This annual event takes place around International Women's Day, bringing together business leaders, including innovative female entrepreneurs, with civil society, the UN and governments. The 2016 event will discuss how companies around the world are implementing the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Invitations to attend may be requested through the website.  

dates: 15-16 March 2016  
location: New York City, US  
contact: Lauren Gula  
e-mail: gulal@unglobalcompact.org  
www: http://weprinciples.org/Site/MediaInformation/
 http://weprinciples.org/Site/