Women's Forum Global Meeting 2024

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Yaël Braun-Pivet

National Assembly of the French Republic

President

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Ms Yaël Braun-Pivet was born in 1970. She is a committed politician and lawyer. Defending the Republic and fighting for justice are at the heart of her values and permeate her personal and professional commitment. Deeply involved in community work, she set up free legal consultations to guarantee access to social rights and justice for all, within the Restos du Cœur association. She also set up a reception centre for the most disadvantaged in the Paris suburbs. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2017, then Chair of the Law Committee, becoming the second woman to hold this position. In 2022, she was appointed Minister for Overseas within the Government. In June 2022, she became the first woman in history to become President of the National Assembly of the French Republic. In July 2024, she has been re-elected for a second mandate.

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Plenary
Oct 23, 2024
7:00 AM7:40 AM
Online

Opening speeches and keynotes

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Welcome speech by Charlotte Kan, MC, Nannette LaFond Dufour, President of the Women's Forum and Leïla Grison, Leadership Team, Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society. Opening Speech by Yaël Braun-Pivet, President, National Assembly of France. Keynote - Polarisation on the Rise: Preserving peaceful societies by Siyabulela Mandela.
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