Over 150 women business leaders attended CIPE Pakistan’s Women’s Leadership Conference on June 25 in Lahore, Pakistan. Speakers included Eric Hontz, CIPE Global Program Officer; Despina Pascal, executive director of the women’s business alliance in Romania; and several well-known Pakistani businesswomen. Jehan Ara has nicely described the conference in her blog.

At the conference, the CIPE Business Guide for Women – How to Start a Business was launched. This is a Pakistan-specific guide to starting a business.