Inspiring Women to Lead: AS/COA Women's Hemispheric Network Conference

October 3, 2014

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

AS/COA

680 Park Avenue

New York

(Image: Roey Yohai)

Overview

AS/COA held the third annual Women’s Hemispheric Network Conference in New York City. This year’s interactive conference featured prominent figures from the private and public sectors who will engage in topics such as leadership and women in the political sphere.

Learn more about the Women’s Hemispheric Network.

Speakers:

Marcela Drehmer, CFO, Odebrecht S.A.
Diva Hadamira Gastélum Bajo, Senator, Senate of Mexico and President of the Organismo Nacional de Mujeres Priistas
Andrea Grobocopatel, Founder, Fundación por Liderazgos y Organizaciones Responsables (F.L.O.R)
Maria Elena Lagomasino, Managing Partner & CEO, WE Family Offices
Elizabeth Llorente, Senior Political Correspondent, Fox News Latino
Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, Vice President and Secretary, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Cristina Pineda, Co-Founder, Pineda Covalín
Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society and Council of the Americas
Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
Karen Toulon, New York Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

Agenda

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

9:00 to 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, Vice President and Secretary of Greenberg Traurig LLP

9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Her Personal Story and Insights on Current Events

Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Women in Politics: A Call to Action

Diva Gastélum, Senator, Senate of the Republic, Mexico and President of the Organismo Nacional de Mujeres Priistas (ONMPRI)
Elizabeth Llorente, Senior Political Correspondent, Fox News Latino (moderator)

10:15 to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 to 12:00 p.m. Lead to Inspire, Inspire to Lead

Marcela Drehmer, CFO, Odebrecht
Maria Elena Lagomasino, Managing Partner & CEO, WE Family Offices
Cristina Pineda, Co-Founder, Pineda Covalín
Andrea Grobocopatel, Founder, Fundación por Liderazgos y Organizaciones Responsables (F.L.O.R) and President, Los Grobo S.G.R.
Karen Toulon, Bloomberg News New York Bureau Chief (moderator)

12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Industry Leaders

1:00 to 1:15 p.m. Closing Remarks

Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

1:15 to 2:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Speakers

Marcela Drehmer

CFO, Odebrecht S.A.

Marcela Drehmer is the CFO of Odebrecht S.A. Before joining Odebrecht S.A. in July 2013, she was the CFO and vice president of Investor Relations at Braskem. Drehmer also served as Braskem’s acting director of finance and managed the Structured Finance Department. During this...

Diva Hadamira Gastélum Bajo

Senator of Mexico and President of the Organismo Nacional de Mujeres Priistas

Diva Hadamira Gastélum Bajo is a senator from the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) in the Senate of Mexico and the president of the Organismo Nacional de Mujeres Priistas. She chairs the Commission on Gender Equality and is also a member of the Commissions for Human...

Andrea Grobocopatel

Vice President, Grupo Los Grobo S.A. and Founder of the Fundación por Liderazgos y Organizaciones Responsables (F.L.O.R.)

Andrea Grobocopatel is president of Fundación por Liderazgos y Organizaciones Responsables (F.L.O.R), president and shareholder of Los Grobo S.G.R., a leading agro-industrial group in South America. She co-founded the family business, together with her father and his brother...

Maria Elena Lagomasino

Managing Partner & CEO, WE Family Offices

Maria Elena (Mel) Lagomasino is CEO and managing partner of WE Family Offices. In this role, she engages client families to build their wealth enterprises and provides the support and control they need to manage their wealth as a business enterprise. Before founding WE...

Elizabeth Llorente

Senior Political Correspondent, Fox News Latino

Elizabeth Llorente is the politics editor and senior reporter for Fox News Latino. She also writes stories on a variety of issues for the website, in particular immigration, a topic in which her expertise has garnered nationwide acclaim. Throughout her journalistic career...

Patricia Menéndez-Cambó

Director, PMC Capital Partners

Patricia Menéndez-Cambó is formerly the managing partner and deputy general counsel of SoftBank Group International and Board Member and General Counsel of the SoftBank Latin America Fund and SB Opportunity Fund. Patricia was also a member of the Board of Directors and the...

Cristina Pineda

Co-Founder, Pineda Covalín

Cristina Pineda is co-founder of Pineda-Covalin, a Mexican fashion house with presence across the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia. She promotes Mexican art and culture through textile design, which has brought Pineda international recognition and has become the hallmark of...

Susan Segal

President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

Susan Segal was elected president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas in August 2003 after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. A passionate supporter of Latin America, she joined the organizations...

Gillian Tett

U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

Gillian Tett is the US managing editor for the Financial Times where she is also a columnist covering a range of economic, financial, political, and social issues throughout the globe. From 2010 to 2012, she severed as the Financial Times’ US managing editor, leading the...

Karen Toulon

New York Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

Karen Toulon is the New York bureau chief at Bloomberg News. As bureau chief, she works across news teams to enhance Bloomberg's coverage of local, national and international events and she manages efforts to bring business, government, arts, and education newsmakers to the...