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Join us in observing International Women’s Day with a dynamic in-person event in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 2nd, celebrating the power of women in business.
Featuring an impressive line-up of leading voices in finance, media, diversity and inclusion, and philanthropy, the evening at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts promises to both engage and inspire as we work to #BreakTheBias.
In addition to insightful moderated discussions, you’ll have the opportunity to network with a diverse group of like-minded professionals from across industries, and to learn about how you can take advantage of Bloomberg initiatives such as the Bloomberg Women’s Buy-Side Network: California, the New Voices Media Training Program, the Gender-Equality Index (GEI), and more.
Pay it forward: Bloomberg is a proud partner of Dress for Success, a non-profit organization empowering women to achieve economic independence through professional attire and career development tools. We invite you to bring donations of gently-used ‘interview-ready’ professional attire to our International Women’s Day Celebration. Your donations can provide another woman with the confidence to enter or return to the workforce and land the job that will change her life.
Health and Safety
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to enter the International Women’s Day Celebration. Please have your physical or digital vaccination card out for check-in. Self-attestation of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test cannot be used. At the present time, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts continues to require that guests wear masks while not actively eating or drinking. Bloomberg closely monitors the health and safety guidelines at our philanthropic partners and at the state and local level, and will update health and safety protocols as necessary. Please refrain from attending the event if you feel unwell, have recently tested positive for COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone who has recently tested positive.
Speakers

Jerilyn Castillo McAniff

Emily Chang

Pooja Malik

Sabina Mehmood

Stacey Olivares

Rachel Robasciotti

Deena Shakir

Bonnie Wongtrakool

Laura Zelenko
Laura Zelenko is senior executive editor overseeing editorial Standards, Diversity, Talent and Training across Bloomberg’s global newsroom. As part of her role, Laura set out a comprehensive initiative– New Voices — to improve gender representation on every platform, including a tracking system for sourcing and an intensive media training program for women and other under-represented executives. Within the newsroom she works with managers to make meaningful progress towards gender parity and increased ethnic diversity at every level and leads Bloomberg News’ internship program and all training and talent development efforts to help meet those goals. Laura began working for Bloomberg in 1993 in Prague and has run numerous worldwide reporting teams, including all of Bloomberg’s business, finance, energy, markets and investigative coverage as the head of global beat reporting. She is a graduate of Princeton University with a BA in Politics and has two adult children.
When & Where
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
4:00 pm Doors open
4:30 pm Welcome and panel discussions
6:00 pm Cocktail reception and networking
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St
San Francisco, CA
94103