Global Innovators: Women Leading Change Around the World
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 01/07/2014

The U.S. Institute of Peace in partnership with the Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Bernstein Family Foundation hosted a panel event featuring the 2014 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards Honorees on Thursday, June 19th from 9:00 am to 11:00am.  These annual awards honor women leaders who are breaking barriers and building innovative solutions to achieve economic, social and political change around the world.

For more information about the event, visit: http://www.usip.org/events/global-innovators-women-leading-change-around-the-world

This program provided a forum to listen to the individual stories from each of the 2014 award recipients who include women from Iraq, Tanzania, India, and Guatemala.

This public event featured the following speakers:

Claudia Paz y Paz
2014 Leadership in Public Life Honoree | Guatemala

Suaad Allami
2014 Fern Holland Honoree | Iraq

Priti Patkar
2014 Human Rights Honoree | India

Victoria Kisyombe
2014 Economic Empowerment Honoree | Tanzania

Susan Davis, Opening Remarks
Chair of the Board, Vital Voices Global Partnership

Kathleen Kuehnast, Moderator
Director, Gender & Peacebuilding Center, U.S. Institute of Peace