Women in the World Brazil Agenda

by The Daily Beast Nov 30, 2012 9:00 PM EST

Newsweek and The Daily Beast will host the first-ever international edition of the Women in the World Summit on Dec. 4 in Brazil, bringing together fascinating women from around the globe. Here, a list of panels and presentations at the event.

3:00pm DOORS OPEN

WELCOME

Nizan Guanaes, Founder and Chairman, Grupo ABC
Tina Brown, Editor in Chief, Newsweek and The Daily Beast

BRAZIL’S TOP COPS: WOMEN TAKE BACK THE STREETS

Major Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, Coordinator of Strategic Programs, Public Security Secretariat, Rio de Janeiro
Major Eliane Nikoluk Scachetti, Commander, 5th Military Police Battalion, Vale do Paraíba, São Paulo State
Moderator: Gloria Maria, Journalist

THE STOLEN DAUGHTER: MARCELA MARTíNEZ’S STORY

Marcela Martínez Sempértegui, Bolivian Attorney and Executive Secretary, MNR Party
Interviewed by: Monica Waldvogel, Journalist

THE BIG BUSINESS OF SLAVERY

Claudia Patricia de Luna Silva Lago, Attorney and President, Elas por Elas Vozes e Ações das Mulheres
Marisela Morales Ibáñez, Former Attorney General, Mexico
Moderator: Monica Waldvogel, Journalist

WOMAN OF THE HOUR: REAR ADM. DALVA MARIA CARVALHO MENDES

Rear Adm. Dalva Maria Carvalho Mendes, Director, Our Lady of Glory Naval Clinic

WAVES OF TRANSFORMATION
Presented by Wella

Raquel Barros, Founder and President, Lua Nova Association
Interviewed by: Xuxa, TV Presenter

A DISPATCH FROM THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION
Presented by Vale

Dalia Ziada, Award-Winning Egyptian Liberal Human Rights Activist and Executive Director, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies

TRAILBLAZER: A CONVERSATION WITH CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State
Interviewed by: Tina Brown, Editor in Chief, Newsweek and The Daily Beast

HITTING THE HIGH NOTES WITH MARIN ALSOP
Presented by Vale

Marin Alsop, Music Director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Interviewed by: Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief and Middle East Regional Editor, Newsweek and The Daily Beast

DONA ANNA: INTREPID IN THE FAVELAS
Presented by Coca-Cola Brazil

Anna Marcondes, Community Leader and Founder, The Community Center of St. Lidia (CEACA)

FEAR IS NOT AN OPTION: AN INTERVIEW WITH DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

Diane von Furstenberg, Co-Chairman and Founder, Diane von Furstenberg Studio L.P.

Interviewed by: Gloria Kalil, Journalist, Businesswoman, and Fashion Consultant

THE PRICE OF JUSTICE: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIA DA PENHA

Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, Anti-Domestic Violence Activist
Interviewed by: Gloria Maria, Journalist

WOMEN OF IMPACT AWARDS
Presented by the Women in the World Foundation

PERFORMANCE BY QUINTETO DE TROMPAS DE HELIÓPOLIS

10:30pm END OF EVENING

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