Global Leadership Forum (2017)
2017 Overview
The 2017 Global Leadership Forum brought together 30 emerging leaders from over two dozen countries, students and faculty from the University of Virginia, and other scholars and experts for a three-day event, “Promoting Gender Equality in Education.” Together, participants developed innovative ideas and effective solutions to ensure that women and girls around the world have access to quality educational opportunities that will set them up for lifelong success.
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Partnership of Purpose
Sponsorship of the 2017 Global Leadership Forum reflects Tupperware’s longstanding commitment to empowering women all over the world, and as a pillar in the company’s purpose for more than 65 years, the Global Leadership Forum is among other select programs and global women’s initiatives that the company supports.
Tupperware’s own Global Links program is a cross-cultural exchange for high achieving female business and economics professors in developing and post-conflict countries that was co-founded with Rollins College, with the support of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues.
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2017 Speakers
Neal Piper
The Presidential Precinct
Robert Pianta
UVA Curry School of Education
Sharmistha Banerjee
University of Calcutta
Global Links Scholar
Nancy Hopkins
The Presidential Precinct
Elinor Steele
Tupperware Brands Corporation
Erin Kennedy
ChildFund International
Edith Winx Lawrence
UVA Curry School of Education
Valerie Adams-Bass
UVA Curry School of Education
Mary Conway Dato-on
Crummer Graduate School of Business
Alexandra Arriaga
Strategy for Humanity
Katrina Debnam
UVA School of Nursing
Bethany Johnson
Basic Education Coalition
Chic Thompson
WAGiLabs
Lauren Wollack
Vital Voices
Abigail Kayser
UVA Curry School of Education
Elgin Cleckley
UVA School of Architecture
Sara Bon-Harper
James Monroe’s Highland
James B. Murray, Jr.
The Presidential Precinct
Donald Steinberg
World Learning, Inc.
Victoria Harker
Tegna Inc.
Julie Willig
GirlUp
Clare Rowland
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Sasha Monty
Corporate Philanthropy
Nancy Deutsch
UVA Curry School of Education
Valeria McFarren-Piper
Chaski Global
Steve Bowers
Chaski Global
Rick Goings
Tupperware Brands Corporation
Matthew Wheelock
UVA Curry School of Education
2017 Agenda
Day 1
9:00-9:15AM
Welcome Remarks
Neal Piper, The Presidential Precinct
Robert Pianta, UVA Curry School of Education
Luyando Haangala-Wood, Mandela Washington Fellow Alumna, Zambia
9:15-9:45AM
Panel Discussion: Education Empowers
Introduction: Nancy Hopkins, The Presidential Precinct
Moderator: Elinor Steele, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Sharmistha Banerjee, University of Calcutta; Global Links Scholar Alumna
Sreedipta Choudhury, University of Calcutta
9:45AM-12:20PM
Roundtables: Challenges to Gender Equality in Education
Poverty and Economic Factors
Erin Kennedy, ChildFund International
The Need for Gender-Sensitive Teaching & Curricula
Edith Winx Lawrence, UVA Curry School of Education
Cultural and Societal Norms and Practices
Valerie Adams-Bass, UVA Curry School of Education
Ensuring Employability and Economic Empowerment
Mary Conway Dato-on, Crummer Graduate School of Business
Violence and Personal Security
Alexandra Arriaga, Strategy for Humanity
Health-Education Linkages
Katrina Debnam, UVA School of Nursing
Policy Frameworks
Bethany Johnson, Basic Education Coalition
12:20-1:00PM
Networking Lunch
1:00-2:30PM
Strategic Curiosity
Chic Thompson, WAGiLabs
3:00-5:30PM
Nonprofit Site Visits
7:00-8:30PM
Cultivating Community: An Evening of Film
Bukky Shonibare, Girl-Child Africa; Adopt-A-Camp
Abigail Kayser, UVA Curry School of Education
Local middle and high school students
Moderator: Lauren Wollack, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Day 2
9:00-11:45AM
Design Thinking Workshop
Elgin Cleckley, UVA School of Architecture
12:00-1:30PM
#Education4All Luncheon
Welcome Remarks
Sara Bon-Harper, James Monroe’s Highland
James B. Murray, Jr., The Presidential Precinct
Keynote Address
Keynote: Donald Steinberg, World Learning Inc.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Neal Piper, The Presidential Precinct
Victoria Harker, Tegna Inc.
Elinor Steele, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Abella Bateyunga, Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumna, Tanzania
Maxsalia Salmon, Atlas Corps Fellow, Jamaica
2:00-4:30PM
Mini-Workshops
Advocacy
Julie Willig, GirlUp
Using Data for Evidence-based Programs
Clare Rowland, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Fundraising and Resource Mobilization
Sasha Monty, Fundraising and Corporate Philanthropy Consultant
Developing a Theory of Change
Nancy Deutsch, UVA Curry School of Education
Day 3
9:00-10:00AM
Preparing an Effective Pitch
Valeria McFarren-Piper, Chaski Global
Steve Bowers, Chaski Global
10:00AM-2:00PM
Innovation Challenge: Analyzing Problems, Generating Solutions
2:00-4:00PM
Pitch Competition
Video Message
Rick Goings, Tupperware Brands Corporation
Judges
Matthew Wheelock, UVA Curry School of Education
Sharmistha Banerjee, University of Calcutta; Global Links Program Alumna
Chic Thompson, WAGiLabs
The Women's Global Leadership Forum
Our three-day 2017 Forum was held in conjunction with a UVA Bicentennial event: The Women's Global Leadership Forum (WGLF). Emerging Leaders who participated in the Forum also joined WGLF, including closing keynote remarks from Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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