IMF Inspired

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Location: Meeting Halls A&B HQ1-3-430A&B


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OVERVIEW

 

Join Claire Shipman, journalist and author of The Power Code, and Sabina Bhatia, Deputy Secretary of the IMF, for a conversation on women’s empowerment and leadership, and the need to redefine power to foster a more inclusive environment for all. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, will give opening remarks. #IMFinspired

 

OPENING REMARKS

 

Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, IMF

Kristalina Georgieva is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Georgieva was Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and also served as Interim President for a time. Previously, she served at the European Commission as Vice President for Budget and Human Resources – and as Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response. She was named “European of the Year” and “Commissioner of the Year” by European Voice for her leadership in the European Union’s humanitarian response to crises.

SPEAKERS

 

Claire Shipman
Journalist

Claire Shipman is a journalist, author, and public speaker. An expert on confidence and women’s leadership, she has written four New York Times bestselling books, The Confidence Code, The Confidence Code for Girls, Living the Confidence Code and Womenomics. Her newest book came out in June 2024 and focused on women and power--The Power Code. Her co-author on all five has been the BBC’s Katty Kay. Shipman spent 15 years at ABC News, reporting on politics, international affairs an social issues. Before moving to ABC, she covered the White House and the Clinton administration for NBC news. Shipman also spent a decade at CNN, where she covered the White House, and five years at CNN's Moscow bureau covering the collapse of the Soviet Union. She’s received numerous awards for her reporting, including a Peabody, a DuPont, and an Emmy. Shipman holds a graduate degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Studies from Columbia College. She is currently cochair of the board of Columbia University, and has received the John Jay award and the Hamilton award from Columbia. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her family.

MODERATOR

 

Sabina Bhatia
Deputy Secretary, IMF

Sabina Bhatia is Deputy Secretary of the IMF. Prior to that, she was Assistant Director in the Communications Department. Sabina has a B.A. from Calcutta University and an M.A. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University.