Womensphere Foundation’s GLOBAL NETWORK TO CREATE OUR FUTURE
Event on 2013-10-31 17:30:00
The Womensphere Summit & Awards 2013 is the first Global Summit hosted by the new Womensphere Foundation, and the sixth Womensphere Global Summit in Womensphere's history.
At this year's Summit, the Womensphere Foundation is launching the new Global Network to Create Our Future.
WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS GLOBAL NETWORK WITH **YOUR FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP & SUPPORT!**
ABOUT THE WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION'S GLOBAL NETWORK TO CREATE OUR FUTURE
The Womensphere Foundation's Global Network to Create Our Future is comprised of leaders across sectors (corporations and industry, academia, non-profits, entrepreneurs, social innovators, educators) – and across fields and disciplines (leadership, management, talent, diversity, inclusion, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, marketing, public policy and government, innovation, R&D, women’s networks) – who are all coming together to use leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, policy, social innovation, and advancing women’s leadership, to create a better future!
BENEFITS OF BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER
Champions, Partners, Patrons, Supporters, and Members will avail of Annual Membership in the Womensphere Global Network to Create Our Future.
Champions, Partners, Patrons, Supporters, and Members will also receive complimentary attendance to the Womensphere Global Summit & Awards on September 30 – October 2, and will be recognized during the launch of the Global Network to Create Our Future, during the Summit.
Throughout the next 12 months, Global Network Members will be invited to exclusive follow-up Forums and VIP events, and to participate in the Steering Committees and Sub-Committees of next year’s Global and Regional Summits, as well as potentially become speakers at future events and forums.
Champions, Patrons, and Supporters have the opportunity to co-host Forums and events in the 12 months following the Summit.
Registered Champions, Patrons, and Supporters – as well as Registered Speakers and Participants of the Summit and Gala – become Founding Members of the Womensphere Foundation's Global Network to Create Our Future.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
The 6th Womensphere Global Summit & Awards 2013 will convene global leaders, emerging leaders, educators, business leaders, policymakers, thought leaders, Foundation/NGO leaders, entrepreneurs, and social innovators, around this year's theme of CREATING THE FUTURE: EVOLUTION + REVOLUTION, and our constant theme of advancing women’s leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship, as co-creators of the world’s future.
Themes:
The Future of Leadership, Talent & Management
The Future of Business & Capitalism
The Future of Science, Technology, Invention & Innovation
The Future of Women & Girls
The Future of Education & Academia
The Future of Entrepreneurship & Social Entrepreneurship
The Future of Sustainability & Development
The Future of Media, Culture & The Arts
The Future of Government & Public Policy
Womensphere Global Summit 2013 will build and launch a global community and multi-stakeholder ecosystem that will invest in creating a better future for our global society, one that simultaneously advances women's leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and equal role in transforming our world.
Hosted by Columbia University in New York City, the Summit will be thematically organized each day, and will feature the Inaugural Womensphere Foundation Gala.
Womensphere Global Summit 2013 will feature over 100 Distinguished Speakers and Honorees, and a select community of Delegates who are leaders, innovators, educators, and entrepreneurs across all fields of human endeavor.
HONOREES – WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION AWARDS 2013
Abigail Disney – Co-President and Co-Founder, Daphne Foundation; Award-winning film producer, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” and PBS’ “Women, War, and Peace;” Member, Board of Directors, Global Fund for Women
Aine Duggan – President, National Council for Research on Women (NCRW)
Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag – Chairwoman, Dogan TV Holdings; Chair, Turkish Industrialists' & Businessmen's Association
Charlotte Bunch – Founder, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University
Danae Ringelmann – Founder & Chief Customer Officer, Indiegogo
Dean Mary Boyce - Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Columbia University
Loida Nicolas Lewis – Chair & CEO, TLC Beatrice LLC
Loreen Arbus – President, Loreen Arbus Foundation, Loreen Arbus Productions, Inc.
Marijo Bos – Federation President, European Professional Women's Network (EPWN)
Saadia Zahidi – Head of Gender Parity, Human Capital and Risks, World Economic Forum
Stephen Frost – Former Head of Diversity & Inclusion, London Olympics 2012; Young Global Leader
Saadia Zahidi – Head of Gender Parity, Human Capital and Risks, World Economic Forum
Wendy Alexander – Vice Dean, London Business School; First female Member of Parliament and past Leader of Opposition, Scottish Parliament
AGENDA – WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION SUMMIT & AWARDS 2013
September 30, 2013 | Monday | Presidential Room, Faculty House | Columbia University
8:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast Networking Roundtable Conversations
9:00 – 10:40 AM Opening & Session 1: The Future of Business, Capitalism & Sustainability
Michael Drexler – Head of Investors Industries, World Economic Forum; Young Global Leader
Matthew Bishop – New York Bureau Chief and US Business Editor, The Economist
Dr. Joanna Rubinstein – Assistant Director for International Programs, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Yeng Butler – Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
Kathleen Rogers – CEO & President, Earth Day Network
Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womensphere; Chair, Womensphere Foundation; Young Global Leader
10:40 – 11:00 AM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:20 PM Session 2 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Leadership, Management & Talent
Dr. Iris Bohnet – Director, Women and Public Policy Program, Academic Dean, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Terri Austin – Global Head of Diversity, McGraw-Hill Financial
Edith Hunt – Chief Diversity Officer, Goldman Sachs
David Boehmer – Partner, Heidrick & Struggles; Young Global Leader
Stephen Frost – Former Head of Diversity & Inclusion, London Olympics 2012; Young Global Leader (Womensphere Award)
12:20 – 1:20 PM Luncheon Roundtable Conversations
1:20 – 2:40 PM Session 3 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Innovation & Education
Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic – Director, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering; Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Columbia University
Kara Nichols – Executive Director, Connect to Learn, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Jacob Lief – CEO & Founder, Ubuntu Education Fund; Young Global Leader
Kirsten Gagnaire – Global Director, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA); Young Global Leader
2:40 – 3:00 PM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM Session 4 & Roundtable Exchange: C200 – The Future of Women’s Leadership
Gay Gaddis – CEO & Founder, T-3; Chair, Committee of 200 (C200)
Marcy Syms – President, TPD Group; President, Sy Syms Foundation; Member, C200
Michelle Clayman – Chief Investment Officer, New Amsterdam Partners; Member, C200
Committee of 200 (C200) is a leading professional network organization of preeminent entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. C200 member companies collectively generate more than 0B in annual revenues.
4:00 – 4:20 PM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
4:20 – 6:00 PM Session 4 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Women & Girls
Charlotte Bunch – Founder, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University (Womensphere Award)
Carla Goldstein – Co-Founder, Omega Women's Leadership Center
Rita Henley-Jensen - CEO and Founder, Women's E-News
Holly Gordon – Executive Director, The Documentary Group; Executive Producer, 10×10, Girls Rising
Karen Yelick – Chief Financial Officer, Indego Africa
HeatherIbrahim-Leathers – CEO & Co-Founder, Global Fund for Widows
Kennedy Odede – CEO & Founder, Shining Hope for Communities
6:00 – 7:00 PM Closing Networking Reception
AGENDA – WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION SUMMIT & AWARDS 2013
October 1, 2013 | Tuesday | McGraw-Hill Financial Gallery (2nd Floor) | 1221 Avenue of the Americas
8:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast Networking Roundtable Conversations
9:00 – 10:10 AM Opening & Session 1: The Future of Business, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy
Sofia Jones – Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, McGraw-Hill Financial
Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womensphere; Chair, Womensphere Foundation; Young Global Leader
Shannon Schuyler – Head of US Corporate Responsibility, PwC
Suzanne Fallender – Director for Women & Girls, Intel Foundation, Intel Corporation
Kathy LeMay – CEO & Founder, Raising Change
Jeremy Balkin – President, Karma Capital; Founder, Give While You Live; Young Global Leader
10:10 – 11:10 AM Session 3 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Science, Technology & Innovation
Dr. Michael Purugannan – Dean for Science, NYU
Nita Patel – Chair, Women in Engineering, IEEE
Robyn Scott – Founder & CEO, OneLeap; Young Global Leader
Stephanie Fierman – Global Chief Marketing Officer, MediaCom
11:10 – 11:30 AM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 – 12:30 AM Session 3 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Leadership, Management & Talent
Eleni Nicholas – Senior Vice President, The Nielsen Company
Arturo Condo – President, INCAE Business School (Costa Rica); Young Global Leader
Chloe Barzey – Managing Director, Communications, Media & Technology Industry Strategy & Transformation, Accenture
Monica Mandelli – Global Head, Strategic Relationships, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Rosemary Berkery – Chairman, UBS Bank USA; Vice Chairman, UBS Wealth Management, New York
12:30 – 1:40 PM Luncheon Roundtable Conversations
1:40 – 2:40 PM Session 4 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Women & Policy
Amy Siskind – President & Co-Founder, The New Agenda
Beverly Neufeld – Director, Equal Pay Coalition; Former President, The New York Women’s Agenda
Michele Wucker – President, World Policy Institute; Young Global Leader
Lara Setrakian – CEO & Founder, Syria Deeply, Young Global Leader
2:40 – 3:00 PM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM Session 5 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Linda Cureton – CEO & Founder, Muse Technologies; Former CIO, NASA; Author, The Leadership Muse
Blake Irving – CEO, GoDaddy
David Teten – Partner, ff Venture Capital; Chair & Co-Founder, HBS Alumni Angels of New York
Danae Ringelmann – Founder & Chief Customer Officer, Indiegogo (Womensphere Award)
David Rose – CEO & Founder, Gust; Chairman & Founder of New York Angels; “Father of angel investing”
4:30 – 5:00 PM Roundtable Conversations & Closing Remarks by Co-Hosts: Next Steps & Agenda
5:00 – 6:00 PM Closing Networking Reception
AGENDA – WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION SUMMIT & AWARDS 2013
October 2, 2013 | Wednesday | Lerner Hall | Columbia University | INAUGURAL WOMENSPHERE FOUNDATION GALA |
8:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast Networking Roundtable Conversations
9:00 – 9:20AM Opening Remarks: Creating the Future: Innovation, Intervention, Creation
Angela Leaney – Chief Marketing Officer, Harlem Globetrotters
Lena Alhusseini – Executive Director, Arab-American Family Support Center; White House Champion of Change
Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womensphere; Chair, Womensphere Foundation; Young Global Leader
9:20 – 10:40AM Session 1 & Roundtable Exchange: Creating the Future: Global Challenges
Aine Duggan – President, National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) (Womensphere Award)
Saadia Zahidi – Head of Gender Parity, Human Capital and Risks, World Economic Forum (Womensphere Award)
Wendy Alexander – Vice Dean, London Business School; Former Leader of Opposition, Scotland (Womensphere Award)
Abigail Disney – Co-President and Co-Founder, Daphne Foundation, Fork Films (Womensphere Award)
Loreen Arbus – President, Loreen Arbus Foundation, Loreen Arbus Productions, Inc. (Womensphere Award)
Kenza Kaouakib-Robinson – Senior Sustainable Development Officer, United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs
10:40 – 11:00 AM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00 PM Session 2 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Loida Nicolas Lewis – Chair & CEO, TLC Beatrice LLC (Womensphere Award)
Marijo Bos – Federation President, European Professional Women's Network (EPWN) (Womensphere Award)
Vanessa Vallely – Head of Governance & Planning, Aviva Investors (Womensphere Award)
Deborah Jackson – CEO & Founder, Plum Alley
12:00 – 1:00 PM Luncheon Networking Roundtable Conversations
1:00 – 1:10 PM The Womensphere Nuclei Media Project: Heroines @ The Heart of Science & Technology
Helena Verellen – Marketing and Communications, WWE; Executive Producer, The Womensphere Nuclei Media Project
Michael Lavelle – Award-winning Filmmaker; Sundance World Cinematography Award
Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womensphere; Chair, Womensphere Foundation; Young Global Leader
1:10 – 2:40PM Session 4 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Science, Technology & Innovation
Dean Mary Boyce - Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Columbia University (Womensphere Award)
Brenda Dennis – Senior Director, Strategy & Market Development, Global Enterprise, Cisco
Ellis Rubinstein – CEO & President, New York Academy of Sciences
Dr. Keren Bergman – Chair, Electrical Engineering Dept., School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Columbia University
Alethea Lodge-Clark – Programme Manager, Public-Private Partnerships, Microsoft
Drue Kataoka – Award-winning Artist; Young Global Leader
2:40 – 3:00PM Networking & Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM Session 5 & Roundtable Exchange: The Future of Leadership, Management & Talent
Cathy Benko – Vice Chairman, Deloitte
Katherine Wu Brady – CEO, vente privee
Judy Vredenburgh – CEO & President, Girls Inc.
Stacey Delvecchio – National President, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Catherine Leslie – Executive Director, Engineers Without Borders
4:30 – 5:00 PM Roundtable Conversations & Closing Remarks by Co-Hosts: Next Steps & Agenda
5:00 – 6:00 PM Closing Networking Reception
at Columbia University (Sept. 30, October 2) and McGraw-Hill Financial (October 1)
2920 Broadway
New York, United States
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