Past events
Women in Public Service: Taking on Education Women in Public Service: Taking on Education brought leaders to talk with students at round-table discussions about their careers and the opportunities and challenges of advancing education for women and girls worldwide.
Featured Speakers and Roundtable Topics: Read Speaker Bios here Penny Abeywardena, Senior Manager at the Clinton Global Initiative Website - Follow @ClintonGlobal Marcia Brumit Kropf, Ph.D Chief Operating Officer of Girls Inc. Website - Follow @girls_inc Jessica Posner, Co-founder of the Shining Hope Kibera School for Girls Website - Follow @hope2shine |
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Vital Voices Speaker Series
Maria Penya, Senior Director
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Vital Voices
Maria Pena highlighted the stories of female entrepreneurs from around the world, focusing on the interplay of economics with other women’s rights issues, and the need for public and private sector actors to prioritize women's economic empowerment.
Bob Shrum
Former Democratic Strategist and Senior Fellow
This Vital Voices panel discussion was moderated by Bob Shrum, recognized Democratic strategist and Senior Fellow at NYU Wagner; Doug Schoen, Founding Partner at Penn, Schoen & Berlan; and Carey Hogg, Political and Public Leadership Program Officer at Vital Voices. Panelists drew on their diverse experiences to discuss women's participation in politics at the local and national level.
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Vital Voices
Maria Pena highlighted the stories of female entrepreneurs from around the world, focusing on the interplay of economics with other women’s rights issues, and the need for public and private sector actors to prioritize women's economic empowerment.
Bob Shrum
Former Democratic Strategist and Senior Fellow
This Vital Voices panel discussion was moderated by Bob Shrum, recognized Democratic strategist and Senior Fellow at NYU Wagner; Doug Schoen, Founding Partner at Penn, Schoen & Berlan; and Carey Hogg, Political and Public Leadership Program Officer at Vital Voices. Panelists drew on their diverse experiences to discuss women's participation in politics at the local and national level.
