Silent Disco

Let’s dance! Youth Zone guests are invited to participate in an immersive dance experience using noise-cancelling headphones. Space is limited while headphone supplies last.

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. In an opening address, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail (former foreign minister of the autonomous Somaliland region in northwest Somalia and Founder and Director of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital and University) will share what she has learned over her lifetime advocating on behalf of women, and women’s health and nutrition. Vivian Onano (social entrepreneur and humanitarian) will then moderate a panel of young leaders for nutrition, to discuss how we mobilize the youth of today to shape the world they want to live in, a world where every girl – no matter where she is – can thrive in all aspects of life.

State of the World’s Fathers 2019: Accelerating Global Progress on Men’s Caregiving

Organized by: Unilever

Join the launch of State of the World’s Fathers, a globally recognized, biennial report and advocacy platform produced by Promundo on behalf of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign. The report aims to change power structures, policies, and social norms around care work and to advance gender equality. The 2019 report, sponsored by Unilever, will reveal new data and analysis from over 40 countries.

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 discusses their work, partnerships, and the policy leadership needed to expand access to Indigenous midwifery.

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 in a dynamic conversation about the role of mentoring and meaningful engagement in helping adolescent girls and young women gain the knowledge, skills and agency they need to improve their sexual and reproductive health and stay HIV free. When adolescent girls and young women are healthy, educated and meaningfully engaged, they have the power to transform their communities.

PANEL: Female Filmmakers: Above the Line

Although women account for 51% of movie-goers, of the top 100 grossing films of 2018, only 6% had women directors and only 15% had women screenwriters. Hear from female filmmakers who have overcome gender barriers in the film industry and gone on to create impactful work on gender equity.

The Why, How, and What Now of Youth Leadership in SRHR: Findings from the YIELD Project

Organized by: The YIELD Project, guided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Summit Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The global surge in young people’s participation and leadership in sexual and reproductive health initiatives is catalyzing greater impact and generating new learning. What do we know about how to engage young people as participants and leaders - and what is needed to move these important efforts forward?

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 Affairs and Trade, Jessica Posner Odede, CEO of Girl Effect, and Casey Harden, General Secretary, World YWCA are joined by 21 year old tech-enabled girl ambassador Shamsiyya Abubakar Ahmad to discuss the importance of girls being at the heart of the conversation and how technology can ensure even the most vulnerable have a voice.

Lunch will be provided.

Face to Face with Kristalina Georgieva

With Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank

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 to improve the lives of young women and girls, with a particular emphasis on female empowerment and gender equality.

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 adolescent girls face in realizing their right to sexual and reproductive health, highlighting programs expressing/built on young people’s voices.

Youth Workshop on AI & Digital Health for Universal Health Coverage

Hosted by: Fondation Botnar, Women Deliver, PMNCH, PATH

Fondation Botnar, PATH, Women Deliver and Partnership on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (PMNCH) have formed an initial coalition that seeks to leverage artificial intelligence, digital and frontier technologies to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030: “Fueling a movement towards action & leaving no one behind”. This workshop will explore how youth (under 30 years) feel technology can and will change the face of UHC and the focus areas to prioritize to make progress.

This workshop is open to all delegates under the age of 30. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-consultation-on-ai-for-universal-health-coverage-tickets-60405115326

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 to change the world for women and economies has been met, however, with only marginal progress, especially in the workplace. What will it take to unleash the Power of Parity at work and in society? What future challenges exist for women at work?  This panel will discuss policies and best practices to advance women in the workplace, as well as new imperatives for women in an age of automation.

Social Enterprise Pitch: Day Two

A live competition featuring outstanding social entrepreneurs, held over the course of two days. Each contestant will have 10 minutes to convince a panel of experts that their product or idea has potential to transform the lives of girls and women. Three winners will receive a cash prize that can be used to scale up their mission-driven business.

Rebecca Hui, Roots Studio
In an urbanizing world, where finding work or making money often means leaving home, rural communities with rich cultural traditions are vulnerable to disappearing. Roots Studio wants to create new economic opportunities for indigenous artists by connecting them with multibillion-dollar retail markets in ways that protect their heritage and safety.

Arushi Chowdhury Khanna, LoomKatha
India is home to the largest number of skilled handloom weavers and handicraft artisans in the world. While global demand for handicrafts and textiles is growing, the majority of these artisans live below the poverty line. Hear how LoomKatha plans to help bolster traditional supply chains and connect these rural artisans to the global market.

Matt Dickson, Eggpreneur
Unemployment is high in rural communities in Kenya, particularly among women – which affects the health and welfare of entire families. Eggpreneur provides flexible yet stable income-generating opportunities to rural mothers with young children through small backyard poultry production.

Christelle Kwizera, Water Access Rwanda
Water scarcity and youth unemployment are two significant issues facing Rwanda. Water Access Rwanda is tackling both issues by employing young people to help revolutionize the country’s water sector with decentralized infrastructure that offers reliable, safe water at a fraction of the usual cost.

Moderated by: Janna Oberdorf, Vice President, Communications, Echoing Green

Welcome and Introductions by: Valérie Meunier, International Program Director, Fondation CHANEL

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 of care and service delivery. This session is hosted by the PRE-EMPT (PREgnancy, Evidence, Monitoring, Partnerships and Treatment) project (@UBCPREEMPT)

Candid Conversation

Can We Have UHC Without SRHR and a Gender Lens?

Host: Winifred Ongom, White Ribbon Alliance Uganda
- Eglė Janušonytė, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
- Evalin K. Karijo, Project Director, Y-ACT, Youth in Action, AMREF

Humanitarian Crises and Emergencies: New Evidence and First-Hand Accounts from Survivors

Gender-based violence and limited access to essential sexual and reproductive health services remain unacceptable realities during conflicts and disasters. Experts discuss and share new research.

Young Leaders Speak: Harnessing Creativity to Move the Needle for Girls and Women

Young people are at the forefront of addressing the issues that exist in their communities and countries. Women Deliver Young Leaders will share pivotal moments when they use creativity in their advocacy efforts for the health and rights of girls and women. Speakers will present their stories, followed by a Q&A with audience members.

Film Screenings: Consent

Enthusiastic Consent (2:40)
> Enthusiastic Consent is a short film that highlights how much better your night can get when your partner expresses that they are down with getting down... even while watching The Crown! In this time of #metoo and #timesup we need to see what enthusiastic consent really looks like. Director(s): Tara Parian

&you (20:39)
> In the wake of the #metoo movement, a survivor at James Madison University becomes a powerful advocate on campus after her own assault case gets handled in all the wrong ways. Director(s): Claire Downey, Taylor Autumn Herndon and Tessa Lawrence

Face to Face with DJ Switch