The WEConnect International Gala brin together over 200 of our Fortune 50 corporate members, government officials, thought leaders, and philanthropic and civil society organizations, who are champions for women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. We invite you to join us for an evening of celebration to honor the work of our corporate members, women’s business enterprises, and supporters who are driving the global movement to put more money into the hands of women. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, accepting the Distinguished Champion Award at the 2018 Gala on behalf of the Bank. gs 0 Past Gala Attendees Include Representation from: •AIG •APCO •Bank of America •Boeing Company •Bristol-Myers Squibb •Canadian Government •Chesapeake Candle Co. •Cisco •Citi •Coca-Cola Company •Cox & Associates •CP Communications •Dun & Bradstreet •Dell •DLA Piper •Dogwood Strategies •Embassies Officials & Ambassadors •ExxonMobil •EY •Ford Motor Company •Freeport •Hilton •IBM •International Finance Corporation •Ingersoll Rand •Intel •Johnson & Johnson •JP Morgan Chase •Marriott International •Mastercard •McCormick & Company •Merck •MetLife •Monsanto •NGLCC •Pfizer Procter & Gamble •S&R Foundation •SBA •Sodexo •The United Nations •UPS •Walmart •Wells Fargo •World Bank Group •Yanfeng Global Automotive This year we are thrilled to honor the following awardees: Distinguished Champion Award: The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Baroness Scotland of Ashtal and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Corporate Member of the Year: Procter & Gamble WECatalyze Award: The Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment (WEEE) Act and its key supporters Women’s Business Enterprise of the Year: To be announced Join us in celebrating 10 years of Gala nnect INTERNATIONAL WE C 10th Anniversary on April 1st, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | Washington, DC www.WEConnectInternational.org/gala