American-Guyanese actress Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder (second left), known professionally as CCH Pounder, shares a post-luncheon photo op with (from left) media personality Fae Ellington; Mariame McIntosh Robinson, CEO and president, First Global Bank; and philanthropist and Economic Growth Committee member Pat Ramsay. Pounder, who has enjoyed a prolific career that includes Emmynominated turns as an FBI agent in The X Files, a surgeon in ER, a detective in The Shield and a role in the 2009 blockbuster Avatar, broke bread yesterday afternoon inside the Regency Room of The Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel with more than 20 women from the corporate, education and film worlds. The Empowering Women Luncheon, supported by First Global Bank and hosted by Robinson, afforded those present the opportunity not only to engage with Pounder, who shared openly her journey as an actress, but also with each other in an informal setting. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)