue

Rosewood London
252 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EN, United Kingdom
T: +44 20 7781 8888

www.rosewoodhotels.com

Rosewood London is an ultra-luxury hotel on High Holborn that combines English heritage with contemporary sophistication in a central location. Set in the heart of the city near Covent Garden, the City and West End theatres, it is an ideal base for business and sightseeing in London.