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G(irls) 20 Summit Delegates

At Agrium we believe in providing a positive support system and offering mentorship and leadership opportunities to help women be more successful in their careers, their personal lives and their communities. We proudly sponsor G(irls)20 because it unlocks the potential of smart, capable and enthusiastic women around the world who, in turn, make a measurable difference both personally and professionally.

Agrium Inc.

“Given the critical role they play in helping build strong communities and economies, Caterpillar is committed to ensuring that girls and women around the world have every possible opportunity to succeed. That’s why we’re proud to support the G(irls)20 Summit in its efforts to empower the next generation of change agents.”

Kathryn Karol,
Vice President, Global Government & Corporate Affairs
Caterpillar Inc.

“I am excited to be working with G(irls)20, a powerful initiative based on the growing evidence that empowering girls and women has an exponential effect on economic growth and development,”
Don Baer, Worldwide Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller.

“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 Fulbright 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 Fulbright, 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

Name: Carmina Mancenon

Country: Japan

Carmina grew up in Japan, was born in the Philippines and is a 3rd year student studying Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University. Having experienced various environments, she grew interested in development issues with an interest in gender differences. She co-founded the social enterprise Stitch Tomorrow to combat poverty through female empowerment and fashion entrepreneurship and was chosen to be a British Council Global Changemakers. Later, she presented at the World Economic Forum 2010 in Davos, Switzerland where she was the youngest participant.

She has spent two summers in Zithulele Village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa researching the impact of child mortality on women’s fertility choices in poor, rural communities and last summer in India at Infosys Technologies as a social risk management consultant. At Princeton, she is Vice President of the Undergraduate Student Government, co-founder of the Sustainable Fashion Initiative and is a member of the Pace Council for Civic Values

Carmina is passionate about the intersection of entrepreneurship, policy and research in the context of international finance, development and sustainability. She hopes to pursue a career in International Development with a focus on developing countries and gender issues.

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