U.S. LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
LIFT-OFF EVENT
February 17 & 18, 2022
Day 1: February 17 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm Pacific / 3:30pm - 5:00pm Eastern
Day 2: February 18 | 11:00am - 12:30pm Pacific / 2:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern
Dynamic Leadership Project presentations, reflections on the cohort’s growth, and celebratory remarks on each day of the Lift-Off event.
DAY ONE: February 17, 2022
12:30PM – 2:00PM PACIFIC / 3:30PM – 5:00PM EASTERN
Times below are in Pacific
Beginning of Public Event
12:30 - 12:40 – Opening Remarks by Geeta Rao Gupta (Senior Fellow at UN Foundation; WomenLift Global Advisory Board Chair) and Amie Batson (Executive Director of WomenLift Health)
12:40 - 1:35 – Leadership Journey & Project Presentations (2 cohort groups running in parallel; brief audience Q&A to follow each presentation)
Day 1, Group A
- Gender Responsiveness of COVID-19 Pandemic Plans in Europe and Central Asia — Adanna Chukwuma
- A Gender-Responsive Approach to Building Capacity in Global Health Security — Mahlet Woldetsadik
- Empowering female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Kano, Nigeria: A Yataamaa Foundation Collaboration — Amina Muhtar
- Shifting power to abortion rights activists in East Africa — Erin Williams
- How Might We…Cultivate a DEI Culture through Meaningful Metrics? — Tanvi Pandit-Rajani
Day 1, Group B
- Leveraging smartphone technology as tools of resilience for women and girls in Myanmar during times of crisis — Pwint Htun
- Designing and Implementing a Leadership and Professional Development Training Program for Nurse-to-Nurse Global Initiative (NTNGI) — Schola Matovu
- Creating and Implementing a Sustainable Masters Track in Global Health Innovation — Sudha Jayaraman
- Reimagine Philanthropy: Shifting Power for Catalytic Change — Rena Greifinger
- Global Partnerships to Advance Women’s Leadership In Global Health Research In Africa — Aurélie Brunie
1:35 - 1:57 – Remarks from the Cohort: Learnings from the Year & Looking Ahead
DAY TWO: February 18, 2022
11:00AM – 12:30PM PACIFIC / 2:00PM – 3:30PM EASTERN
Times below are in Pacific
Beginning of Public Event
11:00 - 11:10 – Opening Remarks by Michele Barry (Senior Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University; Founder of WomenLift Health) and Amie Batson (Executive Director of WomenLift Health)
11:10 - 12:05 – Leadership Journey & Project Presentations (3 cohort groups running in parallel; brief audience Q&A to follow each presentation)
Day 2, Group A
- Improving health impact: Building in the gender lens — Liz Turner
- Expanding Access to the Global Faculty Training Program at Stanford Biodesign — Ritu Kamal
- To empower women leaders in academic oncology, globally and locally — Katherine Van Loon
- Decolonizing global health through inclusive learning, engagement & intentional partnerships — Rachel Deussom
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the context of leading organizational change — Erin McCarthy
- Supporting Gender and DEI Integration across the Gates Foundation’s Family Planning, MNCH and Nutrition Cluster — Kate Somers
Day 2, Group B
- Supporting career development and leadership progression of women as disease detectives in Pakistan — Roodly Archer
- Formation of a Global Health Advisory Council at ideas42 — Jana Smith
- Promoting Inclusive Innovation in Global Health — Marissa Gilman
- Decolonizing Development – What does it mean for large USG Contractors? — Stephanie Gallagher
- Strengthening approaches to tracking country progress in institutionalizing community health — Maureen Momanyi
- Lasting impact beyond the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey through an engaged and sustained alumnae program — Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy
12:05 - 12:27 – Remarks from the Cohort: Learnings from the Year & Looking Ahead
12:27 - 12:30 – Closing Remarks by Shereen Bhan, Program Director of WomenLift Health
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please contact the WomenLift team at [email protected] if you have any questions.
