
2017 Catalyst Awards Dinner—International Women’s Day
March 8, 2017 6:00 pm EST — June 1, 2023 4:15 pm EST
March 8, 2017 6:00 pm EST — June 1, 2023 4:15 pm EST
Celebrating the 2017 Catalyst Award Winners
On March 8, 2017, International Women’s Day, initiatives from 3M, BMO Financial Group and Rockwell Automation were honored with the prestigious 2017 Catalyst Award at the 2017 Catalyst Awards Conference and Dinner, Leadership Redefined, in New York City. For 30 years, the Catalyst Award has recognized exceptional efforts that help advance women in business.
International Women’s Day
On March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the annual commemoration of women’s achievements—socially, economically, culturally, and politically. Catalyst was selected as an official charity partner for the International Women’s Day organization in support of their 2017 theme, #BeBoldForChange, keenly in line with our own theme of Leadership Redefined!
Lead Sponsor
Catalyst thanks our Lead Dinner Sponsor Nationwide whose generous support allows us to advance our mission to accelerate progress for women in the workplace.
Dinner Chair
The 2017 Awards Dinner Chair was David S. Taylor, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Leadership Redefined
The 2017 Catalyst Awards Dinner, recognized 30 years of Catalyst Award-winning initiatives with the evening’s theme, Leadership Redefined. Gender equality is a central tenet to propelling workplaces and the world to a more inclusive future. We must rethink old definitions and create a new vision, which requires:
- Redefining leadership in how we drive inclusion and equal representation at all levels, in all professions, and in all walks of life, including the home.
- Redefining leadership in how we show up on gender-related issues with our consumers and stakeholders and in how we amplify our voices externally.
- And, redefining leadership in how we all connect and collaborate across organizations (businesses, NGOs/nonprofits, governments, and society) to amplify and accelerate progress toward gender equality.
About the Catalyst Award
At the annual Catalyst Awards Conference and Dinner, we recognize innovative organizational initiatives that address the recruitment, development, and advancement of all women, including diverse women. Since 1987, Catalyst has recognized 85 initiatives at 79 organizations from around the world. These groundbreaking diversity and inclusion programs have changed workplaces, communities, and lives.
Winner Videos
3M – I’m in. Accelerating Women’s Leadership
BMO Financial Group – Diversity and Inclusion Renewal for Sustainable Change
Rockwell Automation – The Culture of Inclusion Journey
Location:
New York Hilton Midtown
CEO Speeches
3M – I’m in. Accelerating Women’s Leadership
BMO Financial Group – Diversity and Inclusion Renewal for Sustainable Change
Rockwell Automation – The Culture of Inclusion Journey
Dinner Speeches
Keynote: Deborah Gillis
President and CEO, Catalyst
Read her speech.
Peter Voser
Chair, Catalyst Board of Directors and Chair, ABB
Gale King
Executive Vice President and CAO, Nationwide
Dinner Program
Catalyst Awards Dinner Program