The Gender Agenda

ABOUT THE SHOW

With a growing body of evidence that parity improves profits, why are so many companies either changing too slowly or not at all?

Today in the UK, women earn 22% less than men. In the US, women make up just 13% of company board members. And only 2% of Fortune 500 companies have a female in charge.

Our corporate DNA needs to change but most companies are run by men so gender parity relies on male CEOs being convinced they and their companies will benefit from it.

In a special televised debate from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CNBC’s Ross Westgate will challenge two teams of global business leaders to convince the audience to move beyond good intentions to effective action.

Team One Challenge:
How can corporate leaders change their company’s DNA to achieve more gender equality?

Team Two Challenge:
Why should corporate leaders make gender equality a top priority? ~

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TEAM ONE

Sir Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Sorrell is CEO and founder of global advertising group WPP, one of just 10 FTSE 100 companies to have women comprising 20% of the board.
Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn is Chairman and CEO of Renault and Nissan. Since joining Nissan in 1999, he’s raised the number of women in top management from one to five percent.
Orit Gadiesh
Orit Gadiesh is Chairman of Bain Company – and one of the first women to smash through the glass ceiling in the world of management consultancy.

TEAM TWO

Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington, is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post and was, last year, ranked 12 in Forbes' list of the most Influential Women In Media.
Muhtar Kent
Muhtar Kent is Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola. In 2008 he launched Coke’s first Women’s Leadership Council - progressing women’s development within the company on a global scale.

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook. She oversees the firm's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy and communications.

THE CHALLENGERS

Laura Tyson
Professor, Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley
Dennis Nally
Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Nicholas D. Kristof
New York Times Columnist and Author 'Half the Sky'

SHOW TIMES

CNBC EMEA
Thursday, 4th February 23.00 CET
Saturday, 6th February 18.00 CET
Sunday, 7th February 18.00 CET
Monday, 8th February 23.00 CET
Thursday, 11th February 23.00 CET
Saturday, 13th February 18.00 CET
Sunday, 14th February 18.00 CET
Monday, 15th February 23.00 CET
Monday, 8th March 23.00 CET

CNBC ASIA
Saturday, 6th February 19.00 HK/SIN
Sunday, 7th February 21.00 HK/SIN

CNBC WORLD
Tuesday, 9th February 09.30 ET
Thursday, 11th February 09.20 ET
Saturday, 13th February 22.00 ET
Sunday, 14th February 07.00 ET

SHOW HOST

Ross Westgate
CNBC Anchor Worldwide Exchange