The International Forum convened in-person at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The theme of the 2025 Forum was change, as the College entered a new era of leadership under President Wendy Cadge. Bryn Mawr alumnae/i, faculty, staff, and students came together from around the world for this special event. In addition to panels and speakers, the Forum featured professional networking and rich social and cultural opportunities throughout the weekend.
The program included an interactive World Café-style session moderated by Tabi Haller-Jorden ’81; alumnae/i panels exploring latitudinal and longitudinal change in life, work and society; and, a workshop featuring the highly-regarded Designing Your Life principles in partnership with the Career and Civic Engagement Center.
Additionally, the College offered an alumnae/i trip to the Cotswolds with the option to add-on attendance at the International Forum at the conclusion of the tour. The tour featured Professor Jamie Taylor of Literatures in English (British Literature including Chaucer).
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2025 International Forum Schedule At-a-Glance
Friday, March 7, 2025
6:00 PM Welcome Reception
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation with attendees and College leaders.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
8:00 AM Breakfast and registration
Enjoy coffee, tea, and light breakfast fare as well as pick-up your International Forum registration materials and swag!
9:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks by President Wendy Cadge and College leadership
10:00 AM “Life-Changing: Stories of Resilience, Creativity, and Reinvention”
A liberal arts education in the Bryn Mawr tradition prepares graduates for not one path, but many. An alumnae/i panel will share lessons learned from navigating life’s many changes, including the unexpected.
11:15 AM Coffee/Tea Break
11:30 AM “Change-Making: Perspectives on Power, Collaboration, and Transformation”
Mawrters have a knack for challenging the status quo, thinking expansively about what’s possible, and persisting when confronted with obstacles. Hear from alumnae/i who have recognized a need, seized an opportunity, or been called upon to lead, and took risks to make a difference.
12:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM “Agility Unleashed” with Dramatic Resources
This practical, playful, and professionally-facilitated experience will use improvisation exercises to enable attendees to communicate with greater flexibility and responsiveness, accept and build on the ideas of others, and allow for new levels of collaboration and connection. Attendees will learn and deepen valuable skills to become the community of support and co-creators for one another, leading into the life design workshop.
2:30 PM World Café: Designing Your Life
This hands-on workshop featuring the highly-regarded Designing Your Life principles, is applicable to every life stage and pursuit (both personal and professional), in partnership with the College’s Career and Civic Engagement Center. It will inspire attendees to think in new ways about what’s possible in their own lives, alongside a community of Bryn Mawr collaborators and thought partners. Forum Master of Ceremonies Tabi Haller-Jorden 1981 will synthesize key takeaways in a World Café-style summative session.
4:30 PM Coffee/Tea Break
4:45 PM Forum Review and Looking Ahead with Bryn Mawr
5:30 PM Cocktails and Celebration
Celebrate new connections made and continue the conversation with merriment at the Red Bar!
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Optional Daytime Excursions included personal guided tours of the Wallace Collection and Bletchley Park.
2025 Featured Panelists and Speakers
Sonali De Rycker ’95 | London, United Kingdom | Venture capitalist and Partner at Accel
Agnes Gathaiya ’96 | Nairobi, Kenya | Business transformation leader and former Country Director for East Africa at Google
Debora de Sola von Habsburg ’92 | José Ignacio, Uruguay | Multicultural writer, director, producer, and actor
Tabi Haller-Jorden ’81 | Zurich, Switzerland | President and CEO of The Paradigm Forum GmbH, a global consultancy and think tank operating at the intersection of social justice and workplace innovation
Angela Kane ’70 | Vienna, Austria | Think tank leader, international affairs professor, and former senior diplomat and United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Nan Luthra ’91 | New York City, United States | Gender Equality Advocate and member Harvard Radcliffe Institute Schlesinger Library Council
Akua Nyame-Mensah ’10 | Accra, Ghana | Executive leadership and culture advisor
Danny Tang ’07 | Singapore | Co-Founder, CEO, and Head of Global Strategy of Hero Esports, an e-sports company delivering online experiences and large-scale in-person tournaments to virtual sports fans and gamers around the world
Severa von Wentzel ’95 | London, United Kingdom | Trustee and Chair of the External Relations Committee, Secretary of the Bryn Mawr Club of the United Kingdom
Sourced from the Bryn Mawr College website: https://www.brynmawr.edu/inside/offices-services/alumnaei-relations-development/connecting/international-forum/past-international-forums
2025 Attendees
The following is a partial list of attendees, in addition to the featured speakers. Any attendees who registered after the official close in early February may not appear here.
Bridget Ackeifi
Bailey Aguilar
Lema Andrews-Hirano
Sally Bachofer
Greg Belcamino
Babita Bharwani
Monsoon Bissell
Charlie Bruce
Rebecca Bull
Joanne Campbell
Frances Carter
Allison Catalano
Suzanne Cho
Jenny Christensson
Mary Clark
Rachael Cobb
Rachael Comeau
Amber Darr
Monet Debose
Mirella Deocadiz
Roopa Dhanalal
Christine Dymkowski
Justine Elmendorff
Cristina Ergunay
Dorothy Field
Yi Gao
Meera Gilbert
Pauline Gooderson
Rhea Graham
Cyril Hamilton
Caroline Heller
Amy Higham
Sarah Hoskin
Jing-Yea Amy Hsu
Xiaomeng Hu
Julia Huebner
Alison Imperato
Sophia Javaid-Khan
Faith Johnson
Aiko Kanayama
Antonia Kerle
Kathryn Kerle
Phillip Kerle
Muna Khogali
Margarita Kirilova
Annette Kramer
Sharon Kucera
Gabrielle Long
Andrea Lowndes
Molly Mac Dougall
Ilona Maintigneux
Elizabeth Mantilas
Christopher Martin
Harriet Martin
Elaine Massung
Mary Maxwell
Kiley McCormick
Sonja Meijer
Katherine Moskver
Georgia Nelson
Anh Duong Nguyen
Erin Nikitchyuk
Carolyn Novicoff
Emily Phillips
Lois Potter
Elizabeta Ranxburgaj
Kirk Reichard
Sara Reichard
Virginia Roberts
Elizabeth Ross
Isabella Rowe
Melanie Rowe
Tetyana Rudenko
Bhakthi Sahgal
Yukiko Sasada
Rachel Savage
Julie Shaon
Malene Sheppard Skaerved
Aparajita Sood Dubuisson
April Stewart
Madison Strong
Mark Strong
Anna Thompson
Teresa Wallace
Petra Warrington
Laura Webb
Erika Weisbrod
Judith Welcom
Margaret Zelonis