International Women’s Leadership Conference brings success stories to Hawaii

HONOLULU—Gov. Linda Lingle will host the 7th annual International Women’s Leadership Conference (IWLC) on Tuesday, September 21 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. Top women leaders from seven nations will share their personal and professional stories of success in the hopes of inspiring audience members to move forward with their own hopes and dreams.

The conference traditionally attracts more than 1,000 conference delegates—women, men, and students.

Speakers for the one-day conference include:

• Madame Li Xiaolin, vice-chair, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (China).
• MacDella Cooper, former refugee of the Liberian Civil War and now a humanitarian raising awareness of the plight of Liberian children (Liberia).
• Jin Kyu Robertson, former Korean factory worker who immigrated to the U.S. as a housemaid and worked to become a U.S. Army Major and earned a PhD from Harvard University (Korea and USA).
• Lindsay Phillips, founded SwitchFlops and applied for her first patent while still in high school (USA).
• Pacita Juan, creator of ECHOstore (Environment & Community Hope Organization), which promotes sustainable lifestyles (Philippines).
• Sister Rosemary, Operator of St. Monica’s Tailoring School, which serves refugees including former child soldiers, orphans, AIDS victims and young mothers, many of whom are former sex slaves to the “Lord’s Resistance Army” (Uganda).
• Her Excellency Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister of Women’s Affairs and former Secretary of State of Women’s and Veterans’ Affairs (Cambodia).
• Rhonda Begos, entertainer and advocate for children’s and women’s rights and self-healing as it relates to violations of the mind, body and spirit (USA).
• Dr. Connie Mariano, first Filipino-American to become Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, first female director of the White House Medical Unit and first military woman to be appointed as the White House Physician (USA).

Online conference registration is now available at www.hawaiiwomensconference.com.