IWF Georgia’s International Women’s Day Program: Women, Wealth and Power

For the last 6 years, the International Women’s Forum Georgia has celebrated International Women’s Day with an event that serves as a platform to discuss and share ideas regarding women’s achievements and the challenges we face.

Last year we focused on happiness. This year the focus will be on money. “Women, Wealth and Power” is the theme of the event that presents a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of women’s empowerment, economic influence, and leadership.

This year’s event will feature:

• Liz Everett Krisberg, Deputy Director of Bank of America Global Research
• Janelle Williams, Former Principal Advisor on the Atlanta Fed’s Community and Economic Development Team and Co-founder and CEO of Kindred Futures
• Luz Urrutia, CEO of Opportunity Fund
• Donata Russell, CEO of Concessions International LLC

There will also be a panel on “Power and Intention,” which will feature Natosha Reid Rice in conversation with Liz Blake, exploring her personal journey in philanthropy and activism.

Sessions include:

Let’s Do the Numbers: Where women in the U.S. and internationally stand economically, and what are the historical, cultural and political “why’s” behind it. Panelists include Liz Everett Krisberg, deputy director of Bank of America Global Research, and Janelle Williams, former principal advisor on the Atlanta Fed’s Community and Economic Development team and co-founder and CEO of Kindred Futures.

Moderator: Beverly Daniel Tatum

Finding the Means: How women are overcoming hurdles to wealth and capital; and how they are growing it. Panelists include Luz Urrutia, CEO of Opportunity Fund, and Donata Russell, CEO of Concessions International, LLC.

Moderator: Virginia Hepner

Power and Intention: As women build financial means, what do they do with it, and what could they do with it? The panel will feature Natosha Reid Rice in conversation with Liz Blake to explore her personal journey in philanthropy and activism.

Program timeline:

• 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. General Session Arrival/Networking
• 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. International Women’s Day Program
• 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. PowerTalk Mentorship Program

IWD 2025 is a hybrid in-person and virtual event. About 250 people are expected to attend the event in person at the Georgia-Pacific Center, 133 Peachtree St., Atlanta.

The event is open to the public and tickets are $75, available at iwfgeorgia.org/IWD. Free virtual event to join via Zoom. View-only access is also available; registration is required.

About The International Women’s Forum

The International Women’s Forum is a unique organization comprised of more than 7,500 dynamic women leaders in thirty-three countries and seventy-three forums around the world. IWF members span careers, cultures and continents, and they are wholly aligned in their commitment to building better global leadership. Membership in the IWF is by invitation.

The heart of IWF is vibrantly represented at global meetings held annually. There is no other organization in the world that continually convenes such an extraordinary network of women leaders, provides exposure and access to such a broad and diverse audience of female decision-makers, while delivering cutting edge programs that explore topics impacting international progress, business, economics, ecology and enterprise.

The IWF Georgia chapter was among the first to be founded in 1988 by Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and other distinguished women.