ExxonMobil Women and Development Series
Director: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative; Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program
November 20, 2009 - Present
The ExxonMobil Women and Development Series explores the ways in which governments, companies, and NGOs can promote economic development by focusing on women. With the generous support of the ExxonMobil, the series has so far examined such topics as women's role as change agents in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the potential of new technologies to promote women's economic empowerment in developing countries. Transcripts, audio, and video recordings of meetings in this series are available below.
Meetings
Roundtable Meeting
mDevelopment: Harnessing Mobile Technology for Global Economic Growth
Introductory Speaker: Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Speakers: Ann Mei Chang, Senior Adviser for Women and Technology, Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
Alex Counts, President and Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Foundation
Scott Ratzan, Vice President, Global Health, Johnson & Johnson
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative; Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
May 10, 2012
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Roundtable Meeting
Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity
Speakers: Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Maura O'Neill, Senior Counselor to the Administrator and Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
Trina DasGupta, mWomen Program Director, GSMA
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
October 5, 2011
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Innovations and Innovators: Using Agricultural Technologies to Empower Women
Speakers: Martin Fisher, KickStart International
Pedro Sanchez, Earth Institute, Columbia University
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations
June 1, 2011
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Roundtable Meeting
Women and Development: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter
Speaker: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations
May 10, 2011
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Roundtable Meeting
Women and Technology: The Opportunities of Mobile Banking
Speakers: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s World Banking
Tamara Cook, Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Civil Society, Markets and Democracy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations
April 6, 2011
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Conference Panel Session
Setting the Context: Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists: Leslie Cordes, Director of Partnership Development, Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation
Gail Karlsson, Adviser, United Nations Development Programme and ENERGIA
Richenda Van Leeuwen, Renewable Energy Access Advisor and Former Senior Advisor, Good Energies, Inc.
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
April 21, 2010
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Conference Panel Session
A Discussion with Innovators
Panelists: Mark Bent, CEO and President, SunNight Solar
Lauren Taylor, Director of Communications, Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
April 21, 2010
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Conference Panel Session
Understanding and Expanding Distribution Networks
Panelists: Katherine Lucey, Founder and Executive Director, Solar Sister
Carolyn Makinson, Executive Director, Women's Refugee Commission, International Rescue Committee
Toshihiro Nakamura, Co-Founder, Kopernik
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
April 21, 2010
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National Program Meeting
National Teleconference: The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series: Women as Change Agents in the Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis
Speaker: Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group
Presider: Cokie Roberts, Senior News Analyst, ABC News
November 20, 2009
Corporate Meeting
Women as Change Agents in the Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis
Speaker: Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank Group
Presider: Cokie Roberts, News Correspondent
November 20, 2009
This event will serve as the inaugural meeting of a new Council on Foreign Relations series on women and development, sponsored by ExxonMobil. The series focuses on innovative approaches to advance economic opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Join Robert B. Zoellick for a discussion of women's roles in recovery from the global financial crisis.
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