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Two of the
country’s women leaders, educator Dr. Amelou B. Reyes and Gov. Grace
Padaca of Isabela province are featured speakers during the 3rd
International Women’s Leadership Conference today (August 29; Hawaiian
time) at Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Hawaii, USA
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They will talk on
the conference theme “Women with No Limits” upon the invitation of
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle who was the keynote speaker last January at the
symposium “Issues in Women Empowerment” hosted by the National Council
of Women of the Philippines (NCWP), the president of whom of is Dr.
Reyes, held at the Phil. Women’s University.
National
President of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and NCWP institutional
director Dr. Amelita Go will likewise participate in the conference.
Other invited
speakers are US Undersecretary of State for Diplomacy Karen Hughes,
Executive Director of American Islamic Congress Zainab Al-Suwaigi, Pres.
of Marrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. Izumi Kobayashi and Pres. of
Hawaiian Electric Industries and American Saving Bank Constance Lau.
Also joining Gov.
Padaca and Dr. Reyes, president of PWU, as speakers are Admiral Brice
O’ Hara; Vivian Aiona, conference moderator and wife of Ltn. Gov.
James Aiona, Jr.; Renee Amoore, president of the Amoore Group and TV
personality Paige Hemmis, president and CEO of Tuff Chix, Inc.
Video tape
messages of US First Lady Laura Bush, top TV host and philanthropist
Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Johanette Cole will be shown during the one-day
conference presented by the Office of the Governor, state of Hawaii.
In her speech.
Dr. Reyes will talk on “Transformative Leadership through Spirituality”
sharing her struggles towards women’s advancement and spirituality in
education.
While in Hawaii,
she will formalize agreements with a memorandum of understanding with
the University of Hawaii (UH) and the Phil. School of Social Work of
PWU. The dean of the School of Social Work of UH Dr. Jon Matsuoka
was the keynote speaker at the lecture” The Relevance of the Social
Work” held recently at PWU.
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