難民問題や貧富の格差拡大、衛生・環境問題など様々なグローバル課題が山積する今日、それらの課題に対する解決策を導くには、強いリーダーシップと社会変革精神が求められています。社会の閉塞感を打ち破る大きな原動力となりうる女性や若者の活躍の場を広げ、一人ひとりが力を発揮でき、誰もが安心して自立した生活を送れるよう持続可能な発展を促す社会の実現を目指します。
日本をはじめ国際社会においてより包括的な社会の実現を目指し、女性のエンパワーメントを促進しながら、グローバルコミュニティに対する貢献度を高めることを目的としてWashington Women’s Dialogue（WWD）を開催しています。WWDでは、国際問題や社会問題など幅広いイシューを考えつつ、先達に学ぶ場を提供します。ワシントンDCを拠点にロールモデルとなる各界の女性リーダーの方々をゲストスピーカーに迎え、リーダーシップ研鑽のヒントを模索し、男女共生の社会の実現について、少人数でスピーカーと身近に議論できる機会を提供いたします。
今回は、金融・国際機関・起業、それぞれの分野で活躍するLloyd’sの三姉妹をお迎えしました。姉妹のお母さまが日本人であり、母から大きな影響を受け、彼女たちがそれぞれの道で活躍するようになった様々なエピソードや経験についてお話していただきました。3姉妹のお話はユーモアがあり且つ迫力があり、参加者からは活発に質問が飛び交いました。3姉妹それぞれが異なる性格と経験を持ちながら、女性であり、アジア人と黒人両方のマイノリティーである彼女たちが通過してきた困難な道と、それを打開してきた哲学とユーモアと絆に、参加者にとってはリーダーシップのあり方やメンターシップの重要性を再考する良い機会になりました。尚、今回はGerman Marshall FundワシントンDCオフィスのご支援をいただきました。
日時：2016年9月26日（月）午後6時～8時
場所：German Marshall Fund of the United States Washington D.C. Office
1744 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20009
スピーカー：Elisebeth T. “Lis” Driscoll氏、Tracy Washington氏、Martha Akiko Lloyd氏
Elisebeth T. “Lis” Driscoll氏 Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor, US Trust
Ms. Lis Driscoll is a Senior Vice President and Private Client Advisor at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management with more than 10 years of experience in the private wealth management space. Lis manages a team of specialists who advise clients in the areas of wealth transfer and preservation, estate and tax planning strategies and customized credit opportunities. She also works with private foundations and charitable organizations on matters of governance, spending policy and investment management. Prior to U.S. Trust, she worked in Private Client Services at Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Banc Alex Brown as a financial advisor working with wealthy individuals, non-profits, public and private companies. She received her B.S. from the University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD and her MBA from George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Martha Akiko Lloyd氏 President & CEO, StratPaths, Inc.
Ms. Lloyd has over 20 years business development experience working closely with a varied customer base, senior level management and operational managers. As a visionary and strategist, Ms. Lloyd has lead or contributed to strategic plans, new business development, capture plans as well as robust go-to-market approaches to industry specific markets. Ms. Lloyd has a strong track record closing large, complex government contracts. She has a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Maryland in Business Administration and an Executive MBA from the University of Maryland, and holds an active Top Secret clearance.
Tracy K. Washington氏 Principal Investment Officer, The World Bank International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Ms. Tracy Washington is a Principal Investment Officer leading IFC private equity investments in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Funds and manages IFC’s pioneering SME Ventures Program focused on fragile states. With twenty years of experience in development finance, as well as a specific expertise in SME funds, Mrs. Washington leads SME-Ventures’ work in bringing innovative private equity models to some of the world’s most challenging markets. Before her appointment to this role, Mrs. Washington served as Investment Manager of the IFC Mozambique SME Initiative, combining risk capital finance with technical assistance to accelerate the growth of local SMEs. Prior to her work with SME funds, Mrs. Washington led corporate finance investments with global clients in the manufacturing, health and education, and financial sectors in emerging markets, including those in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia. Mrs. Washington holds a MBA degree from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and a BS degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a former participant of the Japan Exchange Teaching Program and a very proud wife, step mom and mom.
