Chain Reaction: Women in Security

June 6, 2016 in San Francisco, CA

Evidence has shown time and again that women must be part of the solution if we want to achieve sustainable peace and security. For Ploughshares Fund, that means women must be involved in arms control and nuclear security efforts at all levels—from top policymakers, to grassroots leadership, to expert analysts, to journalists and multi-media activists. It’s time for women’s voices to be heard and for women to have a seat at the negotiating table.

When:

June 6, 2016
6:00pm to 9:00pm

Where:

The Open Square at Futures Without Violence
100 Montgomery Street (in the Presidio, not downtown, map)
The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Join us to hear from special guests:

Valerie Plame, Former covert CIA officer who worked to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, specifically nuclear weapons; author of New York Times best-selling memoir Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House; expert speaker on national security, women in intelligence and nuclear proliferation; Ploughshares Fund Board Member
Michèle Flournoy, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2009-2012) where she served as principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations; Co-Founder and CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS); Ploughshares Fund Grantee
Kavita Ramdas, Senior advisor on global strategy at Ford Foundation, working to ensure that support for women and girls is integrated into Ford’s work; founder of the Program on Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford University bringing together global leaders in social innovation; former president and CEO of Global Fund for Women
Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association; expert on nuclear security issues specifically the nuclear and missile programs in Iran, North Korea, India, and Pakistan; former Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow; Ploughshares Fund Grantee
Smriti Keshari, A multi-disciplinary artist who focuses on stories of underrepresented perspectives that inspire social action; she was a producer of Food Chains with Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser, and is premiering a cutting edge immersive experience called the bomb at Tribeca Film Festival in April; Ploughshares Fund Grantee

Special thanks to our:

Host Committee

Rachel Pike, Co-Chair • Guy and Jeanine Saperstein, Co-Chair • Daniel U. Smith and Lucinda Lee, Co-Chair • Lucinda Watson, Co-Chair • Terry Gamble Boyer and Peter Boyer • Lew Butler • Doug Carlston and Kathy J. Williams • Sallie De Golia and Martin Bronk • Bob Estrin and Mary Lloyd Estrin • Noosheen Hashemi HAND Foundation • Tabitha Jordan • Marty Krasney • Julie and Will Parish • Gail Seneca • Robert E. Sims • Rep. Gael Tarleton • Brooks Walker and Summer Tompkins Walker

Honorary Host Committee

Secretary Madeleine Albright • Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) • Governor Edmund G. Brown • Michael Douglas • Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) • Ambassador William Luers • Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) • Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) • Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader (D-CA) • Secretary William J. Perry • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering • Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) • Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) • Eric Schlosser • Secretary George P. Shultz • Jeff Skoll