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Women in Power Conference 2019

Tickets Required Open to the Public

The Women in Power Conference will provide an outlet for students and professionals to explore, discuss, and debate important issues relating to the advancement of women in leadership by facilitating a thoughtful dialogue between the Harvard Kennedy School community and top thought leaders and practitioners.

The topic of creating a pipeline for women to secure well-earned leadership positions has never been more relevant. Our conference theme, “Women in Power: Rise. Challenge. Thrive.”, will focus on uniting diverse perspectives and experiences relating to women in leadership positions. The conference will emphasize the need for an inclusive and productive dialogue, opening the conversation to women with diverse personal and professional experiences as well as allies that advocate for women in leadership. This constant discussion resonates not only in our classrooms, but also in local, national, and global politics and lives at the heart of policy issues in the workplace.

For tickets, visit: https://www.womeninpowerconference.org/

Date: Location: Harvard Kennedy School
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Agenda

Friday - April 12, 2019

Happy Hour

06:00-07:00pm

Film Screening: This Changes Everything

07:00-08:30pm

Panel Discussion

Introduction: Tan Frances, MPP Student at HKS

  • Director Tom Donahue, Producer IIan Arboleda, Executive Producer Ku-Ling Yurman,

    and Director/Activist Maria Giese

  • Moderator: Cecily Tyler, Research Fellow, Ash Centre for Democratic Governance and Innovation

In the follow-up to his documentary Casting By, Tom Donahue explores the insidious and systemic sexism in Hollywood through the voices of marquee celebrities, including Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Sandra Oh, Jessica Chastain, and many other ambassadors of the #TimesUp movement.

08:30-09:00pm

 

 

 

 

Saturday - April 13, 2019

07:30-08:30am

Registration + coffee

08:45-09:00am

Opening remarks by Conference Co-Chairs and Faculty Advisor

09:00-10:00am

Keynote Opening Remarks

Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International

Introduction: Anne Thibault, Conference Co-Chair

Opening keynote by a leading women’s rights activist and pioneer in international development to reflect on achieving gender equality and ending discrimination against women. Ms. Byanyima will bust some big myths about the global economy and expose the hidden and visible barriers that discriminate against women and girls - especially those who live in poverty - and deny them opportunities. Echoing women worldwide who are leaders on the front-lines of change, Ms. Byanyima will show how we can build a fairer, more feminist, human economy.

10:10-11:25am

Panels:

  • Young Female Leadership: The Next Generation’s Journey to Power

  • The Future of Women in the Republican Party

  • Fireside Chat: Women’s Empowerment Through Sexuality

morning break

11:25-11:35am

11:35-12:50pm

Panels:

  • (Re)Defining Feminism for the 21st Century

  • Gender-Based Violence on University Campuses

  • New Political Narratives

Workshops: (1.5 hours)

  • Negotiation

    • Monica Giannone, Harvard Kennedy School Negotiation Project

  • The Arts of Communication

    • Allison Shapira, Harvard Kennedy School Communications Program

11:35-1:05pm

12:50-01:30pm

Birds of Feather Roundtable Lunch

Birds of a Feather Gatherings, also known as idea exchanges or networking tables, are small and informal discussion-based gatherings, aimed at building networks and exploring ideas. Facilitators will moderate roundtable discussions for all participations with questions or ideas to spark discussion around a particular topic area.

01:30-02:30pm

Keynote Fireside Chat: “How Do We Make Gender Equality Happen?”
Location: Harvard Kennedy School Foyer (1st Floor of Littauer)

  • Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and Co-Director, Women and Public Policy Program

  • Nancy Gibbs, visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

02:30-02:45pm

coffee break

Location: 1st Floor Littauer (Entrance)

02:45-04:00pm

Panels:

  • Agents for Change: Debiasing Classrooms to Bridge Gender Gaps at Harvard and Beyond

  • Fireside chat: Women Shaping Foreign Policy

  • Gender Inclusion in International Development

02:45-05:25pm

Workshops: (2.5 hours)

  • Public Narrative

    • Marshall Ganz, Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society

  • Allyship through Anti-Oppression

    • TBA

break

04:00-04:10pm

04:10-05:25pm

Panels:

  • Female Entrepreneurship and Gender-Lens Investing

  • Women in Technology and Gender Data Gaps

  • Gender and Changing Climate: Challenges and Opportunities

break

05:25-05:35pm

05:35-06:30pm

Keynote Closing Remarks: “Performing Arts as Activism”

  • Madame Gandhi, electronic music producer, artist and activist

06:30-08:00pm

Performing Arts as Activism: Reception and Performances
Location: Wexner Commons (Winter Garden)

  • Diksha Bijlani, MPP Student at HKS

  • Tanya Gupta, CEO, Here There Everywhere introducing Artwork

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