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Women in Export Trade Day 2007 - Austrade Helps Women Go Global

On 24 June Austrade held a highly successful Women in Export Trade Day as the lead-in event to the 12th APEC Women Leaders’ Network (WLN) meeting hosted by the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, at Port Douglas from 25-27 June.  The Austrade event, run in partnership with the Australian Government Office for Women, attracted a capacity attendance of 170 and provided an unparalleled occasion for businesswomen to network with experienced Australian exporters, other local businesswomen and international delegates from the APEC region.

The day opened with a keynote address by the Hon De-Anne Kelly MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister For Transport and Regional Services. This was followed by a panel session, chaired by Jenny Mathews, Austrade’s National Manager for Women in Export on the range of export opportunities for women in the APEC region.  The panel  featured New Zealand Minister for Small Business, Women and Commerce, the Hon Lianne Diazel; Tim Harcourt, Austrade’s Chief Economist as well as three successful women exporters Mary Nenke (Australia), Andrina Lever (Canada) and Pacita Juan (the Philippines), who were able to share their insights and experiences about exporting.

Throughout the day, an impressive line-up of Australian experts moderated panels and workshops with successful local exporters and international guests on how to:

• negotiate the practical steps to exporting
• use e-business and online technologies to enhance export success
• develop a business model to export services
• master cross-cultural communication and negotiation

The day culminated in a mini trade show of local Australian exporters with excellent commercial outcomes. Of the 16 Australian businesses exhibiting, 14 of those made export sales to Australian and APEC participants.

Due to the success of the event, it has been recommended that future meetings of the APEC Women Leaders Network include a Women in Export (WIE) Trade Day as part of their program.

The Trade Day was the latest in a series of initiatives undertaken as part of Austrade’s Women in Export program.

Austrade's Jenny Matthews	Women in Export Trade Day Panel

Photos courtesy of Visibility Video and Photography

Publications

Presentations from 12th APEC Women Leaders’ Network (WLN) Women in Export Trade Day
Workshop 1 - Practical Steps to Export	Practical Steps to Export – Malaysia	Patricia Lee, Senior Business Development Manager, Austrade Kuala Lumpur	659KB
Workshop 2 - E-business	Case Study of Cicada Trading	Anne Speed	437KB
	E-business and Exporting Online	Edwin Kuller, E-business Adviser, Austrade Sydney	312KB
	Women Entrepreneurs, e-Business and Exporting	Dr Lorna Wright, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada	87KB
Workshop 4 - Services	Women in Export: Exporting Services	Lloyd Downey, Austrade Sydney	481KB
	Paper - Women in Export: Exporting Services	Dr Nona S. Ricafort PhD, Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education	77KB
	Presentation - Women in Export: Exporting Services	Dr Nona S. Ricafort PhD, Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education	80KB
	Exporting: The Franchise Model	Vicki Prout, Franchise Alliance	192KB
Workshop 5 - Cross Cultural Issues	Navigating the Cultural Landscape	Francine Whiteduck, President, Whiteduck Resources Inc	44KB
	Cross Cultural Communications and how we Navigate the Differences	Mavis Mullins	640KB

• Presentations from the Women in Export Seminar Series 2006
• Women in Export (PDF, 2.66MB) - A Collection of Case Studies of Successful Business Women in Export
• Exporting women shatter glass ceiling - Austrade media release, 24 June 2007

The YWCA International Women's Summit

The YWCA International Women's Summit, held every four years as part of the YWCA World Council, was held in Brisbane in early July. As part of Austrade's Women in Export program, International Business Development Manager, Kirsten Sayers, spoke on 'Leading change through international trade'. Speech is available

'The sisters are exportin' it for themselves'. An article by Tim Harcourt, Austrade's Chief Economist, discussing the trends of women entrepreneurs and the Australian Government's support of women in export.