Wednesday, October 26th: Corporations Supporting Women and Girls: Ethics, Efficiency, and Effectiveness Women Thrive Worldwide’s Gender Roundtable discussion focuses on the private sector’s engagement in women’s and girls’ global development and whether the private organizations should subscribe to a set of ethical guidelines. Panelists include Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide; Pradeep Ramamurthy, Deputy Counselor for Innovation, United States Agency for International Development; Carol Grigsby, Senior Advisor, Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) Bureau, USAID; Dean Cycon, Founder and CEO, Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company; Joan Libby Hawk, Special Advisor, Women's Empowerment Principles, UN Women and UN Global Compact; and Penny Abeywardena, Senior Manager, Women and Girls Portfolio, Clinton Global Initiative.
3:30-5:30 PM at the FHI 360 North Building (1875 Connecticut Avenue, the Board Room/Room 800)