10:00   Welcome by the UNECE Executive Secretary  Ms. Brigita Schm�gnerova                     
[opening statement]

10:10-11:30 KEY CHALLENGES IN ACCESS TO FINANCING 

Chair and Keynote speaker Ms. Noreen DOYLE, First Vice-President, EBRD  [paper]

Ms. Julia Weeks, Executive Director, US National Women's Business Council (US) [presentation] [paper]

Ms. Marta Turk, Chair of the Commission for Economy and Business, National Council of Slovenia 

11:00-12:30 ROUND TABLE SESSION I  Improving Access to Financing Best practices of Government policies at central and local levels

Chair: Mr Andrew Fiddaman, Director, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (UK) [presentation] [paper]

Ms. Ada Grecchi, Alderwomen for Human Resources and Gender Opportunities, Provincia di Milano (Italy) [paper]

Ms. Laine-Kangas, Ministry of Trade and Industry (Finland) [presentation] [paper]

Ms. Elzbieta Ranciniewska, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Economy Labour and Social Affairs (Poland)  [paper]

15:00-16:00 ROUND TABLE SESSION II Improving Access to Financing Activities of international financial institutions and international organizations

Chair: Mr. George Kowalski, Director, UNECE

Ms. Siv Hell�n, Senior Vice President, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) [presentation] 

Ms. Marja Sepp�l�, Country Manager, Council of Europe Bank (Paris) [presentation] 

Ms. Dina Ionescu , Administrator LEED programme, OECD [presentation] 

Ms. Gulnara Baimambetova, Executive Director, Women Entrepreneurs Support Association/UNIFEM- Kyrgyzstan [English] [Pусский]

16:30-18:00 ROUND TABLE SESSION III Improving Access to Financing Initiatives of private sector and non-profit organizations 

Ms. Inger Berggren, President, Women's World Banking (Spain) [presentation] [paper]

Ms. Artemis Toumazi, President, Women's Cooperative Bank and President of Business and Professional Women Association (Cyprus) [paper]

Ms. Lina Nearchou-Ellinas, Senior Lecturer (Cyprus) [paper i] [paper ii]

Ms. Mazal Renford, Director, The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center (Israel) [paper]

18:15 

Welcome Networking Event organized by UNECE and the Club for Women Entrepreneurs, Geneva