Thank you for your interest in the 12th Annual Harvard Women's Law Association Spring Conference, "Why We March: Women's Stories of the Past, Present, and Future." The conference will take place from Wednesday, April 4 through Thursday, April 5, 2018. All registered attendees will receive a free tote bag! Also, the first 60 registered attendees who attend the Keynote Conversation and #MeToo panels will receive a free t-shirt!
Sponsored By: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Wednesday, April 4
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in WCC 2012 - Keynote Conversation with Activist Monica Ramirez, Co-founder and President of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (the National Farmworkers Women's Alliance)
*Moderated by: Daniela Lorenzo, Harvard Law School Class of 2019
Flour Bakery sandwiches + salad will be served.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM in Milstein West A - #Me Too, Sexual Harassment, Assault, & Inequality in the Workplace
*Roberta Kaplan, Founding Partner of Kaplan & Company and Co-founder of TIME'S UP
*Emily Martin, General Counsel of the National Women's Law Center and a director at the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund
*Amanda Nguyen, Founder and President of Rise
*Joanne Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Girls for Gender Equity
*Moderated by: Amber James, Harvard Law School Class of 2019
Coffee and light snacks will be served.
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in Milstein West B - Kirkland & Ellis Reception
*Drinks and hors d'oeuvres
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Thursday, April 5
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM in WCC 2012 - Narratives of Change: What Lawyers Can Learn from Media & the Arts
*Suzie Lechtenberg, Executive Producer for Radiolab's "More Perfect"
*India Pinkney, General Counsel of the National Endowment for the Arts
*Dawn Porter, lawyer, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and Founder of Production Company Trilogy Films
*Helen Wan, media lawyer and author of "Partner Track"
*Moderated by: TBA
Mediterranean food from Flame Cafe will be served.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM in WCC 4056 - Coffee Chat with Dawn Porter
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM in WCC 4056 - Coffee Chat with India Pinkney
*Seating is limited for the coffee chats, your place will be confirmed via email.
If you have any questions, please contact the WLA at
hlswlaconference@gmail.com.