Agenda

IWD Program:  Women, Wealth and Power:   Where do women in the US and Globally stand economically? Why? And where might we go -- when it comes to Wealth, Ownership and Influence? 

8:30-9:00 :  Registration, networking

9:00- 9:05:  Emcee Saleemah Abdul-Ghafuropens program.

9:05-9:15:  Arts moment:  Singers from Agnes Scott College get us off to a rousing start. 

9:15-9:30:  Starting with Context:  World Economic Forum analyst – setting the pace with World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index for 2024.  

9:30- 10:15:  Session 1 (Panel discussion) Starting with Context: In this session, we’ll explore the “whys” behind the statistics.  Data from the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index for 2024 gave us a macro view of the economic status of women.  Now we’ll delve deeper into the historical, legal, and cultural challenges that have and continue to create hurdles to economic gender parity, or simply said – women’s ability to get ahead. 

Panelists:

Janelle Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Kindred Futures

Moderator:  IWF member and former Spelman president, Beverly Daniel Tatum 

10:15- 10:30:  Break 

10:30- 11:20:  Session 2 (Panel Discussion) Money:  How women are overcoming hurdles to get it, and grow it, both in the US and internationally.  A look at what happens when women have access to capital, can build businesses, can build communities, can build their own financial muscle.  The empowerment of ownership.

Panelists include:

Donata Russell Ross, Chief Executive Officer, Concessions International and Board Member of Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs

Luz Urrutia, Chief Executive Officer, Accion Opportunity Fund and Founder of El Banco de Nuestra Comunidad

Moderated by: IWF member and Board of Director,  Virginia Hepner

11:20- 11:35:  Break

11:35 – 12:20:  Session 3: Power and Intention:  IWF super-stars -- Natosha Reid Rice in conversation with Liz Blaketo explore her personal journey in philanthropy and activism.  They’ll talk about how, as women build financial means, they decide what to do with it.  Philanthropy , politics, investing and everywhere women might exert more influence and power.  

12:20- 12:30:  Saleemah with closing thoughts and final thank yous .

12:30- 12:35:   Final Arts moment – a reading or poem relating to our topic from Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, Alliance Theater. 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm PowerTalk Mentorship Program