In 2003, Rwanda’s newly passed constitution declared that the country was committed to “equality between men and women” and decreed that women should hold at least thirty percent of parliamentary seats. Today, a larger percentage of women (61%) serve in parliament in Rwanda than in any other country in the world.  Rwandan women are leaders not only in government but in business and all sectors of society and the economy.  In this session, opened by Erika James, Dean of the Wharton School, Wharton Professor Katherine Klein will be joined by Professor Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), PHD, former Minister of Health, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity, Dr. Diane Karusisi, CEO, Bank of Kigali, and Kampeta Sayinzoga, CEO, Development Bank of Rwanda Plc., to discuss their extraordinary accomplishments, the on-going path to gender equality, and lessons for women’s leadership in Rwanda and the world….

The term fake news has received a lot of attention in recent years. How much of a role does mainstream media play in this era of misinformation and the information ecosystem at large? Join Erika James, Dean of the Wharton School, for a conversation with Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) and Wharton Professor Duncan Watts about his interdisciplinary teaching and research, particularly his role as principal investigator with Project Ratio which is working to map news content through its production, dissemination, and consumption. This session will close with Q&A from the audience….