International Women's Day 2008: Investing in Women and Girls

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Commemoration Programme

United Nations International Women’s Day, 2008
“Investing in Women and Girls”
6 March 2008, 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 2

Opening

• H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
• Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Minister of Public Service and Administration, Republic of South Africa
• Mr. Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
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High level Panel Panelists

• Ms. Sabine de Bethune, Senator, Belgian Parliament, Chairwoman of the Flemish Christian Democrat Party (CD&V) in the Senate
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• Ms. Muriel Siebert, Founder, Chairwoman and CEO, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.
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• Ms. Zara Khatib, Technology Marketing Manager, Shell International, United Arab Emirates
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• Ms. Inez Murray, Vice President for Technical Assistance and Programs, Women's World Bank
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Moderator

• Mrs. Rhonda Schaffler, Anchor of “Open Exchange”, Bloomberg Television