Co-Creating Gender Equality
VIEW EVENT DETAILSLuncheon Roundtable Discussion
Reception 12:00pm
Lunch 12:30pm
Close 2:00pm
The program is by invitation only. For enquiries, please email [email protected].
Societies with greater gender equality not only offer better socioeconomic opportunities for women, but also tend to grow faster, more equitably and more sustainably. Empowering women to participate equally in the global economy could add $28 trillion in GDP growth by 2025 — a much needed boost as the world confronts slowing growth and employment. Women make 80% of purchasing decisions and reflect the majority of consumer interests. They already control $30 trillion in global wealth — a number that is poised to grow. Women are not only inheriting more wealth than the spouses they outlive, they are creating their own.
Nowhere is this truer than in China. Chinese women contribute an estimated 41% of the country’s total GDP, the highest percentage of any country. Companies with more women in leadership outperform on multiple measures, including higher returns on investment, better public image, and lower borrowing costs. But in order to support more women in senior management, companies must first appreciate how and where they are failing women. Women can no longer be expected to “lean in” to a system that was created for men, by men. Instead, companies most forge a new system — one that supports more women in the workforce, more women in leadership and more confident working parents.
Join Asia Society Hong Kong Center and 13D Global Strategy and Research to explore ways to advance more balance in gender equality, involve more women in decision-making roles and understand the challenges that men and women face in the era of #MeToo.
Panelists
Kevin Ching became Chief Executive Officer of Sotheby’s Asia in 2006, responsible for developing the strategic expansion of the company in the region, particularly into mainland China. He was previously a board executive director and group legal counsel of the public company Dickson Concepts (International) Limited in charge of its legal and general business affairs in the international world of luxury fashion, watches and jewellery. Mr. Ching was previously a partner in Johnson Stokes & Master, one of the largest law firms in Hong Kong and was their Chief Representative in Beijing. He holds a Master’s in Law from London University.
Sabrina Lin is one of two women vice presidents at the University, and is responsible for advancing and enhancing the institution’s position across academic, research, innovation and industry domains. Prof. Lin was previously with Cisco Systems, serving as Global Vice President, Commercial and Multinational Corporation Business within Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China. At Hewlett-Packard, she was Executive Director of BRIC Strategy and Business Development, and also co-founded two start-ups in Silicon Valley. Prof. Lin received her Master’s in Statistics and doctorate in Psychology from Stanford University.
Kate McClure Sokoloff’s areas of expertise include interpreting geopolitical events and analysing the investment implications of converging demographic shifts, technological changes and socio-political attitudes. At 13D, Ms. McClure Sokoloff developed a 30-part series launched in 2003, which identified female empowerment as a critical pre-condition for economic growth - a factor few in the largely male-dominated investment world were tracking at the time. She continues to write about the role of women, women in the workplace and their growing economic power as consumers, investors and change agents. Ms. McClure Sokoloff graduated from Columbia University and received a Master’s in Library Sciences from Queens College, CUNY.
Maud Savary-Mornet has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial sector, including 10 years in sustainable finance and impact investing. She is Regional Director, Asia Pacific, of responsAbility Investments, a leading asset manager in the field of development investments with USD 3 billion of assets under management. Ms. Savary-Mornet was previously Deputy Head of Planet Investment Services; Senior Economist at the French Trade Commission; Head of the European unit at Banque de France and National Expert, General Directorate of Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission. She is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, and the mother of three teenagers.
A seasoned executive with nearly 30 years’ experience, Kerry Sain has responsibility for driving revenue and growth for the global organization. This includes oversight across all go-to-market functions, commercial sales strategy and operations, sales development and effectiveness, strategic alliances and partnerships, as well as global marketing. She was most recently EVP of Global Sales & Marketing/Chief Revenue Officer at SAP SuccessFactors and prior to that, CEO and President at bswift, a subsidiary of Aetna, Inc. She previously served as a senior partner at Mercer as part of the executive leadership team. Ms. Sain received her MBA from the American Graduate School of International
Event Details
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty