Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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8th Annual AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Conference

This year's conference on October 17 looked at asking for what you really want and how to manage stress in the age of the hustle.

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

W...

AS/COA
680 Park Avenue
New York
Live Broadcast

Live broadcast

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(Paula Abreu Pita/Roey Yohai Studios)

Overview

Follow the discussion on Twitter: #womenASCOA | @ASCOA

Join AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network as we celebrate our eighth annual conference in New York City. This year’s conference will include conversations on asking for what you really want in your career and how to manage stress in the age of the hustle. Conference participants will also have the opportunity to network and join in the conversation during lunch with table leaders.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Katia Bouazza, Head of Global Banking, Latin America, HSBC @HSBC
  • Professor Maja, Sociologist, Confidence-Researcher, McMaster University @professormaja
  • Taisa Markus, Partner, White & Case LLP @WhiteCase
  • Samar Maziad, Vice President, Senior Analyst, Moody’s @MoodysInvSvc
  • Arpita Mazumdar, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for US Regional Sales, Goldman Sachs @GoldmanSachs
  • Chris Michel, Head of Diversity & Inclusion for the Americas, Bloomberg @business
  • Michael C. Pergine, Policy and Government Lead for Human Health Commercial, Merck @Merck
  • Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President of Global Communications, PMI @mariansalzman @InsidePMI
  • Gabriela Skouloudi, Partner and Co-head of the Corporate Investment Banking Practice, McKinsey & Company, Inc. @McKinsey
  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Director, Policy; Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly @ctornaghi 

To register, please contact Yvette Garza at women@as-coa.org or 1-212-277-8370. Registration is free for COA and YPA members and $75 for nonmembers.

Become a YPA member today and receive complimentary registration to this event.

For more event information: women@as-coa.org
Table Sponsorship Opportunities: Natalia Novak-Williamson | nwilliamson@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8374
COA Corporate Membership Information: Mila Fontana | mfontana@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8331
Note: View a list of COA corporate members.
Individual Membership Information: Lee Evans | levans@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8384
Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16.

Agenda

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8:30 to 9:00 a.m.           Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 to 9:10 a.m.           Opening Remarks

  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly 

9:10 to 9:35 a.m.           Keynote Remarks

  • Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President of Global Communications, PMI        

9:35 to 10:25 a.m.         Panel: Making the Ask, Closing the Gender Gap

How can you ask for what you want and have the desired result? What happens when you’re told no? What’s the most important thing you have asked for? What’s something that professional women should ask for that most are not?

  • Professor Maja, Sociologist, Confidence-Researcher, McMaster University 
  • Samar Maziad,  Vice President, Senior Analyst, Moody’s
  • Arpita Mazumdar, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, US Regional Sales, Goldman Sachs
  • Gabriela Skouloudi, Partner and Co-head of the Corporate Investment Banking Practice, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
  • Chris Michel, Head of Diversity & Inclusion for the Americas, Bloomberg LP (moderator)

10:25 to 11:10 a.m.       Coffee and Networking Break

11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.       Panel: Managing Stress in the Age of the Hustle                                

Research shows that women are more than twice as likely than men to suffer from severe stress and anxiety. How can high achievers develop sustainable healthy habits and avoid burnout? Which stress management techniques have worked well for you? Is there a way to leverage stress to benefit your career?

  • Katia Bouazza, Head of Global Banking, Latin America, HSBC
  • Taisa Markus, Partner, White & Case LLP
  • Michael C. Pergine, Policy and Government Lead for Human Health Commercial, Merck
  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly (moderator)

12:00 to 12:10 p.m.         Introduction to Table Leader Conversations

  • Professor Maja, Sociologist, Confidence-Researcher, McMaster University

12:10 to 1:00 p.m.         Lunch Conversation with Table Leaders The webcast will end at this time.

Leaders from a variety of sectors will facilitate an informal conversation with conference participants during lunch.

  • Claudia Caffuzzi, Vice Chair, Asset & Wealth Management, JP Morgan
  • Jacqueline Endriss Ricciani, Managing Director, Head of Debt Advisory Americas, Santander Bank N.A.
  • Bilal Ezzeddine, Legal Counsel and Director of External Affairs, Braskem America
  • Stacy Gee, Senior Vice President, HSBC
  • Cristina Gil, Vice President of Sustainability, Orbia
  • Professor Maja, Sociologist, Confidence-Researcher, McMaster University
  • Taisa Markus, Partner, White & Case LLP
  • Samar Maziad,  Vice President, Senior Analyst, Moody’s
  • Michael C. Pergine, Policy and Government Lead for Human Health Commercial, Merck
  • Cindy Shimoide, Head of Multi-Asset Portfolio and Investment Consulting Group for Latin America, BlackRock
  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly

1:00 to 1:10 p.m.           Closing Remarks

  • Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly

1:10 to 2:00 p.m.           Networking Dessert Reception

Speakers

Katia Bouazza
Vice Chair, Capital Markets, Americas, HSBC

Katia Bouazza is the vice chair of capital markets for the Americas at HSBC. Previously, she was the head of global banking for Latin America, leading HSBC’s client coverage across all sectors, as well as the origination and execution of financing solutions for the region. Under...

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Professor Maja
Professor, Sociologist, Confidence-Researcher, McMaster University

Professor Maja is a sociologist, professor, author and confidence-researcher. Her TEDx Talk “How Apologies Kill our Confidence” was featured by TED IDEAS in their 2019 article “Do you say ‘Sorry’ too Much?” She is also a regular guest expert on television. Maja authored two books...

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Taisa Markus
Partner, White & Case LLP

Taisa Markus is a partner at White & Case LLP capital markets practice in New York. Her practice focuses on cross-border securities offerings, cross-border bank finance and M&A, restructurings and general securities law matters. Markus has significant experience representing both...

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Samar Maziad
Vice President & Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service

Samar Maziad is vice president and senior analyst at Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group in New York. She is the lead credit analyst for a portfolio of Latin American sovereigns, including Brazil and Colombia, among others. Prior to joining Moody’s, Maziad was a senior economist at the...

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Arpita Mazumdar
COO, U.S. Regional Sales, Franchise Strategy Group, Securities Division, Goldman Sachs

Arpita Mazumdar is the chief operating officer for U.S. Regional Sales within the Franchise Strategy Group in the Securities Division at Goldman Sachs. In addition, she serves as chief operating officer of the Americas Securities Division Women’s Network. Mazumbdar joined Goldman...

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Chris Michel
Head of Diversity & Inclusion for the Americas, Bloomberg

Chris Michel is the head of diversity & inclusion for the Americas at Bloomberg in New York.  Most recently, Michel served as the first Chief Diversity Officer in the 200-year history of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., one of the United States’ oldest and largest private banks. In...

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Michael C. Pergine
Policy and Government Lead for Human Health Commercial, Merck

Michael Pergine is the policy and government lead for human health commercial at Merck. As such, he is responsible for industrial and healthcare policy and government relations efforts (IP protection, Trade, biopharmaceutical sector attractiveness, access and reimbursement...

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Marian Salzman
Senior Vice President of Global Communications, PMI

Marian Salzman is a senior vice president, global communications at Philip Morris International (PMI) since 2018, where she directly oversees a staff of almost 100 communications professionals based on three continents who are responsible for media relations, scientific...

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Gabriela Skouloudi
Partner and Co-head of the Corporate Investment Banking Practice, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Gabriela Skouloudi is a partner and co-head of the Corporate Investment Banking Practice at McKinsey & Company, Inc.’s New York office. As a member of McKinsey’s Global Corporate & Investment Banking practice, Skouloudi focuses on serving global banks, market infrastructure and...

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Cecilia Tornaghi
Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly; Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA

Cecilia Tornaghi is the managing editor of Americas Quarterly. A Brazilian-American journalist, she has been covering Latin America for the last 25 years with a focus on policy, business and economics. She spent 13 years at Bloomberg, starting as a Nasdaq reporter, then as an...

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