Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) hosted a gathering of women “Changing the
Conversation” through an insightful panel and roundtable
discussions on the interconnectivity of philanthropy, education,
capital development, technology and communication.
The "Changing the Conversation" panel
moderated by Rebecca Jarvis, CBS, and including: Reshma Saujani,
Founder of Girls Who Code; Kathleen M. Kelley, Founder and CIO of
Queen Anne's Gate Capital Management; Mary Whipple, US Olympic Gold
Medalist; Dr. Danielle Moss Lee, CEO of YWCA of the City of New
York, and Keisha Sutton Hames, VP of Inner City Broadcasting, ring
The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange commemorating
International Women's Day on March 8, 2013. (Photo Ben Hider/NYSE
Euronext)
The “Changing the Conversation” discussion was moderated by
Rebecca Jarvis, CBS and included the following panelists who
rang The Opening Bell SM at the NYSE:
- Reshma Saujani, Girls Who
Code, Founder
- Kathleen M. Kelley, Queen Anne’s
Gate Capital Management, Founder and Chief Investment Officer
- Mary Whipple, US Olympic Gold
Medalist and Owner, 9th Seat
- Dr. Danielle Moss Lee, Chief
Executive Officer, YWCA of the City of New York
- Keisha Sutton James, Inner City
Broadcasting (ICBC), Vice President
Seventy-five women comprising unique and diverse backgrounds
attended the NYSE thought leadership event, highlighting
achievements and contributions women have made in entrepreneurial,
social, economic, financial and philanthropic arenas.
“International Women’s Day underscores the collective efforts of
the NYSE community to activate the tremendous power and resources
women contribute to the global initiative highlighted on this
extraordinary day,” said Laura Morrison, Head of U.S. Global
Index and Exchange Traded Product Group, NYSE Euronext. “Our
Changing the Conversation forum provides an wonderful opportunity
to showcase the individual contributions of uniquely-talented
women, who inspire us to move towards a greater, focused,
collaborative vision.”
“An integral component of the NYSE community is our high tech
high touch approach. This ideology can also unlock the tremendous
power and resources of women,” said Thea Pagel, Managing Director
of Events, Global Marketing and Branding at NYSE Euronext. “Our
Changing the Conversation forum allows uniquely talented women who
are at the front edge of capital generation, STEM, education and
social movement to share their stories and knowledge to inspire and
move us towards creating both better business and a stronger
society.”
Additionally, NYSE Euronext markets in Amsterdam, Brussels,
Lisbon and Paris recognized International Women’s Day by opening or
closing the trading day on March 8 with female leaders and
executives representing various philanthropic and entrepreneurial
organizations.
For more information about NYSE Euronext International Women’s
Day 2013, please go to:
https://www.nyx.com/en/events/nyse-womens-day
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Resources:
- Photos of International Women’s Day
NYSE Opening Bell
- Video footage of the NYSE Opening
Bell
Social Media and Digital Assets:
#NYSEWomen is the official hashtag for this program. Join
the conversation: TWEET us, @NYSEEuronext, LIKE, SHARE, and
COMMENT on our posts on Facebook.
For photos and video of the bell ringing, connect with NYSE
Euronext on Facebook (NYSE Euronext), YouTube
(nysetv1), and Twitter (@NYSEEuronext),
#NYSEBell.
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial
markets and provider of innovative trading technologies. The
company's exchanges in Europe and the United States trade equities,
futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products. With
approximately 8,000 listed issues (excluding European Structured
Products), NYSE Euronext's equities markets - the New York Stock
Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE MKT, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca -
represent one-third of the world’s equities trading, the most
liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates
NYSE Liffe, one of the leading European derivatives businesses and
the world's second-largest derivatives business by value of
trading. The company offers comprehensive commercial technology,
connectivity and market data products and services through NYSE
Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index. For more
information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com.
About Girls Who Code
Launched in Spring 2012, Girls Who Code is a
national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in
the technology and engineering sectors. With backing from Twitter,
Google, and GE, Girls Who Code programs work to
educate, inspire, and equip high school girls with the
skills and resources to pursue opportunities in technology and
engineering and become more empowered, engaged, and impactful
citizens.
About Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management
Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management is the investment adviser
to QAG Macro Global Macro Fund LTD, a discretionary global macro
hedge fund with a commodity focus. The QAG Global Macro Fund seeks
an absolute rate of return through a discretionary global macro
strategy, implemented with a disciplined risk management framework.
The fund employs a strategy focused on commodities, fixed income
and foreign exchange. Four to five macro themes are typically
expressed primarily through commodity futures and options, with
smaller allocations to fixed income and foreign exchange. Employing
a combination of directional and relative value investments, the
portfolio manager, Kathleen Kelley has generated alpha from both
short and long sides of the portfolio. QAG is committed to an
intensive fundamental research process to identify opportunities
with a three month to one year horizon. QAG launched on September
1, 2012.
About USRowing
USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United
States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of
rowing in the United States. USRowing’s official suppliers include
Boathouse Sports, Vespoli, WinTech, Filippi, Croker Oars, Rudy
Project, Concept2, Nielsen Kellerman and Ludus Tours. USRowing also
receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation and
its corporate sponsors and partners ANXeBusiness Corp, Voxer,
EMCVenues, Whole Foods and One Equity Partners. For more
information, visit www.usrowing.org. The USRowing National Team
program relies on strong partnerships to enable continued success.
New opportunities exist to support the teams through the next
quadrennial, culminating with the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
America Rows, which supports diversity in rowing, and the USRowing
adaptive programs also benefit from corporate support.
About the YWCA of the City of New York
Established in 1858, the YWCA of the City of New York is one of
the nation’s oldest non-profit organizations dedicated to
empowering women and eliminating racism. We focus on underserved
families through job training, educational child care and after
school programs; partnerships with business, government and other
not-for-profits; and advocacy on behalf of the clients we
serve.
About Inner City Broadcasting Corporation (ICBC)
Inner City Broadcasting Corporation is a New York-based media
and telecommunications company founded in 1971 by Percy E. Sutton
and a group of fellow Harlem-based investors and other prominent
African-Americans. Initially focused on radio broadcasting, Inner
City also owned and restored the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem,
produced the hit television show "It's Showtime at the Apollo,"
invested in cellular communications systems and owned and operated
cable systems in New York and Philadelphia. Inner City continues to
seek new opportunities in telecommunications and media.
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