Washington, DC—On March 4, 2015, the WFPG co-hosted an International Women's Day luncheon with the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Information Center, and Johnson & Johnson. President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, Kathy Calvin, opened the program and noted that it will be impossible to achieve our global development goals without investing in girls and women first. US Managing Editor of The Financial Times Gillian Tett moderated a discussion with Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom and the UN Secretary General’s Global Initiative on Education Global Youth Representative Chernor Bah. During the panel discussion, the speakers outlined the way forward to ensure that girls and women are at the center of the UN's development agenda. Former President of Malawi Joyce Banda presented the Girl Up Advocate Award to Kennede Reese and WFPG President Patricia Ellis closed the program.

United Nations Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin opens the program		Former President of Malawi Joyce Bands presents the award for Girl Up Advocate to Kennede Reese
WFPG President Patricia Ellis		Chernor Bah, Heather Higginbottom and Gillian Tett
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom		Chernor Bah, Global Youth Representative of the UN Secretary General’s Global Initiative on Education
Daniela Ligiero of the UNF and Luiza Guedes		Violinist Miri Ben-Ari performs during the luncheon
FPG Board Chair Ann Stock speaking with Debbie Cowan		Ann Stock, WFPG Board Member Marlene Johnson, Kristin Lord, and Debbie Cowan
WFPG Board Member Kate Irvin of the Coca-Cola Company		WFPG Board Member Diana Villiers Negroponte speaking with Heather Foote
Caroline Chewning and WFPG Leadership Circle Member Allison Ford of United Technologies		WFPG Interns Catherine Antosh, Ella Zauner and Michelle Aoun