Driving Impact on Education and Gender Parity
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-09-21

http://www.weforum.org/
Gender equality is sliding backwards and changes in the world of work are threatening to widen skills gaps. Business and government leaders announce the launch of the Global Alliances for Closing the Skills Gap and Closing the Gender Gap, comprising experts, public and private sector leaders committed to successful impact on education and gender through dialogue and best practice exchange. 

They will be joined by representatives from pilot countries who will announce plans to scale these efforts though country-level collaboration.

Speaker
- Stephane Kasriel (Confirmed), Chief Executive Officer, Upwork, USA
- Luis Alberto Moreno (Confirmed), President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC
- Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado (Confirmed), Vice-President of Panama and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Moderated by
- Saadia Zahidi (Confirmed), Head of Education, Gender and Work, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum