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Critical Minerals in Conversation: Economic Security and the U.S.-Africa Relationship
December 12, 2024 | Embassy of Tanzania, Washington, D.C.
Speakers: Florie Liser, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa; British A. Robinson, Coordinator for Prosper Africa & WFPG Board Member; Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Principal to Principal & WFPG Board Chair; and H.E. Elsie S. Kanza, Ambassador of Tanzania to the United States.
Moderator: Dr. Gracelin Baskaran, Director of Critical Minerals Security Program at CSIS
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2024 Annual Celebrating Women Leaders Benefit: AI, Security, and Innovation
November 15, 2024 | Embassy of Italy, Washington, D.C.
Awardees: Irene Fellin, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security; Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor of PBS News Hour
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Ewbank, Deputy Director of the CIA for Digital Innovation (2019-2024)
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Civil War in Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis and the Role of Women
October 30, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Ann Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of CORE; Shaima Siddigi, CORE Program Lead in Sudan; Kholood Khair, Founder & Director of Confluence Advisory
Moderator: Kate Almquist Knopf, Senior Advisor on Sudan at European Institute of Peace (EIP)
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Author Talk: Sherri Goodman's Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
October 21, 2024 | DACOR Bacon House
Speaker: Sherri Goodman, Author of Threat Multiplier
Moderator: Meaghan Parker, Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
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The Power of Womenomics: A New Foreign Policy for the Next Generation
September 24, 2024 | Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York City
Speakers: Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues; Annie Potts, award-winning actress
Moderator: Dr. Vishakha Desai, President Emerita of Asia Society and Former Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University
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Career Pathways: Middle East and North Africa
September 19, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Pakistan; Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and Lecturer at George Washington University
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Peer Mentorship & Rapid Fire Resume Review
September 17, 2024 | Elliott School of International Affairs
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Mentor Minutes: Lila Abed
September 12, 2024 | Virtual
Speaker: Lila Abed, Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute
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Author Talk: Liza Mundy's The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
September 5, 2024 | Johns Hopkins SAIS
Speaker: Liza Mundy, Author of The Sisterhood
Moderator: Dr. Deborah Wituski, Vice President for Global Intelligence at Google and Adjunct Professor at SAIS
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Career Pathways: International Trade
July 30, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Dr. Christina Sevilla, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Penny Naas, Allied Competitiveness Lead, German Marshall Fund and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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A Fireside Chat with Venezuela's Opposition Leader: María Corina Machado
July 16, 2024 | Virtual
Speaker: María Corina Machado, Leader of Vente Venezuela Party
Moderator: Cynthia Arnson, SAIS and Wilson Center Fellow
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Author Talk with TIME's Simon Shuster: An Insider's Fresh Perspective from the Front Lines of Ukraine
June 26, 2024 | Dentons' Roof Terrace
Speaker: Simon Shuster, TIME Journalist
Moderator: Tatiana Vorozhko, Voice of America, Ukrainian Service
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Navigating the Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations
June 20, 2024 | International Student House of Washington D.C.
Speakers: Lila Abed, Acting Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center; Ambassador Ana Luisa Fajer, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Mexico in the U.S.; Rachel Poynter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North America
Moderator: Kellie Meiman Hock, McLarty Associates
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Celebration of Women Diplomats
June 12th, 2024 | Residence of Ireland
Speaker: Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States
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National Security and Supply Chains: Finding Economic Security in a Changing World
May 16th, 2024 | Residence of Denmark
Speakers: Degi Altantuya, Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Principal to Principal; Kimberly Donovan, Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council; Renee Sonderman, Director of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Penny Naas, Allied Competitiveness Lead, German Marshall Fund and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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Shaping Frontiers: US-Bahrain Relations & Women's Role in Middle East Diplomacy
April 23rd, 2024 | Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Speakers: H.E. Dr. Shaikha Muneera Al Khalifa, Director General of the Academy of Diplomatic Studies and Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain
Moderator: Elise Labott, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Zivvy News
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Women in Leadership: Fireside Chat with H.E. Karien van Gennip
April 18th, 2024 | DACOR Bacon House
Speaker: H.E. Karien van Gennip, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Moderator: Whitney Baird, President & CEO, U.S. Council for International Business
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How to Join a Nonprofit Board
April 18th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Marisa Swystun, Vice President, Social Sector Specialist, AllianceBernstein; Katarina Weir, Wealth Advisor, Nonprofit Specialist, AllianceBernstein
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Mentor Minutes: Hera Abbasi
April 16th, 2024 | Virtual
Speaker: Hera Abbasi, Vice President, Global Public Policy at Mastercard
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Women in China: Regressive Gender Governance in Authoritarian States
April 10th, 2024 | Cannon House Office Building Caucus Room
Speakers: Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV); Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Yaqui Wang, Research Director for China, Freedom House
Moderator: Susan V. Lawrence, Congressional Research Service
Featured Guests: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Chairman, HDP; Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Ranking Member, HDP
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Career Pathways: Non-Profit Organizations
March 28th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Jennifer Clinton, Cultural Vistas; Emily Perkins, The Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS); Indigo Stegner, Meridian International Center
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Mentor Minutes: Sarah Jackson-Han
March 26th, 2024 | Virtual
Speaker: Sarah Jackson-Han, Senior Adviser, Communications, Partnerships, & Policy at UNDP
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Voices of Bravery: Women War Correspondents
March 14, 2024 | John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Speakers: Kim Dozier, Global Affairs Analyst, CNN; Hollie McKay, Writer and Reporter, The Cipher Brief; Vivian Salama, National Security Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Moderator: Bay Fang, President and CEO, Radio Free Asia
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International Women's Day Celebration 2024: Creating a More Secure World
March 8, 2024 | Royal Norwegian Ambassador's Residence
Speakers: Sonata Coulter, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Melinda Haring, Senior Advisor, Razom for Ukraine; Constanze Stenzenmüller, Director of the United States and Europe Center, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Olivia Gazis, CBS News
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Career Pathways: International Finance Organizations
February 29, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Judith Morrison, Interamerican Development Bank (IDB); Rani Meerabi Pooran, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group; Abigail Turner, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
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Shaping Tomorrow's World with Feminist Foreign Policy
February 7, 2024 | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Speakers: Birgitta Tazelaar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States; Susan Markham, Director of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX); Stephenie Foster, Founding Partner at Smash Strategies
Moderator: Christina Lu, Staff Writer, Foreign Policy
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Safeguarding Democracy: Technology and Election Security
February 6, 2024 | Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
Speakers: Ginny Badanes, Senior Director of Democracy Forward, Microsoft; Derek Luyten, Executive Director, House Democracy Partnership; Moira Whelan, Director of Democracy and Technology, NDI; Katya Rimkunas, Director for Democracy, Rights, and Governance Technical Leadership, IRI
Moderator: Mohar Chatterjee, POLITICO
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Career Pathways: Fellowships, Part 1
January 25th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Baleigh Preston, Boren Awards; Alison Glomski, Fulbright U.S. Student Program; Amy Schenk, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, British Embassy, Washington DC, Marshall Scholarships
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2024 at UNDP: Goals, Challenges, and Priorities
January 24th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Francine Pickup, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Policy and Programming, UNDP
Moderator: Alia Dharssi, Deputy Editor, Asparagus Magazine and Consultant, Sustainability Solutions Group
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Mentor Minutes: Ambassador Eunice Reddick
January 18th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Ambassador Eunice Reddick, Former Ambassador to Niger, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe
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