Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
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AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Conference: Panama City
Join AS/COA's Women's Hemispheric Network as we celebrate our first conference in Panama City on April 3.
Overview
Join AS/COA's Women's Hemispheric Network as we host our first conference in Panama City on April 3, 2018. The program will include panel discussions on maximizing your impact and inclusive leadership. Conference participants will also have the opportunity to network and join in the conversation during a table leader session.
The mission of the Women’s Hemispheric Network is to encourage and inspire young professional women to remain in the workforce, seek opportunities, and become leaders. In the 6 years since its launch, the AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network has organized 30 events in 9 cities across the United States and Latin America attracting over 2,800 participants.
Table Leader Supporters: The AES Corporation,Greenberg Traurig, LLP and LOVILL
Follow the network on Twitter via @ASCOA and #womenASCOA.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice President of Panama @IsabelStMalo
- Martha Aceituno, LATAM Regional Legal Counsel, Estee Lauder Companies
- Alexandra Aguirre, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Scarlett Alvarez, Vice President and Chief Stakeholder & Sustainability Officer, The AES Corporation
- Pilar Arosemena de Alemán, Social entrepreneur
- Roxanne Cabral, Chargé d'Affaires, the U.S. Embassy to Panama
- Julianne Canavaggio, Head of Central America and Caribbean, Lazard @juliecanavaggio
- María Eugenia Estenssoro, Journalist and former Argentina Senator @estenssorome
- Marcelo Gorrini, Central America Cluster Head and Panama Citi Country Officer, Citi Panama
- Cynthia Hudson, Senior Vice President & General Manager, CNN en Español @cynthiacnn
- Manuel Orillac, Partner, Shearman and Sterling
- Hildegard Vásquez, Co-Founder & Head Architect, Hache Uve, S.A. @HildeVasquez
- Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas @s_segal
Registration: This event is complimentary. Prior registration is required.
Event Information: Cara Caponi | ccaponi@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8368
Table Sponsorship Opportunities: Natalia Novak-Williamson | nwilliamson@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8374
COA Corporate Membership Information: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8331
Note: To view a list of COA corporate members, please click here.
Individual Membership Information: Beckie Bintrim | bbintrim@as-coa.org | 212-277-8342
Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2.
Agenda
8:00 to 8:45 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 to 8:50 a.m. – Welcoming Remarks
- Pilar Arosemena de Alemán, Social Entrepreneur
8:50 to 9:00 a.m. – Opening Remarks
- Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. – Keynote Remarks
- Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice President of Panama
9:30 to 10:15 a.m. – Panel Conversation: Maximizing Your Impact & How to Expand Your Influence
and Become a Decision-Maker Moving the conversation beyond just getting a seat at the table, how can professional women use their seats most effectively? What barriers are still in place for women looking to be key decision-makers? What advice do leaders offer young professionals looking to have a strong, confident voice with an impact?
- Martha Aceituno, LATAM Regional Legal Head, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
- Alexandra Aguirre, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Scarlett Alvarez, Vice President and Chief Stakeholder & Sustainability Officer, The AES Corporation
- Roxanne Cabral, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., the U.S. Embassy Panama
- Hildegard Vásquez, Co-Founder & Head Architect, Hache Uve, S.A. (moderator)
10:15 to 10:45 a.m. – Coffee and Networking Break
10:45 to 11:45 a.m. – Table Leaders Session* (not webcast)
Leaders from a variety of sectors will facilitate an informal conversation with conference participants.
11:45 to 12:30 p.m. – Panel Conversation: Inclusive Leadership The data shows that companies with diverse leadership teams perform better. What needs to change to have companies and governments make institutional commitments to diversity? Are quotas and other incentives enough to make a lasting, substantive change to the gender parity landscape? How do we get more men invested in the conversation around gender parity?
- María Eugenia Estenssoro, Journalist and former Argentine Senator
- Marcelo Gorrini, Central America Cluster Head and Panama Citi Country Officer, Citi Panama
- Cynthia Hudson, Senior Vice President & General Manager, CNN en Español
- Manuel A. Orillac, Partner, Shearman and Sterling
- Julianne Canavaggio, Head of Central America and Caribbean, Lazard (moderator)
12:30 p.m. – Closing Remarks
- Susan Segal, President & CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
*Table Leaders:
- Miguel Bolinaga, Presidente, AES Panamá
- Enrique Conde, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- María Eugenia Estenssoro, Periodista y ex Senadora en Argentina
- Elizabeth Heurtematte, Socia Fundadora, LOVILL
- Cynthia Hudson, Vicepresidente Senior y Gerente General, CNN en Español
- Pilar Arosemena de Alemán, Emprendedora Social
- Martha Aceituno, Directora de Asuntos Legales Región LATAM, Estée Lauder
- Elba de Carrizo, Directora de Desarrollo Organizacional, Inversiones Bahía, Ltd.
- Manuel Orillac, Socio, Shearman and Sterling
- Nilda Vazquez, Managing Director, MSD Central America and the Caribbean, Merck