All sessions

CC1

Jul 8, 2026

9:15 AM9:30 AM

Session 1: Welcome remarks and keynote speeches

Speakers:

Mathias Cormann

OECDSecretary-General & Gender and Diversity Champion

CC1

Jul 8, 2026

9:30 AM10:40 AM

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

Speakers:

Stéphanie Lachat

SwitzerlandCo-Director, Federal Office for Gender Equality

Katarina Lundahl

SwedenState Secretary to the Minister for Gender Equality

Stefano Scarpetta

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

Katharina Jestaedt

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

Kevin McCarthy

IrelandSecretary General, Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Gillian Unsworth

United KingdomDeputy Director for Women's Equality, Office for Equality and Opportunity

Lubna Jaffery

NorwayMinister of Culture and Equality

Aurore Bergé

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

CC1

Jul 8, 2026

11:00 AM12:15 PM

Session 8: Challenges and opportunities of the digital transition: the G7+ perspective to foster a...

As digital transformation reshapes economies and societies, it offers major opportunities to advance gender equality, while also generating new risks related to inclusion, safety, and rights....

Speakers:

Femi Oke

Moderate The PanelProfessional Moderator

Jongsoog Kim

Korean Women's Development InstitutePresident

Toshihide Ando

JapanAmbassador, Permanent Representative of Japan to the OECD

Alice Apostoly

VSCYBERHAdvocacy Officer

Eléonore Caroit

FranceMinister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad

Katharina Jestaedt

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

Rechie Valdez

Gillian Unsworth

United KingdomDeputy Director for Women's Equality, Office for Equality and Opportunity

CC1

Jul 9, 2026

11:10 AM12:30 PM

Session 9: Tackling gender-based violence in the digital age against women public figures worldwide

As our lives become increasingly digital, gender-based violence (GBV) is evolving and expanding worldwide. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF-GBV) – including cyberstalking, deepfakes,...

Speakers:

Simone Eymann

Public Discourse FoundationProject Lead Discussion Platforms

David Wright

SWGfLChief Executive Officer

Laura Rissanen

FinlandState Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Alison Comyn

Fianna Fail/Houses of the Oireachtas, IrelandSenator

Kévin Magron

OECDDeputy Director for Science, Technology and Innovation

JRV

Jamila Rodrigues Venturini

Derechos DigitalesExecutive Director

EVP

Eva Villarreal Pascual

Organization of American StatesSenior Legal Specialist

Caterina Bolognese

Council of Europe Head of the Gender Equality Division

CC1

Jul 9, 2026

1:45 PM2:10 PM

Session 10: Keynote Speech

Speakers:

Hadja Lahbib

European CommissionCommissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management

Yuriko Backes

LuxembourgMinister for Gender Equality and Diversity

CC1

Jul 9, 2026

2:10 PM3:15 PM

Session 11: Enhancing children’s safety in the digital environment: a gender perspective

Digital technologies play a central role in children’s lives, creating new spaces where they learn, play, socialise and create, and where their rights must also be respected and protected. Yet as...

Speakers:

Jerry Sheehan

OECDDirector for Science, Technology and Innovation

Joanna Villarreal

Embassy of Panama to FranceAmbassador of Panama to France

Iain Drennan

WeProtect Global AllianceExecutive Director

Emily Laurie

Together for GirlsSenior Director of Programs and Advocacy

Anika Wells

AustraliaMinister for Communications and Minister for Sport

Bengt Nilsson

SwedenDeputy Director, Ministry of Employment

Sasha Havlicek

Institute for Strategic DialoguePresident & CEO

CC1

Jul 9, 2026

3:15 PM4:30 PM

Session 12: Addressing restrictive masculinities and norms in online spaces

Online spaces are not gender-neutral: they often reproduce and amplify restrictive masculinities. Men are still expected to assert dominance in debates, control narratives, or silence women’s voices...

Speakers:

REÁ

Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir

OECDDirector of the Development Centre

PGN

Paula Garuz Naval

TremauPrincipal, Trust & Safety Advisory

Pirjo Turk

EstoniaDirector of Equality Policies Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Katharina Jestaedt

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

Siyabulela Jentile

Civic Root Advocacy Executive Director

Chloé Morin

PolliticsPolitical Analyst and Writer

Jake Stika

Next Gen MenCEO & Co-founder

CC1

Jul 9, 2026

4:30 PM4:45 PM

Session 13: Closing remarks

Speakers:

CSL

Cecilia Schwoerer Lyche

NorwayDeputy Director General, Ministry of Culture and Equality; Chair of the OECD Working Party on Gender Mainstreaming and Governance (GMG)

František Ruzicka

OECDDeputy Secretary General

Kevin McCarthy

IrelandSecretary General, Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All sessions

Session 1: Welcome remarks and keynote speeches

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

Session 3: Driving women’s empowerment with AI-enabled public services

Session 4: Digital technologies, data and the future of the care economy

Session 5: Skills to lead digital transformation: Who gets to learn and lead?

Session 6: Women’s entrepreneurship: an untapped source of digital innovation

Session 7: Day 2 Opening remarks

Session 8: Challenges and opportunities of the digital transition: the G7+ perspective to foster a...

Session 9: Tackling gender-based violence in the digital age against women public figures worldwide

Session 10: Keynote Speech

Session 11: Enhancing children’s safety in the digital environment: a gender perspective

Session 12: Addressing restrictive masculinities and norms in online spaces

Session 13: Closing remarks

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