Women Vendors Exhibition Forum 2012 - Programme

6-7 November 2012, Mexico City, Mexico

Day 1 - Tuesday, 6 November
7:00	Registration
8:15	Plenary Opening Addresses
8:45	Signing Ceremony
9:15	Group Photo with Dignitaries
9:45	Coffee
10:00	Keynote Address
10:30	Panel on Procurement Practices
11:30	Breakout Groups: Introduction to Buyer Mentor Groups (BMGs)
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Parallel Sessions
	Breakout Groups: BMGs – Understanding Procurement Processes
15:30	Coffee Break
15:50	Breakout Groups: BMGs – Fostering Linkages
17:00	Plenary: Wrap Up
17:30	Close (and Press Conference)
19 :00-21:00	Gala Dinner (Meliá Mexico Reforma Hotel)

Day 2 - Wednesday, 7 November
9:00	Plenary
	Elements for Success for Women Vendors along the Export Value Chain
10:00	Parallel Sessions
	Buyer/Seller Focus Meetings
	Workshop on Capacity Building, Introduction to ACCESS!, ITC
	Workshop on Supply Chain Management, ITC
11:15	Coffee break
11:30	Parallel Sessions
	Buyer/Seller Focus Meetings
	Workshop on Market Analysis Tools, ITC
	Workshop: Getting Certified as a Woman Business Enterprise, WEConnect International
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Plenary
	New Approaches and Commitments
14:45	Closing Ceremony
15:15	Close (and Press Conference)