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DIGITAL TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE |
To perpetuate more than two centuries of shared ideals and friendship; to build lasting, practical working ties; and to advance solutions to problems of shared concern. |
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You do not need a Zoom account to join. Registered guests will receive a link to join in the days leading up to the event. You can find the full list of descriptions and recordings of our webinars on our website.
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YOUNG LEADERS & THE LAW
Young Leaders | Private event
Date: Thursday, February 18 at 1pm ET / 19h CET
Description: The French-American Foundation will host its fifth Young Leaders Café tomorrow to discuss potential legal issues related to public policy in France and the United States in 2021. Topics may include the impact of the Barrett nomination on the US Supreme Court and challenges associated with the legal system in France.
Speakers: The event will feature Young Leaders from France and the United States with a background in law. Though participants are welcome to share details of their work and their particular legal expertise, alumni from all sectors are encouraged to attend.
If you are a Young Leader or member of our alumni community, and you would like to participate in this event, please contact Katie DeMallie at kdemallie@frenchamerican.org.
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The Young Leaders Café series is exclusive to Young Leaders and alumni. Featuring a different topic of interest every one to two months, it is an informal online gathering for individuals from different class years to see each other on screen, share thoughts, and learn something new.
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US MEDIA POLARIZATION
Public policy | Open to the public
Date: Wednesday, February 24 at 1:00 pm EST
Description: Our guest speaker Amy Mitchell of the Pew Research Center will explain why Republicans and Democrats place their trust in two nearly inverse news media environments. She will also make a comparison with European media.
Speaker: Amy Mitchell, Director of Journalism Research at Pew Research Center
Moderator: Sewell Chan, Editorial Page Editor at the Los Angeles Times & 2009 Young Leader
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Information & updates about the Foundation and its programs |
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Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it.
Women have made up roughly half of the college-educated workforce for years, and before the onset of the economic crisis of 2020, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the labor force was the lowest on record. But women remain underrepresented in positions of power and status. The gender pay gap, for example, shows little movement, largely because high-paying jobs are the most gender-imbalanced. Even in areas where there are roughly equal numbers of men and women, or where women actually make up the majority, leadership ranks remain male-dominated. Read more.
March 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm ET
Speaker: Colleen Ammerman is the director of the Gender Initiative at Harvard Business School. She works with faculty leadership to support a research community and a platform for disseminating practice-relevant insights for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in organizations. Read more.
Moderator: Maya Henry is a Vice President of Blackstone and a member of the Hedge Fund Solutions Group based in New York. In her role, Maya is involved in new business and product development, as well as servicing existing client relationships. She is also a 2017 Young Leader. Read more.
The first 15 people to RSVP/attend will receive a free copy of Colleen Ammerman's book!
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This women event is open to everyone. We just want to highlight that the space we intend to create is one in which women are able to feel open, and to speak and engage fully with each other. We warmly invite those who do not identify as women to also contribute, listen and observe, while leaving space for the women present to feel empowered and safe.
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Interviews with members of our growing community of leaders and experts (Young Leaders, Transatlantic Forum members, Cyber Security experts, Translation Prize winners, Immigration Journalism Fellows, and more) |
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President & CEO of Athira Pharma & 2019 Young Leader
Q. Athira Pharma closed a $204 million Initial Public Offering in September, a huge milestone. You and your team rang the Nasdaq Closing Bell in celebration. What does being a publicly-traded company mean for Athira’s ability to pursue its goals?
"Our funding from the public market will allow us to advance our drug candidates through clinical development, bringing us closer to being able to bring therapies to patients. Going public also increases visibility for the company and its mission, allowing us to expand our investor base, attract top talent, and increase access to capital-raising opportunities to continue to fund organic growth.
It’s important to us to increase awareness for Athira and the investigational products we are developing. We will continue to work on increasing awareness around our developmental pipeline, the novel mechanism of action of our clinical drug candidate ATH-1017, and the innovative ways we are tackling neurodegenerative disease clinical research."
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To celebrate 40 years of the Young Leaders program, we are showcasing the accomplishments of our alumni from the 1980s to the present day. Past and present Young Leaders have made their mark on innumerable sectors and tackled many exciting issues. We look forward to sharing these profiles with you throughout our anniversary year.
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"WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden flew to Milwaukee on Tuesday to push for passage of his American Rescue Plan. The trip comes just a few days after the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in a second impeachment trial, a spectacle that divided national attention away from the new administration’s efforts. (...)"
"President Biden on Tuesday pressed business leaders to back his $1.9 trillion economic aid package, but received no public declarations of support for a $15 minimum wage that is part of the legislation and that the president has said is vital to providing relief for struggling Americans. (...)"
"Democrats in Congress are ramping up their efforts to enact President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue package before federal unemployment benefits start expiring on March 14. (...)"
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