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“Google shares the vision to inspire and empower women and girls worldwide to achieve their potential. Our collaboration with the G(irls)20 Summit aims to empower a new generation of change leaders.”
Google

“At Macroblu, we believe in equality for everyone. When united under a common purpose, the strength of unity can change the World. We believe that the empowerment of girls and women will make the most profound and positive changes in our World as we move into the future. We proudly support the Girls 20 Summit!”
Marc Garand
Managing Director
MACROBLU

“We at Norton Rose hold ourselves to the highest of standards. We are united, offering an international perspective. We value our culture and work hard to preserve it. That is why we support the G(irls)20 Summit and the empowerment of girls and women. We believe in equal opportunities for all regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, sex, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.”
Norton Rose, LLP

“We support the G(irls)20 Summit because we believe that girls are a powerful force for transformative change. If given the chance to participate, girls have the potential to break the cycle of poverty for families and communities and create a more just and balanced world.”
Peter and Jennifer Buffett
Co-Chairs
NoVo Foundation

“Workbay.Net is thrilled to be a sponsor of the G(irls)20 Summit and join in the mission to advance global participation of girls and women through economic empowerment. Founder and CEO Mary Hayes is excited at the opportunity to lend her and her team’s expertise in broadcasting the event around the world.”
Workbay.Net

Pamela Shifman

Novo Foundation

Pamela Shifman serves as the Director of Initiatives for Girls and Women at the NoVo Foundation, where she directs the Foundation’s work on empowering adolescent girls and ending violence against girls and women. Prior to joining NoVo, she spent 6 years at UNICEF Headquarters where she spearheaded UNICEF’s efforts to end gender-based violence in conflict-affected settings including in Darfur, Eastern Congo, Uganda, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Prior to joining the UN, Pamela served as the Co-Executive Director of Equality Now,where she focused extensively on trafficking of girls and women and convened a coalition of organizations for passage of the first US legislation on trafficking in persons and the UN Transnational Crime Protocol on Trafficking in Persons. From 1996-1998, Pamela served as legal advisor for the ANC Parliamentary Women’sCaucus in South Africa where she led a joint civil society/Parliamentary Campaign to End Violence against Women and Girls, and supported development of South Africa’s first post apartheid legislation addressing domestic violence. Pamela has taught Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan and at Hunter College, and she holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

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