Critical Minerals in Conversation: Economic Security and the U.S.-Africa Relationship
December 12, 2024 | Embassy of Tanzania, Washington, D.C. 
SpeakersFlorie Liser, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa; British A. Robinson, Coordinator for Prosper Africa & WFPG Board Member; Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Principal to Principal & WFPG Board Chair; and H.E. Elsie S. Kanza, Ambassador of Tanzania to the United States.
Moderator: Dr. Gracelin Baskaran, Director of Critical Minerals Security Program at CSIS

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2024 Annual Celebrating Women Leaders Benefit: AI, Security, and Innovation
November 15, 2024 | Embassy of Italy, Washington, D.C. 
AwardeesIrene Fellin, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security; Amna Nawaz, Co-Anchor of PBS News Hour 
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Ewbank, Deputy Director of the CIA for Digital Innovation (2019-2024)

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Civil War in Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis and the Role of Women
October 30, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Ann Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of CORE; Shaima Siddigi, CORE Program Lead in Sudan; Kholood Khair, Founder & Director of Confluence Advisory
Moderator: Kate Almquist Knopf, Senior Advisor on Sudan at European Institute of Peace (EIP)

Author Talk: Sherri Goodman's Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
October 21, 2024 | DACOR Bacon House 
Speaker: Sherri Goodman, Author of Threat Multiplier
Moderator: Meaghan Parker, Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

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The Power of Womenomics: A New Foreign Policy for the Next Generation
September 24, 2024 | Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York City 
Speakers: Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues; Annie Potts, award-winning actress
Moderator: Dr. Vishakha Desai, President Emerita of Asia Society and Former Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University

Career Pathways: Middle East and North Africa
September 19, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Anne W. Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and former U.S. Ambassador to  Egypt and Pakistan; Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and Lecturer at George Washington University

Peer Mentorship & Rapid Fire Resume Review
September 17, 2024 | Elliott School of International Affairs 

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Mentor Minutes: Lila Abed
September 12, 2024 | Virtual 
SpeakerLila Abed, Director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute

Author Talk: Liza Mundy's The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
September 5, 2024 | Johns Hopkins SAIS 
Speaker: Liza Mundy, Author of The Sisterhood
Moderator: Dr. Deborah Wituski, Vice President for Global Intelligence at Google and Adjunct Professor at SAIS

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Career Pathways: International Trade
July 30, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Dr. Christina Sevilla, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Penny Naas, Allied Competitiveness Lead, German Marshall Fund and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

A Fireside Chat with Venezuela's Opposition Leader: María Corina Machado
July 16, 2024 | Virtual 
Speaker: María Corina Machado, Leader of Vente Venezuela Party
Moderator: Cynthia Arnson, SAIS and Wilson Center Fellow

Author Talk with TIME's Simon Shuster: An Insider's Fresh Perspective from the Front Lines of Ukraine
June 26, 2024 | Dentons' Roof Terrace 
Speaker: Simon Shuster, TIME Journalist
Moderator: Tatiana Vorozhko, Voice of America, Ukrainian Service

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Navigating the Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations
June 20, 2024 | International Student House of Washington D.C. 
Speakers: Lila Abed, Acting Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center; Ambassador Ana Luisa Fajer, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Mexico in the U.S.; Rachel Poynter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North America
ModeratorKellie Meiman Hock, McLarty Associates

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Celebration of Women Diplomats
June 12th, 2024 | Residence of Ireland 
Speaker: Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States

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National Security and Supply Chains: Finding Economic Security in a Changing World
May 16th, 2024 | Residence of Denmark 
SpeakersDegi Altantuya, Deputy Director, Office of Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Principal to Principal; Kimberly Donovan, Director, Economic Statecraft Initiative, Atlantic Council; Renee Sonderman, Director of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Penny Naas, Allied Competitiveness Lead, German Marshall Fund and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

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Shaping Frontiers: US-Bahrain Relations & Women's Role in Middle East Diplomacy
April 23rd, 2024 | Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain 
SpeakersH.E. Dr. Shaikha Muneera Al Khalifa, Director General of the Academy of Diplomatic Studies and Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain
Moderator: Elise Labott, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Zivvy News

Women in Leadership: Fireside Chat with H.E. Karien van Gennip
April 18th, 2024 | DACOR Bacon House 
Speaker: H.E. Karien van GennipDeputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Moderator: 
Whitney Baird, President & CEO, U.S. Council for International Business 

How to Join a Nonprofit Board
April 18th, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Marisa Swystun, Vice President, Social Sector Specialist, AllianceBernstein; Katarina Weir, Wealth Advisor, Nonprofit Specialist, AllianceBernstein

Mentor Minutes: Hera Abbasi
April 16th, 2024 | Virtual 
Speaker: Hera Abbasi, Vice President, Global Public Policy at Mastercard

Women in China: Regressive Gender Governance in Authoritarian States
April 10th, 2024 | Cannon House Office Building Caucus Room 
Speakers: Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV); Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Yaqui Wang, Research Director for China, Freedom House
Moderator: Susan V. Lawrence, Congressional Research Service
Featured Guests: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Chairman, HDP; Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), Ranking Member, HDP

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Career Pathways: Non-Profit Organizations
March 28th, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Jennifer Clinton, Cultural Vistas; Emily PerkinsThe Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS); Indigo StegnerMeridian International Center

Mentor Minutes: Sarah Jackson-Han
March 26th, 2024 | Virtual 
Speaker: Sarah Jackson-Han, Senior Adviser, Communications, Partnerships, & Policy at UNDP

Voices of Bravery: Women's War Correspondents
March 14, 2024 | John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) 
Speakers: Kim Dozier, Global Affairs Analyst, CNN; Hollie McKay, Writer and Reporter, The Cipher Brief; Vivian Salama, National Security Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Moderator: 
Bay Fang, President and CEO, Radio Free Asia

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International Women's Day Celebration 2024: Creating a More Secure World
March 8, 2024 | Royal Norwegian Ambassador's Residence 
Speakers: Sonata Coulter, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Melinda Haring, Senior Advisor, Razom for Ukraine; Constanze Stenzenmüller, Director of the United States and Europe Center, Brookings Institution 
Moderator: Olivia Gazis, CBS News

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Career Pathways: International Finance Organizations
February 29, 2024 | Virtual 
Speakers: Judith Morrison, Interamerican Development Bank (IDB); Rani Meerabi Pooran, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group; Abigail Turner, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Shaping Tomorrow's World with Feminist Foreign Policy
February 7, 2024 | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Speakers: Birgitta Tazelaar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States; Susan Markham, Director of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX); Stephenie Foster, Founding Partner at Smash Strategies
Moderator: Christina Lu, Staff Writer, Foreign Policy

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Safeguarding Democracy: Technology and Election Security
February 6, 2024 | Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
Speakers: Ginny Badanes, Senior Director of Democracy Forward, Microsoft; Derek Luyten, Executive Director, House Democracy Partnership; Moira Whelan, Director of Democracy and Technology, NDI; Katya Rimkunas, Director for Democracy, Rights, and Governance Technical Leadership, IRI 
Moderator: Mohar Chatterjee, POLITICO

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Career Pathways: Fellowships, Part 1
January 25th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Baleigh Preston, Boren Awards; Alison Glomski, Fulbright U.S. Student Program; Amy Schenk, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, British Embassy, Washington DC, Marshall Scholarships

2024 at UNDP: Goals, Challenges, and Priorities
January 24th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Francine Pickup, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the Bureau of Policy and Programming, UNDP
Moderator:
 Alia Dharssi, Deputy Editor, Asparagus Magazine and Consultant, Sustainability Solutions Group

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Mentor Minutes: Ambassador Eunice Reddick
January 18th, 2024 | Virtual
Speakers: Ambassador Eunice Reddick, Former Ambassador to Niger, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe