America’s seventh largest city was the site of the latest meeting of Women in the World. A sold-out crowd of 800 (mostly) women packed the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio to take part in the event. “Your hearts are big, your wits are sharp,” Tina Brown told the crowd at day’s end. The event, with Toyota as presenting sponsor, was co-hosted by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Marie Brenner, Aaronetta Hamilton Pierce, Ambassador Karen Hughes, Sonya Medina Williams, Guillermo Nicolas, Toyota’s Sandra Phillips, City Manager Sheryl Sculley, Gloria Steinem, San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and Diane von Furstenberg.
The event, hashtagged #WomeninWorldTX, became a trending topic on Twitter just moments after the day began.
Women in the World launched in 2009 in New York. Since then, thousands of people have attended summits to hear from international voices including Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Rodham Clinton and actors Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie. Corporate sponsors have played a critical role in bringing the events to life. In Texas, in addition to Toyota, these included: leadership sponsors the City of San Antonio and Credit Suisse, and supporting sponsors Liz Claiborne, the CE Group, Mokara Hotels and Spas, and Omni Hotels & Resorts.
Here's how some of the local media covered the event:
The Rivard ReportSan Antonio MagazineSan Antonio Express-News
And in case you missed it, here's the full program:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
EMPIRE THEATRE
9:00AM - 2:50PM
OPENING PERFORMANCE
Omnia Hegazy, Singer, Songwriter, ActivistNatalia Perlaza, PercussionistLearn more: Watch the full performance.
MAYOR TAYLOR INTRO
Ivy R. Taylor, Mayor of San AntonioLearn more: Watch the full introduction.
CALL TO ARMS VIDEO & TINA WELCOME
Tina Brown, Founder, Women in the World and CEO, Tina Brown Live MediaLearn more: Watch the full welcome.
CO-HOSTS PROGRAM: THE WOMAN I AM HERE FOR
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senior Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani; former US SenatorMarie Brenner, Author and Writer at Large, Vanity FairSonya Medina Williams, Former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush and Director of Projects for First Lady Laura BushGuillermo Nicolas, President, 3N Group, LLCAaronetta Pierce, Arts Patron, Community Volunteer, ActivistSandra Phillips, VP and Deputy General Counsel of Toyota Motor Sales, USASheryl Sculley, City Manager, City of San AntonioGloria Steinem, Author, Feminist ActivistDiane von Furstenberg, Founder and Co-Chairman, DVF Studio LLCLearn more: Watch the full panel.
THE FACE OF FEMINISM
Activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem continues to rewrite the rules for women, after four decades on the barricades.
INTERVIEWED BY: Eva Longoria, Actor, Producer, Director, PhilanthropistLearn more: Watch the full panel.
THE DISHONOR OF HONOR KILLINGS
Imagine a young woman killed by her own relatives for failing to obey. It’s happening in faraway places, yes, but also right here in the US and in Europe. What can be done when violence against a woman comes from the heart of her own family?
Deeyah Khan, Filmmaker, Founder and CEO, FuuseXoel Pamos, CEO, Smart Lips Productions; Executive Producer, The Price of HonorMODERATED BY: Marie Brenner, Author and Writer at Large, Vanity FairLearn more: Watch the full panel.
REMARKS
Dr. Jill Biden, Wife of Vice President Joe BidenINTRODUCTION BY: Tina Brown, Founder and CEO, Women in the World and Tina Brown Live Media
Learn more: Watch the full panel.
CHALLENGES ON THE HOME FRONT
Hear from women who are on the front lines every day—as military wives, mothers, caregivers, and breadwinners.
Betty Easley, Elizabeth Dole Foundation FellowJanet Sanchez, Founder and President, Esposas Militares Hispanas USAMODERATED BY: Alicia Menendez, Anchor, Alicia Menendez Tonight, Fusion TVLearn more: Watch the full panel.
WITNESS TO EBOLA
As the international community races to contain the ebola outbreak in West Africa and beyond, here is eyewitness testimony from a UN official just back from ground zero of the crisis.
Sarah Crowe, Chief, Crisis Communications, UNICEF New YorkBishop Nathan S. Kortu, Pastor, New Life Fellowship ChurchMODERATED BY: Tina Brown, Founder and CEO, Women in the World and Tina Brown Live MediaLearn more: Watch the full panel.
LATINO POWER ON THE RISE
Four political dynamos discuss how the growing number of Hispanics in the United States is setting up a dramatic shift in power.
Rosie Castro, Community ActivistCongressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX)Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation; Cofounder, United Farm Workers; Recipient, Presidential Medal of FreedomEva Longoria, Actor, Producer, Director, PhilanthropistMODERATED BY: Jan Jarboe Russell, Journalist, Author, Texas Monthly Contributing EditorLearn more: Watch the full panel.
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF REVENGE
How an extraordinary Israeli mother is transforming profound personal tragedy into reconciliation and forgiveness.
Robi Damelin, Spokesperson, Parents Circle – Families ForumINTERVIEWED BY: Tina Brown, Founder and CEO, Women in the World and Tina Brown Live MediaLearn more: Watch the full panel.
“THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE”
Diane von Furstenberg, the designer and philanthropist, reveals lessons of a remarkable life and career.
Diane von Furstenberg, Founder and Co-Chairman, DVF Studio LLC; Author,The Woman I Wanted to BeINTERVIEWED BY: Alicia Menendez, Anchor, Alicia Menendez Tonight, Fusion TVLearn more: Watch the full panel.
SEWING HOPE: RESCUING AFRICA’S GIRLS
Long before #bringbackourgirls swept the Internet, a Ugandan nun was working to save thousands of young women who survived unfathomable cruelty at the hands of Ugandan rebels.
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Director, St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring Centre, Gulu, UgandaFlorence Modo Arukude, Student, St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring CentreINTERVIEWED BY: Alyse Nelson, President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Learn more: Watch the full panel.
TOYOTA MOTHER OF INVENTION
Meet the woman who is giving the gift of language and opportunity to immigrants in search of the American Dream.
Maile Molin, Deputy Director, Literacy Coalition of Central Texas; Founder, ENGLISH @ WORKINTERVIEWED BY: Sarah Lucero, News Anchor, KENS 5-TVLearn more: Watch the full panel.
POLITICS: HOW TEXAS WOMEN CHANGE THE GAME
Four women from the Lone Star State who have shaped politics at home and on the national stage compare notes on strides made—and the work yet to be done.
Ambassador Karen Hughes, Worldwide Vice Chair, Burston-MarstellerJehmu Greene, Fox News Analyst and Founding Board Member, VoteRunLeadSenator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senior Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani; former US SenatorLiz Chadderdon, President, The Chadderdon Group Political ConsultingMODERATED BY: Mark McKinnon, President, Media Guy MediaLearn more: Watch the full panel.
CLOSING PROGRAM: CALL TO ACTION
Learn more: Watch the full panel.
