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It’s been ten years since the Americas Society/Council of the Americas launched the Women’s Hemispheric Network to encourage professional women to stay in the workforce and reach leadership positions. Now more than ever, addressing barriers to gender parity in the workforce is key to the region’s socioeconomic development as Latin America responds to the COVID-19 crisis. Looking to the next ten years, what are the necessary goals to help close the gender gap? What lessons learned during the pandemic can lead to greater female leadership across the hemisphere?
The 10th Annual Women’s Hemispheric Conference will include a high-level keynote presentation and two panel discussions. The first panel, “Building Better Tables,” will focus on strategies to encourage and support women working in fields and roles traditionally dominated by men. Our second panel, “The Next Ten Years,” will look at the work yet to be done in the next decade to achieve greater female leadership in the region.
The program discussion will be conducted in English.
The day before, October 20, we will also host four simultaneous workshops (two in English and two in Spanish) meant to be interactive spaces for participants to learn from industry leaders about a specific topic related to women’s leadership. Sign up for the workshop of your choice.
Follow the discussion on Twitter: #womenASCOA | @ASCOA
Speakers
- Ted Acosta, Americas Vice Chair, Regional Managing Partner Latam South, EY
- Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, Policy, Facebook
- Gaby Gallardo, General Manager Public Sector, Microsoft Latin America @MicrosoftLatam
- Richard Lui, Anchor and Journalist, MSNBC/NBC News @RichardLui
- Ricardo Mora, Co-Head of Latin America and Head of Americas Global Currencies and Emerging Markets Sales, Goldman Sachs
- Maria Moret, Vice President Southern Latin America, Medtronic
- Wanda Weigert, Chief Brand Officer, Globant @wandaweigert
- Laura Zelenko, Senior Executive Editor for Talent, Diversity, Training and Standards, Bloomberg @lszelenko
- Ragnhild Melzi, Vice President, Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations, AS/COA
- Susan Segal, President and CEO, AS/COA @s_segal
For more event information: women@as-coa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities: Ana Calderon at acalderon@as-coa.org
Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Agenda
3:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks
- Ragnhild Melzi, Vice President, Public Policy Programs and Corporate Relations, AS/COA
3:05 p.m. Keynote Interview
- Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, Policy, Facebook
- Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (interviewer)
3:30 p.m. Panel: Building Better Tables – How to Include More Women in Traditionally Male Spaces
This panel discussion brings together inspiring women and male allies to discuss strategies to encourage and support women working in fields and roles traditionally dominated by men. While we see more female executives and decision makers than ever before, barriers to gender parity still exist in STEM, finance, and healthcare industries. Why is it important to invest in female talent? How has supporting your female colleagues impacted your business? What strategies do you use to retain top female talent? How can we create more inclusive and equitable work environments as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis? Are there any opportunities that you see for women today that were not there 2 years ago? What advice would you give a young woman working in a male-dominated workplace? What advice would you give to managers looking to better support the women on their team?
- Gaby Gallardo, General Manager Public Sector, Microsoft Latin America
- Ricardo Mora, Co-Head of Latin America and Head of Americas Global Currencies and Emerging Markets Sales, Goldman Sachs
- Maria Moret, Vice President Southern Latin America, Medtronic
- Laura Zelenko, Senior Executive Editor for Talent, Diversity, Training and Standards, Bloomberg (moderator)
4:30 p.m. Panel: The Next Ten Years
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Women’s Hemispheric Network, panelists will discuss the work yet to be done. What are the right goals to set as we work towards gender parity in the next decade? What makes you optimistic? Where do you think we may fall short? Has the pandemic set us back or stalled hard earned progress? What is one step we can take today to help close the gender gap? Panelists will share personal stories and insights on the gains we have made and their hopes for the state of professional women in the future. What lessons have we learned during the pandemic which will lead to greater female leadership 10 years from today?
- Ted Acosta, Americas Vice Chair, Regional Managing Partner Latam South, EY
- Wanda Weigert, Chief Brand Officer, Globant
- Richard Lui, Anchor and Journalist, MSNBC/NBC News (moderator)
5:30 p.m. End of program
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As AS/COA marks 10 years of its Women’s Hemispheric Network, we look at the pandemic’s economic effect on women and why Latin America may be poised to make progress.
La Red Hemisférica de Mujeres de AS/COA cumple 10 años, por lo que miramos el efecto económico de la pandemia en las mujeres y por qué puede que América Latina esté lista para más progreso.
