Through the findings of the VVLead Fellowship Program, Vital Voices Global Partnership and the British Embassy will host a panel discussion on how and why women’s networks are essential to fostering women’s leadership.

Introductory words by Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership

Panel discussion moderated by Claire Shipman, ABC News Correspondent and Author of The Confidence Code and Womenomics.

Panelists:

• Susan Markham, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

• Susannah Wellford, President and Founder of Running Start

• Xiomara Diaz, Social Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Owner of The Garden Café and VVLead Fellow

Light breakfast will be provided

Please RSVP by March 6, 2016

Complimentary print copies of The VVLead Fellowship: A Programmatic Approach to Women's Leadership, Peer-to-Peer Exchange: Best Practices for Designing Learning Exchanges and Stories of Impact: The Case for Women's Leadership Networks will be available at check-in.

For more information about Vital Voices, please visit www.vitalvoices.org