June 10, 2015 | 20th Anniversary Conference | Event Videos
Celebrating 20 Years of Promoting Women's Leadership and Voices

Women Leaders Tackling 21st Century Challenges

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Welcome
Dawn Calabia, Board Member and 20th Anniversary Committee Chair, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Hon. Ann Stock, Chair, Women's Foreign Policy Group Board of Directors
Patricia Ellis, President and Co-founder, Women's Foreign Policy Group


Duration: 17:44
Topics: Women's Leadership, WFPG

Panel I: Chaos in the Middle East: What Should the US Do?
H.E. Dr. Alia Hatoug-Bouran, Ambassador of Jordan to the US
Hon. Michèle Flournoy, Center for a New American Security
Ambassador Anne Patterson, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
Anne Richard, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Moderator: Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour


Duration: 1:09:58
Topics: Middle East, Syria, Humanitarian Aid, Religious Extremism, Iraq, Development

Panel II: Women in Charge: How They Are Changing Politics,
Government, and Corporate America
H.E. Catherine Russell, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Jamira Burley, Amnesty International USA & UN Global Education First Initiative
Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Kathleen Matthews, Formerly of Marriott International
Moderator: Eleanor Clift, Daily Beast


Duration: 59:58
Topics: Women's Leadership, Women's Voices

20th Anniversary Luncheon
Welcome and the History of the WFPG
Dawn Calabia, 20th Anniversary Committee Chair, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Patricia Ellis, President and Co-founder, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Video: 20 Years of Promoting Women's Leadership
Duration: 11:50
Topics: Women's Leadership, WFPG

20th Anniversary Luncheon
How Are Technology and Social Media Revolutionizing Foreign Policy?
Keynote Speaker
Catherine Novelli, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy,and the Environment
Conversation with
Ann Mei Chang, US Global Development Lab, USAID
Astri Kimball, Google
Moderator: Bay Fang, New America Foundation
Duration: 48:33
Topics: hacking, social media, technology & innovation, Twitter diplomacy, security

Panel III: Covering the World’s Hot Spots: The Inside View
Lara Jakes, Foreign Policy Magazine and ForeignPolicy.com
Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg News
Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Margaret Warner, PBS NewsHour
Moderator: Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
Duration: 1:02:44
Topics: Russia, Ukraine, the Pentagon, Iran nuclear talks, Cuba, Middle East

Panel IV: 20 New Ideas to Meet Tomorrow’s Global Challenges
Shari Bryan, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Bathsheba Crocker, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
Kristin Lord, IREX
Moderator: Coral Davenport, The New York Times


Duration: 1:00:32
Topics: Climate Change, Youth, Urbanization, United Nations

Evening Reception: Celebrating Women Leaders Across Generations
Hosted by H.E. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland to the US
Hon. Ann Stock, Chair, Women's Foreign Policy Gruop Board of Directors
Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Patricia Ellis, President and Co-founder, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Riina-Riika Heikka, Political Counselor, Embassy of Finland
Emily Ball, Foreign Service Officer and Former WFPG Employee
Saori Imaizumi, ICT Innovation and Education Specialist, The World Bank and Former WFPG Intern
Duration: 28:54
Topics: WFPG, Women's Leadership