Women’s Leadership: Public Service and Global Health Day 3

Delegates have benefited from a impressive group of presenters with expertise in the field of public health.

Day 3 has begun at the Talleyrand Building of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, and will later continue at UNESCO Headquarters. Today’s topics include global solutions for local problems, and engaging with media to further public health projects. Our delegates will also have time to teach each other and share experiences from their combined 350 years of on the ground experience in Francophone Africa.

Program sessions will be held at the Talleyrand Building of the U.S. Embassy (Paris).
9H15–10H45 Sessions open to the public	Using Old and New Media: Telling Your StoryDenise Silber (Smith ’74), Founder, Basil Strategies Consultancy and Doctors 2.0 & You ConferenceZied Mhirsi, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Global Network of Researchers on HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa (GNR-MENA)
11H15–12H45 Session open to the public	Panel Discussion: Connecting Ideas to ResourcesSandra Laney (Smith ’96), Gates FoundationErin Gainer, Chief Executive Officer, Pharma HRASusan Tolson (Smith ’84), former Senior VP, Capital Group, Board Member, Group LagarderreBenoît Miribel, Fondation Mérieux
14H00–16H00 Session for delegates only	Visit to UNESCOMeetings with participating delegations; hosted by Ambassador David T. Killion, U.S. Permanent Representative to UNESCO
16H30–18H00 Session for delegates only	Case Study: Do Local Problems Have Global Solutions?Selma Hajri, M.D., President and Founder, Groupe Tawida Ben Cheikh, TunisiaAngel Foster, M.D., Echo’s Endowed Chair of Women’s Health Research at the University of Ottawa Robert Dorit, Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College