Sourcing from Women VendorsVanessa Erogbogbo, Women and Trade Programme Manager, ITC BPW International Congress, Jeju Island, South Korea, 26 May 2014, 1400-1600 pm

Objectives of the Workshop

• Make women business owners aware of opportunities to participate in global value chains

− Global Platform for Action on Sourcing from Women Vendors

− International Trade Centre’s Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum

− Buyer Mentor Groups to build quality, capacity and scalability

• Introduce some of our partners• Inform women of how to benefit from these opportunities

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OverviewAgenda• Welcome by Vanessa Erogbogbo, and Introduction of Speakers

− ITC Women & Trade Programme and the Global Platform on Sourcing from Women Vendors, Vanessa Erogbogbo, ITC Women & Trade Programme Manager

− The UN Global Compact and the Women Empowerment Principles, Lauren Gula, UNGC

− WEConnect International, Virginia Littlejohn, Global Advisor for WEConnect and its initial incubator

− The Role of Trade Support Institutions (TSIs), Maggie Kigozi, Uganda TSI

− The Sustainability Agenda and the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, Tess Mateo, Managing Director, CX Catalysts

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OverviewAgenda• Profile of audience with show of hands

− International leaders

− National leaders of BPW chapters

− BPW national officers

− Women business owners

− Interested women

− Other

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Women in the Global Value Chains

• ITC Women & Trade Programme• Global Platform for Action – 10 Year Initiative Launched in

December 2010 in Chongqing, China• Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum

− Chongqing in 2011

− Mexico City in 2012

− Rwanda in 2014

− Results• Buyer Mentor Groups

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Buyer Mentor Groups

• Coffee in Africa in 2013 and Seattle in 2014

• And Textiles and Garments in London

Buyer Mentor Groups

Further information:Vanessa ErogbogboWomen and Trade Programme Manager

International Trade Centre

erogbogbo@intracen.org

www.intracen.org/womenandtrade

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