All right, everyone find your table, please. You will have time to mingle during lunch. Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to our annual event, celebrating womens leadership. Can i have your attention . Thank you. Again, thank you. Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to our big annual event celebrating womens leadership. Im lois romano, culture of the board of directors and im going to be brief because we have a pretty full program. On behalf of myself and my cochair, kathy russell, ambassador kathy russell, thank you all for your support and for being here today to honor three phenomenal women for their service to our country and for their contributions to National Security. We all know that with more women at the top and more women at the table, better policy is made. It fosters global democracy, gender equality and peace. Thats our goal here, and its what we do best. I i would like to acknowledge or diplomatic colleagues who are here, both americans have served abroad, ambassado
Vice president of the americas Vice President at cisco. [applause] i was wondering if you would applaud so thank you for that. Good afternoon. Our purpose is to power and inclusive future for all. A Technology Based Solutions Drive the ability to address critical challenges and communities, power hybrid work, transform infrastructure and cities you to secure the networks that run it all to ensure they can be deployed it takes forward thinking policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies. No matter how remote with the networks that bind to the the se channels of communications openness and competition or a world where ai propels us forward and does so responsibly they emerge as foundational pillars shaping our society, economy and governance. To fulfill the potential of this moment right to size investments in government policy and Research Innovation security and procurement should lead the way. At the heart of this critical discourse is the federal Communications
Vice president of the americas Vice President at cisco. [applause] i was wondering if you would applaud so thank you for that. Good afternoon. Our purpose is to power and inclusive future for all. A Technology Based Solutions Drive the ability to address critical challenges and communities, power hybrid work, transform infrastructure and cities you to secure the networks that run it all to ensure they can be deployed it takes forward thinking policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies. No matter how remote with the networks that bind to the the se channels of communications openness and competition or a world where ai propels us forward and does so responsibly they emerge as foundational pillars shaping our society, economy and governance. To fulfill the potential of this moment right to size investments in government policy and Research Innovation security and procurement should lead the way. At the heart of this critical discourse is the federal Communications
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Vice president of the americas Vice President at cisco. [applause] i was wondering if you would applaud so thank you for that. Good afternoon. Our purpose is to power and inclusive future for all. A Technology Based Solutions Drive the ability to address critical challenges and communities, power hybrid work, transform infrastructure and cities you to secure the networks that run it all to ensure they can be deployed it takes forward thinking policies that foster innovation and emerging digital technologies. No matter how remote with the networks that bind to the the se channels of communications openness and competition or a world where ai propels us forward and does so responsibly they emerge as foundational pillars shaping our society, economy and governance. To fulfill the potential of this moment right to size investments in government policy and Research Innovation security and procurement should lead the way. At the heart of this critical discourse is the federal Communications