Who
Visionary leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, academicians, artists and policymakers join the annual World Woman Sustainability Agenda during the World Sustainability Day celebration in San Diego.
Why
The World Woman Sustainable Agenda calls for action to address the impact of climate change on women and girls, forging a gender-responsive plan for a sustainable future – a bold, transformative path forward.
when
Thurs, Oct 26th, 2023
11:00 am -6:00 pm
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
8:00 am -6:00 pm
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WORLD WOMAN FUTURE FORUM
SEPT 19, 2022
MICROSOFT, 11 TIMES SQ, NEW YORK
NORMAL IS OVER
CHANGE IS HERE
The “normal” era is done. Change is here for a sustainable planet that empowers women and girls.
Climate change affects women and girls in many ways. It’s time to demand radical transformation with gender-responsive policies, women’s leadership, equal resources, and inclusive decision-making.
Together, we can overcome challenges and create a planet that benefits everyone.
BOLD IDEAS for
sustainable FUTURE
World Woman Sustainability Agenda fosters collaboration and multistakeholder impact, redefining global responsibility and cooperation in pursuing a sustainable and gender-balanced future. With a focus on #EqualFuture, it aims to create a harmonious planet, flourishing economy, and peaceful world.
HER SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
Sustainability & Gender Equality
Energy Equality & Just Transistion
Inclusive Innovation & Technology
Waste Management
& Circular Economy
Healthier
Planet
Green Building
Movement
Science
& Sustainability
Big Data
& ESG
TRACKS
IT'S TIME TO BUILD INCLUSIVE GREEN ECONOMY
CELEBRATE WORLD WOMAN HEROES
To recognize the important work and support extraordinary women heroes who have dedicated their lives to transforming the lives of women and children; have the courage to fight, the power to survive, and the leadership to inspire, they become the recipient of the World Woman Hero Awards. During the World Woman Sustainability Agenda will celebrate our heroes for their commitment to gender equality in a bold new way.
AGENDA
Rupa DashCo-Founder & CEO, World Woman Foundation
Reshma RamachandranBoard Member & Chair of World Woman Davos Agenda
Carolyn KissaneAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs
HEADLINE PARTNEROrganon & Co
Brianna NewlandClinical Associate Professor and Academic Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Tisch Institute for Global Sport( Moderator)
Geralyn RitterExecutive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon
Erin HulmeDirector of Global Philanthropy at the WHO Foundation
Ramsey AlwinPresident and CEO, National Council on Aging
Säbeen Fatima HaqueCEO of doctHERs
How can women move from being short-changed to being in charge?
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNERNYU School of Professional Studies- Carolyn KissaneAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs ( Moderator)
Helen ClarkFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand
- HEADLINER PARTNEROrganon & Co.
- Geralyn RitterExecutive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon
Gabriela RamosAssistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO
Federica MarchionniCEO, Global Fashion Agenda
Heba AlyCEO, The New Humanitarian- Carolyn KissaneAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs ( Moderator)
HEADLINE PARTNERNDTV
Sonia SinghEditorial Director, NDTV Group ( Keynote + Moderator)
Divya GokulnathCo-founder and Director of Byju's
Seema KumarChief Executive Office Cure
Mirai ChatterjeeDirector of the Social Security Unit, Self-Employed Women's Association- Reshma RamachandranBoard Member & Chair of World Woman Davos Agenda
Navroop SahdevFounder and CEO, The Digital Economist
- HEADLINE PARTNER
- Sonia SinghEditorial Director, NDTV Group
Jeanne BourgaultPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Internews
Ghada OwaisLebanese broadcast journalist, Al-Jazeera
Gloria LomanExecutive President of 50&50 Gender Leadership
Fabienne KinzelmannInternational correspondent, Handelszeitung ( Moderator)
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNERNYU School of Professional Studies
Ghosson G. Al KhaledDeputy CEO of ACICO Industries Company
Fatma Al NuaimiCommunications Executive Director at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar- Ghada OwaisLebanese broadcast journalist, Al-Jazeera
Malak Al AkielyManaging Director of Golden Wheat for Grain Trading, Co-Founder of Golden Kayan for Oil & Energy , Young Global Leader with World Economic Forum- Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPSAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs ( Moderator)
Alison MooreCEO, Comic Relief US
Najoh Tita-ReidGlobal CMO, Logitech
Gina BadenochYoung Global Leader WEF & Founder, Capaxia
Claudia RomoEdelman, Founder & Executive Chairwoman, We Are All Human
Chandra GuinnExecutive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (EDIB), McKinney
Megan CunninghamAward-winning Author, Producer, Director, and Media Entrepreneur
Adrianne C. SmithSVP/Senior Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, FleishmanHillard (Moderator)
- OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNERNYU School of Professional Studies
Carol ChenCMO Shell Mobility and Chairman Shell Brand International
Lauren TilstraChief of Staff & Executive Director, Strategic Communications, Office of the Chairman and CEO · Verizon
Dr. Anna ZeiterAssociate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, eBay Inc
Dr. Lea SondereggerCDO/CIO, Member of the Executive Committee, SWAROVSKI- Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPSAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs ( Moderator)
- OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNERNYU School of Professional Studies
Annika Ojala,Rights & Democracy Campaigner, Greens/EFA in the European Parliament European Parliament- Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPSAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs
Elena BalbekovaEnergy and Climate Change Adviser at British Embassy Kyiv
Serap AltinisikCEO, Oxfam Germany
Zuzanna Lewandowska Lewandowska Soclal Entrepreneur, Media and NGO ExecutiveSoclal Entrepreneur, Media and NGO Executive ( Moderator)
- OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNERNYU School of Professional Studies
- Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPSAssociate Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs
- Helen ClarkFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Federica MarchionniCEO, Global Fashion Agenda
Nicola MendelsohnVP Global Business Group, Meta- Ghada OueissLebanese Broadcast Journalist, Al-Jazeera
Fatma Al NuaimiCommunications Executive Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar- Geralyn RitterExecutive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon ESG, Organon
- Gina Badenoch Badenoch Young Global Leader WEF & Founder, CapaxiaYoung Global Leader WEF & Founder, Capaxia
Aayati Dash Kar Dash Kar Creator Queendom Metaverse & Asst.Creative Director World Woman LEADhER Bookreator Queendom Metaverse & Asst.Creative Director World Woman LEADhER Book
headliners
OPENING REMARKS & KEYNOTE
Rupa Dash Co-Founder & CEO, World Woman Foundation
Reshma Ramachandran, Board Member & Chair of World Woman Davos Agenda
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
HEALTH EQUALITY MOONSHOT
HEADLINE PARTNER
Organon & Co
Brianna Newland Clinical Associate Professor and Academic Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Tisch Institute for Global Sport.
Moderator
Geralyn Ritter Executive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon
Dr. Nono Simelela Assistant Director-General for Strategic Priorities: Cervical Cancer Elimination. Women’s Health. Youth. Health Rights, WHO
Erin Hulme, Director of Global Philanthropy at the WHO Foundation
Ramsey Alwin President and CEO, National Council on Aging
Säbeen Fatima Haque CEO of doctHERs
BREAK
FIRESIDE CONVERSATION How can women move from being short-changed to being in charge?
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNER
NYU School of Professional Studies
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
Moderator
Helen Clark Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
GLOBAL CO-OPERATION & EQUALITY MOONSHOT
HEADLINER PARTNER
Organon & Co.
Geralyn Ritter Executive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon
Gabriela Ramos Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO
Federica Marchionni CEO, Global Fashion Agenda
Heba Aly CEO, The New Humanitarian
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Deputy Commissioner of Public Private Partnerships & Economic Development, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
Moderator
BREAK
INDIA'S EQUALITY MOONSHOT
HEADLINE PARTNER
NDTV
Sonia Singh Editorial Director, NDTV Group
Keynote Address + Moderator
Divya Gokulnath Co-founder and Director of Byju's
Seema Kumar Chief Executive Office Cure
Chetna Gala Sinha Co-Chair, World Economic Forum and Founder / Chair, Mann Deshi Bank
Reshma Ramachandran, Board Member & Chair of World Woman Davos Agenda
Navroop Sahdev Founder and CEO, The Digital Economist
Mirai Chatterjee Director of the Social Security Unit, Self-Employed Women's Association
BREAK
NEW ERA DEMOCRACY, MEDIA FREEDOM & EQUALITY MOONSHOT
Sonia Singh Editorial Director, NDTV.Anchor,The NDTV Dialogues
Jeanne Bourgault President and Chief Executive Officer, Internews
Ghada Owais Lebanese broadcast journalist, Al-Jazeera
Gloria Loman Executive President of 50&50 Gender Leadership
Fabienne Kinzelmann International correspondent, Handelszeitung
Moderator
BREAK
MIDDLE EAST & EQUALITY MOONSHOT
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNER
NYU School of Professional Studies
Ghosson G. Al Khaled Deputy CEO of ACICO Industries Company
Fatma Al Nuaimi Communications Executive Director at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar
Ghada Owais Lebanese broadcast journalist, Al-Jazeera
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
Moderator
BREAK
POWER OF INCLUSION & EQUALITY MOONSHOT
Alison Moore CEO, Comic Relief US
Najoh Tita-Reid Global CMO, Logitech
Gina Badenoch Young Global Leader WEF & Founder, Capaxia
Claudia Romo Edelman, Founder & Executive Chairwoman, We Are All Human
Chandra Guinn Executive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (EDIB), McKinney
Megan Cunningham Award-winning Author, Producer, Director, and Media Entrepreneur
Adrianne C. Smith, SVP/Senior Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, FleishmanHillard
Moderator
BREAK
INCLUSION INNOVATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & EQUALITY MOONSHOT
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNER
NYU School of Professional Studies
Carol Chen CMO Shell Mobility and Chairman Shell Brand International
Lauren Tilstra Chief of Staff & Executive Director, Strategic Communications, Office of the Chairman and CEO · Verizon
Dr. Anna Zeiter Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, eBay Inc
Dr. Lea Sonderegger CDO/CIO, Member of the Executive Committee, SWAROVSKI
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
Moderator
EUROPE'S EQUALITY MOONSHOT
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNER
NYU School of Professional Studies
Annika Ojala, Rights & Democracy Campaigner, Greens/EFA in the European Parliament European Parliament
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
Elena Balbekova Energy and Climate Change Adviser at British Embassy Kyiv
Serap Altinisik CEO, Oxfam Germany
Zuzanna Lewandowska Soclal Entrepreneur, Media and NGO Executive
Moderator
CLOSING REMARKS
OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PARTNER
NYU School of Professional Studies
Carolyn Kissane Clinical Professor, Global Affairs, NYU SPS
VIP RECEPTION & AWARDS
Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Dr. Nono Simelela, Assistant Director-General , Strategic Priorities, Cervical Cancer Elimination. Women’s Health. Youth. Health Rights, WHO
Federica Marchionni, CEO, Global Fashion Agenda
Nicola Mendelsohn, VP Global Business Group, Meta
Ghada Oueiss, Lebanese Broadcast Journalist, Al-Jazeera
Fatma Al Nuaimi, Communications Executive Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar
Geralyn Ritter, Executive Vice President, External Affairs & ESG Organon ESG, Organon
Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder & Chair, Mann Deshi Bank
LEADher BOOK LAUNCH
Gina Badenoch Young Global Leader WEF & Founder, Capaxia
Moderator
Aayati Dash Kar Creator Queendom Metaverse & Asst.Creative Director World Woman LEADhER Book
THE VENUE
UC SAN DIEGO PARK AND MARKET
Park & Market brings UC San Diego downtown—in a glorious new state of the art building in East Village. Here, experts, community leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries will mingle and confer
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WHY ATTEND
GET INSPIRED.
GET EMPOWERED.
Surround yourself with savvy leaders with diverse backgrounds, passions, and pursuits for a day of dynamic exchanges and innovative business ideas. They’ll have you energized and empowered to build a thriving economy, sustainable planet and inclusive world women and girls.
GET EQUIPPED.
Have your most-pressing world challenges, concerns, and questions addressed in this open forum. You will receive practical advice, feasible solutions, and innovative ideas on how to fund, launch and solve humanity’s grand challenges that women and girls face around the world
IN SPOTLIGHT
NEWS
Yvette Gonzalez, a humanitarian, bioastronautics researcher, and spacesuit technician helping teenage girls develop careers in STEM
World Woman Hero Karla Welch: Unstoppable Force Behind The Period Company and Women’s Rights Advocacy
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Inspired by her elementary teacher who was a mathematician and passionate about science, Dr. Luiza Nogaj, a young girl...
Heifer International: an Inclusive Solution to Hunger and...
Since 1944, nonprofit Heifer International has equipped and empowered families and communities around the world to...
Winners of The Disability Film Challenge, Jenna Kanell...
“People say that the bumblebee should not be able to fly. According to the laws of aerodynamics, his wings are too short,...
Spotlight: Noor Al Yaseen, Saudi Arabia Woman Filmmaker
With only two years left to complete her program in medical school, Noor Al Yaseen made the decision to drop out. Eight...
TeamSense Is Helping Companies Connect Their Hourly Teams...
For years, corporate communication has mainly happened through email. In this day and age, we can’t imagine our lives...
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