Join the Center for Global Development and the Institute of Global Politics Women’s Initiative at Columbia University for the launch of a new report, Accelerating Efforts to End Child Marriage, which includes an analysis of the economic cost of inaction on child marriage prepared by the Center for Global Development, along with an actionable strategy to expedite the pace of change.
Speakers
Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State; Former Senator from New York; Professor of International and Public Affairs, IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Chair, Columbia SIPA
Rachel Glennerster, President, Center for Global Development (CGD)
Faith Mwangi-Powell, CEO, Girls Not Brides
Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
Sheryl Sandberg, founder of the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation and Lean In
HE Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone
Jennifer Klein, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of IGP Women’s Initiative, Columbia SIPA
Lucie Cluver, OBE, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Oxford University
Oby Ezekwesili, Founder and President, Human Capital Africa/School of Politics, Policy, and Government
Rebeca Gyumi, Founder and Executive Director, Msichana Initiative
Mabel van Oranje, Cofounder of Girls First Fund, Girls Not Brides, and VOW for Girls
Moderators
Ali Rogin, Correspondent, PBS News Hour
Rachel Vogelstein, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of IGP Women’s Initiative, Columbia SIPA
4:05-4:10 PM | Welcome RemarksKeren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations; IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Member |
4:10-4:15 PM | Opening RemarksHillary Rodham Clinton, 67th Secretary of State; Former Senator from New York; Professor of International and Public Affairs, IGP Cofounder and Faculty Advisory Board Chair, Columbia SIPA |
4:15-4:55 PM | Panel 1: The Cost of Inaction on Child MarriageRachel Glennerster, President, Center for Global Development (CGD) Faith Mwangi-Powell, CEO, Girls Not Brides Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF Ali Rogin (moderator), Correspondent, PBS News Hour |
5:00-5:25 PM | Spotlight InterviewSheryl Sandberg, founder of the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation and Lean In, in conversation with HE Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone Introduced by Jennifer Klein, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of IGP Women's Initiative, Columbia, SIPA |
5:25-6:05 PM | Panel 2: The Way Forward - Accelerating Efforts to End Child MarriageLucie Cluver, OBE, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Oxford University Oby Ezekwesili, Founder and President, Human Capital Africa/School of Politics, Policy, and Government Rebeca Gyumi, Founder and Executive Director, Msichana Initiative Rachel Vogelstein (moderator), Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of IGP Women’s Initiative, Columbia SIPA |
6:05-6:10 PM | Closing RemarksMabel van Oranje, Cofounder of Girls First Fund, Girls Not Brides, and VOW for Girls |