Women In Finance Symposium TODAY Live From White House

Administration Invites Next Generation of Women Leaders From Across the Country to Submit Questions, Gather via Watch Parties for Event Webcast

WASHINGTON – On Monday, March 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in partnership with The White House Council on Women and Girls, will convene a Women in Finance Symposium in celebration of Women's History Month. The symposium will bring together senior administration officials, private sector leaders, university presidents and women entering the field for a series of panel discussions to recognize the contributions of women and to discuss the best means to foster success among future generations of women in the public and private finance sectors.

The Administration is also offering the opportunity for students around the country to engage in the symposium via webcast. In addition to providing insight about how each achieved success in the world of finance, symposium panelists will answer questions submitted from the next generation of women leaders. Throughout the event on Monday, questions can be submitted live on Twitter by using the “#WIF” hash tag or by emailing WomenInFinance@do.treas.gov.

WHAT: Women in Finance Symposium

WHEN: Monday, March 29, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT

WHERE: Cash Room

U.S. Treasury Department

1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

The event will also be streamed : WATCH LIVE HERE

10:00 AM EDT

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Treasurer Rosie Rios

Welcome and Overview

Cash Room

U.S. Treasury Department

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

10:15 AM EDT

WOMEN DRIVERS OF THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY: PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS

Moderated by Maria Bartiromo, CNBC

Panelists: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Christina Romer, Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills and Congressional Oversight Panel Chair Elizabeth Warren

Cash Room

U.S. Treasury Department

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

11:20AM EDT

THE LANDSCAPE AND CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE

Moderated by Liz Claman, FOX Business Network

Panelists: President of the American Council on Education Molly Broad, Senior U.S. Investment Strategist for Goldman Sachs Abby Joseph Cohen, Director in the Strategic Client Group of Morgan Stanley Carla Harris, CEO of Citi Personal Wealth Management Deborah McWhinney and President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board member Laura Tyson

Cash Room

U.S. Treasury Department

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

12:30 PM EDT

WORKING BREAKOUT LUNCHES: SOLUTIONS AND SUCCESS STORIES

Hosted by Senior White House and Treasury Officials

U.S. Treasury Department

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

1:30 PM EDT

WHITE HOUSE ROLE IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN