Power. Progress. Change.
3-6 June 2019 • Vancouver, Canada
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Wednesday 5 June

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Stepping Up the Fight with Women and Girls to End AIDS

Organized by: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria This interactive lunchtime session aims to shine a light on the importance of investing in the health of adolescent girls and young women, and showcase the work of the Global Fund…

Speakers
Peter Sands Loyce Maturu Sibulele Sibaca Hon. Diane Gashumba Amy Baker Dr. Angeli Achrekar Angie Rozas
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Investing in Girls and Women: How Technology Can Ensure a New Generation of Leaders Be Heard

Organized by: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) Increasing agency and leadership amongst young women starts with listening to them. Amy Haddad, Assistant Secretary & Principal Gender Specialist for the Australian Department of Foreign…

Speakers
Amy Haddad Jess Posner Odede Casey Harden
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Women Leaders in Power: Rising to 50x50

Organized by: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland This expert roundtable seeks to bring together representatives from different countries and international agencies to identify actions and opportunities for cooperation to accelerate female leadership…

Speakers
Hina Jilani Gwen K. Young Nahla Valji Raquel Lagunas Elina Kalkku
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Data for Health: Strengthening Systems and Communities

Organized by: Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation will host a panel discussion of community health advocates, global health leaders, and health systems experts to discuss the potential of data science to link communities to primary health…

Speakers
Dr. Naveen Rao Molly Canty Dr. Githinji Gitahi Hon. Ummy Ally Mwalimu Dr. Sema Sgaier
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

What Works in Ending Child Marriage? Experiences From the Field and a Call to Action

Organized by: World Vision International and Girls Not Brides Four panelists will speak and answer questions on multi-sectoral approaches to tackling child marriage: two young women from Bangladesh and Mozambique participating in various empowerment…

Speakers
Mabel van Oranje Carmelia Matavel Arpanah Rongong Shakila Zareen
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Neglected Tropical Diseases, The Missing Thread

Organized by: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Are you looking for creative ways to increase your reach and deliver more? Let’s face it, money is tough to come by nowadays. When we have limited resources, how do we maximize the…

Speakers
Joannie Bewa Madame Sika Bella Kaboré Dr. Mwele Malacela Sarah Achieng Opendi Natasha Mwansa
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Indigenous Midwifery - Decolonizing Health Care in Indigenous Communities and Midwifery Education for Indigenous Midwives

Organized by: Save the Children Canada Indigenous midwives are challenging and decolonizing the health care and education systems to provide culturally-safe health care and education opportunities that promote respect and self-determination. This session…

Speakers
Carol Couchie Claire Dion Fletcher Conrad Prince Nathalie Pambrun
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Re-Thinking Women’s Health: Gender-Based Innovative Science for Integrated Health Systems

Organized by: PRE-EMPT, University of British Columbia Join us to re-appraise the global community’s approach to women’s health through a gendered lens. We will discuss critical women’s health issues, such as cervical cancer, pre-eclampsia, quality…

Speakers
Marleen Temmerman Katherine Semrau France Donnay Peter von Dadelszen Myra Betron Gina Ogilvie Nandita Palshetkar
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Family Planning: A Smart Investment for Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development

Organized by: Population Foundation of India Family planning is a critical element of reproductive health, economic development and women’s empowerment, it’s the best value for money (Post-2015 Consensus), and a primary driver for achieving SGDs.…

Speakers
Poonam Muttreja Vandana Gurnani Professor Rajiv Gowda Lalitha Kumaramangalam Sanjay Kumar Mangal Pandey
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

The Adolescent Girl Journey: Her Body. Her Power.

Organized by: Plan International An interactive session, organized by Plan International along with FrontLine Aids and SheDecides, that will amplify and promote young people’s voices, and share these organizations’ experiences in addressing the barriers…

Speakers
Caroline Riseboro Sonam Yangdem Georgina Gwynneth Wong Amy
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

How She Leads: Past, Present, and Future

Organized by: Nutrition International Nutrition International will bring together a lifelong activist and upcoming women leaders, to will explore the barriers to change, what it takes to overcome them and how we build on the past to shape the future.…

Speakers
Joel Spicer Vivian Onano Dr. Edna Adan Ismail Jane Napais Lankisa Anayat Sidhu Nabeela Iqbal
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Can You Hear Me Now? What Does It Take to Improve the Health of Women and Girls?

Organized by: FHI 360 This event will feature the launch of the new PrEP4Youth videos, featuring actors from MTV Shuga: Down South telling adolescent girls and young women about the power of PrEP as a new HIV prevention option. Panelists will engage…

Speakers
Femi Oke Georgia Arnold Tosin Akibu Angélique Kidjo Elmari Briedenhann Ambassador Deborah Birx Aurelia Naa Adjeley Sowah-Mensah
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm PST

Advancing Women in the Workplace, Today and in the Future: The Power of Parity

Organized by: McKinsey Global Institute and UN Foundation Five years ago, a McKinsey report found that countries could add $12 trillion to GDP by 2025 by advancing women’s equality on both social and economic indicators. This significant opportunity…

Speakers
Raj Kumar Kweilin Ellingrud Zulima Espinel Elizabeth Vazquez Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta Carolyn Tastad Sarah Hendriks
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Concurrent
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST

ICPD: As Relevant Today as Ever — Join the Movement!

Organized by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Recognizing that the ICPD would not exist without advocacy from the ground, particularly by women’s groups, this event joins activists of '94…

Speakers
Dr. Natalia Kanem OluTimehin Adegbeye Jayathma Wickramanayake Carmen Barroso, PhD Mamello Makhele Lewis Emmerton Kate Gilmore +2
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Listen to Women: Thriving Before, During, and After Pregnancy

Organized by: Jhpiego, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, White Ribbon Alliance, World Health Organization Listening to women about how they experience pregnancy and childbirth shows that “good maternal health” does not mean simply…

Speakers
Affette McCaw-Binns Dr. Ian Askew Marleen Temmerman Angelina Spicer Emily Chartrand-Hudson
Category
Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

In With the New: Diversifying the STEM Pipeline

Organized by: Grand Challenges, MIT Solve, Skoll Foundation From AI to big data, the trends of tomorrow are being shaped by those in STEM careers today. Yet women and other underrepresented groups are often excluded due to structural barriers and unconscious…

Speakers
Doreen Kessy Heather Beem Samantha Williams Brittany Boettcher
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Women’s Economic Empowerment in Humanitarian Settings

Organized by: International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, World Food Programme Initiatives to increase women’s economic empowerment are predominantly designed for stable contexts, and skepticism persists that women’s economic empowerment is either…

Speakers
Sarah Gordon-Gibson Jenny Casswell Daphne Jayasinghe Aryan Yaba Eva Oberg
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Energy and Water: Essential Ingredients for Women's Equality and Achieving the SDGs

Organized by: WaterAid, Sustainable Energy for All Energy and water are essential to lives and livelihoods. From the negative health impacts of cooking over traditional fuels to valuable time spent collecting water, lack of access to clean energy and…

Speakers
Abdul-Nashiru Mohammed Rebecca Fries Leakhena Saroeurn Sheila Oparaocha Gabrielle Fitzgerald
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Harnessing the Creative Community to Change Gender Norms

Organized by: Global Press Institute, Lisa Russell Films/Create 2030, RNW Media "Artivists" are artists and activists representing the creative community who leverage their role as guardians of culture to affect social change. Artivists challenge gender…

Speakers
Kaila Mullady Yafreici Lisa	Russell Ali Rizvi
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

Measuring What Is Hidden: Amplifying Community Voices and Closing Digital Gender Gaps

Organized by: Data2X, Groots, Guttmacher Institute Innovative data approaches promote inclusion by measuring what is often hidden or by amplifying community voices in ways that are missing from official statistics. This session will showcase three innovative…

Speakers
Taylor Riley Jihad Zahir Claire Sibthorpe Fridah Githuku Emily Courey Pryor
Category
Concurrent

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