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SUMMIT 2018

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

JUNE 21, 2018 | LES ATELIERS DES TANNEURS, BRUSSELS

CATHERINE MCKENNAMINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, CANADA

CARLOS MOEDASEUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

LAURA BOLDRINIMEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, ITALY

DEESHA DYERPRESIDENT OBAMA WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY

LINDSEY NEFESH-CLARKEFOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S WORLDWIDE WEB (W4)

ANDRÉS INGI JÓNSSONMEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,LEFT-GREEN MOVEMENT,ICELAND

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How do women calling the shots view the challenges facing our world today?

Using the spotlight: how can policymakers put the gender equality debate into mainstream politics and policy-making?

KEY TOPICS: What difference, if any, do women make when they are at the table?

North South East West: How does Europe compare, diverge, and why?

Join 150 members of the Women Rule community, and meet the women shaping the world from behind the scenes at the center of the political, business and intellectual stage. This Summit will feature inspirational keynote speeches, thought-provoking debates, unique networking opportunities and other learning moments to discuss women success, new leadership models, and the challenges ahead.

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

2018 WOMEN RULE SUMMIT SPEAKERS

ANCHOR PARTICIPANTS

DITA CHARANZOVÁ MEP, COMMITTEE ON THE INTERNAL MARKET AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

LISE FUHR, DIRECTOR GENERAL, ETNO

LIE JUNIUS, DIRECTOR EU PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, GOOGLE

VICTORIA MAIN, DIRECTOR TECH & MEDIA, CAMBRE ASSOCIATES

MIRANDA COLE, PARTNER, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

KLAUS UKENS, COUNTRY DIRECTOR GERMANY, CATERPILLAR

SPEAKERS

CATHERINE MCKENNA MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, CANADA

CARLOS MOEDASEUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

DEESHA DYERPRESIDENT OBAMA WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY

MEGAN GREENEGLOBAL CHIEF ECONOMIST, JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL SERVICES/MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT

KAJA KALLASMEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, RESEARCH AND ENERGY

LIRI KOPACI-DI MICHELEHEAD OF EQUALITY DIVISION, COUNCIL OF EUROPE

JEANNE PONTEACCREDITED ASSISTANT TO MEP EDOUARD MARTIN, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

ANDRÉS INGI JÓNSSONMEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,LEFT-GREEN MOVEMENT,ICELAND

EMILY O’REILLYEUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

INESE PODGAISKAGENERAL SECRETARY, THE ASSOCIATION OF NORDIC ENGINEERS

LAURA BOLDRINIMEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, ITALY

SIXTINE BOUYGUESDEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

JOANNA GOODEYHEAD OF THE FREEDOMS AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

VINCENT-IMMANUEL HERRFOUNDER, HERR & SPEER, CATALYST “HEFORSHE”, UN WOMEN GERMANY COMMITTEE

MARIA LEANDERSECRETARY GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND (EIF)

LINDSEY NEFESH-CLARKEFOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR - WOMEN’S WORLDWIDE WEB (W4)

HELGA STEVENSMEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

8:15 AM COFFEE AND REGISTRATION

8:45 AM MODERATOR’S WELCOME REMARKS

8:50 AM

OPENING INTERVIEW

Moderator: Kate Day, Editorial Director, Growth, POLITICO

Speaker: Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada

9:10 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND POLICIES IN DRIVING CHANGE Moderator: Nirvi Shah, Pro Editor, POLITICO

- What are the tools for gender-sensitive policy making? Quotas? Equality indexes? - Gathering the data: how is the gender-differentiated impact of policy measured or assessed? - Using the spotlight: how can policymakers put the gender equality debate into mainstream politics and policy- making?- North South East West: How does Europe compare, diverge, and why? Speakers: Andrés Ingi Jónsson, Member of Parliament, Left-Green Movement, Iceland Helga Stevens, MEP (ECR, Belgium), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Sixtine Bouygues, Deputy Director-General for Communication, European Commission

10:00 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – WOMEN IN POLITICS AND INFLUENCE

Moderator: Maïa de La Baume, Reporter, POLITICO

- Inspiring change: What is the multiplying effect of modeling female leadership? - Measuring success: What is success and who is successful?- How does civil society exert infl uence for women and vice-versa?

Speakers: Laura Boldrini, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy Kaja Kallas, MEP (ALDE, Estonia), Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy; First-ever chair-woman of the Estonian Reform Party Liri Kopaci-Di Michele, Head of Equality Division, Council of Europe Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman

10:50 AM SPEED NETWORKING SESSION

11:05 AM NETWORKING BREAK

11:25 AM

SHARING EXPERIENCES – CHANGING DYNAMICS BETWEEN THE REALMS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS, DIPLOMACY AND OTHER SPHERES OF POWER

Moderator: Anna Palmer, Host, Women Rule Podcast; Co-Author, POLITICO Playbook

- Table manners: What cultures are changing? - What difference, if any, do women make when they are at the negotiating table? Is negotiation a matter of gender? - Male Leadership: How can men in power engage gender equality?

Speaker: Deesha Dyer, President Obama White House Social Secretary

12:20 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

2:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION 3 – SEXUAL HARASSMENT: QUESTIONNING #ME TOO’S IMPACT

Moderator: Ryan Heath, Political Editor, POLITICO

- From #MeToo: What has changed? What is the road ahead? - Should Government legislate?

Speakers: Joanna Goodey, Head of the Freedoms and Justice Department, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Vincent-Immanuel Herr, Co-Founder, Author, Feminist, HERR & SPEER, ,UN Women Germany Committee Jeanne Ponte, Accredited Assistant to MEP Edouard Martin, European Parliament

THURSDAY, 21 JUNE 2018 – SUMMIT PROGRAM

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2:50 PM

ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

- What are the specifi c challenges of certain sectors, and how are women today tackling them? - Who are the trailblazers and how can women learn from their experiences? - Why is innovation still largely led by men and how to bridge the gap? - Is there a women’s way of negotiating and regulating?

ROUNDTABLE 1 – OVERCOMING INEQUALITIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Moderator: Joanna Plucinska, Tech Reporter, POLITICO

Chairs: Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke, Founder & Managing Director, Women’s WorldWide Web (W4) Inese Podgaiska, General Secretary, The Association of Nordic Engineers

Anchor-participants: Dita Charanzová, MEP (ALDE, Czech Republic), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Lie Junius, Director EU Public Policy and Government Relations, Google Victoria Main, Director Tech & Media, Cambre Associates Klaus Ukens, Country Director Germany, Caterpillar

ROUNDTABLE 2 – WOMEN IN LAW, REGULATION AND COMPETITION

Anchor-participants: Miranda Cole, Partner, Covington & Burling Lise Fuhr, Director General, ETNO

ROUNDTABLE 3 – WOMEN AND CAPITAL: EARNING IT, RAISING IT AND GIVING IT

Chairs: Megan Greene, Global Chief Economist, John Hancock Financial Services/Manulife Asset Management Maria Leander, Secretary General of the European Investment Fund (EIF)

4:00 PM ROUNDTABLE TAKEAWAYS

4:05 PM

AWARDS CEREMONY - EU PRIZE FOR WOMEN INNOVATORS 2018

Moderator: Ryan Heath, Political Editor, POLITICO

15 minutes one-on-one interview with: Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, European Commission

Following the interview, Commissioner Moedas will present the twelve successful women entrepreneurs who were shortlisted for the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2018, an initiative funded under Horizon 2020. On the occasion of POLITICO’s Women Rule Summit, Commissioner Moedas will announce the winners of the prize.

5:00 PM NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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Drive the conversation on equal-representation and the challenges ahead

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WHY ATTEND

Empower: The event will highlight transformative women championing important issues on the political and policy agenda and driving business growth and societal change

Inform: An interdisciplinary gathering where government decision-makers will convene with the industry, research and science, economic, society, and academic leaders whose insights will unlock the challenges ahead

Connect: Join the Women Rule community from across sectors, and meet the women shaping the world from behind the scenes at the center of the political, business and intellectual stage

Contact us: summits@politico.eu

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