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Conversations with Men On Wall Street and Finance
Engaging Men in Moving More Women Up in Leadership Positions
 AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
5:00-5:30 Registration and Networking 5:30-5:50 Opening and Welcome Remarks Janet C. Salazar, CEO IMPACT Leadership 21 Creator, Conversations With Men Lucy Chan, Vice President Financial Services Industry, IBM 
 5:50-7:10 Interactive Panel Discussion Moderator Katherine D. Brandt, Partner Thompson Hine LLP Speakers Michael Drexler, Senior Director, Head of Investors Industries, World Economic Forum 
John M. Bonhomme, Executive Director, Global Markets, JP Morgan
Johny Wu, Managing Director, Head of Equities & Funds, Barclays 
 
Special Remarks 
Liz Lyman, Managing Director, Corporate Communications 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) 
7:10-7:25 Roundtable Discussion/Breakout Sessions Speakers
Jeanne Sullivan, Co-Founder StarVest 
Todd Murphy, CEO Silver Maple Group
Gail Romero, CEO Collective Changes 
Luis Cuneo, Marketing Executive, IBM
Christopher A. Bordoni, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP 
 7:25-7:35 Group Presentation of Breakthrough Takeaways and Commitments for Change Leslie Grossman, CEO Chair, Vistage Group; Author, Speaker, Leadership Strategist 7:35-7:40 Presentation of HeForShe Campaign Cheryl Benton, Board Member, US National Committee for UN Women 7:40-7:50 Closing Remarks Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Former UN Under-Secretary General; Father of UNSCR 1325 Constance J. Peak, CFO and Chief Strategist, IMPACT Leadership 21; United Nations Representative, FSUN 7:50-9:00 Reception and Strategic Networking, Press Interviews, Video and Photo Opps Host Macdella Cooper, Founder and President, The Macdella Cooper Foundation 
 
BACKGROUND 
Despite strides made by women and minorities, the C-suite and the corporate boardroom are still largely dominated by white men whose ages range from the 50s to 60s.
Although women make up half of the employees in the finance industry, studies indicate that women occupy a mere 23% percent of leadership positions. 
Are more efforts needed to be made in terms of gender equality in corporate suites and board rooms?
 
If research presents a strong case for gender diversity, why is it still lagging on Wall Street? 
According the 2013 McKinsey Global Survey of 1,421 global executives on gender diversity: A significant cultural factor affecting women's ability to reach top management is the engagement and support of menWhile about three-quarters of men believe that teams with significant numbers of women perform more successfully: 
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<LI>Fewer men recognize the challenges women face. Only 19 percent strongly agree that reaching top management is harder for women; </LI>
<LI>Men are much more likely to reject the idea that the climb is steeper for women. </LI>
<LI>Men are less likely than women to see value in diversity initiatives and more likely to believe that too many measures supporting women are unfair to men. </LI>
<LI>While nearly all male and female executives express some level of agreement that women can lead as effectively as men do, male respondents are not as strongly convinced. (Source: 2013 McKinsey Global Survey of 1,421 Global Executives on Gender Diversity) </LI>
<LI>In addition, the projected global income of women is $18 trillion by 2018. By the year 2028, 75% of worldwide discretionary spending is expected to be controlled by women (Source: Boston Consulting Group). </LI>
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<LI>Women bring diverse perspectives to the table: their leadership styles can drive more innovation and collaboration and they often take a different approach to risk. It's not that women or men are better but that diverse groups - where both men and women are at the table - make better decisions than non-diverse groups.
Join us December 8, 2014 for this important and groundbreaking discussion on whether gender diversity is a critical factor in contributing to a company's profitability, stock performance and governance, and how corporations can foster diversity within their ranks and in their board room.
For sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please contact Janet C. Salazar, CEO at<A HREF="mailto:jcsalazar@impactleadership21.com" REL="nofollow"> jcsalazar@impactleadership21.com</A>, Cell (908) 652 1883 or Jessica Robinson, Director for Strategic Partnerships at <A HREF="mailto:jrobinson@impactleadership21.com" REL="nofollow">jrobinson@impactleadership21.com</A> Cell (929) 800 1184. 
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