LAUNCH OF THE ANNUAL POWER OF COLLABORATION GLOBAL SUMMIT, 26 FEBRUARY 2014
Global leaders and multi-stakeholders from both public and private sectors will gather at this high-level event to discuss and leverage new, innovative approaches of collaboration as key to accelerating women's leadership at the highest levels of influence.
This year’s POWER of COLLABORATION launch will also highlight IMPACT Leadership 21’s support and commitment to taking action on the “Post-2015 UN Development Agenda. In particular, toward the following component of the outcome document adopted by United Nations Member States in September 2013:
Global Partnership for Development
“We underline the central role of a strengthened global partnership for development. We recognize the importance of national ownership, and emphasize that if the MDGs are to be achieved by 2015, national efforts need to be assisted by international support and an enabling international environment. The mobilization and effective use of all resources, public and private, domestic and international, will be vital.”
PRELIMINARY AGENDA (Please note that we are constantly adding speakers and updating this page)
Master of Ceremonies
MacDella Cooper, Founder, The MacDella Cooper Foundation; Known as "Liberia's Angel"
1:30-2:00
Opening Ceremonies and Welcome Remarks
Ambassador Edita Hrda
Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
Guest of Honor
H.E. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (Invited)
Special Remarks
Ambassador Libran Cabactulan, Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations; Chair, 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (Invited)
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Former UN Under- Secretary-General and High-Representative to the UN
Member, IMPACT Leadership 21 Global Advisory Council
Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Founder, IMPACT Leadership 21
Constance J. Peak, CFO and Chair of the Global Advisory Council, IMPACT Leadership 21
2:00-2:20
Keynote Address (Speaker TBA)
2:20-2:30
Special Opening Panel Remarks
Ambassador Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Chief of the Executive Board and External Relations Branch, UNFPA;
Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations
2:30-3:30
Panel Discussion on “Women and the Future of Global Leadership”
Barri Friedman Rafferty, CEO and Senior Partner, Ketchum North America
Denise Evans, Vice President, Market Development, IBM Corporation
Liz Lyman, Managing Director, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Michaela Walsh, Founder, Women’s World Banking; Author, Founding a Movement
Michelle Patterson, President and CEO, Women Network/California Women’s Conference
(Moderator TBA)
3:30-3:45
Coffee Break and Networking
3:45-5:00
Conversations with Men™ Panel Discussion “Engaging Men: An Innovative Approach, A Call To Action”
Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy (Invited)
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former UN Under- Secretary-General
Dr. Keith Merron, Senior Executive Consultant, Barbara Annis and Associates
John Gerzema, Author, "The Athena Doctrine"
(Other Speakers TBA)
5:00-5:20
Interactive Session: POWER of COLLABORATION Commitments to Action 2014
Facilitated by Leslie Grossman, Author, LINK OUT and Co-founder, Women's Leadership Exchange, Vice-Chair, IMPACT Leadership 21 Global Advisory Council
5:20-5:30
Closing Ceremonies
Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Founder, IMPACT Leadership 21
(Other Guest Speaker TBA)
6:00-8:00
“Collaborate to Accelerate!” VIP Reception and High-Level Networking
Venue: UN Delegates Dining Room, South Terrace, 4th Floor
Master of Ceremonies:
Lupita Nyong’o, Award-Winning Actress (12 Years a Slave), Film Director (Invited)
This year’s POWER of COLLABORATION launch will also highlight IMPACT Leadership 21’s support and commitment to taking action on the “Post-2015 UN Development Agenda. In particular, toward the following component of the outcome document adopted by United Nations Member States in September 2013:
Global Partnership for Development
“We underline the central role of a strengthened global partnership for development. We recognize the importance of national ownership, and emphasize that if the MDGs are to be achieved by 2015, national efforts need to be assisted by international support and an enabling international environment. The mobilization and effective use of all resources, public and private, domestic and international, will be vital.”
PRELIMINARY AGENDA (Please note that we are constantly adding speakers and updating this page)
Master of Ceremonies
MacDella Cooper, Founder, The MacDella Cooper Foundation; Known as "Liberia's Angel"
1:30-2:00
Opening Ceremonies and Welcome Remarks
Ambassador Edita Hrda
Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
Guest of Honor
H.E. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (Invited)
Special Remarks
Ambassador Libran Cabactulan, Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations; Chair, 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (Invited)
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Former UN Under- Secretary-General and High-Representative to the UN
Member, IMPACT Leadership 21 Global Advisory Council
Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Founder, IMPACT Leadership 21
Constance J. Peak, CFO and Chair of the Global Advisory Council, IMPACT Leadership 21
2:00-2:20
Keynote Address (Speaker TBA)
2:20-2:30
Special Opening Panel Remarks
Ambassador Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Chief of the Executive Board and External Relations Branch, UNFPA;
Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations
2:30-3:30
Panel Discussion on “Women and the Future of Global Leadership”
Barri Friedman Rafferty, CEO and Senior Partner, Ketchum North America
Denise Evans, Vice President, Market Development, IBM Corporation
Liz Lyman, Managing Director, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Michaela Walsh, Founder, Women’s World Banking; Author, Founding a Movement
Michelle Patterson, President and CEO, Women Network/California Women’s Conference
(Moderator TBA)
3:30-3:45
Coffee Break and Networking
3:45-5:00
Conversations with Men™ Panel Discussion “Engaging Men: An Innovative Approach, A Call To Action”
Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General’s Youth Envoy (Invited)
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former UN Under- Secretary-General
Dr. Keith Merron, Senior Executive Consultant, Barbara Annis and Associates
John Gerzema, Author, "The Athena Doctrine"
(Other Speakers TBA)
5:00-5:20
Interactive Session: POWER of COLLABORATION Commitments to Action 2014
Facilitated by Leslie Grossman, Author, LINK OUT and Co-founder, Women's Leadership Exchange, Vice-Chair, IMPACT Leadership 21 Global Advisory Council
5:20-5:30
Closing Ceremonies
Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Founder, IMPACT Leadership 21
(Other Guest Speaker TBA)
6:00-8:00
“Collaborate to Accelerate!” VIP Reception and High-Level Networking
Venue: UN Delegates Dining Room, South Terrace, 4th Floor
Master of Ceremonies:
Lupita Nyong’o, Award-Winning Actress (12 Years a Slave), Film Director (Invited)
