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Educate, Elevate, Empower: Investing in Girls and Women

Educate, Elevate, Empower: Investing in Girls and Women

During this session we will discuss toolkits for empowerment, paths from literacy to leadership, and the road from poverty to profit. Our conversation will acknowledge the barriers women have faced globally and the biases society often conceals, while also shining a light on the hidden figures that have paved, and continue to pave, the way for growth and progress. Building upon historic initiatives from the recent past, leaders across sectors will explore the next chapter in uniting to invest in universal education for girls, closing the gender pay gaps across industries, and elevating the percentage of women in the C-suite and boardroom. Our stage will be a place where outrage and optimism meet, and where fairness and equality are the mandates.

Moderator
Katie O'Reilly, Executive Director, Business and Program Development, Milken Institute

Speakers
Nancy Armstrong, Executive Producer and Founding Member, MAKERS
Brian O'Neil, Chief Investment Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Shiza Shahid, Co-Founder and CEO, Malala Fund
John Wood, Founder, Room to Read
Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient; Founder, The Girls' Lounge