09:00 - Kick off
* Introduction by Honey Thaljieh, FIFA Corporate Communications Manager
* Official welcome by FIFA President Gianni Infantino
09:20 - KEYNOTE SPEECH
Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
09:35 PROGRESSING TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY
Topics
* "What stands in the way of gender equality?"
* Women in football: players, coaches, referees and decision-makers
* Equality and equal pay in sports
* Evaluating progress and looking ahead
Panellists
- Sarai Bareman (FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer)
- Dr Susan Bridgewater (Professor of Sports Management & Marketing, University of Liverpool)
- Sylvie Durrer (Director of Swiss Federal Office for Gender Equality)
- Khalida Popal (Former captain of the Afghan women’s national football team)
- Piara Powar (Executive Director of Fare network)
