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Whelan is also known as a vocal advocate for women in business. This past April, she announced
Seafair Capital's target to spend 25% of its discretionary spending with women-owned suppliers. The
company's newly formed diversity spend program will use the Supplier Diversity NL online database
(http://supplierdiversitynl.com/), created by the Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women
Entrepreneurs (NLOWE), to connect with women-owned businesses.
APEC Women and the Economy Forum 2016 will host approximately 450 delegates from the 21
APEC economies, coming from the public and private sectors, academe, and civil society.
Recommendations arising out of this forum will be considered by the Ministers/Heads of Delegation to
the High Level Policy Dialogue on Women and the Economy, for incorporation in the APEC Women and
the Economy Statement.