Women’s Leadership: Public Service and Global Health Day 1

Women’s Leadership: Public Service and Global Health is organized by Smith College and co-sponsored by Smith College and U.S. Department of State with the support of the French government and the European Parliament as part of the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP).

The workshop reflects the overall goal of WPSP: to increase the participation and efficacy of women in all spheres of public service. Applications were invited from early- and mid-career women in Francophone Africa, and women in France and greater Europe working on issues relevant to Francophone diaspora communities. Admission was highly competitive; more than 170 applications were received for some 35 places. Through presentations, small group workshops, case studies and informal discussions centered on the broad topic of public service in public health, the training is designed to:

• Provide delegates with enhanced skills for attaining elected and appointed positions in the public sector;
• Enable delegates to establish a professional network within and outside of their home countries;
• Supply delegates with concrete tools and training to increase the scope, efficacy and visibility of their ongoing work;
• Communicate strategies, tools and materials that delegates can deploy upon their return to their home countries for the training of other women in public service.

Program sessions will be held at CIEP (Sevres).
9H00–10H30 Session open to the public	WelcomeMarilyn Schuster, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Smith CollegeFarah Pandith (Smith ’90), Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of StateRobert Dorit, Project Organizer and Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College
	Opening RemarksNora Berra, Delegate, European Parliament
11H00–12H30 Session open to the public	Women’s Health and Women in HealthDr. Fatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve, Psychiatrist, Addiction Specialist, Moreau de Tours Hospital Sainte-Anne, Paris
14H00–16H00 Session for delegates only	The Power of NarrativesMaureen Mahoney, Dean of the College and Vice President for Campus Life, Smith CollegeIris Newalu, Director of Executive Education, Smith College
16H15–17H30 Session for delegates only	Pharmaceuticals: Local Production, Local Access?Marie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Director-General for Innovation, Information, Evidence and Research, WHO
Evening Delegates and invited guests only	Reception, United States EmbassyHosted by Susan Tolson (Smith ’84) and Ambassador Charles Rivkin