
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
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