UN Women HeForShe Summit
On May 27, 2021, UN Women presented their annual HeForShe Summit as a virtual event, which convened world leaders, global CEOs, activists and celebrities to share the latest groundbreaking solutions to achieve gender equality around the world.
Hosted by Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the event featured a series of captivating panel discussions of the HeForShe Champions. Topics included “Eliminating The Gender Pay Gap,” “Accelerating Women In Leadership,” “The Role of Men,” “Ending Gender-Based Violence,” “Creating New Cultural Norms,” and “Engaging Our Future Leaders” to name a few.
H.E. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, H.E. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, H.E. Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, and H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, were among some of the incredible leaders who issued a global call to action for gender equality.
Other notable speakers included the CEO of Barclays, Jes Staley, Chairman of PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bob Moritz, CEO of Vodafone, Nick Read, CEO of De Beers Group, Bruce Cleaver, President of Stony Brook University, Maurie McInnis, Actor and Producer, Simon Pegg, and Singer -Songwriter, Author and Businesswoman Geri Horner.
Empire is honored to be the overall producer of the HeForShe Summit since 2014 and excited to produce their first virtual convening. Empire worked closely with UN Women to develop and design and run the show, coordinate and record speakers remotely and oversee technical and video production.
Empire is a leading producer of thought leadership events and virtual events of every kind, and has been proud to serve leading not-for-profit organizations and foundations for nearly three decades.
For more information and to view the livestream visit https://www.heforshe.org/en
Guests received their first taste of technological innovation at registration, where they were welcomed by name on a reactive LED screen installation covering the full width of the entry wall. A large lunch café was created with a décor scheme that incorporated custom-built, ceiling-high steel LED frames draped with foliage to create smaller, intimate restaurant-style spaces that displayed both technology and nature.
A series of breakout sessions presented content targeted to attendees’ varied interests, while imagery displayed throughout the venue showcased real-life applications of how products designed to empower developers help to unleash the power of data and reimagine possibilities that will improve our world.
Every element of Microsoft Connect(); from registration, breakfast and keynote, to lunch and evening cocktails, were custom-designed to communicate exacting brand messaging and to deliver a high-touch guest experience to this important audience. The keynote and breakout sessions were livestreamed through an onsite studio built for this purpose and content was watched online by millions around the world.
Empire is proud to collaborate with Microsoft on this annual, top-tier business communication event.
To view excerpts of Connect(); 2017, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/connectevent
