Evidence to Action: Igniting Change to End Gender-Based Violence

Event Overview: The event situates the 2023 inaugural United States National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence within in a global context to enable learning and progress across diverse settings.  We convene policy leaders, advocates, practitioners, philanthropy and scholars to examine progress since the plan’s release, strategize on implementation, and examine metrics for accountability.  A keynote panel and networking reception will mobilize action and catalyze connectivity to advance global women’s health and gender equity.

Hosted by: Center for Global Women's Health and Gender Equity

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Event Schedule

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Registration 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Kickoff Panel 

Panel Speakers

Michele Decker, ScD, MPH, Professor, Founding Director, Center for Global Women's Health and Gender Equity, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Kamila Alexander, PHD, MSN/MPH, BSN, RN, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Kalliopi Mingeirou, LL.M, Chief of the Ending Violence against Women Section, UN Women 

Catherine Powell, JD, MPA, White House Senior Advisor for Gender-Based Violence, White House Gender Policy Council 

Karma Cottman, Chief Executive Officer, UJIMA, Inc: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community 

Rosemarie Hidalgo, J.D., Director, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice 

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Intermission

2:15 pm – 3:45 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions 

Breakout Session: Metrics for Accountability 

Panel Speakers

Cailin Crockett, MPhil, MPH, Director, Military Personnel & Readiness, National Security Council/Senior Advisor, White House Gender Policy Council

Michele Decker, ScD, MPH, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Greta Massetti, PhD, MA, Principal Deputy Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

Discussants: 

Jhumka Gupta, ScD, Associate Professor, George Mason University 

Janice Miller, MSW, MPH, Senior Housing Associate, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. 

Kelly Hallman, PhD, MA, Founder and Executive Director, Indigenous Justice Circle 

Moderator:

Shannon Wood, PhD, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Breakout Session: Optimizing Implementation 

Panel Speakers

Rachel Vogelstein, JD, Deputy Director and Special Assistant to the President, White House Gender Policy Council; Special Advisor on Gender, the White House National Security Council 

Julie Mwabe, MA, Team Lead, Global Advocacy and Public Policy, Global Partnership for Education (former Gender Advisor to President, Kenya) 

Melina Milazzo, J.D., Deputy Director of Public Policy, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) 

Discussants: 

David S. Lee, MPH, Deputy Director, ValorUS 

Tiara Willie, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Moderator:

Charvonne Holliday Nworu, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Tea Break

4:00 pm – 5:20 pm Keynote "Changemakers" Panel 

Panel Speakers

Lynn Rosenthal, MPA, Director of Sexual and Gender-based Violence, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Yvette Efevbera, ScD, MSc, Founder & CEO, SHE Thinks Group LLC 

Diana J. Arango, MSc, Gender-Based Violence Portfolio Coordinator, World Bank Group 

Moderator:

Michele Decker, ScD, MPH, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health  

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Networking Reception

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