7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Rodney Finalle, MD
8:10 a.m.
A Social Norms Perspective on Gender Disparities
Cristina Bicchieri, PhD
8:55 a.m.
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
Seema Manohar, MA, MPH
9:40 a.m.
Keynote Address
Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Ruth Levine, PhD
10:30 a.m.
Break, Exhibits and Poster Viewing
11 a.m.
Barriers to Effective Investment in Rural, Indigenous Girls: Racism, Cost and Cultural Misinterpretation
Alejandra Colom, PhD
11:45 a.m.
Designing and Evaluating HIV Prevention Programs for Adolescents in South Africa and Botswana
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, FAAN, RN
12:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Effectively Advocating for and Working with Adolescent Girls in the Community
Alejandra Colom, PhD
Luz Altagracia Messina Hidalgo
Katherine Yun, MD
2:30 p.m.
The Dangers of Female Genital Mutilation/Female Genital Cutting on Women and Girls
Rukia Dahir, MA
3:15 p.m.
Break and Exhibits
3:30 p.m.
The Ripple Effect of Girls’ Education
Wendi Huestis, MBA
4:15 p.m.
Preventing Child Marriage and Meeting the Needs of Married Adolescents
Suzanne Petroni, PhD
5 p.m.
Adjourn
Poster Session and Light Refreshments