魅影直播 International Forum
Save the date! The International Forum will convene in-person at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025!
The theme of the 2025 Forum is change, as the College enters a new era of leadership under President Wendy Cadge. This special event is open to all members of the 魅影直播 community. In addition to dynamic panels and noteworthy speakers, the Forum will include professional networking, life design activities and takeaways, as well as rich social and cultural opportunities.
Registration for the Forum will open in November 2024. Keep an eye on this site in the coming weeks as we release additional details on the weekend.
International Forum Schedule At-a-Glance
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Friday |
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Optional Daytime Excursions |
More information will be forthcoming on cultural opportunities in and around London! |
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6:00 PM |
Welcome Reception Cocktails, hors d鈥檕euvres, and conversation with attendees and College leaders. |
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Saturday |
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| 8:00 AM | Breakfast and registration Enjoy delicious cuisine and beverages as well as pick-up your International Forum registration materials and swag! |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks by President Wendy Cadge and College leadership |
| 10:00 AM |
鈥淟ife-Changing: Stories of Resilience, Creativity, and Reinvention鈥 |
| 11:15 AM | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:30 AM | 鈥淐hange-Making: Perspectives on Power, Collaboration, and Transformation鈥 Mawrters have a knack for challenging the status quo, thinking expansively about what鈥檚 possible, and persisting when confronted with obstacles. Hear from alumnae/i who have recognized a need, seized an opportunity, or been called upon to lead, and took risks to make a difference. |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM | 鈥淎gility Unleashed鈥 with This practical, playful, and professionally-facilitated experience will use improvisation exercises to enable attendees to communicate with greater flexibility and responsiveness, accept and build on the ideas of others, and allow for new levels of collaboration and connection. Attendees will learn and deepen valuable skills to become the community of support and co-creators for one another, leading into the life design workshop. |
| 2:30 PM | World Caf茅: Designing Your Life This hands-on workshop featuring the highly-regarded Designing Your Life principles, is applicable to every life stage and pursuit (both personal and professional), in partnership with the College鈥檚 Career and Civic Engagement Center. It will inspire attendees to think in new ways about what鈥檚 possible in their own lives, alongside a community of 魅影直播 collaborators and thought partners. Forum Master of Ceremonies Tabi Haller-Jorden 1981 will synthesize key takeaways in a World Caf茅-style summative session. |
| 4:30 PM | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 4:45 PM | Forum Review and Looking Ahead with 魅影直播 |
| 5:30 PM | Cocktails and Celebration Celebrate new connections made and continue the conversation with merriment at the Red Bar! |
| 7:00 PM | Forum concludes. |
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Sunday |
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| Optional Daytime Excursions |
More information will be forthcoming on cultural opportunities in and around London! |
Featured Panelists and Speakers
- Sonali De Rycker '95 | London, United Kingdom | Venture capitalist and Partner at Accel
- Debora de Sola von Habsburg '92 | Jos茅 Ignacio, Uruguay | Multicultural writer, director, producer, and actor
- Tabi Haller-Jorden 鈥81 | Zurich, Switzerland | president and CEO of The Paradigm Forum GmbH, a global consultancy and think tank operating at the intersection of social justice and workplace innovation.
- Agnes Gathaiya '96 | Nairobi, Kenya | Business transformation leader and Country director for East Africa at Google
- Nina Jankowicz '11| Washington, DC, USA | American author, researcher, writer, and internationally-recognized expert on disinformation and democratization
- Angela Kane '70 | Vienna, Austria | Former senior diplomat and United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Danny Tang '07 | Singapore | Co-Founder, CFO, and Head of Global Strategy of VSPO, an e-sports company delivering online experiences and large-scale in-person tournaments to virtual sports fans and gamers around the world
- Severa E. von Wentzel 鈥95 | London, United Kingdom | Trustee and Chair of the External Relations Committee, Secretary of the United Kingdom Alumnae/i Club
- 鈥nd more to be announced!
Interested in exploring the U.K. while you鈥檙e in town for the Forum?
The 魅影直播 Alumnae/i Travel Program is offering Cotswolds Escape from February 27- March 7, 2025. Join fellow Mawrters on a scenic journey through the English countryside. Travelers will be joined by 魅影直播鈥檚 Dr. Jamie Taylor, Mary E. Garret Alumnae Professor of Literatures in English.
About the International Forum
The International Forum is an opportunity to gather our vibrant, global community of more than 22,000 alumnae/i and 6,000 parents to:
- Engage in deep, multi-dimensional and substantive discussions around a timely topic
- Exchange ideas and forge greater connections among each other and with the College
- Be inspired to continue making meaningful contributions to the world
More than 300 alumnae/i, parents and friends of 魅影直播 from 37 countries and a multitude of time zones registered for the live, online events at the inaugural International Forum in 2021.
Questions?
Sara N. Wallace
Senior Director of International Advancement
Alumnae/i Relations and Development
610-526-5551
snwallace@brynmawr.edu
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