AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Annual Conference and Networking Event

October 9, 2015

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

AS/COA

680 Park Avenue

New York

Overview

In collaboration with Catalyst, NYU School of Law, NYU Stern School of Business, and No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project.

Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted the Women’s Hemispheric Network's fourth annual conference in New York City.

Speakers:

Kathleen Barclay, Principal, Asesorías KCB Ltda.
Katia Bouazza, Managing Director, Head of Capital Financing, Latin America at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President of Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
Paula Ramos, Partner, McKinsey & Company
José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO, CELISTICS
Richard Rosenbaum, CEO, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Joel Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global New Business Development, EMC Corporation
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society and Council of the Americas
Tony Sirianni, Global Trade Leader, EY

Table Leaders:

Tybra Arthur, Global Managing Director, Financial Services Sector, IBM
Kathleen Barclay, Principal, Asesorías KCB Ltda.
Doris Braun, Executive Director, Corporate Oversight and Control, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Someera Khokhar, Partner, White & Case LLP
Samar Maziad, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's Investors Service
Andrea Padilla, Marketing Director, CELISTICS and Milagros Villegas, General Manager, Sure Destiny
Daniel Rachmanis, Senior Vice President Latin America, Estée Lauder International, Inc.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Fashion Designer
Nikki Lewis Simon, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jaya Viswanadha, Head of Structured Finance Advisory – Americas, Crédit Agricole CIB

Learn more about the Women’s Hemispheric Network.

This event is by invitation only.

Agenda

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8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Panel - Lessons from Women in Leadership

Successful women share their personal stories and lessons learned throughout their career.

Kathleen Barclay, Principal at Asesorías KCB Ltda.
Katia Bouazza, Managing Director, Head of Capital Financing, Latin America at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Susan Segal, President & CEO of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Tony Sirianni, Global Trade Leader at EY (moderator)

10:00 – 10:15 The Power of Parity: a McKinsey Global Institute Report

Paula Ramos, Partner at McKinsey & Company

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee and Networking Break

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Panel - Advancing Professional Women: A Male Perspective
Men share their insight on hiring, promoting, mentoring, and working with women in their companies. What advice would they give young women who have recently started their careers?

Ambassador Antonio Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
José Antonio Ríos, Chairman and CEO of CELISTICS
Richard Rosenbaum, CEO of Greenberg Traurig
Joel Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global New Business Development at EMC Corporation
Nancy Mahon, Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship at The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (moderator)

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Table Leaders
Leaders from a variety of sectors will facilitate an informal conversation with workshop participants during lunch.

Tybra Arthur, Global Managing Director, Financial Services Sector at IBM
Kathleen Barclay, Principal at Asesorías KCB Ltda.
Doris Braun, Executive Director, Corporate Oversight and Control at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Inwha Huh, Executive VP & North American Regional Head, Global Trade & Receivables Finance at HSBC Bank USA
Someera Khokhar, Partner at White & Case LLP
Samar Maziad, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group at Moody's Investors Service
Andrea Padilla, Marketing Director at CELISTICS and Milagros Villegas, General Manager at Sure Destiny
Daniel Rachmanis, Senior Vice President Latin America at The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Fashion Designer
Nikki Lewis Simon, Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jaya Viswanadha, Head of Structured Finance Advisory - Americas at Crédit Agricole CIB

1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Closing Remarks

Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

1:05 – 2:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Speakers

Kathleen Barclay

Principal, Asesorías KCB, Ltda.

Kathleen Barclay is the principal of Asesorías KCB Ltda., and also serves as chairman of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Chile (AmCham Chile). She is a member of the boards of directors of Bicecorp, Banco Bice, Geomar S.A., and Austral Capital, in addition to the...

Katia Bouazza

Vice Chair, Capital Markets, Americas, HSBC

Katia Bouazza is the vice chair of capital markets for the Americas at HSBC. Previously, she was the head of global banking for Latin America, leading HSBC’s client coverage across all sectors, as well as the origination and execution of financing solutions for the region. Under...

Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations

Antonio de Aguiar Patriota is the permanent representative of Brazil to the UN. He currently chairs the sixtieth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women and served as the chair of the Peacebuilding Commission of the UN from 2013 to 2014. De Aguilar Patriota also served...

Nancy Mahon

Senior Vice President of Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Nancy Mahon is senior vice president of Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship for The Estée Lauder Companies and global executive director of the MAC AIDS Fund. She is responsible for Estée Lauder’s global corporate citizenship strategy, encompassing all philanthropic...

Paula Ramos

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Paula Ramos is a partner in the New Jersey office of McKinsey & Company. She joined McKinsey in Brazil in 2003 as a business analyst and today is one of the leaders of the healthcare and consumer goods practices in the Americas. She has extensive experience serving consumer...

Richard A. Rosenbaum

CEO, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Richard A. Rosenbaum is the CEO of Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm of approximately 1900 lawyers and 38 offices around the globe, including 29 U.S. locations. Rosenbaum joined the firm in 1985 as its ninetieth lawyer, and has been a leader in its growth across the...

Joel Schwartz

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global New Business Development, EMC Corporation

Joel Schwartz is senior vice president and general manager of Global New Business Development at EMC Corporation, where he is responsible for the overall strategic direction of EMC’s new business activities around the world. In his global role, he initiated EMC’s research and...

Susan Segal

President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in 2003 after having worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Prior to her appointment, Susan was a partner at Chase Capital Partners...

Tony Sirianni

Global Trade Leader, EY

Tony Sirianni is Ernst & Young’s (EY) Global Trade leader. In this capacity, he leads the firm’s efforts and initiatives to help EY clients and client service teams grow and adapt to the dynamic changes in global trade and capital flows. Sirianni also advises many of EY’s largest...