in Geneva
The IGC Secretariat, in partnership with the Geneva Graduate Institute, cordially invite you to the 6th edition of the Geneva Gender Debate on Thursday, 6 March from 12:15 to 13:30pm in Auditorium Ivan Pictet | Maison de la Paix, Geneva.
In the tradition of Oxford Union debates, the motion debated on the occasion of this high-level event will be: “This house believes that digital and new emerging technologies are catalysts for accelerating gender equality.”
Opening remarks
- Dr. Claire Somerville, Co-Director, Gender Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (VIRTUAL)
Debaters
- Sameer Chauhan, Director, United Nations International Computing Centre
- Rita French, Executive Fellow, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), and former UK Human Rights Ambassador
- Itonde Kakoma, President/CEO, Interpeace
- Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, CEO / Founder, Women@TheTable, Co-Founder of International Gender Champions
Closing remarks
- Martin Chungong, Secretary General, Inter-Parliamentary Union and Chair of the IGC Global Board (VIRTUAL)
The event is open to the public, including members of the International Gender Champions network and the wider Geneva community. In case you cannot make it in person or are based outside of Geneva, the event will also be livestreamed on Youtube at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/lBVvEIoCMiw?feature=share
To attend, kindly register HERE by Tuesday, 5 March (ONLY FOR IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS): www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/geneva-gender-debate-2025
