14.00 - 14.45

Registration

Mistress of Ceremonies

Ms. Laura Trevelyan, BBC Anchor/Correspondent

15.00 - 15.15

Welcome and Opening remarks

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

H.E Mrs. Geraldine Byrne Nason, CSW62 Chair, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

Ambassador Mara Marinaki, Principal Advisor on Gender and on the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, European Union

15:15 – 15:30

Fireside Chat

Moderator: Ms. Laura Trevelyan, BBC Anchor/Correspondent

Panelists:

Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women

Ms. Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director, ‎United Nations Global Compact

15.30 - 16.10

PANEL I: Innovation and Infrastructure for and by Rural Women

Moderator: Ms. LauraStachel, Co-Founder and Executive Director,We Care Solar

Panelists:

Ms. Michèle Sabban, Honorary President of R20 and President of the Green Fund for Women

Mr. Eduardo Martinez, President, The UPS Foundation and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, UPS

Mr. Scott N. Mitchell, President & CEO, Sumitomo Chemical America

Ms. Katherine Lucey, Founder and CEO, Solar Sister

Ms. Luz Maria Jaramillo, President, Pavimentos Colombia

Ms. Joanne Farrell, Managing Director, Rio Tinto

16:10 – 16:15

Keynote Remarks

Ms. Padma Lakshmi, Author, actress, model, television host, executive producer

16:15. – 16:55

PANEL II: Transforming investing for Gender Equality

Moderator: Ms.Linda Eling Lee, Head of Research, MSCI

Panelists:

Ms. Stephanie Oueda Cruz, Head of Gender and Diversity at IDB Invest, Inter-American Development Bank

Ms. Diana van Maasdjik, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Equileap

Ms. Ahu Serter, Founder and President, Arya Women Investment Platform

Ms. Tracey B. Warson, Head of Citi Private Bank, North America, Citigroup

Ms. Alison Pyott, CFP®, Partner and Senior Wealth Manager, Veris Wealth Partners

16:55 – 17:00

Keynote Remarks

Ms. Patricia Greene, Director, Women’s Bureau, US Department of Labour

17:00 – 17:40

PANEL III: The Future of work

Moderator:

Ms. Amber Nystrom, CEO and Chief Impact Officer, 5th Element Fund; Co-Founder, 5th Element Group 

Panelists:

Mr. Bryan Smith, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Nasdaq

Ms. Andrea Avila, CEO, Randstad Argentina and Uruguay

Mr. Vinicius Carvalho Pinheiro, Special Representative to the UN and Director of ILO in NY, ILO

Ms. Ana Dolores Roman, CM & PEH Lead, Pfizer Ecuador

Mr. Haig R. Nalbantian, Senior Partner at Mercer & Founder of Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute, Mercer

Discussant from the floor:

Ms. Alexa Roscoe, Digital Economy Lead, Gender Secretariat, IFC

17:40 – 18:00

Closing remarks

Ms. Anna Falth, Manager, WEPs, UN Women

Ms. Allison Tummon Kamphuis, Gender Equality & Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program Leader, Procter & Gamble