Session 2: Opening by the Co-Chairs: Advancing people-centred, gender responsive digital transformation

Jul 8, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 10:40 AM
CC1

Speakers

Stefano Scarpetta

OECD

Chief Economist, Head of the OECD Economics Department, G20/G7 Finance Deputy

Aurore Bergé

France

Minister for Equality between Women and Men & the Fight against Discrimination

Katharina Jestaedt

Germany

Director General for Women and Gender Equality, Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

Lubna Jaffery

Norway

Minister of Culture and Equality

Katarina Lundahl

Sweden

State Secretary to the Minister for Gender Equality

Stéphanie Lachat

Switzerland

Co-Director, Federal Office for Gender Equality

Kevin McCarthy

Ireland

Secretary General, Department of Children, Disability and Equality

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-children-disability-and-equality/

Gillian Unsworth

United Kingdom

Deputy Director for Women's Equality, Office for Equality and Opportunity

www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-unsworth-4b4436172