Millennia2015,
An action plan for women's empowerment

 

Proceedings and photos of the International conference

organized by The Destree Institute and the Millennia2025 Women & Innovation Foundation

with the patronage of the UNESCO

Honored by the presence of

Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General and

Ms Saniye Gülser Corat, Director of the UNESCO Division for Gender Equality in the Office of the Director-General of the UNESCO

 

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris 

Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December 2012

 

+ Foresight research methodology qualifying trainings

Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 December 2012, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris

 

Proceedings and photos

31 speeches + 31 documents + 614 photos

 

Monday 3 Decembrer 2012 - morning

 

01. Opening Plenary Session 

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M-U-01  Inaugural conference of Millennia2015

Ms Irina Bokova 

UNESCO Director-General

 

M-U-02 Message of Millennia2015 to the UNESCO Director-General 

Marie-Anne Delahaut

Director of research at The Destree Institute,
Head and founder of Millennia2015 "Women actors of development for the global challenges",
President of the Millennia2025 Women and Innovation Foundation, PUF - Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

 

M-U-03 Millennia2015, "A collective intelligence for the benefit of women's empowerment"

Marie-Anne Delahaut 

 

M-U-04 Millennia2015, the network of volunteer researchers for equality between women and men

Coumba Sylla 

Research fellow at the Information Society Unit of the Destree Institute,
Treasurer of the Millennia2025 "Women and Innovation" Foundation, PUF,
Head of the Millennia2015 Senegal Community - Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

 

M-U-05 Millennia2015: women in a global society 

Eleonora Barbieri Masini

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Rome;
Honorary member of the Club of Rome; Member of WAAS World Academy of Arts and Sciences;
Past President of WFSF (World Futures Studies Federation) (1980-1990);
Chairman of the Futures Research Committee of the International Sociological Association (1978-1997);
Coordinator of the Network WIN (Women's International Network) Emergency and Solidarity, sponsored by UNESCO (1986-2005) - Roma, Italy;

> Intervention delivered by

Leena-Maija Laurén 

Development Manager, Finland Futures Research Centre - Turku, Finland 

 

M-U-06 Presentation of the vision of Millennia2015 resulting from the work of
the Millennia2015 Think Tank for gender equality

Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

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02. Second plenary session

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Validation of Millennia2015 vision for women's empowerment

 Modérator: Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

M-U-07 Prospective futures? Our world, our ideas, our millennium

Jocelynne A. Scutt

Barrister & Human Rights Lawyer, Visiting Professor, University of Buckingham, Cambridge, United Kingdom / Melbourne-Sydney, Australia

 

M-U-08 Empowerment of women in situation of war or conflicts

Justin Hagena Kakumba

Chair of Millennia2015 Democratic Republic of Congo - Great Lakes (DRC-GL),
Student at the  Vegetal Production Department, ISAE BUSOGO,
Vice-president of ISAE Rwanda - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

M-U-09 Women and Poverty: Breaking the Cycle, Rights & Autonomy

Lois A. Herman

Founder and Coordinator, Women's United Nations Report Network -(WUNRN) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and Italy

 

M-U-10 Stopping violence against women and children

Fahima Nasrin

Lawyer and human rights defender, advocate of the Supreme Court,
treasurer of Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association - Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

M-U-11 Validation of Millennia2015 foresight vision for women's empowerment

Last remarks by the Millennia2015 Think Tank 

led by Philippe Destatte,

Futurist, Associate professor in History and Foresight in Mons, Paris & Reims Universities,
DG of The Destree Institute,
Millennium Project Brussels Area Chair - Namur, Wallonia, Belgium,

and

Marie-Anne Delahaut 

 

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Monday 3 December 2012 - afternoon

 

03. Millennia2015 strategic forums and collective intelligence brainstormings

Avec tous les participant-e-s dont les responsables des Communautés de Millennia2015 :

 

v Halima Boubacar Fodi,

Representative of the Millennia2015 Niger Community,
President of the Nigerian Association of educators for development - Niamey, Niger

 

v Nicole Gomis Gakou,  

Representative of the Millennia2015 Senegal Community,
President of the Union of Women Business Managers of Senegal - Dakar, Senegal

 

v Sandra Jean-Gilles,

Chair of the Millennia2015 Haiti Community Responsable,
Coordinator of Mouvman Pou Vwa Fanm yo - Port-au-Prince, Haïti

 

v Justin Hagena Kakumba,

Chair of Millennia2015 Democratic Republic of Congo - Great Lakes (DRC-GL),
Student at the  Vegetal Production Department, ISAE BUSOGO,
Vice-president of ISAE Rwanda - Musanze, Rwanda

 

v Blanche Raymonde Kpanou,

Chair of Governance, Millennia2015 Benin Community,
representing its Chair Toussaint Y. Honvou, professeur de Lettres à la retraite,
président de l'Association Béninoise Pour la Promotion des Orphelins et Enfants Abandonnés-A.BE.E.A - Porto-Novo, Bénin

 

v Martha Llanos,

Honorary Professor,
Chair of the Millennia2015 Peru Community, Women University, Lima, Peru

 

v Jacqueline Musugani,

Executive secretary, Initiatives des Femmes en Situations Difficiles pour le Développemant intégré (IFESIDI) asbl,
Vice-president of Millennia2015 RDC-Great Lakes community - Democratic Republic of Congo

 

v Fahima Nasrin,

Representative of the Millennia2015 Bangladesh Community,
lawyer and human rights activist, Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association,
Supreme Court Bar Association - Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

v Hawa Sidibé,

Chair of the Millennia2015 Mauritania Community,
President of the Association for Development and Promotion of Human Rights - Nouakchott, Mauritania

 

v Diélika Moctara Diallo,

Chair of the Millennia2015 Mali Community,
Member of The Network for Education to Sustainable Development - Bamako, Mali

 

v with the active collaboration of Mariam Touré,

President of AWODIAG, Professional African Women of the Diaspora - Paris, France

 

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03. 1st Millennia2015 Strategic forum

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Women and eHealth - WeHealth

Moderator: Dr Véronique Thouvenot

 

M-U-12 Dr Véronique Inès Thouvenot

MBA, Ph.D, Evaluation Expert in eHealth, mHealth, eLearning and Telemedicine,
Head of Millennia2015 "Women and eHealth" International Working Group "Wehealth",
Head of Millennia2025 "Women and Telemedicine" Global Network "WeTelemed",
Administrator of Millennia2015 "Women and Innovation" Foundation, PUF,
Coordinator of hte Millennia2025 Foundation "Women and Innovation" Representation in Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland - Lyon, France

 

M-U-13 WeHealth, two year after: Voices of the Communities and Key findings

WeTelemed, one year after: Report of the Network 

v Dr Véronique Thouvenot

 

v Dr Kristie Holmes 

Associate Professor of Social Work, Union University, USA

 

v Dr Line Kleinebrel 

Vice President of the Université Numérique Francophone Mondiale, France

 

WeHealth Partners and activities 2012 and 2013:

 

M-U-14 Dr Coumba Toure

Founder of ADA, Mali

 

M-U-15 Mme Sylvie Coumel 

Head of Connecting Nurses, SANOFI Corporate, France,
together with  

 

M-U-16 Mme Gyslaine Desrosiers

President, SIDIIEF, Canada, and 

 

M-U-17 Mme Phyllis Zimmer

President, NPHF, USA

 

M-U-18 Dr Jordi Serrano

Head of Universal Doctors, Spain

 

M-U-19 Mr Frederick Lievens

Representative Med-e-Tel, Luxembourg

 

M-U-20 Conclusions and next steps 2013 - 2015

Dr Véronique Thouvenot

 

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04. 2nd Millennia2015 Strategic forum

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Changing mentalities to put an end to gender discrimination

Moderator: Theodore J. Gordon

 

M-U-21 Changing mentalities and gender stereotypes

Theodore J. Gordon, 

Futurist, Management consultant,
Senior Fellow, The Millennium Project - Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

 

M-U-22 Women's entitlement to equal pay

Marcia S. Cohen,

Esq, Attorney and Mediator, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA / Paris, France

 

M-U-23 One Judge insight into Juvenile Justice - Let them "enjoy being a girl"

Irene Sullivan,

Circuit Court Judge, retired, Pinellas Park, Florida, USA

 

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05. 3rd Millennia2015 Strategic forum

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From the vision to the strategic axis of Millennia2015

 

M-U-24 Collective intelligence brainstorming Session 1 with the participants

led by Philippe Destatte and Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

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Tuesday 4 December 2012 - morning

 

06. Third plenary session

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From strategic axis to Millennia2015 concrete actions

Modératrice : Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

M-U-25 Strategic axis of UNESCO for women's empowerment and equality of women and men 

Ms Saniye Gülser Corat,

Director of the UNESCO Division for Gender Equality in the Office of the Director-General of the UNESCO

 

M-U-26 From strategic axis to Millennia2015 concrete actions

Collective intelligence brainstorming session 2 with the participants,

led by Philippe Destatte and Marie-Anne Delahaut 

 

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Tuesday 4 December 2012 - afternoon

 

07. Fourth plenary session

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Millennia2015 action plan for women's empowerment

Moderator: Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

Feedbak of Millennia2015 strategic forums:

 

M-U-27 Millennia2015 Women and eHealth

Véronique Thouvenot and Kristie Holmes

 

M-U-28 Changing mentalities

Theodore J. Gordon

 

M-U-29 Millennia2015 action plan for women's empowerment

Collective intelligence brainstorming session 3 with the participants,

led by Philippe Destatte and Marie-Anne Delahaut

 

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08. Closing plenary session 

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Millennia2015 action plan and overall conclusions

 

M-U-30 Millennia2015 overall conclusions

Françoise Massit-Folléa, 

Chair of Millennia2015 Steering committee - Paris, France

 

M-U-31 Presentation of Millennia2015 action plan to Ms Saniye Gülser Corat

Director of the UNESCO Division for Gender Equality in the Office of the Director-General of the UNESCO

 

Closing of the international conference   

by Marie-Anne Delahaut 

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09. Speakers and participants 

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10. Foresight Training Sessions

05 + 06 December, UNESCO, Paris  

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par Theodore J. Gordon et Philippe Destatte

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