HerPower 2019: Women’s Voices. Global Impact.

October 15, 2019 | Washington, DC

Foreign Policy’s inaugural global women’s summit brought together leading voices, unsung heroines and innovative trailblazers in international policy and business.

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Her Power 2019: Highlight Reel

Highlighting female change agents, the program explored gender equity as a catalyzing force for stronger democracies, economies and communities. Our sessions featured inspiring stories by high-powered female leaders and provided tangible guideposts for combating the structural barriers that constrain the potential of women and girls around the world.

The summit was co-hosted in partnership with the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) as well as the Inter American Task Force on Women’s Leadership and the International Monetary Fund, bringing together a diverse network of agencies and organizations to advance decisive action and meaningful change for gender parity and women’s leadership. View our photo gallery here.

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Event Details

October 15, 2019 8:15 AM - 2:00 PM

Hall of the Americas, Organization of American States Main Building

200 17th St NW,

Washington, DC, 20006

Speakers

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator (D-NY)

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Kristalina Georgieva

Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Kristalina Georgieva is the Managing Director of the IMF. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Georgieva was CEO of the World Bank from January 2017 to September 2019, during whi...

Kristalina Georgieva is the Managing Director of the IMF. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Georgieva was CEO of the World Bank from January 2017 to September 2019, during which time she also served as Interim President of the World Bank Group for three months. Previously, Ms. Georgieva helped shape the agenda of the European Union. She served as European Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources, overseeing the EU’s €161 billion (US $175bn) budget and 33,000 staff. In that capacity, she was deeply involved in efforts to address the Euro Area debt crisis and the 2015 refugee crisis. Before that, she was Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, managing one of the world’s largest humanitarian aid budgets. Prior to joining the European Commission, Ms. Georgieva worked for 17 years at the World Bank, culminating in her appointment as Vice President and Corporate Secretary in 2008. In this role, she served as the interlocutor between the World Bank Group’s senior management, its Board of Directors, and its shareholder countries. She held a number of other senior positions, including World Bank Director for Sustainable Development, World Bank Director for the Russian Federation, based in Moscow, World Bank Director for Environment, and Director for Environment and Social Development for the East Asia and Pacific Region. She joined the World Bank as an environmental economist in 1993. Ms. Georgieva serves on many international panels including as co-Chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation to climate change, and as co-chair of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing. She has authored and co-authored over 100 publications on environmental and economic policy topics, including textbooks on macro- and microeconomics. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1953, Ms. Georgieva holds a Ph.D in Economic Science and a M.A. in Political Economy and Sociology from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, where she was an Associate Professor between 1977 and 1993. During her academic career, she was visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2010, she was named “European of the Year” and “Commissioner of the Year” by European Voice for her leadership in the EU’s humanitarian response to crises.

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Nadia Murad

Yazidi Human Rights Activist, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2018 and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking

Nadia Murad is a 26-year-old Yazidi woman who advocates on behalf of her community and
survivors of genocide. She was among the thousands of Yazidi women who were abducted...

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Congresswoman, 18th District of Texas

Alejandra Mora Mora

Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)

Mora Mora is a lawyer, jurist, researcher, politician and women's human rights activist. In her 30 years of outstanding professional career, we can find the following highlights...

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Ravi Agrawal

Managing Editor, Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal is the managing editor of Foreign Policy. Before joining FP, Agrawal worked at CNN for more than a decade, including his most recent position as...

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Tarina Ahuja

Activist and advocate

Tarina cares deeply about social justice issues spanning from criminal justice reform to gun control, to environmental issues. She is the head of her school’s GirlUp chapter a...

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Anita Bhatia

Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, UN System Coordination, Sustainability and Partnerships, UN Women

Anita Bhatia is the Assistant Secretary-General for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the Unit...

Anita Bhatia is the Assistant Secretary-General for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Ms. Bhatia has had a distinguished career at The World Bank Group, serving in various senior leadership and management positions, both at Headquarters and in the field. She brings extensive experience in the area of strategic partnerships, resource mobilization and management. Ms. Bhatia has served for several years as Director of Global Partnerships for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of The World Bank Group. She developed and expanded innovative partnerships with public and private sector partners to support IFC strategy in key areas, including fragile and conflict-affected states, gender equality, financial inclusion, support to women-owned businesses and other priorities critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition, she has served as Director of Development Partner Relations for the World Bank in which she led efforts to ensure strategic alignment between institutional priorities and resource mobilization across the World Bank Group. In various positions she focused on enhancing sustainability, institutional effectiveness and impact through strategic partnerships. As Head of IFC’s Latin America Advisory Operations, based in Lima and La Paz, she successfully grew the Corporation’s reach and impact in the region. As Director of Partnerships and Advisory Operations, she oversaw financial management, risk management, portfolio management, knowledge management and learning for Advisory Services across the globe. She has led diverse teams, including as Global Head of Knowledge Management, Head of Business Process Improvement and Head of Change Management. In addition to Latin America, she has worked in Africa, Europe, Central Asia and South and East Asia. Ms. Bhatia holds a BA in History from Calcutta University, an MA in Political Science from Yale University and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.

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Swati Bhise

Writer, Director and Producer of THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI and CEO of Cayenne Pepper Productions

Swati Bhise has had a career over the last 30 years in the creative arts spanning Indian classical arts, media talk shows, arts in education, choreography and film production. S...

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Allison Carlson

Managing Director, FP Analytics

Allison oversees all global research and analysis. She counsels clients on current and prospective market, policy, and security developments with a focus on emerging trends, sce...

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Karen Clark Cole

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Blink

Karen is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Blink, and is primarily focused on growth, strategic planning and culture. Blink is a User Experience (UX) research ...

Karen is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Blink, and is primarily focused on growth, strategic planning and culture. Blink is a User Experience (UX) research and design firm, founded in 2000, that works with great companies to create meaningful digital products, brands, and experiences. With five studios in Austin, Boston, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle, Blink brings two decades of experience using our evidence-driven design process to projects for major clients such as Amazon, Microsoft, NASA, Oculus, Starbucks and USAA. Karen began her career studying Fine Arts in Vancouver, BC at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She holds a degree in Art History & Visual Arts from the University of Victoria and is a graduate of the Information Technology & Multimedia program from Capilano University, Vancouver. Karen also started a Ph.D. program in Values Driven Leadership at the Benedictine University in 2015. Through her work at Blink, Karen was a winner of the 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year award and she was a finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in 2015. In 2016 Blink was listed on Forbes Magazine’s Best 25 Small Companies in America list. Blink won the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies award in 2015 and 2012, Seattle Business Magazine’s Tech Impact Silver Award in 2015, The Women President’s Organization’s 50 Fastest-Growing Women Led Companies Worldwide award in 2014, and was listed on Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America list in 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Karen writes a column for Forbes.com on the Entrepreneurs channel, has been written about in Inc. Magazine, Puget Sound Business Journal, Geekwire Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. She was also featured in a small business commercial for Metlife which aired internationally. Karen is an active member of the Small Giants Community, and the International Leadership Association (ILA), and in June 2019 spoke on the keynote panel at their global Women’s conference. Karen is currently the Executive Director and President of the Board for the nonprofit organization she founded in early 2014, Girls Can Do. Girls Can Do is an event series for girls with the mission to inspire a generation of Possibility Thinkers and ignite a vision for Equal Opportunity. Karen has been featured on many radio and podcast interviews. In August 2019 she was interviewed on Patricia Kathleen Talks with Female Entrepreneurs Podcast, and in the same month, Startup Grind San Diego & Fresh Brewed Tech “Tacos & Tech” Podcast. In September, 2019 she aired on the About Money - Radio Show. In 2017, Karen was interviewed on the Sirius radio show called Mind Your Business, powered by the Wharton School of Business. Karen lives in Seattle, Washington, and was born and raised in Victoria, Canada. She loves to run, garden, downhill ski, kitesurf, and hang out with her amazing daughter. You can read Karen’s full LinkedIn bio and follow her on Twitter @karenclarkcole

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Era Dabla-Norris

Division Chief, Asia Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund

Era Dabla-Norris is a Division Chief in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department. She is currently working on issues pertaining to structural reforms and productivity, income inequ...

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Stacey Dion

Managing Director and Head of Global Government Affairs, The Carlyle Group

Stacey Dion serves as a Managing Director and Head of Global Government Affairs. She is based in Washington, DC. Ms. Dion leads Carlyle’s global government relations a...

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Laura Julia Fleischmann

Activist and Teen Advisor, Girl Up

Laura Julia Fleischmann is a 15-year-old student activist and organizer living in the DC area. In 2017, she joined Girl Up, which is a United Nations Foundation Initiative that ...

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Nicole Gaouette

National Security Reporter, CNN

Nicole Gaouette is a national security reporter for CNN Politics. She comes to CNN after spending seven years at Bloomberg News as a State Depar...

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Kathryn Kaufman

Managing Director, Global Women's Issues, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Kathryn C. Kaufman has built a career serving both the public and private sectors, with a focus on pursuing how governments can support private industry to spur economic growth ...

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Suzan Kereere

Global Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring, Visa Inc.

Suzan heads the Global Merchant Sales & Acquiring organization at Visa. She is responsible for helping Visa’s merchant and acquiring clients grow by being their preferred ...

Suzan heads the Global Merchant Sales & Acquiring organization at Visa. She is responsible for helping Visa’s merchant and acquiring clients grow by being their preferred partner to enable secure, digital commerce for current and future generations of buyers and sellers. Suzan’s remit spans Visa’s merchant acquiring partners around the world, giving her a truly global view of the business and her team. Suzan has built her career in the Payments industry across a spectrum of disciplines including finance, global operations, servicing and business development. She has managed both business-tobusiness and consumer segments to drive topline growth and profitability. She has also lead global businesses & teams in Europe, Australia, Asia & North America. She has brought her passion for people and cultivating diverse talent to all her positions. Her track record as a business leader is reflected in the breadth of her roles. At American Express, she managed relationships with Fortune 100 merchants where she negotiated complex commercial agreements that launched innovative technologies including reward points as currency and multibillion dollar business-to-business growth partnerships. As the head of the Global Network organization, she also led the strategy & execution of their migration to EMV and launch of contactless payments. Most recently, Suzan led the Europe Merchant Sales & Acquiring team at Visa where she was responsible for the growth strategies and innovation with Europe’s top merchants and acquirers. Suzan holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from Tufts University. She serves as a non-executive Director on the board of Grange Insurance Company, a Columbus, OH based Mutual company. Suzan has also served on the board of several non-profits, including the National Retail Federation Foundation, the US Travel Association, the American Red Cross (NY Chapter) and the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund. Suzan lives in London with her husband and two daughters.

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Unami Jeremiah

Blogger, Afroversations

Unami Jeremiah is highly motivated to deliver for women and girls’ empowerment as a writer, speaker, convenor and has been a grassroots advocate for Gender equality for the pa...

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Diana Marrero

Vice President, Strategic Development, Foreign Policy Magazine

Diana Marrero is Vice President of Strategic Development at Foreign Policy Magazine, where she works with a wide range of global partners on events, analytics projects, podcas...

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Ann McDaniel

CEO, Foreign Policy

Ann McDaniel is a longtime journalist and media business executive. She began her career as a reporter at the Dallas Times Herald in 1977 and move...

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Aditi Mohapatra

Director, Women's Empowerment, Business for Social Responsibility

Aditi works with BSR members across sectors to help them improve and advance their sustainability strategies. She leads BSR’s global portfolio o...

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Susanna Mudge

CEO, Chemonics International

President and Chief Executive Officer Susanna Mudge came to Chemonics in 1992 and has served the company in many key leadership roles, including a...

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Sarah O'Hagan

Chair of the Board of Directors, Fuller Project for International Reporting

Sarah O’Hagan is an independent journalist and non-profit board leader, advising leading organizations in the sectors of international humanitarian relief, education and the m...

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Morgan Ortagus

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPOKESPERSON

Morgan Ortagus was sworn in as U.S. State Department Spokesperson on April 3, 2019. Ms. Ortagus, a seasoned foreign policy professional and an active U.S. Naval Reserve Officer,...

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Tania Pariona

Former Congresswoman, Peru

Tania Pariona is a former Peruvian congresswoman, founder of the International Alliance of Indigenous Women Parliamentarians. She is a social worker, Quechua leader and human ri...

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Mónica Ramírez

Founder and President of Justice for Migrant Women

Mónica Ramírez is a long-time advocate, organizer, and attorney fighting to eliminate gender-based violence and promote gender equity. In 2003, Món...

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Liz Schrayer

President & CEO, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)

Liz Schrayer serves as President & CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), a broad based coalition of over 500 businesses and NGOs that advocates for strong U.S...

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Rita Claverie de Sciolli

Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the Organization of American States

Lawyer and Notary of the Republic of Guatemala, graduated from Francisco Marroquín University in 1983. Ambassador Claverie de Sciolli completed p...

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Esther Pan Sloane

Head of Partnerships, Policy and Communications, UNCDF

Esther Pan Sloane, a U.S. national, joined UNCDF as the Head of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications in October 2016. Prior to joining UNCDF, Esther was a U.S. dip...

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Alexandra Solomon

Senior Research Analyst for Ethics and Human Rights, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

As the Senior Research Analyst for Ethics and Human Rights, Alexandra (Allie) Solomon is responsible for shaping and managing the Foundation’s research on the ethical and huma...

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Flavia Tello

Coordinator, Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership

Jonathan Tepperman

Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy

Jonathan Tepperman is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy and the author of The Fix: How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World’s Worst Problems. Befor...

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Stephanie von Friedeburg

Chief Operating Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group

As the Chief Operating Officer for IFC, Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg leads all IFC investment operations and advisory services, delivering private sector capital and solutions t...

As the Chief Operating Officer for IFC, Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg leads all IFC investment operations and advisory services, delivering private sector capital and solutions to create jobs, positive development outcomes, and opportunities in the world’s poorest and most fragile countries. In addition to overseeing new business, she manages IFC’s $55 billion debt and equity portfolio across 104 offices. Ms. von Friedeburg began her World Bank Group career at IFC, spending more than two decades in IFC investment operations where she developed strong regional expertise in Africa and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in numerous industry sectors, including telecom, media, general manufacturing, and technology. With extensive experience in business development, transaction execution, and portfolio management, Ms. von Friedeburg has helped deliver significant private sector impact in emerging markets, including the growth of mobile throughout the developing world and IFC’s first large financings in Russia and Eastern Europe in the post-Soviet era. Most recently, Ms. von Friedeburg served as IFC’s Chief Strategy and Resources Officer, where she led the development of IFC’s new strategy and aligned the organization’s resources in support of it. Prior to this, leveraging her more than ten years of experience investing in telecom and IT start-ups in emerging markets, she served as the World Bank Group Chief Information Officer, fundamentally transforming the IT organization to equip the World Bank Group to fight poverty in the 21st century. Ms. von Friedeburg is an advocate for the advancement of women and a champion of diversity and inclusion, serving as Co-Chair of IFC‘s Diversity & Inclusion Council, and founding women’s networks at two international finance institutions. Ms. von Friedeburg holds a seat on the Global Business Initiative External Advisory Board for Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, as well as on the CIO Advisory Board for Greylock Partners. She is Director Emeritus of the Board of the Bank Fund Staff Federal Credit Union. In addition to an MBA from the Wharton School, Ms. von Friedeburg holds a Master of Arts from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

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Mentors

Paloma Adams-Allen

President and CEO, Inter-American Foundation

Cristina Antelo

Founding Principal, Ferox Strategies

Jenna Ben-Yehuda

President and CEO, Truman Center for National Policy and Truman National Security Project

Edith Chapin

Vice President and Executive Editor, NPR News

Joie Chen

Award-Winning Reporter and Director of Medill Programs, Northwestern University

Caroline Codsi

Founder, Women in Governance

Stephanie Oueda Cruz

Head of Gender and Diversity and Inclusion at IDB Invest

Mieke Eoyang

Vice President, National Security Program, Third Way

Sampriti Ganguli

CEO, Arabella Advisors

Ximena Hartsock

Co-Founder and President, Phone2Action

H.E. Mathilde Mukantabana

Ambassador to the U.S., Republic of Rwanda

Rachel McCaffrey

Vice President for Membership and Chapters, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and Executive Director, Women in Defense (WID)

H.E. Roya Rahmani

Ambassador from Afghanistan

Nicole Sawran

Program Strategy Lead, Pivotal Ventures

Lora Shiao

Executive Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Sita Sonty

Vice President for International Business, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)

Zuraya Tapia-Hadley

Manager of Public Policy, Facebook

Alisha Todd

Director General of ParlAmericas

Susannah Wellford

President and Founder, Running Start

Erica Clayton Wright

Acting Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor

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Gwen Young

Managing Director, Global Emergency Response Coalition and Distinguished Fellow in Women's Leadership, Wilson Center

Agenda

8:00 AM

Arrivals, Breakfast & Networking

8:45 AM

Welcome & Framing the Day

Ann McDaniel, CEO, Foreign Policy

Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)

8:50 AM

Get Local - Leading Transformational Change from the Ground to the World Stage

Mónica Ramírez, Founder and President of Justice for Migrant Women

9:05 AM

Fireside Chat with Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson, U.S Department of State

Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson, U.S Department of State

Moderator: Ann McDaniel, CEO, Foreign Policy

9:20 AM

Her Power: FP Report Launch

We’ll share a sneak peek at our flagship Her Power research project: A new FP Analytics Special Report takes an in-depth look at how women are faring in foreign-policy-focused US government agencies. The analysis provides a consolidated review of gender distribution, professional opportunities, and representation in leadership. The data is brought to life and enriched by interviews and focus groups with current and former USG employees shedding light on both remaining challenges and paths forward.

Allison Carlson, Managing Director, FP Analytics

9:30 AM

Panel 1: More Inclusive Policymaking for More Inclusive Policy

A panel of leading women policy makers and leaders in international relations will address the state of women in government and efforts underway to promote women’s political participation and transformative leadership - from a structural and policy point of view and in terms of grassroots engagement and capacity-building.

Anita Bhatia, Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, UN System Coordination, Sustainability and Partnerships, UN Women

Stacey Dion, Managing Director of Global Government Affairs, Carlyle Group

Liz Schrayer, President & CEO, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)

Tania Pariona, Former Congresswoman, Peru

Moderator: Nicole Gaouette, National Security Reporter, CNN

10:05 AM

Coffee Break

10:20 AM

Panel 2: Inclusive Finance & Women's Economic Empowerment

This session will explore inclusive finance and other strategies for women’s economic empowerment as a catalyst for poverty alleviation and key to achieving sustainable development. Globally, economic empowerment is also fundamental to securing women’s political and civil rights and therefore crucial to realizing the benefits of gender equity. Our panel will discuss promising efforts underway to unlock capital for women entrepreneurs and break down other barriers to women’s economic empowerment.

Era Dabla-Norris, Division Chief, Asia Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund

Suzan Kereere, Global Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring, Visa

Esther Pan Sloane, Head of Partnerships, Policy and Communications, UN Capital Development Fund

Stephanie von Friedeburg, Chief Operating Officer, IFC, World Bank

Moderator: Jonathan Tepperman, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy

11:00 AM

Taking the Lead: Q&A with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D-NY)

Moderator: Jonathan Tepperman, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy

11:25 AM

Fireside Chat with Nadia Murad

Nadia Murad, Yazidi Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in conversation with Sarah O'Hagan, Chair of the Board of Directors, Fuller Project for International Reporting

Nadia Murad, Yazidi Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Moderator: Sarah O'Hagan, Chair of the Board of Directors, Fuller Project for International Reporting

11:50 AM

Talent & Career Pipelines: Fostering Mentorship for Women by Women

Spotlight on the Inter-American Taskforce of Women and their efforts to cultivate a mentorship culture and introduction of our “mentors’ luncheon” program.

Diana Marrero, VP, Strategic Development, Foreign Policy

Flavia Tello, Coordinator, Inter-American Task Force on Women's Leadership

11:55 AM

Lunch

Lunch table discussions to share inspirational stories, leadership efforts and lessons learned from the front lines of the fight for gender equity. Each table conversation will be led by a designated mentor representing leading women from a cross section of fields and issue areas.

Paloma Adams-Allen, President and CEO, Inter-American Foundation

Cristina Antelo, Founding Principal, Ferox Strategies

Jenna Ben-Yehuda, President and CEO, Truman Center for National Policy and Truman National Security Project

Edith Chapin, Vice President and Executive Editor, NPR News

Joie Chen, Award-Winning Reporter and Director of Medill Programs, Northwestern University

Caroline Codsi, Founder, Women in Governance

Stephanie Oueda Cruz, Head of Gender and Diversity and Inclusion at IDB Invest

Mieke Eoyang, Vice President, National Security Program, Third Way

Sampriti Ganguli, CEO, Arabella Advisors

Ximena Hartsock, Co-Founder and President, Phone2Action

Rachel McCaffrey, Vice President for Membership and Chapters, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and Executive Director, Women in Defense (WID)

H.E. Mathilde Mukantabana, Ambassador to the U.S., Republic of Rwanda

H.E. Roya Rahmani, Ambassador from Afghanistan

Nicole Sawran, Program Strategy Lead, Pivotal Ventures

Lora Shiao, Executive Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Sita Sonty, Vice President for International Business, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)

Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, Manager of Public Policy, Facebook

Alisha Todd, Director General of ParlAmericas

Susannah Wellford, President and Founder, Running Start

Erica Clayton Wright, Acting Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor

Gwen K. Young, Managing Director, Global Emergency Response Coalition and Distinguished Fellow in Women's Leadership, Wilson Center

1:00 PM

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Movie preview and Q&A with Swati Bhise, Writer, Director and Producer of THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI and CEO of Cayenne Pepper Productions

Swati Bhise, Writer, Director and Producer of THE WARRIOR QUEEN OF JHANSI and CEO of Cayenne Pepper Productions

Moderator: Ravi Agrawal, Managing Editor, Foreign Policy

1:15 PM

Remarks by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

1:20 PM

Panel 3: Women as Change Agents – Building More Inclusive Industries

This session will examine the positive impact of women across traditionally male- dominated industries. What factors facilitate women’s access into those sectors and how does gender parity affect the organizational performance and societal benefits of those businesses?

Kathryn Kaufman, Managing Director for Global Women's Initiatives, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Aditi Mohapatra, Director, Women’s Empowerment, Business for Social Responsibility

Susanna Mudge, CEO, Chemonics

Alexandra Solomon, Senior Research Analyst, Ethics and Human Rights, Foundation for a Smokefree World

Moderator: Ravi Agrawal, Managing Editor, Foreign Policy

1:45 PM

Lightning Talks: The Future Will Be Empowered

Three lightning talks presented by young women activists who are making their voices heard in their communities and are driving momentum for change on key global challenges.

Tarina Ahuja, Activist and Co-Founder of Young Khalsa Girls

Karen Clark Cole, CEO, Blink

Laura Julia Fleischmann, Young Activist and Girl Up Teen Advisor

Unami Jeremiah, Blogger, Afroversations

Kathryn Salam, Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy

2:00 PM

Concluding Remarks

The Summit will conclude with a brief review of some of the main takeaways and insights from the day’s discussions, along with a look ahead, pointing at practical strategies and chair’s statement to achieve meaningful progress on gender equity and the promotion of women’s leadership and empowerment in politics, business and civil society.

H.E. Rita Claverie de Sciolli, Chair of the Permanent Council, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the OAS

2:10 PM

Adjourn

The Following Programming is Per Invitation Only

3:00 PM-3:45 PM

Women, Work, and Leadership

One-on-One Conversation with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, moderated by Ravi Agrawal, Managing Editor of Foreign Policy Magazine.

Venue:

IMF Headquarters

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Moderator: Ravi Agrawal, Managing Editor, Foreign Policy

4:00 PM-4:45 PM

IMF Inspired

Generation Z - Finding its Voice, Opening Remarks by Kristalina Georgieva, 1:1 with Sabina Bhatia, Deputy Secretary, IMF & Natasha Mwansa, a leading advocate for youth and women in Africa.

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Sabina Bhatia, Deputy Secretary, IMF

Natasha Mwansa, Leading advocate for youth and women in Africa.

4:45 PM-5:30 PM

Networking Reception

For more information, contact Diana Marrero, Vice President of Strategic Development or Susan Sadigova, Director of Strategic Development.

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