PROGRAM
5:00 - 5:30
Registration and Networking
5:30 - 5:35
Opening and Welcome Remarks
Janet C. Salazar, CEO IMPACT Leadership 21
Creator, Conversations With Men™
Lucy Chan, Vice President Financial Services Industry, IBM
5:35 - 5:40
Special Remarks
Ambassador Edita Hrda, Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
5:40 - 6:50
Interactive Panel Discussion
“Engaging Men in Moving More Women up in Leadership Positions on Wall Street and the Finance Industry”
Moderator
Katherine D. Brandt, Partner Thompson Hine LLP
Panelists
Michael Drexler, Senior Director, Head of Investors Industries, World Economic Forum
John M. Bonhomme, Executive Director, Global Strategic Markets, JP Morgan
Johnny Wu, Managing Director & Head, Equities and Funds, Barclays
6:50 - 7:00
One on One Conversations with Mike Paul The Reputation Doctor®
Topics: “The Boy’s Club”, “Getting Down to the Core of Female Leadership Challenges on Wall St and Finance”
Interview By: Janet C. Salazar, IMPACT CEO and Creator, Conversations With Men™
7:00 - 7:20
Roundtable Discussion
Speakers and Moderators
Gail Romero, CEO Collective Changes; Advisor, B&M Gates Foundation
Christopher A. Bordoni, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
Jeanne Sullivan, Co-Founder, StarVest Partners
Tod Murphy, Principal, Silver Maple Group
Luis Cuneo, Marketing Executive, IBM
7:20 - 7:30
Group Presentation of Breakthrough Takeaways and Commitments for Change
Leslie Grossman, CEO Chair, Vistage Group; Author, Speaker, Leadership Strategist
7:30 - 7:35
Presentation of HeForShe Campaign
Cheryl Benton, Board Member, US National Committee for UN Women
7:35 - 7:45
Closing Remarks
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Former UN Under-Secretary General; Father of UNSCR 1325
Ambassador Josephine Ojiambo
Deputy Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
Constance J. Peak, CFO and Chief Strategist, IMPACT Leadership 21
United Nations Representative, FSUN
7:45 - 9:00
Dinner Reception and Strategic Networking, Press Interviews, Video and Photo Opps
Host
MacDella Cooper, Founder and President, The MacDella Cooper Foundation
