Tuesday 4 June
Power Talks: Politics and Economics
Moderated by: Joanna Roper, UK Special Envoy for Gender Equality 10:20 | Erica Zanotti, Manager of Social Programs, Instituto Consulado da Mulher (The Women´s Consulate) > Erica Zanotti dives into a new methodology for women entrepreneurs that mixes…
Power Talks: Information, Education, Advocacy
Moderated by: Hannah Vaughan Jones, News Anchor, CNN 1:35 | Onyinye Anita Edeh, Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, Strong Enough Girls’ Empowerment Initiative > A Nigerian-American public health researcher and girls’ rights advocate, Onyinye…
Power Talks: Partnership
Moderated by: Daniela Ligiero, CEO & Executive Director, Together for Girls 2:50 | Ambassador Mara Marinaki, EU/EEAS Pr. Advisor on Gender/WPS > The European Union is a leading pioneer worldwide to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through…
Power Talks: Progress
Moderated by: Alana Glass, Attorney and Sports Entrepreneur 4:35 | Deborah Birx, MD, Ambassador-at-Large and United States Global AIDS Coordinator > Adolescent girls and young women in Eastern and Southern Africa are up to 14 times more likely to be…
Wednesday 5 June
Power Talks: Gender Equality
Moderated by: Kristin Hetle, Chair of the Board of Directors, Women Deliver 10:20 | Estrella Alcalde, Project Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Pathfinder International > Estrella Alcalde shares the voices of marginalized women from…
Power Talks: Activism
Moderated by: Katherine Holland, Chief Operating Officer, Women Deliver 1:35 | Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen > Under Jacqueline Novogratz’s leadership, Acumen invests in companies and leaders creating new solutions to the problems of…
Power Talks: Personal Stories
Moderated by: Carolyn Miles, CEO and President, Save The Children, USA 2:50 | Innocent Grant, Clinical Officer, COTC Sexual Health Club of Mtwara > As a child, Innocent Grant had a remarkable female role model: his mother, Ndigwako. He shares the story…
Power Talks: Change
Moderated by: Nancy Rosenfeld, Strategic Planning Consultant 4:35 | Caren Grown, Senior Director Gender, World Bank > As a global epidemic, gender-based violence is often seen as intractable. Caren Grown discusses how the World Bank came to recognize…
Thursday 6 June
Power Talks: Health
Moderated by: Yasmine Rouai, Associate Director, Global Health Policy, EMD Serono, Inc. 10:20 | Sona Shah, CEO and Co-founder, Neopenda > Sona Shah shares insights about being a female founder of an early-stage tech startup and highlights some of challenges…
Power Talks: Insights
Moderated by: Jill Sheffield, Founder and Former President, Women Deliver 12:15 | Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman, Activist > Last year, Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman became the first woman to speak publicly about being raped during the Kosovo war – which led…
Power Talks: SRHR
Moderated by: Beth Schlachter, Executive Director, FP2020 1:35 | Anastasia Holoboff, Senior Legal Advisor, Women Enabled International > Worldwide, girls and women with disabilities are regularly excluded from essential services to address gender-based…