Webster University Geneva

3/6/2018

Europe, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

This special Spotlight Seminar hosted by the Media Communications Department of Webster University Geneva in collaboration with Webster's Centre for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI) celebrates International Women's Day.

The seminar explores the links between emerging technologies and the human rights of women and girls.  It also explores the potential of these technologies to #CreateEquality drawing on both the challenges and the best practices of how technology is being used to advocate for girls’ rights and to empower women and girls. 

More information on the event can be found here.

The live stream of the event is available here.

Keynote speaker: 

Veronica Birga, Chief of Section, Women's Human Rights and Gender Section, Office of theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Best practices: 

Anya Gass, Girls’ Advocacy Alliance Officer, Plan International, Geneva.

Hanaa Singer, Associate Regional Director, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia,UNICEF.

Roxanna Widmer-Iliescu, Senior Programme Officer, Digital Inclusion Division, ITU.

Moderator:

Sarah Grosso, Professor & Researcher, Media Communication Department, Webster University Geneva

For more information or to register for this free event: http://events.webster.edu/event/empowering_girls_through_technology