Advancing Girls Education, Empowerment and Womens Economic Prosperity
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Oakland, CA, February 27, 2015 --( The series kicked off last November, when over 200 people attended a panel discussing the impact of education on sustainable investment opportunities in Africa.“We’re thrilled to have such incredible speakers join us to discuss how it impacts not only girls’ individual prosperity, but that of their local, national and global economies.” Bindu Garapaty, CEO of The Happy Leader, a leadership and development firm, will kick off the event with the topic of “Fierce and Feminine: Accelerating the Next Decade of Change.” Lisa M. Lambert, VP & Managing Director of the Diversity Equity Fund at Intel Capital & Chair of UPWARD (United Professional Women Accelerating Relationships & Development) will join Grasz for a “fireside chat,” sharing their perspectives as two women who beat the odds by rising to senior executive ranks in technology companies.The panel to follow will feature insight from the thought leaders below: - Peter Laugharn, Senior Advisor at Firelight Foundation - Sasha Rabsey, Co-Founder of Present Purpose Network - Ashley Orton, Global Programs Director at Asante Africa Foundation - Sidee Dlamini, Graduate Research Assistant at UC Berkeley To learn more about the panel and how you can get tickets, please visit www.asanteafrica.org/girlsevent.“We’re thrilled to have such incredible speakers join us to discuss how it impacts not only girls’ individual prosperity, but that of their local, national and global economies.”Bindu Garapaty, CEO of The Happy Leader, a leadership and development firm, will kick off the event with the topic of “Fierce and Feminine: Accelerating the Next Decade of Change.” Lisa M. Lambert, VP & Managing Director of the Diversity Equity Fund at Intel Capital & Chair of UPWARD (United Professional Women Accelerating Relationships & Development) will join Grasz for a “fireside chat,” sharing their perspectives as two women who beat the odds by rising to senior executive ranks in technology companies.The panel to follow will feature insight from the thought leaders below:- Peter Laugharn, Senior Advisor at Firelight Foundation- Sasha Rabsey, Co-Founder of Present Purpose Network- Ashley Orton, Global Programs Director at Asante Africa Foundation- Sidee Dlamini, Graduate Research Assistant at UC BerkeleyTo learn more about the panel and how you can get tickets, please visit www.asanteafrica.org/girlsevent.Asante Africa Foundation is also convening a panel, for the second consecutive year, at The NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW) annual forum during the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting on March 8 in New York City.Asante Africa Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with global headquarters in the U.S.A. To learn more or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit us at www.asanteafrica.org or email info@asanteafrica.org.About International Women’s DayInternational Womens Day has been observed since in the early 1900s.