Women's Forum Global Meeting 2024

ADM

Amélie de Montchalin

Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

French Ambassador to the OECD

Description

Ambassador Amélie de Montchalin is Permanent Representative of France to the OECD and Chair of the Governing Board of the OECD Development Centre. Ms de Montchalin holds degrees in economics from the University of Paris-Dauphine and HEC Paris, in history from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne and in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. An economist by training, she worked on inflation, economic financing, and systemic risk management issues at the time of the Eurozone crisis at Exane BNP Paribas and then within the management of the AXA Group as Director of Foresight and Public Policy. She actively participated in 2015-2016 in the work on the financing of the ecological transition by private investors, notably within the Task Force on Climate Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance. Elected in June 2017 as Députée for Essonne, member of the Finance Committee, she was responsible for the budget for the presidential majority in the National Assembly and special rapporteur for the Research and Innovation budget for 2018 and 2019. She joined the French government in March 2019 as Deputy Minister for European Affairs, where she is leading, among other things, the negotiations on the Brexit and the preparatory negotiations for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. She became Minister for Public Service and Public Sector Reform in July 2020, where she led the reform of the senior civil service and the transformation of public services in the face of Covid and its consequences. She was appointed Minister for the Environment in May 2022. Ms de Montchalin is married and has three children. She speaks French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and German.

Session featuring this Speaker

Find here the list of the session featuring this speaker!
All sessions
Society Hub (Discovery Space)
Oct 23, 2024
10:25 AM11:00 AM

Half the world goes to polls in 2024: Ensuring women's voices are heard

Description
In a year marked by pivotal elections worldwide, gender equality and women's participation in politics are at the forefront of the geopolitical agenda. This panel explores the critical roles of activism in amplifying women's voices and ensuring their rights are prioritised. With mainstream parties pushing for gender progress and some radical forces advocating traditional roles, women's rights, bans for reproductive rights etc. Join us to discuss strategies for effective political representation and how to create inclusive spaces for conciliation, where women's voices are heard and catalysed into action.
All sessions
Loading