Women's Leadership Forum Susan Fonseca October 11, 2017
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2 languages 2 cultures Honduras Population 8.8 million GDP $45.6 Billion Population 326 million GDP $18.5 Trillion USA
Law Anthropology Degrees
assion Education + Diversity
Why I Do It To empower ½ The Sky To solve critical problems To link Community To discover idea-makers that Inspire! To build the Future To Pay-it-Forward Every human being has a value and should have a voice at the decision-making tables.
By the numbers 48 Nobel prize winners are women (out of 579 prizes, 115 years) 85% 17% Of partners at venture capital firms globally are women 7% Of all consumer spending is womendriven (USA) Global seed & angel funding to femalestartup 4% Fortune 500 CEOs are women Predicted worldwide buying power by women in 2018 (global) $40 trillion
By the numbers 4% doctorate degrees in science/engineering earned by hispanic & africanamerican women Global heads of state/government are women (of 193 sovereign nations) Only 8% 13% Patents held by a woman as the primary inventor (U.S. Patent Office) of all female engineers in today's workforce 19 Percent of all female researchers, worldwide 28% An image of a positive woman can affect change in 5 minutes! 29 of 500 Women inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame 5 minutes
A survey by the Kauffman Foundation found that women founders of high-tech firms lacked role models. Almost 50% of them cited available advisors and mentors as a top challenge in starting and running successful high-growth companies. By the numbers Why is this a concern? More women in executive positions and boards results in more accomplished organizations.
The faces of innovation v v v 156B 74B 61B Steve Jobs Apple Bill Gates Microsoft Jeff Bezos Amazon Global population 7.5 billion 60B 52B 51B Elon Musk Tesla Sergey Brin & Larry Page Google Mark Zuckerberg Facebook
What s the problem Innovators that represent the other 50%! Balance the Role Model ratio?
You can t solve a problem with the same mind that created it Albert Einstein
Founding Meeting in 2008 50 Leaders
Key decisions Launch at TED
Key decisions Located at NASA
Model Understand Grand Challenges
Focus Understand Grand Challenges Disaster resilience Governance Global health Food Environment Energy Learning Water Space Shelter Security Prosperity
Focus Study Exponential Technologies Key ideas Exponential Technologies Innovation Tools & Methodologies Personal Transformation Team Projects Launch Projects Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Digital Biology and Medicine Digital Fabrication & Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Design Thinking Data Science Future Forecasting Policy, Law and Ethics Leadership Resilience Creativity Exponential Thinking Abundance Mindset Networks & Computing Systems weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Focus Diversity Innovative people Human connection Genuine desire to improve the world Startups!
How would you leverage technology for social impact?
Growth Exponential impact Initiatives 1 Faculty 30 Students 40 Funding: seed Startup mindset utilizing accelerating technologies to address humanity s biggest problems Innovative Model 1 20 40 Startup 35 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2017 Countries: 35 Time
Today 21,000 participants 373 Orgs startups 106 countries $181 M raised by SU 8 years later
Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose [...] you can t be what you can t see Sally Ride
Our Mission Our mission is to FIND FUEL FUND innovators at the cutting-edge of each industry diverse and disruptive pioneers unleashing exponential impact. By identifying and featuring game-changers that are women/girls, highlighting their inventions and sharing the journey of idea-to-impact, Women@TheFrontier provides global Inspiration, public Education and community Connection with the ultimate goal to Balance the Ratio! Find Through W@F s Female Game-Changer Index, we Identify the female innovators and world-wide Role Models who create the next: Technological, Scientific and Cultural tipping point! Fuel W@F s Global Gatherings and Outreach Projects are transformative experiences to bring Awareness of STEM and Entrepreneur breakthroughs designed by women/girls. Fund Our Mentor Marketplace is a premier resource to encourage new Talent, share resources and build strong Networks that leverage industry leaders, mentors and funders willing to invest in diverse Trailblazers inventing the future!
What we ve done We are just one organization but we have Visited 10 nations Identified 500 female game-changers Had 800,000 live stream views We ve expanded our message and driven connections in Where we ve been USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, India, Australia, Indonesia, China, London, Middle East, Italy, Greece, South Africa, Nigeria. Discovered the unknown disruptors and highlighted their breakthrough ideas!
The answer for women is role models. We have them, but we need to publicize themto make others aware and inspire them. Ray Kurzweil
Today In 2017 we launch our latest campaign: GAME-CHANGER 365 to feature 1 female trailblazer every day for 365 days of the year!
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We cannot talk about empowering a particular group without involving the group itself. Joyce Banda
Disrupting the World of Work to Economically Empower ½ the Sky Bridging the unemployment gap by connecting talented professional women to work opportunities in the Cloud, with no walls and no limits.
The SheWorks! Cloud Platform Find diverse talent quickly and effortlessly hire the right candidate(s) for the specific job. My Favorite Talent For future projects heart a talent to keep tabs on them and create your Cloud of Favorites
Monitor work in real-time Smart Timesheets: Monitor Time and Cost 1 2 1 Use the filters for narrowing down to a group of workers or look at a desired time period. 2 Conveniently export all this information to CSV. 3 3 Access the detailed work diary by clicking on any number. 4 4 Conveniently track project earnings and costs.
Key Alliances Certification and Education Partners Government + ONGs + Chamber of Commerce Employers and Boosters
The Job Market is Broken 34% companies in the world cannot find the talent they need ManPower of women with children leave the work market due to lack of flexibility 43% unemployed people in the world ILO 212 million Ernst & Young Talent is everywhere but access to Talent/Jobs is not.
The Opportunity Lies in the Future of Work By 2025 By 2020 75% of the work force will be Millennials of the work force will be Contingent 40% $17T is the global value of closing the employment gender gap Connect the dots: Digital Skills + Women + Employers + Cloud-Working Jobs + + Talent Professional Women / Mom s lifestyle
Contact Susan Fonseca Susan@wfrontier.org