Symposium for Women in Policy and Politics
Monday, October 23, 2017
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Of the areas of public life where women advanced as leaders, the gains in politics and policy are most prominent. Around the world, UK's Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, to present generation, women in politics are paving strides for the future. In this engaging and fast-moving half-day event, we will highlight the challenges and opportunities for women. We will explore the subject on policy and political leadership in three segments.
Location
Pepperdine University, Graduate Campus in the Wilburn Auditorium
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263
Agenda
8:30 am - Check-in Wilburn Auditorium
9:00 am - Welcome
Andrew K. Benton
Pepperdine University President
9:30 am - Panel 1 Women in Non-Profit Policy Leadership
Dr. Regan Harwell Schaffer (Moderator)
Director, Non-Profit Leadership Collaborative; Professor Seaver College, Pepperdine
University
Sally Pipes (Speaker)
President and CEO, Pacific Research Institute
Montse Alvarado (Speaker)
Executive Director, Becket Fund
10:30 am - Panel 2 Women in Government Leadership
Ashley Trim (Moderator)
Davenport Institute, School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University
Sabrina Adu-Hamdeh (Speaker)
Foreign Affairs Officer, US Department of State
Lindsay Young (Speaker)
18F White House web consultancy
Ingrid Hardy Parks (Speaker)
Rec, City of Oxnard
Sahar Shirazi (Speaker)
CA Gov. Brown Advisor on Transportation
11:30 am - Lunch
12:30 pm - Panel 3 Women in Elected Leadership
Pete Peterson (Moderator)
Dean, School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University
Kathryn Barger (Speaker)
Los Angeles County Supervisor
Alicia Weintraub (Speaker)
Councilwoman, City of Calabasas
Shirley Weber (Speaker)
CA Assembly Member
1:30 pm - Keynote
Julia Ormond (Keynote)
NGO on sex trafficking
2:30 pm - Adjourn