Duke Corporate Education, in partnership with the International Women’s Forum United Kingdom, convened a high-impact International Women’s Day event on 14 March 2023.
Entitled Lead with Her – Empowered Voices our conference was held in person and streamed virtually to engage global audiences.
Lead with Her – Empowered Voices aimed to accelerate sustainable change for women in the workplace and broader society. Global business women, industry leaders, and changemakers joined together for an in-depth dialogue where we embraced equity and empowered female leaders. Key topics included Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, the role women play in ESG and Allyship.
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Agenda
WELCOME
Bill Boulding – Dean and J.B. Fuqua Professor, Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business
EMPOWERED VOICES – WHY YOUR STORY MATTERS
Sharmla Chetty – CEO, Duke Corporate Education
PANEL 1: LIFT AS YOU CLIMB – WHEN YOU WIN, WE WIN
Julie Goldstein – Global Board Director, International Women’s Forum United Kingdom
Marty Rolle – President, International Women’s Forum United Kingdom
Irene Charnley – President, International Women’s Forum South Africa
CEO PANEL: CALL TO ACTION – OUR TIME IS NOW
Vishal Patel – President of Global Markets, Duke Corporate Education
Alexandra Altinger – Chief Executive Officer – UK, Europe, Asia, J O Hambro Capital Management
Lillian Barnard – Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft South Africa
Nolitha Fakude – Chair, Anglo American’s Management Board, South Africa
Sindi Mabaso-Koyana – Chairperson, AWCA Investment Holdings
CASE STUDY: TOWARDS WOMEN’S INCLUSIVITY IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
Thabile Makgala – Executive, Eastern Limb, Implats
PANEL 2: WHERE IS THE W IN ESG?
Brian Tippens – SVP and Chief Social Impact Officer, Cisco
Stephanie Werner-Dietz – Executive Vice President, Head of Human Resources, ArcelorMittal
Pauline Miller – Chief Equity Officer, dentsu
Anna Stanley-Radière – Director Climate Transparency, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
GUEST SPEAKER: HOW TO WIN WHEN YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM
Dame Inga Beale – British Businesswoman, First Female CEO of Lloyds of London & LGBTQ+ Activist
PANEL 3: DE&I DRIVES PERFORMANCE – SO, WHAT’S THE HOLD-UP?
Lee-Ann Samuel – Group Executive, People, Implats
Christina Schelling – SVP and Chief Talent & Diversity Officer, Verizon
Kindra Helderle – Associate Director Leadership Development and Head of Women’s Programs, Merck
Laureen Rwatirera – Chief Learning Officer, ASML
KEYNOTE: MODERN MISOGYNY – A TOOLKIT FOR CHANGE
Julia Gillard – First female Prime Minister of Australia, Acclaimed author, IWF International Hall of Fame Inductee
EMPOWERED CONVERSATIONS – YOU’VE GOT THE MIC
Moderated group conversation with Delegates
CLOSING REMARKS
Sharmla Chetty – CEO, Duke Corporate Education
Keynote:
We are honored to feature keynote speaker
Julia Gillard, the first female Prime Minister of Australia and acclaimed author.
She discussed her book, Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech.
Speakers:
Dame Inga Beale
British Businesswoman,
First Female CEO of Lloyds of London & LGBTQ+ Activist
Sharmla Chetty
Chief Executive Officer,
Duke Corporate Education
Marty Rolle
President, International Women’s Forum United Kingdom
Julie Goldstein
Global Board Director,
International Women’s Forum
Lee-Ann Samuel
Group Executive, People, Implats
Christina Schelling
SVP and Chief Talent & Diversity Officer, Verizon
Thabile Makgala
Executive, Eastern Limb, Implats
Brian Tippens
SVP and Chief Social Impact Officer, Cisco
Irene Charnley
President, International Women’s Forum South Africa
Vishal Patel
President of Global Markets,
Duke Corporate Education
Kindra Helderle
Associate Director Leadership Development and Head of Women’s Programs, Merck
Anna Stanley-Radière
Director Climate Transparency, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Pauline Miller
Chief Equity Officer,
dentsu
Lillian Barnard
Chief Executive Officer,
Microsoft South Africa
Nolitha Fakude
Chair, Anglo American’s Management Board, South Africa
Bill Boulding
Dean and J.B. Fuqua Professor,
Duke University – The Fuqua School of Business
Sindi Mabaso-Koyana
Chairperson, AWCA Investment Holdings
Stephanie Werner-Dietz
Executive Vice President,
Head of Human Resources, ArcelorMittal
Alexandra Altinger
CEO, J O Hambro EUKA
Laureen Rwatirera
Chief Learning Officer,
ASML
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Thank you to our 2023 event sponsors!
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Lead with Her 2022 – Accelerating Gender Equity for a Sustainable Future
On 31 March 2022, Duke CE convened a global conversation on the current state of gender equity and opportunities to enable sustainable change for all women.
Lead with Her 2021 – Driving Equity and Inclusion for Women in a Post-Covid World
On 24 March 2021, Duke CE convened a global dialogue of business leaders and changemakers to examine the crisis facing women and to seek answers to improve outcomes in the wake of Covid-19.
