Women's Summit Program
Join us on Wednesday, October 18 at 8:30 a.m EDT for the Seventh Annual Fordham Women’s Summit: Philanthropy | Empowerment | Change at Fordham Law School.
Please note: The schedule is subject to change.
Schedule
8:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast and Registration
Generously sponsored by Greenberg Traurig
9:15 a.m.
Program Begins
9:20 a.m.
Welcome
Lesley Massiah-Arthur, GSAS ’13, Emcee, Associate Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations, Fordham University
President’s Welcome
Tania Tetlow, 33rd President of Fordham University
9:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation | Power of Purpose in Elevating Leadership, Sustainability and Philanthropy
Jeannette Ferran Astorga, GABELLI ’96, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Zoetis Inc.
Generously sponsored by Zoetis Inc.
10:45 a.m.
Break
11 a.m.
- How What We Consume Affects Us and the Environment
- Behind the Scenes of Fordham's Environmental Research
12 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
Generously sponsored by EY
1 p.m.
Student Scholarship Speaker
Meredith Leahy, FCRH ’25
Honoring Fordham's Pioneering Women in Philanthropy
Patricia Cole, MC ’74, GSS ’15
Patricia David, GABELLI ’81
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m.
Closing Session | Laudato Si' and Fordham—Our Common Home: Taking Action, Inspiring Change
Julie Gafney, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Strategic Mission Initiatives, and Executive Director, the Center for Community Engaged Learning, Fordham University
3:35 p.m.
Closing Remarks, Q&A, Feedback Forum
3:45 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Generously sponsored by Macari Vineyards, and Gabriella Macari, GABELLI ’09, Director of Operations, Macari Vineyards