Full Conference Schedule (EST):
8:00 – 8:07AM: Welcome and Introduction (By Akriti Vasudeva, Editor-at-large, South Asian Voices and Research Analyst)
8:07 – 8:15AM: Prospects for and Current Status of Gender Mainstreaming in South Asia (By Priyanka Bhide, Co-Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative)
8:15 – 9:15AM: Panel discussion on Challenges to Women’s Integration in Trade, Economic, and Foreign Policy: Perspectives from Nepal and Sri Lanka (Moderated By Priyanka Bhide, Co-Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative)
- Avasna Pandey, Program Manager, Center for Investigative Journalism-Nepal
- Sharanya Sekaram, Policy and Advocacy Consultant, Everystory Sri Lanka
9:15 – 10:15AM: Panel discussion on Intersection of Security, Geopolitics, and Gender: The View from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (Moderated by Brigitta Schuchert, Research Associate and Managing Editor, South Asian Voices)
- Nilofar Sakhi, Professorial Lecturer in International Affairs, George Washington University
- Tanvi Kulkarni, Policy Fellow, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
- Zainab Najeeb, PhD student at the Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University
10:15 – 10:27AM: Endnote Speaker
- H.E. Nahida Sobhan, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan
10:27 – 10:30AM: Concluding remarks (By Ambika Vishwanath, Co-Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative & Akriti Vasudeva, Editor-at-large, South Asian Voices and Research Analyst)