Program Schedule
Note that the schedule and event times are in EDT.Oct 19, Monday (Oct 20, Tuesday in Asia)
Trilateral Kick-Off and Gender, Diversity, and STEM in Japan, ROK, and the U.S.
Oct 20, Tuesday (Oct 21, Wednesday in Asia)
Encouraging More Girls to Pursue STEM and Strengthening the Pipeline from University to Private Industry
Oct 21, Wednesday (Oct 22, Thursday in Asia)
The Enabling Environment Needed to Support Women to Excel in STEM
Oct 22, Thursday (Oct 23, Friday in Asia)
Looking Ahead, The Future of Work and the Next Generation of Women STEM Leaders.
Panel Webinar: Gender, Diversity, and STEM in Japan, ROK, and the U.S.: Where Do We Stand?
Experts on women in STEM in their respective countries will briefly present data and trends on women’s participation in STEM fields in each country, highlighting progress, challenges, and promising approaches.... Read More
Ginko Kawano
Heisook Lee
Kathleen (Taffy) Kingscott
Moderator:
Donna Milgram
20:30-22:00 EDT
9:30am-11:00am JST/KST
9:30am-11:00am JST/KST
Invite Only Virtual Networking Kick Off: Breaking Down Barriers Through Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Supportive Networks
Leading technologists from premier tech firms will launch this networking session by offering brief remarks on strategies to build supportive relationships among women STEM leaders, from within individual companies and across sectors. Participants... Read More
Aisha Bowe
Naomi Kurahara
Yujin Chung
Moderator:
Lucy Lee
Panel Webinar: Cracking the Code: How to Encourage More Girls to Pursue STEM
Panelists from academia and the private sector will share innovative strategies to challenge societal prejudices and assumptions that steer young girls away from STEM pursuits. What needs to happen in... Read More
Liz Lee
Sachiko Nakajima
Tara Chklovski
Moderator:
Dylan Davis
Panel Webinar: Strengthening the Pipeline from University to Private Industry
Perspectives from the private sector and leading researchers will highlight how to create a supportive ecosystem in which female young professionals can land STEM jobs after graduation, build successful early... Read More
Catherine Kaseri Ohura
Hyo-Suk Lim
Natalia Villalobos
Moderator:
Debra Knopman
Panel Webinar: Legal and Regulatory Environment: Policies that Help or Hinder Women’s Advancement in STEM
How can governments, companies, and academia create policies to encourage the advancement of women in STEM fields? Panelists will discuss the ways in which policies and regulations can better address... Read More
Kathy Matsui
So Young Kim
Tea Trumbic
Moderator:
Karen Marrongelle
Panel Webinar: Gender Norms and STEM: Family Decision-Making, the Unpaid Care Burden, and the Challenges/Benefits of Creating Diverse Teams
STEM fields remain heavily male-dominated, fostering unequal gender norms that result in disproportionate number of women leaving their chosen fields over time due to many factors including unequal care burdens... Read More
Kong-Joo Lee
Ying Wories (Lin)
Yukako Uchinaga
Moderator:
Eileen Pennington
Panel Webinar: STEM, Gender and the Future of Work in ROK, Japan and the U.S
Technology is changing the future of work far beyond STEM fields. What will it take for women to overcome both new and long-established challenges to fully seize emerging opportunities in... Read More
Ahn Hye-yeon
Elizabeth Wilke
Kazuo Yamaguchi
Moderator:
Elizabeth Romanoff Silva
20:30-21:30 EDT
9:30am-10:30am JST/KST
9:30am-10:30am JST/KST
Virtual Networking and Key Takeaways
Participants will share key takeaways, recommendations, next steps. The following small group moderators will help facilitate this session: Jiwon Kim Sofia Shakil Stephanie Ortoleva Kukhee Choo Lucy Lee Ying Wories Jin... Read More
Moderator:
Paula Uniacke
21:15 EDT
10:15am JST/KST
10:15am JST/KST
Closing Summit Address by Ambassador Kelley Currie
Remarks from Assistant Secretary Manisha Singh and closing summit address by Ambassador Kelley Currie.
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