Powerful women in the boardroom and beyond discuss the advantages that their perspectives, experience, and vision bring to multinational corporate boards, many of which lack sufficient gender-diverse perspectives today.
Women account for 50% of the global population, but just 12% of Board Directors. They acquire 20% more advanced learning degrees than men and hold 31% of upper to senior management positions. Women led companies achieve revenue goals 95% of the time vs. 65% for male led companies. Women return an average of 35% higher ROI than their male colleagues to investors, while receiving less than 3% of venture capital. Study after study provides ample evidence that presence of women in senior leadership and boards of directors is a powerful asset to companies and their investors.
This group of straight-talking women bypass complaints and platitudes and delve into solutions and details. What do women bring to the role of Board Director? How will the addition of women to multinational boards support viability, thrivability, and profitability in the coming decades? Why is a variety of perspectives so critical today, as we face the challenges of global domination of totalitarian states?

Moderator:
Vani Rao, CFA, Venture Partner, Mastersfund

Speakers:
Lakshmi Reddy, Partner, Elixirr
Julie Rasmussen, Founder & CEO, She Banks
Kim "Kimfer" Flanery-Rye, Founder and Principal DEI Consultant, MyKimisms, LLC
Meg Bear, Chief Product Officer, SAP Success Factors
Dorothea "Thea" Soule, Chief Commercial Officer, Ecobat