Pictured are from L to R: Prof. Mina Teicher (Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Science Culture and Sport, Israel); Mr. Maxwell Gibson; Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson ( President of the IWF); Hon. Tipzi Livini (Leader of the Opposition and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel); Esther Silver Parker (Vice President Wal-Mart and Past President IWF).

Nassau, Bahamas - Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson has been elected the President of the International Women’s Forum for the term 2009-2011.

The International Women’s Forum is advancing women’s leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world’s most preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement. Through this global organization, IWF members come together across national and international boundaries to share knowledge and ideas, to enrich each other's lives, to provide a network of support and to exert influence. Through the Leadership Foundation, IWF helps prepare future generations of women leaders.