W2WVU - Belgium Schedule 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM CST
Day One: Orientation and Program Review
Welcome to the Women2Women Virtual University – Belgium
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Program Orientation / Special Guest Remarks
Farah Ridane, General Manager, King Baudouin Foundation
Rick Rendon, Founder, Empower Peace
Loredana Farruggia, Public Affairs Assistant, U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium
Featured W2W Alumnae:
Sara Alsharif, W2W 2020
Naomi Kimuena, W2W 2020
Esther Lisamba, W2W 2020
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Belgian Women Making Change
Established Belgian women leaders will share their stories of success and the obstacles that they had to overcome. This moderated discussion will highlight the success of women who are making noticeable advances in their chosen fields and focus on what women are capable of achieving when they use their passion, support system, skills and ambition to reach their goals.
Sana Afouaiz, Founder & Director, Womenpreneur Initiative
Leila Maidane, CEO, BeGreator
Loubna Azghoud, Founder, Women in Tech
5:15 PM – 5:20 PM Wrap-up and prepare for next session
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM CST
Day Two: Leadership Development
The Leader in YOU
Mason West, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
“The Leader in YOU” will focus on defining leadership and will give you a clear vision of what it means to be an effective leader. This workshop will enable you to recognize the different types of leadership and will help you determine your leadership style.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM CST
Day Three: The Art of Negotiation & Difficult Discussions
The Art of Negotiation
Being a skilled negotiator can give you the confidence to ask for what you need and the ability to get the results you want in your community, at work and at home. Learn why negotiation is a core leadership skill and how you can be a better negotiator. You will learn skills and strategies you can put to use right away.
Susan Hackley, Former Managing Director, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School
Thursday, November 4, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM CST
Day Four: Creating bridges between diverse groups
Building Bridges
Cathryn Edelstein, Senior Executive-in-Residence, Emerson College
This session will focus on the tactics and activities that can be utilized to bring diverse groups together to dialogue and foster an atmosphere of better understanding.
Friday, November 5, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM
Day Five: Using Public Speaking as a Skill
The Basics of Public Speaking
Dr. Deion Hawkins, Assistant Professor, Argumentation and Advocacy, Director, Forensics, Emerson College
Understanding how to captivate an audience and educate them about the issues you care about is critical to your success. This workshop will help you build the skills and confidence needed to address any audience.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM CST
Day Six: Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence
Battling the Imposter Syndrome!
Keri Thompson, Senior Lecturer, Emerson College
Imposter Syndrome is a feeling that the majority of people experience at some point in their lives. This is especially common with women and girls across the world. On June 20, 2018, Abigail Abrams wrote in Time Magazine that, “Impostor syndrome—the idea that you’ve only succeeded due to luck, and not because of your talent or qualifications—was first identified in 1978 by psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes. In their paper, they theorized that women were uniquely affected by impostor syndrome.” This workshop tackles the notions of Imposter Phenomenon and Imposter Syndrome and deals with ways to address these feelings. The goal of this session is to help the delegates to understand more about this occurrence and provide them with practical skills and strategies to combat it.