Workshop Agenda
Thursday, March 9, 2017
8:00 - 9:00 am: Registration, continental breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 am: Welcome and introduction:
Introductory Remarks: Patricia C. Mosser, Columbia SIPA, Harumi Urata Thompson, COO NYSAA
9:15 - 10:30 am: Women as Customers, Research paper presentation and discussion
Laurie Goodman, “Women are better at paying their mortgages than men”, Urban Institute, 2016
Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, “Gender, financial literacy and financial decision making”
Discussants: Enrichetta Ravina, Columbia Business School, Terrance Odean, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
10:30 - 10:45 am: Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 pm: Promoting Equality in Finance, Views from the Top
Chair: Yasmine Ergas, Columbia SIPA
Panel of senior public and private sector executives.
Panelists: Christine Cumming, Columbia SIPA
Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
Kathie Andrade, CEO, Retail Services, TIAA
Carlotta de Franceschi, Columbia SIPA, Action Institute
12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch and Keynote
Introduction: Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Speaker: Mary J. Miller former Undersecretary for Domestic Finance, US Treasury
Consequences: The impact of gender diversity on financial sector firms’ performance and the economy
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Women as financial professionals
Chair: Ailsa Roell, Columbia SIPA
Renee Adams (speaker), B. Barber and T. Odean, “Family, Values, and Women in Finance” (using CFA Institute data)
Elizabeth St. Onge, Oliver Wyman “Women in Financial Services, 2016”
Linda Bell, Barnard College "Women-led Firms and the Gender Gap in Executive Pay: The Financial Sector in Highlight", 2017
Discussants: Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University, Adam Quinton, Lucas Point Ventures
4:00 – 4:15 pm: Coffee break
4:15 – 5:00 pm: Innovation and Inclusion: Women’s World Banking
Karen L. Miller, Chief Knowledge and Communications Officer, Women’s World Banking, in conversation with Yasmine Ergas.
5:00 - 5:30 pm: Summary discussion: Where should research go next?
Terrance Odean, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Yasmine Ergas and Ailsa Roell, Columbia SIPA
5:30 - 7:30 pm: Reception
Foyer, 15th floor, International Affairs Building
Open to Columbia students and affiliates.
