Conference Programme

0830-0915hrs
Registration

0830-0920hrs
All to be seated. Last person seated by 0920hrs

0930hrs
Arrival of Guest-of-Honour - Dr Kanwaljit Soin, former NMP; President WINGS

0931-0940hrs
Opening video

0940-1010hrs
Dr Kanwanjit Soin symbollically opening the conference followed by her Keynote speech -
A Work Still in Progress:Gender Issues, Civil Society and Me

1010-1025hrs
Student presentation - ACT I

1025-1040hrs
Joint-Presentation by Ms Pang Kee Tai, Senior Social Worker, Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence (PAVe), Ms Agnes Tan, Student, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Violence within Relationships -Old Stories, New Trends
A status report on Singapore

Scope of Talk:
  1. Update on the Social Phenomenon of Relationship-based Violence in Singapore.
  2. Presenting the data of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic/PAVE Survey on Dating Violence.
  3. Highlighting the vulnerable situation of Foreign Brides in Singapore.
1040-1050hrs
Student Presentation - ACT II

1050-1105hrs
Presentation by Ms Dana Lam, President, AWARE
A World of Difference or an Unwavering Constant?
The fight for gender equality in a globalised Singapore

Scope of Talk:
  1. Challenges of Women Right Advocacy in a Globalised Singaporean Society.
  2. Changing Faces of the Singaporean Woman.
1105-1115hrs
Student presentation - ACT III

1115-1130hrs
Presentation by Ms Nguyen Kim Anh, Vietnam Country Programme Coordinator, Oxfam Quebec (Vietnam)
Understanding Why They Leave:
Trafficked women, foreign brides and the responsibilities of exporting and receiving countries.

Scope of Talk:
  1. An overview of Vietnam as a net exporter of women Globalised Singaporean Society - A socio-economic perspective.
  2. Protecting women, the responsibilities of the exporting and recipient countries.

1135-1245hrs
The 938LIVE Hour - Question and Answer hosted by Daniel Martin of CampusLive programme.
A Woman’s Worth in a Globalised World

1245-1255hrs
Student presentation - ACT IV - "The Choice is Ours".

1155-1310hrs
Presentation of the Certificates to student fundraisers.

1315-1400hrs
Lunch and networking session.

1400hrs
End of "A Woman's Worth" Conference



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