BEYOND THE HEADLINES
December 7, 2023 | Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.

Celebrating Women Leaders Benefit
Awardees
International Journalism: Masih Alinejad, Iranian-American Journalist 
Courage on the Frontline: Shabana Basij-Rasikh, President and Co-Founder of School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA)
Impact in Philanthropy: Women Moving Millions, Accepted by its CEO, Sarah Haacke Byrd
Fireside ChatDr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Moderator Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times Washington Bureau Chief, WFPG Board Member

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November 29, 2023 | Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Foreign Policy Response to Global Democratic Backsliding– A Bipartisan Conversation
Closing Remarks by: Congresswoman Dina Titus, D-NV

PanelistsShannon Green, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, USAID
Susan Stigant
, Director of Africa Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
Michelle Bekkering
National Engagement Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

ModeratorSandra Pepera, Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute 

BEYOND THE HEADLINES
November 15, 2023 | DACOR Bacon House, Washington, D.C.
Investing in Africa, Investing in Women: Benefits to U.S. National Security

Panelists: Alice Albright, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Joy Basu
, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Thomas Debass
Managing Director, Office of Global Partnerships, U.S. Department of State
Florie Liser,
CEO, Corporate Council on Africa.State

Moderator: Chiedo Nwankwor, Johns Hopkins SAIS Vice Dean, Education and Academic Affairs, and Lecturer and Director, SAIS Women Lead
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
November 1, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
APEC Summit Preview
Speakers: Nora Todd, National Security Adviser, Senior Director for International Economics
Mira Rapp-Hooper
, National Security Council, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania
MENTORING PROGRAMS
October 31, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Michele Lynch
Speakers: Michele Lynch, Senior Policy Advisor, TMG
MENTORING PROGRAMS
October 26, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: Climate
Speakers: Jane Nakano, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Renata Koch Alvarenga
, Founder and Director, EmpoderaClima
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
October 23, 2023 | Ukrainian Institue of America, New York City 
Women in Conflict: Supporting Activist Leaders in Afghanistan, Iran, and Ukraine
Welcome Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director, Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Introduction of Women’s Leadership Fireside Chat Honored Speakers by: Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Women’s Leadership Fireside Chat by: Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Introduction of Panelists byAlexa Chopivsky, Executive Director, Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Panel Conversation by: Mahnaz Afkhami, Former Minister for Women's Affairs in Iran and Founder of Women's Learning Partnership,  Mahnaz Akbari, Former Commander of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon and Project Manager at the Afghan Allies Program, Oleksandra Matviichuck, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Documenter of war crimes,  Moderated by Bianna Golodryga, Senior Global Affairs Analyst, CNN
Closing Remarks:  Kathy Nalywajko, President, Ukrainian Institute of America
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
September 27, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
U.S.-India Relations in Focus
Welcome by: Sharon Stirling, COO, ORF America
Opening Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director, Women’s Foreign Policy Group, 
Speakers: Nancy Izzo Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Persis Khambatta, Director of Global Government Affairs for India and South Asia, Walmart
Tanvi Madan, Senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program, Brookings Institution
Moderated by: Humeyra Pamuk, U.S. State Department Correspondent, Reuters
Closing Remarks: Sharon Stirling, COO, ORF America
Co-organized by Women's Foreign Policy Group and ORF America
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MENTORING PROGRAMS
September 19, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: Journalism
Speakers: Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington Correspondent at Bloomberg
Ellen Nakashima
, National Security Reporter at The Washington Post
Jennifer Williams
, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy
MENTORING PROGRAMS
September 14, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Andrea Thompson
Speakers: Andrea Thompson, Vice President for International Programs at Northrop Grumman
MENTORING PROGRAMS
August 29, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Carmiel Arbit
Speakers: Carmiel Arbit, nonresident Senior Fellow for Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council
MENTORING PROGRAMS
August 22, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: Political Risk
Speakers: Anna Ashton, Director of China Corporate Affairs and US-China at the Eurasia Group
Anya Prusa
, Associate Partner at Albright Stonebridge Group's Americas practice
Brandy Svensson

BEYOND THE HEADLINES
August 1, 2023 | Virtual
Relief, Recovery, Restabilization: Addressing the Conflict in Yemen
Speaker: Zena Ali Ahmad, Yemen’s UNDP Resident Representative
Moderated by: Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Co-organized by the Women's Foreign Policy Group and UNDP Washington.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
July 31, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
Strength in the Face of Suppression: Highlighting the Heroines of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon

Opening Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director, Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Speakers: General Joseph Votel, Former Commander, United States Central Command
Ambassador Adela Raz, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States and United Nations
Mary Kolars, CPT, US, Lead Advisor, Afghan Female Tactical Platoon (2016-2021) and Cultural Support Program Manager (2016-2021)
Moderated by: Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent, Fox News
Closing Remarks: Andrea McCarren, President, PenFed Foundation
Co-organized by Women's Foreign Policy Group, PenFed Foundation, Paul Hastings, Sisters of Service, and With Honor Action.
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
July 27th, 2023 | Atlantic Council
Ukrainian Tennis Champion Elina Svitolina on Sports Diplomacy
Opening Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Speaker: Elina Svitolina, tennis champion, previous world no. 3, UNITED24 Ambassador
Moderator: Margaret Brennan, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News
Closing Remarks by: Fred Kempe, Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
Co-Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and the Atlantic Council.
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MENTORING PROGRAMS
July 27th, 2023 | Washington D.C.
Mentor Minutes: Dana Linnet

Speakers: Dana Linnet, President and CEO of the Summit Group D.C., former diplomat, and U.S. national security veteran

MENTORING PROGRAMS
July 18th, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: International Affairs Graduate Programs in DC

Speakers: Representatives from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, American University’s School of International Service, and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

MENTORING PROGRAMS
June 29, 2023 | Washington D.C.
Mentor Minutes: Maha Yaktin Quol

Speakers: Maha Yaktin Quol, Senior Government Liaison with the UN Information Center

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
June 29, 2023 | Washington D.C.
International Women in Diplomacy Day 2023

Opening Remarks by: Darja Ferlež, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Slovenia
Speaker: Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, author of "Lessons from the Edge" and former US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Ukraine
Moderated by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director at the Women's Foreign Policy Group
Co-organized by the Women's Foreign Policy Group and the Embassy of Slovenia.
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MENTORING PROGRAMS
June 20, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: U.S. Foreign Service

Speakers: Ambassador Kathleen Doherty, Chief Strategy and Retreats Officer of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katie Conti, Foreign Service Officer, Generalist, Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
May 25, 2023 | Washington, DC
International Principles on Responsible AI

Opening Remarks by: Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Principal to Principal and Co-Chair of the Women's Foreign Policy Group Board of Directors
Speakers: Jennifer Bachus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State
Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft
Hon. Michelle S. Giuda, Director of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy
Moderated by: Cat Zakrzewski, Technology Policy Reporter at The Washington Post
Closing Remarks: Lloyd Whitman, Senior Director of the GeoTech Center at the Atlantic Council
Co-organized by Women's Foreign Policy Group and Microsoft, in partnership with the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy.
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MENTORING PROGRAMS
May 18, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Bonnie Carroll

Speaker: Bonnie Carroll, Founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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MENTORING PROGRAMS
May 16, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: Intelligence

Speakers: Erinn Whitaker, Professor of the Practice in the Curriculum of Peace, War and Defense, UNC Chapel Hill
Mary Quinn, Specialist Leader for Deloitte
Adrianne George, Founder of MyCyberExec
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
May 1, 2023 | Washington, DC
Ukraine: Investment Opportunities and Digital Diplomacy

Welcoming Remarks by: Diane Farrell, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
Opening Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director, The Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Chris Fetzer, Partner, Dentons
Speakers: Alex Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Serhiy Tsivkach, CEO, Ukraine Invest
Oleksiy Vitchenko, Founder, Digital Future VC
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MENTORING PROGRAMS
April 27, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Anita Botti

Speaker: Anita Botti, Treasurer of the Women's Foreign Policy Group Board of Directors
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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CELEBRATING WOMEN DIPLOMATS
April 26, 2023 | Washington, DC

Opening Remarks by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Speakers: Ambassador Carmen Monton, Permanent Observer of Spain to the OAS
Ambassador Ivonne Baki, Embassy of Ecuador to the U.S.
Ambassador Claverie De Sciolli, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the OAS
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and the Organization of American States

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MENTORING PROGRAMS
April 18, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: AI, Technology & Cybersecurity

Speakers: Lauren Bedula, Managing Director, Beacon Global Strategies
Ayan Islam, Director, Cyber Workforce, Office of the National Cyber Director
Dr. Kathryn Neal, Senior Director, International Policy, Microsoft
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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MENTORING PROGRAMS
March 30, 2023 | Virtual
Mentor Minutes: Theresa Loar

Speaker: Theresa Loar, Vice Chair of the Women's Foreign Policy Group Board of Directors
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
March 23, 2023 | Washington, DC & Virtual
Innovation and Leadership in Defense and Security

Introductions by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Keynote address by: Michèle Flournoy, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.
Moderator: Hadeil Ali, Director, Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project, CSIS.
Speakers: Kari A. Bingen, Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
Algene Sajery, Founder and CEO of Catalyst Global Strategies
Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel, VP, International Government Affairs, Lockheed Martin International
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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MENTORING PROGRAMS
March 21, 2023 | Virtual
Career Pathways: United Nations

Speakers: Stefania Piffanelli, Director, United Nations Information Center, Washington
Stefano Pettinato, Deputy Director, United Nations Development Program Washington Representation Office
April Pham, Senior Gender Advisor, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, New York
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
March 9, 2023 | Washington, DC
Recovering From War: Women on the Frontlines of Ukraine’s Economic Reconstruction

Introductions by: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Moderator: Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Reporter at the Wall Street Journal
Speakers:
Ingrid Ask, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC
Michael Curtis, Deputy Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Olga Hamama, Co-Founder of United for Ukraine (Switzerland)
H.E. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
Oleksandra Matviichuk, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (Ukraine)
Sevgil Musayeva, Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainska Pravda; 2019 Harvard University Nieman Fellow
Nancy Pelosi, Former 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; Representative for California’s 11th Congressional District
Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (USA); Co-founder of Nobel Women's Initiative; American peace and human rights activist
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, United for Ukraine (Switzerland), the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC, and the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
March 2, 2023 | Virtual
One-Year Anniversary of the Ukraine War: Stories of Courage and Total Resistance: Everyday Heroes and the Role of Civil Society in Defending Freedom and Democracy

Moderator: Daniel Bilak, Canadian-born volunteer serviceman in the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine; former Chief Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine
Speakers: Yulia Dmytrova, Director of TAPS Ukraine; former Dnipro City Council member

Dana Pavlychko, CEO of United for Ukraine; Owner of Osnovy Publishing
Valeriia Shumska, Program Officer at The HALO Trust
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
February 16, 2023 | Virtual
Munich Security Conference Preview: The International Order, Ukraine, and Other Top Priorities

Moderator: Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington Correspondent at Bloomberg
Speakers: Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior Fellow at Harvard University, JFK Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
Andrea L. Thompson, Vice President for International Programs at Northrop Grumman
Hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
January 19, 2023 | Washington, DC
Protecting Ukraine: Public-Private Defense of Allies Abroad

Moderator: Jamil N. Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School
Speakers:
Jennifer Bachus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, US Department of State
Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA
Dave Luber, Deputy Director of Cybersecurity, National Security Agency
Jeanette Manfra, Global Director for Security and Compliance, Google Cloud
Hosted by the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School in partnership with the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and Beacon Global Strategies
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MENTORING FORUM
January 12, 2023 | Washington, DC
When Women Lead: How female leadership is crafting the new success paradigm across foreign policy and national security; business and technology

Moderator: Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director of the Women's Foreign Policy Group
Speakers:
Julia Boorstin, CNBC's Senior Tech & Media Correspondent; author of newly published and critically acclaimed, "When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn from Them."
Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
The Hon. Michelle Giuda, Director of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy; former acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Held in partnership with DACOR