2018 International Women's Day Forum

Agenda

Mar 6
Mar 7

Tuesday March 6, 2018

12:00pm to 12:45pm

Luncheon with Issue Discussions at Tables

Join us for a networking luncheon. Attendees will have the option of participating in small group discussions on organized topics, led by plenary speakers and other experts.

Connecting the Dots Between STEM Learning and Societal Impact
While women represent 48% of the total US workforce, they currently hold just 24% of STEM jobs nationwide. For many years, attempts to explain the discrepancy have emphasized social and personal obstacles, such as discrimination and isolation, that women face when they enter or try to advance in male-dominated fields. But the Journal of Psychological Science published research suggesting that it isn't just that young women give up or are excluded from studying science, but instead many opt out because they see STEM careers as 'inhibiting communal goals'.

Drawing on Discovery Education's insights as the leading provider of digital content in K-12 classrooms nationwide, this conversation will explore how connecting STEM learning to societal impact can engage, inspire and empower our next generation of women leaders.

Elizabeth Lipscomb , Vice President Strategic Alliances, Discovery Education

The Correlation of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Women’s Political Empowerment
CIPE's Director for Women's Economic Empowerment will explore the cycle of women's economic and political empowerment. How can women who have had economic success achieve positions of political influence? How can we support women with political influence to enact measures to empower more women economically? Participants will identify at least three main action items during the discussion that could be worked on jointly.

Barbara Broomell, CIPE Director for the Center for Women's Economic Empowerment

Is Your Company Driving Gender Equality in Your Own Advertising?
Companies invest significantly in marketing and advertising and can also advance gender equality in this part of their supply chain. A number of recent initiatives across several industries are accelerating and you're invited to learn more about what P&G and others are doing to create better marketing communications and drive progress toward economic equality for women.

Allison Tummon Kamphuis, Gender Equality & Children's Safe Drinking Water Program Leader, Procter & Gamble

Closing the Gender Digital Divide
What does it mean when close to a billion women in the world aren't “connected"? It means that their opportunities for socioeconomic growth are stunted, while others learn to leverage the power of the internet to learn, get critical health information, participate in e-government initiatives, and grow their networks for diversity and resilience. Several studies have correlated higher internet penetration with higher GDP – but women's lack of access to the internet only creates additional gaps – digital, economic, and societal. Thousands of efforts worldwide have done little to move the needle. Find out why they haven't worked, and how we need to approach this issue with a more comprehensive approach. Your ideas, experiences, and feedback are most welcome as we finalize program details.

Revi Sterling, Director, USAID

Gender Lens and Measuring Impact
Measuring impact is the first step in improving impact. We will explore how to help build more gender inclusive and impactful businesses by talking to customers and staff directly and providing data on social performance, feedback, and behavior in a dynamic, fast, and efficient way.

Esha Mufti, Insights Lead, Acumen

The Ripple Effect: Water and Women's Empowerment
In this discussion, members from the Ipsos and GETF teams will lead a conversation on measuring women's empowerment, including an analysis of the ripple effect between water access and women's empowerment. Drawing from their experience working with USAID and Coca-Cola through the Water and Development Alliance (WADA), Mondelez International, Vital Voices, and others, Ipsos and GETF will highlight their own findings and facilitate a discussion around best practices for cross-sectoral measurement of women's empowerment.

Tori Phillips, Director, Women's Empowerment, Global Environment & Technology Foundation

Demystifying Women’s Business Certification and Its Value
Discuss the various business certifications available, the value of business certification and how to leverage the certification network to increase contracting opportunities in Corporate and Government entity supply chains.

Candace Waterman , Vice President & Chief of Staff, WBENC

Investing in Women’s Leadership: The Promise of the Private Sector

Plan International USA and the PIMCO Foundation's proposed discussion will center on the 'promise of the private sector' as a leader in the space of women's empowerment, leadership, confidence and capacity development. We will touch upon differences between male and female leadership and management characteristics and traits across various professions and positions and how these characteristics impact the performance of businesses and individual women's professional achievements as well as the correlation between success and confidence.

In hopes of a forward-looking dialogue, Plan and the PIMCO Foundation propose to engage the group to solicit ideas, approaches and best practices for interventions that build women's confidence and leadership skills drawing from discussants' experiences with corporate and donor investments in these areas—what works. These include internal leadership programs targeting female employees with the goal of growing the number of women in middle and senior management, and programs for women beneficiaries and partners of corporate-sponsored programs in developing countries and the U.S.

Sue Richiedei, Senior Director, WomenLead Institute at Plan International USA
Sarah Middleton, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Citizenship, PIMCO; Executive Director of the PIMCO Foundation

Impacting Culture Through your Personal Story

Working in a global environment requires transparency. How do we foster a culture that allows us to bring our authentic selves to work as females, especially when this can be seen as a sign of weakness? This discussion will enable us to focus on ways that we can empower women especially in Latin American countries. The discussion will include the impact that can be found through the use of a personal story with specific insights as a result of being a leader in the Latin American marketplace and growing Hispanic population in the US.

Deborah Goldschmied, AVP Human Resources Business Partner, DIRECTV Latin America

The Value of Women in Art

Why is less than 5% of the artwork in permanent collections in the world is made by women? This discussion will be an examination of the underrepresentation of women artists in permanent collections, why that is the case, and how female artists are working to drastically change this paradigm. We will discuss the disparity in the value of collectible artwork by men versus women, and the unique challenges female artists face not only as creators, but as business owners.

Maggie O'Neill, Principal & Chief Creative, SWATCHROOM
Dominique Fierro, Superfierce Artist. Photographer. Activist.

Women and the Art of Negotiation
The jobs or promotions in which women want are increasingly attainable, however, how women approach these pivots in life will determine our rise in the workforce and furthermore how we are compensated for it. The art of negotiation means that you know your value and your not afraid to ask for it, you have something they want and we need to be strategic when we try to go for it. Come and join this group for a robust discussion around how to pivot your career and how not to be afraid to shoot for the stars when asking for what you want.

Anastasia Dellaccio, Director, Community and Career Engagement, Creator Awards, WeWork

How Public-Private Partnerships Can Create Value for Women Entrepreneurs?
Thunderbird School of Global Management's Kellie Kreiser leads a conversation about how cross-sector collaboration can create valuable tools and resources for women entrepreneurs. Partnerships between corporations, non-profits and governments have led to the development of training, investing, and mentoring programs that have changed the lives of women small business owners around the world. We'll discuss how these partnerships begin and what factors make them successful.

Kellie Kreiser, Executive Director of Thunderbird for Good, Thunderbird School of Global Management

What are Governments Around the Globe Doing to Create an Enabling Environment for Women and Integrating Gender?
MCC invests in some of the world's poorest countries and recognizes that gender and social inclusion is essential to succeed in its mission of achieving poverty reduction through economic growth. Since its inception, MCC has provided more than $12 billion in assistance to 29 countries with an expected benefit to 175 million people.

Join MCC's Deputy Vice President for a discussion on how MCC supports governments around the globe to create an enabling environment for women and integrating gender. We are actively seeking your ideas on how we can maximize our impact through partnerships with organizations with a shared vision.

Lona Stoll, Deputy Vice President for Sector Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Engaging Women in the Growing Indian Economy

The U.S.-India Business Council's Vice President and Legal Policy Counsel will discuss efforts to empower women within the dynamic and rapidly expanding India economy. How can efforts to prioritize women's inclusion contribute to economic growth? What role should Government of India initiatives play in supporting women's entrepreneurship? Join this group for a robust discussion on how U.S. and multinational companies can engage on issues of women's economic and financial inclusion in India.

Sumona Guha, Senior Director, U.S.-India Business Council

Wednesday March 7, 2018

2018 International Women's Day Forum

Pricing Details

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Featured Speakers

Agenda

Registration Opens – Networking & Breakfast

Kick-Off Remarks by Co-Hosts

The Power of Earning an Income - Women in the Global Economy

Men as Gender Equality Advocates

Transition Break to Deep Dive Working Sessions

Deep Dive Working Session - Transforming Health for Women and Girls

Deep Dive Working Session - Empowerment in the Supply Chain

Deep Dive Working Session - Inclusion Where it Matters Most: Finance

Transition Break to Hall of Flags

Luncheon with Issue Discussions at Tables

Networking Break

Gender and Power in the Age of #metoo

Women in the Workforce - Breaking Down Barriers for the Jobs of Tomorrow

Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Narrowing Gender Gaps Through Data and Technology

Networking Break

A Global Mindset to Gender Partnerships

Private Sector Engagement with Women’s Economic Empowerment

A Life of Empowerment: Capacity Building for Female Refugees

Reaching Your Leadership Potential

Closing Comments

Networking Reception

Registration Opens – Networking & Breakfast

Welcome Remarks and a Video Message from United States Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan

Gender Innovations in Education and Training

Women, Wealth and Capital

Networking Break

Cracking the Code to Engaging Women and Girls in STEM

When Women do Better, Countries do Better

Closing Comments

Champion Sponsors

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Shape Leaders