March 2019
Hon. Pia Kjaersgaard
President of the Danish Parliament
The Danish Parliament
Kingdom of Denmark
Honourable Speaker Pia Kjaersgaard,
It is our pleasure to inform you that the House of Representatives of Japan and Women Political Leaders (WPL)
– the worldwide network of female politicians – will co-host the
WPL Summit 2019
in
Tokyo on 25-27 June.
It is an honour to extend an invitation to you, as President of Parliament, to
set up a delegation of female
Parliamentarians from your country
to participate in this unique event, which will bring together leading female
politicians from all over the world.
The WPL Summit 2019 immediately precedes the G20 Summit, which Japan is hosting on June 28-29. This timing
gives the WPL Summit an opportunity to have an important impact. Your country is invited to be part of a global
event, highlighting women’s empowerment and potential. In this spirit, the WPL Summit 2019 provides the
forum for exchange on best practices around the globe: of leadership, legislation and political agenda-setting
that creates results.
This is the first WPL Summit to be held in East Asia. Past WPL Summits have each attracted several hundred
female Parliamentarians and other senior politicians to the European Parliament in Brussels; Kigali, Rwanda; the
African Union in Addis Ababa; Mexico City, Mexico; Amman, Jordan; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Vilnius, Lithuania.
Each WPL Summit is a special opportunity to take part in dialogues that reflect the influence of female decision-
makers in today’s world; the WPL Summit 2019 programme includes an outstanding selection of speakers and
interactive discussions.
To confirm the participation of your national delegation of a maximum of three members, please complete and
return the attached registration form by Friday, May 17, 2019. Please send completed registration forms to both
e-mail addresses listed below. Please note that ID cards will not be issued to participants who have not pre-
registered.
Please send completed registration forms to:
House of Representatives Secretariat
E-mail:
http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
WPL Secretariat
E-mail:
http://www.wpleaders.org/
We look forward to welcoming your country’s delegation in Tokyo.
Sincerely yours,
Tadamori Oshima
Speaker, House of Representatives of Japan
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
President, Women Political Leaders