Club for Women Entrepreneurs

At the hotel Metropole, 30, rue du Rhône, Geneva, as from noon, talk by Mr Jean Winkler of Jean Winkler & Partners S.A., Geneva. Please reserve your participation via the e-mail address president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com at your earliest convenience but at the latest by the Thursday preceding the luncheon. Price : non members CHF 100.-; this represents the price of the meal at the hotel and the conference plus a 'sesame' of CHF 35.- as a contribution to the infrastructures of the club which offers the commercial networing opportunity. Price for members : CHF 65.-. - Conference in French -

Mrs Céline Renaud of JMC Lutherie S.A., Le Brassus relates the difficulties and the satisfactions of the starting years of her company specialised in musical instruments. As a bonus she offers us a "sound taste" of the revolutionary wooden loudspeakers "the Soundboard JMC" made from special spruce fir. Reserve your meal via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com asap, but at the latest by the Thursday 28 January 2010. Price for members ifs CHF 65.- for the meal; for non members there is a surcharge of CHF 35.- as a contribution to the club's infrastructures which enable you the commercial networking.

Mrs Isabel von Fliedner, Attorney with the law offices Python & Peter, Geneva, will introduce you to this Swiss form of guarantee. Conference in French. Pse reserve your participation via e-mail to president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com .

Mrs Marilena Berardo, principal for the Geneva office of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland, relates the benefits women entrepreneurs can reap from these trans-national chambers of commerce. - French - Please reserve your seat by the preceding Thursday via president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com . Price for lunch and conference Fr. 100.- for non members; Fr. 61.- for members. For efficient networking, you will receive a printed list of all participants before the end of the conference.

Specialized in financial risk management, Dr. Nicole Beiner, NB RiskControl S.A., Geneva, assesses which risks affect all enterprises.  - In French -  Pse reserve your seat at table via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com .

We look forward to welcoming women with the spirit of enterprise on Monday September 14, 2009. 

Financial Statements Analysis for Board Members 

1. Mrs Hélène Béguin, KPMG S.A.,  Lausanne, Accounting methods which can materially change the Net Income of a corporation;
2. Lunch and Networking
3. Mrs Michèle Costafrolaz, Deloitte S.A. Genève, IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), how will they affect Swiss accounting and what will be the impact on net results ?
4. De-briefing of the day, cocktails, end of workshop.

Venue : Université ouvrière de Genève, 3, place des Grottes, 1201 Geneva (right behind the main train station Cornavin) first floor. The price of this module Fr. 600.- in cash upon entry includes courses, printed material, vittels and a certificate. More information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@CandgGo.com before the evening of May 4th, 2009 at the latest.  

Architect and interior designer, Mrs Milena Cvijanovich, principal of MCM Designstudio, 1003 Lausanne, a long time supporter of Club for Women Entrepreneurs, wraps her luxury hotel projects in sustainable development, equitable trade, preservation of local culture and heritage. This is not only appreciated by the local population of a tourist destination, but clients also appreciate this delicate touch and respect of the venue. - French - Pse reserve your lunch president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com

After the success of Module I, CWE would like to present a second module of this course which will consider more in depth certain areas which we touched upon superficially during module I. Programme :
 

08h30 Coffee and croissants over registration
09h00 Welcome, how the day will unfold - briefly
09h30 Presentation of the Female Board Member Network
09h45 The role of the Corporate Board

• A- Leading an Enterprise : Strategy and Leadership,
• The human functions, the rôle of the President; of the Secretary of the Board, to designate a Member of the Board, plan succession of Board Members 
• How to structure the success of the enterprise, promote the culture of the enterprise.
• Risk, is it fully assessible ?

11h15 Part of the risk can be transferred - for a consideration !

12h30 Sandwiches and drinks for lunch - networking
13h30 The role of the Corporate Board - continued

• B- Monitor an enterprise :  to measure the success of leadership above under A- : 
  • Financial results, evaluation of performances, also of staff
  • Legal and ethic compliance, independance, cooperation, transparence;
  • Evaluation of the Corporate Board performance;

15h30 Coffee Break
16h00 Key-note address : The role of the Audit Committee on the Board,

17h00  C- The new Governance

•  The "new" governance : facing certain methods like disloyal competition, corruption, money laundering, the accusation of excessive remuneration, the image of the company tainted.

18h00 Debriefing of the day, drinks and networking

Venue : Université ouvrière de Genève, 3, place des Grottes, 1201 Geneva (right up behind the main train station CFF-Cornavin)  Price of this module : Fr. 500.- in cash please, all inclusive of content, vittels and a certificate. Information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com  by Monday night April 20 2009 at the latest.  

 

 

Mrs Rafaella Semah Michaud, Lira Consumer Anthropology, 1005 Lausanne, will entertain us about the difference between qualitative market studies and quantitative research. What are the aims, and what does your company stand to gain. - French - Pse reserve via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com before the preceding Thursday. 

Training and Networking - a better model towards parity than imposing the constraints of quotas

To address the under representation of women on corporate boards in Switzerland, Club for Women Entrepreneurs acts towards training talented women entrepreneurs for the function of Board Member via workshops it organises with the help of experts in each field. It does not profess to replace the institutions that are active in this field -  on the contrary. It expects participants to have recourse to further training and to initiate themselves to the themes that are being discussed presently and to interest themselves in the suject matter of the corporations they are most qualified to join. Having completed the cycle of workshops, presently in the number of three, committed women will be invited to join Inner Sanctum, the Swiss Network for Women Board Members, which rallies women who already function on boards with candidates to a nomination. When vacancies occur on boards, members of Inner Sanctum may advance profiles of members. For the use of companies searching for gender diversity on their board, the I.S. website will advocate permanently the profiles of committed and competent women. A more detailed file may be obtained for a consideration. 

A workshop for women entrepreneurs with the following speakers : Mrs Katrina Burrus, MKB Conseil & Coaching, www.mkbconseil.ch , 1253 Vandoeuvres and Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney,  2000 Neuchâtel, for the legal aspects. Programme:

8:30 - 09:00 Registration over coffee and croissants
9-12h: Competences and skills, by Mrs Katrina Burrus
12:30 -13:30 : networking lunch
14:00-16:00: Legal aspects of the function, by Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger
Cost contribution : CHF 400.- for members CWE and non members alike in cash upon entry. Includes the course material, vittels and a certificate.
Info and registration : president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com by the evening of Monday March 9th, 2009 at the latest.

Venue : The Law Offices of Attorneys Zellweger & Associates, 7, rue de l'Hôpital, 2000 Neuchcâtel,  10 minutes on foot from the Neuchâtel railway station 

"Training and Networking" - a better model towards parity than imposing the constraints of quotas

To address the under representation of women on corporate boards in Switzerland, Club for Women Entrepreneurs acts towards training talented women entrepreneurs for the function of Board Member via workshops it organises with the help of experts in each field. It does not profess to replace the institutions that are active in this field -  on the contrary. It expects participants to have recourse to further training and to initiate themselves to the themes that are being discussed presently and to interest themselves in the suject matter of the corporations they are most qualified to join. Having completed the cycle of workshops, presently in the number of three, committed women will be invited to join Inner Sanctum, the Swiss Network for Women Board Members, which rallies women who already function on boards with candidates to a nomination. When vacancies occur on boards, members of Inner Sanctum may advance profiles of members they know well.

A workshop for women entrepreneurs with the following speakers : Mrs Katrina Burrus, MKBConseil & Coaching, www.mkbconseil.ch 1253 Vandoeuvres and Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney,  2000 Neuchâtel, for the legal aspects. Programme:

8:30 - 09:00 Registration over coffee and croissants
9-12h: Competences and skills, by Mrs Katrina Burrus
12:30 -13:30 : networking lunch
14:00-16:00: Legal aspects of the function, by Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger
Cost contribution : CHF 400.- for members CWE and non members alike.
Info and registration : president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com by the evening of Monday March 2nd, 2009 at the latest.

Venue : Hotel Montbrillant, 2, rue de Montbrillant, 1201 Geneva, right behind the railway station Geneva, against the North exit. 

N.B.N.B : as our host required a much too long deadline for the confirmation of the event, CWE suggests all participants for the Geneva workshop join those who will take the first module on Thursday March 12th in Neuchâtel.

Doctor Lela Seidler, gynocologist at the Clinique de Genolier, will give a talk on the new means to avoid cancer of the uterus  - useful especially for mothers of daughters. - French - Pse reserve before the preceding Thursday via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com .

Mr. Olivier Gross, Psychologist FSP, and his company CFC-Gross, Fribourg, specialises in video profiles. Whether in view of a Corporate Board appointment or a Manager, this medium presents the person in a holistic way and gains increasingly acceptance in HR circles. - Fench -  Pse reserve before the preceding Thursday via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com

Mother of four, successful entrepreneur, world specialist in her branch, how does Mrs Babette Keller achieve all this ? An example of multi-tasking by Babette Keller herself.

N.B. N.B. : Non member guests may test the usefulness of the CWE meetings and network for their enterprise by attending the event of their choice : they will be requested to pay a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- per session. One sesame is deductable from their membership dues if they decide to adhere to the club.

Luncheon venue : in Geneva, regular features : first Monday of the month (one wwk later in January and September because of schools starting) at the Swissotel Metropole, 34, quai Général-Guisan, 1203 Genève. Tel. (restaurant) +41 22 318 33 50. Parking facilities Mont-Blanc at the lake side or Rive-Centre at 31 bd Helvétique. Welcoming cocktails as from noon; luncheon presentation at 12:30 sharp; round-table networking from 13:00 h; end of the lunch planned for 14:00 h. Everyone receives the list of participants. The hotel appreciates reservations on the preceding Thursday evening at the latest. Information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com. You may pay cash at the entrance : CHF 60.- for the meal and conference, for non members another Fr. 40.- 'sesame' to contribute to the infrastructure of the club that enables the commercial networking. Receipt on demand. The hotel reserves the right to modify the price of its meals.  

Mrs Anna Biamonte, HR Learning & Development Specialist, relates how to better utilise human resources present within your enterprise ...
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

For our last networking luncheon of the year, a very apt theme : Mrs Nicole Falony shares her passion for the coca bean with our members and guests. The chocolate manufacturer Chocolats Micheli of Geneva will make you taste the products of his craft and CWE member Chantal Ritter Cochand, vintner in Le Landeron will show you which wines will accompany best chocolate and chocolate desserts. - French -

With the kind participation of Mrs Diane Reinhard, founder of PotentialYse et du concept de Stratégie prospEctive en Réseau ; Mrs Myriam Hoffmann, consultante en image, fondatrice et directrice de Première Impression and Mrs Christelle Bouclet.
Detailed programme, venue and price to be announced in due course

After the success of Module I, CWE would like to present a second module of this course which will consider more in depth certain areas which we touched upon superficially during module I. Programme :
 

08h30 Coffee and croissants over registration
09h00 Welcome, how the day will unfold - briefly
09h30 Presentation of the Female Board Member Network
09h45 The role of the Corporate Board

• A- Leading an Enterprise : Mr Olivier Terrettaz, Certified Expert in Finance & Controlling, 'Economiste d'Entreprise HES'
• Strategy and Leadership,
• The human functions, the rôle of the President; of the Secretary of the Board, to designate a Member of the Board, plan succession of Board Members 
• How to structure the success of the enterprise, promote the culture of the enterprise.
• Risk, is it fully assessible ?

11h15 Part of the risk can be transferred - for a consideration ! by
Mrs Elisabeth André-Raecke  

12h30 Sandwiches and drinks for lunch - networking
13h30 The role of the Corporate Board - continued

• B- Monitor an enterprise :  to measure the success of leadership above under A- : Mrs Beth Krasna, Member of the Board, Mrs Michèle Costafrolaz, Deloitte SA, Geneva
  • Financial results, evaluation of performances, also of staff
  • Legal and ethic compliance, independance, cooperation, transparence;
  • Evaluation of the Corporate Board performance;

15h30 Coffee Break
16h00 Key-note address : The role of the Audit Committee on the Board, by Mrs Jordane Galasso, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Geneva 

17h00  C- The new Governance

•  Mr Silvio Venturi, Attorney at Law, Tavernier, Tschanz, co-author of "Le conseil d'administration", Schulthess 2007. The "new" governance : facing certain methods like disloyal competition, corruption, money laundering, the accusation of excessive remuneration, the image of the company tainted.

18h00 Debriefing of the day, drinks and networking

Venue : Université ouvrière de Genève, 3, place des Grottes, 1201 Geneva (right up behind the main train station CFF-Cornavin)  Price of this module : Fr. 400.- in cash please, all inclusive of content, vittels and a certificate. Information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com  by Monday night 10th November 2008 at the latest.  

 

In 2009 the workshops will be repeated as follows:
Module I foreseen for Thursday 19 February and Thursday 26th of February 2009; module II foreseen for Thursday 7th May, 2009. Make a knot in your kerchief ! Venue to be confirmed.

 

 

Mr Yves Bovay, Director of Human Resources, Groupe E, talks about how to implement a motivational Bonus system.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

The three financing modes : micro credit, institutional financing help and the business angel investor.

In stages, concurrently or separately, each formula may help the start up of a woman's independent activity. Micro credit brings small amounts of cash when all other elements are ready for the company :  Mrs Philine Read grants training loans and enterprise loans to women who wish to start out. Mrs Virginie Gilbert of Fondetec, Geneva, will present their procedure for granting financial help. Mrs Brigitte Baumann, of Go-Beyond. biz, The Angel Investing Academy, Zurich, gives you the guidance in the presentation of your project. - English and French -

A workshop for women entrepreneurs with the following speakers : Mrs JoAnne Freeman, Swim Upstream-Leaderhip Training for Women, 1297 Founex and Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney,  2000 Neuchâtel, for the legal aspects. Programme:
9-12h: Competences and skills, by Mrs JoAnne Freeman
12-13 : networking lunch
13-15 : Legal aspects of the function, by Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger
15-16 : Roundtable discussion with board members : with the kind participation of Mrs Carine Bachmann, Mrs Asma Benelmouffok, Mrs Katrina Burrus, and Mrs Jane Royston.
Cost contribution : CHF 350.- for members and non members alike.
Info and registration : president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com by the evening of 30 October at the latest.

In 2009 the workshops will be repeated as follows:
Module I foreseen for Thursday 19 February and Thursday 26th of February 2009; module II foreseen for Thursday 7th May, 2009. Make a knot in your kerchief ! Venue to be confirmed.

56th FCEM World Congress, Hilton Hotel, Brussels, Belgium

As a member of Club for Women Entepreneurs, Swiss women business owners have access to the international meetings of Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises Mondiales (FCEM). This year the congress will be held in Brussels, Belgiu, from 15th to the 20th of October 2008. Info on www.fcem.org and at the CWE Secretariat.

 Wednesday October 15, 2008

9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Welcome and registration of participants

7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Welcome cocktails "Brussel's Lights seen from the Sky"

 

Mr Jérome Morel, Diplôme fédéral de controlling et gestion.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

Let Mrs Françoise Ramseier, de LessisMORE, Geneva, guide your steps ! - French -

Mr Laurent Erni Assistant Vice President, Corporate Clients, Président & Buisness Banking Credit Suisse, Neuchâtel is the speaker. When you are about to launch your company, the choice of banker is crucial to your success.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

Mrs Lucile Cormorèche, www.swisslife.ch, Geneva. Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 award, elected by CWE.

It is repeatedly stated that there are not enough able and willing candidates as Board members for the Swiss companies. CWE is convinced of the contrary and proves it by opening a workshop to prepare women entrepreneurs to the responsiblities of Member of the Board of Directors. All essential aspects will be examined in this introductory course, legal, qualifications, skills, etc., etc. Your coaches that day will be Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney at Law, 2000 Neuchâtel, for all legal aspects pertaining to the function, and Mrs JoAnne Freeman of  www.swimupstream.ch , 1263 Crassier, for all other aspects to be considered. French and English spoken. Programme :

09:00 am Coffee & croissants over registration
09:30 am Compentences and behaviour. Mrs JoAnne Freeman
12:00 h sandwich lunch break and networking
13:00 h Legal aspects of the new responsibility of a board member, by Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger
15:00 h Round table with Women Board Members
16:00 h Cocktails and networking with Women Board Members

Price CHF 350.- per participant, includes manuals, refreshments, certificate of participation, and the list of participants.

Venue : Conference center of the Clinique générale Garcia-St-Anne, 6, rue Hans-Geiler, 1700 Fribourg. Perpendicular with the bd de Pérolles, 5 minutes on foot from the main train station, car parks at the Migros, bd de Pérolles.  
Infos & registration: president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com 

This first module i followed by a second one in the Autumn (cf Geneva Seminar 2008) which will group the various local participants in one venue.   

Are you a freshly started entrepreneur ? Or already well established ? In either case your accountant fills an essential role.
Mr Stéphane Studer, Réviseur Comptable Forgest Sàrl, is pleased to count up a few important elements of a good accountant.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

The new law on the Registry of Commerce - which changes to report ? Mrs Fabienne Lefaux Rodriguez, Substitute at the RC and Member of the Federal Commission of Experts, will detail some elements. - French -

Fabulous business networking opportunity while supporting the Neuchâtel Football Club Xamax : practically all Neuchâtel business will be on the spot for the day. Club for Women Entrepreneurs has reserved its table for 10 participants. The Business Attorney Office of Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Neuchâtel, sponsors an important part of the cost of the luncheon. Please do reserve your participation, CFE members are privileged, and will be recorded on a first come first helped basis.  Price CHF 165.20 for CWE members and Fr. 225.20 for our guests.  Registrations with Mrs Céline Catéchis - Bravo via cell phone number 079 303 00 32.

Mrs Myriam Hoffmann, Première Impression, www.premiere-impression.ch  will give some useful tips how to dresse correctly and the importance of body language. Dr. Patrick Stehle, 1630 Bulle, will separate the wheat from the chaff among the interventions that make you look good.  Members pay CHF 30.-; non members CHF 40.- plus a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- to contribute to the club's infrastructures which enable commercial networking. You will receive a list of participants.

Mr David Veenhuys, will talk about women's abilities and entrepreneurship. He will bring along his book "Women ! Employment and Marketing of Self" which will be for sale at a price of CHF 25.-.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

Clinique de Genolier, www.genolier.net  invites all women active professionally to attend the gourmet lunch it will offer from 12:00 a.m. (nooon) until 3 p.m. in Lake Leman's most beautiful setting and to listen to a talk by Mrs Anouk Heyraud on how to avoid burnout. She works for the 'Centre for the promotion of performance and quality of life at work' which collects research data from the Universities of Geneva and Zurich on this affliction and suggests means of prevention. Furthermore, Professor Dr. Jacques Proust of the 'Centre for Age Prevention', Genolier, will make recommendations on how to preserve your most valuable working capital : your health. Reservation is requested via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com.  - French -

 

Mr Roger Blumenthal of the Collège Romand de PNL à 1226 Thonex, Eduqua certified (afternoon workshop) Price : CHF 120.- for members; CHF 190.-  for non members. Cash payment upon entry. Venue will be communicated in due course.

* Neuro Linguistic Programming

Networking cocktails and conference with Mr Claude-Alain Boillat, Attorney at Law, specialist in business law. This half-hour summary will serve as an introduction to a more detailed workshop programmed for Saturday 27 September 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4.p.m. Members pay CHF 30.-; non members CHF 40.- plus a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- to contribute to the club's infrastructures which enable commercial networking. You will receive a list of participants.

Mrs Catherine Chavassieu relates how she bought up an existing website, renamed it www.ilovegeneva.ch and expanded its reach and Mrs Virginie Gilbert, loan administrator at Fondetec will remind women entrepreneurs that the foundation is here to help entrepreneurs' start-ups . - French -

Aula Uni Mail, rue Emile-Argand 11, 2009 Neuchâtel, from 5p.m. to 8 p.m.: an exceptional round table under the auspices of the Agency for the Promotion of Innovation CTI, the Economic Promotion of Canton Neuchâtel, the Office for Family Policies and Equality, Neuchâtel University, HEG-Arc, Neode and Venturelab. With the participation of Mrs Ingrid Kissling-Näf, Manager of CTI and numerous Neuchâtel women entrepreneurs. Entry free of charge but registration is kindly requested via info@personneldemaison.ch

The Fribourg chapter of CWE invites women entrepreneurs for networking cocktails as from 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant des Halles, www.halles.ch , rue de la Promenade 44, 1630 Bulle. Members pay CHF 30.-; non members CHF 40.- plus a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- to contribute to the club's infrastructures which enable commercial networking. You will receive a list of participants.

 

Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney at Law, Etude ZELLWEGER & Associés in 2000 Neuchâtel  will detail the changes in the law that have come into force in 2008.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking over cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

Mrs Christine Moichon and Mrs Marine Morvan-Lembert,  CWE members and beneficiaries of the prize  "Entrepreneures" of HEC-Arc 2007.   -  French -  

It is repeatedly asserted that there are not enough able and willing female candidates to be nominated to Swiss corporate boards. CWE is convinced of the contrary and proves it by opening a workshop to prepare women entrepreneurs to the responsiblities of Member of the Board of Directors. All essential aspects will be examined, legal, qualifications, skills, etc., etc. Your coaches that day will be Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney, 2000 Neuchâtel for all legal aspects pertaining to the function, and Mrs JoAnne Freeman of SWIM UPSTREAM, www.swimupstream.ch , 1263 Crassier, for all other aspects to be considered. One price fits all, members and non members : CHF 350.00 for the day - all inclusive. French and English. Programme :

09:00 am Coffee & croissants over registration
09:30 am Why accept a seat on the Board of Directors (B.D.) - and why not ? Mrs JoAnne Freeman
10:00 am Legal aspects of a seat on the Board of Directors,
Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger
10:45 am Short break
11:00 am Skills & behaviour of a board member, Mrs JoAnne Freeman
12:00 noon Brown bag lunch and networking
12:45 Swim Upstream's Energizer
01:00 pm Skills and behaviour - continued
02:00 pm Round table with Women Board Members
03:00 pm Cocktails and networking with Women Board Members

Venue : Hôtel Montbrillant, 2, rue de Mntbrillant, 1201 Geneva - straight behind the main railway station CFF.
Information & reservation; president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com  

 

To respond to unanimous demand, CWE will organise a third module entitled" Financial Statement Analysis for Board Members" where all participants of modules I and II will gather in 2009. 

Next year, the workshops will be repeated as follows:
Module I foreseen for Thursday March 5th, 2009 in Geneva and Thursday March 12th 2009 in Neuchâtel; module II foreseen for Thursday 23rd of April, 2009, venue to be determined, and Module III, for May 7th, 2009, venue to be determined. Make a knot in your kerchief !

Mrs Philine Read,co-founding president is pleased  to present the conditions under which she may grant financial help to women who start their own independent professional activity.
At the hotel DuPeyrou, 1, rue DuPeyrou, as from 6 p.m. Welcome drinks, conference, networking during cocktails. Non members CHF  70.-; members CHF  Fr. 30.-; members of the www.career-women.ch platform CHF 40.-

Language : French.

Mr Christophe Fischer, MicroGIS S.A., St-Sulpice, will present the applications of this new tool to women entrepreneurs using the example of SWITCHER. - French -  

Mrs Pauline Gilliéron, Image and Look, Geneva. - French -

 

Non member guests may test the usefulness of the CWE meetings and network for their enterprise by attending the event of their choice : they will be requested to pay a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- per session which is deductable from their membership dues if they decide to adhere.

Luncheon venue : in Geneva, regular features : first Monday of the month at the Swissotel Metropole, 34, quai Général-Guisan, 1203 Genève. Tel. (restaurant) +41 22 318 33 50. Parking facilities Mont-Blanc at the lake side or Rive-Centre at 31 bd Helvétique. Welcoming cocktails as from noon; luncheon presentation at 12:30 sharp; round-table networking from 13:00 h; end of the lunch planned for 14:00 h. The hotel appreciates reservations on the preceding Thursday evening at the latest. Information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com. You may pay cash at the entrance : CHF 65 for guests; CHF 60 for members. Receipt on demand. The hotel reserves the right to modify the price of its meals from time to time.  

Mr J.-P. Vuilleumier, Project leader Finance CTI Startup.
Language: French

Coach	N.B. N.B.: at our 17 October deadline we did not have ten registrations and have decided to postpone this very interesting workshop until next Autumn : the dates are Saturday 25th October and Saturday 15th November 2008.     Mrs Midge Béguin-Austin, MBA, professor at Webster University, Genève, www.webster.ch;www.bsg-online.com/stats/MasterProfessors/Beguin-AustinMidge
Languages	English and French; you can already register with www.capsim.com under industry identity C20388 and pay your use of the software and supports via credit card: price USD 39.99. Advise your coach and she will assign you a team of colleagues : mba@jaysquare.ch
Date	Saturday, November 10, 2007, from 09:30 to 15:00 h.  Registration over coffee & croissants as from 09:00 a.m. Final runs of the programme, conclusion and de-briefing.
Venue	Webster University,  15, route de Collex, 1293 Bellevue. How to find : www.webster.ch Price : CHF 150.- for the two sessions

Mrs Mathilde Ram-Zellweger, Attorney, Neuchâtel, willl guide your steps in debt proceedings which are sometimes, alas, unavoidable. At the hotel DuPeyrou Neuchâtel, starting at 6 p.m. Welcome drink, conference, networking over cocktails only CHF 40.- for non members; Fr. 30.- for members, or 1 event credit.

Language spoken: French.

Mr Didier Baert, Baert & Associés S.à.r.l., Yverdon-les-Bains. - French -

Coach	N.B. N.B.: at our 17 October deadline we did not have ten registrations and have decided to postpone this very interesting workshop to next Autumn : the dates are Saturday 25th October and Saturday 15th November 2008. Mrs Midge Béguin-Austin, MBA, Professor at Webster University, Geneva, www.webster.ch; www.bsg-online.com/stats/MasterProfessors/Beguin-AustinMidge
Languages	French and English; you may register as from now with www.capsim.com under industry identitiy C20388 and pay your use of software and supporting literature via credit card, price USD 39.99. Please advise your coach and she will assign you your working team: mba@jaysquare.ch
Date	Saturday, October 27th 2007, from 09:30 am to 3:00 pm Registration over coffee and croissants as from 09:00 a.m. The first set of simulations will be run on the basis of participants' registrations and their preparations. Pse request registration slip via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com : it contains all pertinent data of this course.
Venue	Webster University, 15, route de Collex, 1293 Bellevue, to find your way, see www.webster.ch.

Mr Stéphane Gmünder, TVA-Conseils, Geneva
Language : French

Presently I am quite decided to found my own company !
- How to finalize my business plan;
- Is my activity sufficiently financed; what type of help is available ?
- What is the best type of legal form of  incorporation ?
- How about social provisions and my trade mark ?
- What type of management to adopt ? ... and many more topics to investigate in order to successfully launch my new activity !

Venue : Zellweger & Associates Law Offices, rue de l'Hôpital 7, downtown 2000 Neuchâtel; timetable : 9 am to 5 pm, registration over coffee and croissants as from 08:30 am. Contribution to the cost : non members CHF 150.-; CWE members CHF 120.- or 4 event credits. Registration : mathildezellweger@vtx.ch

• Nomination of the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2008
• Nomination of the Woman Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2008, the project which accomplishes most encouraging women entrepreneurs in a developing region 
• Briefing of the CAPSTONE seminar "Competition and Strategy" to be held on October 27th and November 10, 2007
• Registrations are possible for this seminar where deciders will be confronted with realistic conditions of competition
• VIP seats at CHF 130.-
• networking from 11.30 am to 2 pm
• listings of participants supplied 
• business introductions galore
• Info & reservations: president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com

Languages: English and French

Free of charge !!!!!! for those that are interested : as from 3 pm a brief introduction to the use of the worldwide server for women entrepreneurs by the conceptor of 'Come See & Go', www.CandGo.com , Mrs Micheline Briclet,  3, rue du Prince, at the Ecole-Club Migros in  room 331, fully equipped with pcs connected to internet. Limited to 16 participants. Infos & reservation : president.cfe-cwe@CandGo.com . 

Mrs Isabel von Fliedner, Attorney with Python Schifferli Peter, Geneva
Language: French

Mr Benoît Gilligman, P&TS in Neuchâtel
Language : French

Mrs Blondine Eya Nchama, founding president A.R., Geneva
Language: French

Mrs Magali Dubosson-Torbay, Ph.D. HES, Geneva
Language: French

Mr. Olivier Baudat, Vérifid S.A., Geneva
Language : French

 

Guests may test the usefulness of the meetings and the Club for Women Entrepreneurs network at three (3) events before deciding to join the CWE membership.

Swiss Business Women's International Trade Conference

"Country Focus: United States of America"

With the kind participation of His Excellency former Ambasssador,

Consul General for Switzerland in New York,

Mr Raymond Lorétan and Mrs Carol de Quay Lorétan

Opening Welcome
Schedule   2:00 p.m.     2:10 p.m.       2:20 p.m.	Monday , March 12, 2007:  Registration from 1:30 p.m.   Opening Welcome   Mr Lane M. Kingstone, OSEC Business Network Switzerland, www.osec.ch   Mrs Misha Nagelmackers-Voinov, Member of Management in charge of Personal Finance                     BANQUE CANTONALE DE GENEVE  www.bcge.ch   His Excellency former Ambassador, Consul General of Switzerland in New York, Mr Raymond Lorétan
Keynote Address
2:30 p.m.	The American Market's Value Proposition Mrs Carol Urban, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Berne
Program Highlights
2:40 p.m.                   3:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m.   3:40 p.m.     3:50 p.m.   4:00 p.m.   4:10 p.m. 4:20 p.m.   4:30 p.m. 4:40   to  6 :00 p-m.	Strategic Decision Making: Empowering Processes for the American Market   Mrs Ally Gunduz, Swiss Trade Commissioner, Swiss Business Hub USA Founder, Swiss American Council of Women www.swissamericanwomen.org  Minimizing Risk: Tools for the American Market Mrs Daniela Krug, Osec Business Network  Switzerland www.osec.ch Protecting Yourself in Litigious America: Legal Essentials Karen Monroe Esq., Siller Wilk LLP, Geneva, www.sillerwilk.com Arbitration, another way to resolve commercial disputes. Mrs Daniela Jobin-Chiabudini, member of the Board of executives,   Geneva Chamber of commerce. www.ccig.ch Coffee Break and Networking  ten minutes - Women Business Angels in the US and in Switzerland Mrs Brigitte Baumann, CEO Go Beyond, Ltd., Zurich  www.go-beyond.biz How Government can become a powerful business facilitator Mrs Philine Read, founding President, Club for Women Entrepreneurs, Geneva www.women-entrepreneurs.ch Enterprise Creation in Switzerland Mrs Aline Yazgi, Deputy Chief Editor PME Magazine/Private Banking, Geneva www.pme.ch Building a Business in the US: the Case Study of Edelbio Cosmetics Mrs Karine J. Wittmer, CEO and founder Kael Cosmetics. Business Challenges and Real Solutions: Winning Strategies for Todays Business Woman Mrs Monica Howden, Howden Resources, President, Swiss American Council of Women. www.swissamericanwomen.org Q & A  - Closing Remarks by Mr Lane M. Kingstone Rubinia DJanes, first DJ-School for women : a brief demonstration by Mrs Mithras N. Leuenberger and DJ Sarina, Basel Speed networking over cocktails

Information and useful contacts in view of exchange of goods and services with the largest economy of the world. Entry free of charge. Conference and cocktails offered by Banque Cantonale de Genève. The speed networking over cocktails ensures all participants will make personal contacts. Information and registration via e-mail : president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com 

Mrs Hélène Koch, independent journalist, Neuchatel. -  French -

Mrs Caroline Schwab, communication person in charge of SME at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation), Geneva
Language: French

Mrs Geneviève Reday-Mulvey, The Geneva Association, Geneva
Language: French

Non member guests may test the usefulness of the CWE meetings and network for their enterprise by attending the event of their choice : they will be requested to pay a 'sesame' of CHF 40.- per session which is deductable from their membership dues if they decide to adhere. 

Luncheon venue : Swissotel Metropole, 34, quai Général-Guisan, 1203 Genève. Tel. (restaurant) +41 22 318 33 50. Parking facilities Mont-Blanc at the lake side or Rive-Centre at 31 bd Helvétique. Welcoming cocktails as from noon; luncheon presentation at 12:30 sharp; round-table networking from 13:00 h; end of the lunch planned for 14:00 h. The hotel appreciates reservations on the preceding Thursday evening at the latest. Information and registration via president.cfe-cwe@candgo.com. You may pay cash at the entrance : CHF 65 for guests; CHF 60 for members. Receipt on demand. The hotel reserves the right to modify the price of its meals from time to time.