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Clinton Global Initiative (CGI 2024) Meeting NYC

Clinton Global Initiative (CGI 2024) Meeting NYC

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The Clinton Foundation is a nonpartisan organization founded by President Bill Clinton. Since 2001, the Foundation has transformed philanthropy through programs that develop leaders and accelerate solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Under the leadership of President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton, our unique approach prioritizes solutions over ideology — bringing people together in the spirit of collaboration and pragmatic problem-solving.

In an increasingly complex, divisive, and interconnected world, we strive to help fill the gaps between what the public sector can provide and what the private sector can produce.

PREPARING FUTURE LEADERS WITH A PROVEN PLAYBOOK: The challenges of tomorrow will require leaders who feel a profound responsibility to take action, today.

Our programs channel the Clinton family’s lifetime of leadership into a roadmap — preparing future generations with proven approaches for bringing people together and solving problems.

Through unique educational and mentorship opportunities, we engage people of all ages, perspectives, and means to make change in their communities and the world.

The CGI 2024 Annual Meeting is focused on “What’s Working” in efforts to tackle climate resilience, global health equity, gun violence, the protection of journalists, humanitarian crises, and other pressing global challenges.

Some of the Topics included at the CGI 2024: Investing in Africa’s Next Generation to Promote Economic Progress Across the Continent, Preserving Our Planet through Sustainable Land Management, Resilient Futures: Health in the Face of Climate Change, Health Equity and Economic Inclusion for Aging Populations.

The work of advancing social impact can be a lonely endeavor. Resource constraints, accelerating global challenges, and politicized news cycles all have made our commitment to make a positive difference in the world harder to Realize.

While the work can feel lonely, you don’t have to do it alone. Whether it’s a formal partnership between organizations or informal support networks, finding and forging value-aligned connections can help sustain and fuel us as we face even the most difficult challenges.

Participants included: Bill Clinton, Founder and Board Chair, Clinton Foundation & 42nd President of the United States, Hillary Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United States, Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation, Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, Yael Admi, Co-Founder, Women Wage Peace, Reem Al-Hajajra, Director, Women of the Sun,  Nazanin Ash, CEO, Welcome.US, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate, Activist, President and Founder, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine, Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania  and Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft.

This was a very high leveled panel with great leaders from one many sectors.

On Tuesday last day of CGI 2024, following participants and panels took place, CGI 2024 is focused on “What’s Working” in efforts to tackle climate resilience, global health equity, gun violence, the protection of journalists, humanitarian crises, and other pressing global challenges. Participants for this morning’s schedule include: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO); José Andrés, Founder and Executive Chairman, José Andrés Group; Katie Couric, Award-Winning Journalist and Co-Founder, Katie Couric Media; Jane Goodall, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute; Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA; Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective & XQ Institute; Bill Nye, Science Educator and TV Host; Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO, Chobani & Tent Partnership for Refugees; Emma Walmsley, CEO, GSK; Noubar Afeyan, Co-Founder and Chairman, Moderna & Founder and CEO.

CGI 2024 brought together top leaders from business, philanthropy, government, and civil society including His Excellency Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Honorable Chief Advisor of Bangladesh; Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados; José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen; Matt Damon, Co-founder, Water.org & WaterEquity; Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Jane Goodall, Primatologist and Anthropologist, Jane Goodall Institute; Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex; Yulia Navalnaya; Shonda Rhimes, Founder, Shondaland; Emma Walmsley, CEO, GSK; and more.

It was a well-attended event, like always helping people around the world with so many humanitarian projects, I am honored to say President Clinton, is truly one of the greatest humanitarian leaders of our Era, with helping and touching 500 million lives worldwide, through his Clinton Global Foundation.

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Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in New York City -2024

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  By: Betty Coker, Editor in Chief  For World Liberty TV The Clinton Foundation is a nonpartisan organization founded by President Bill Clinton. Since 2001, the Foundation has transformed philanthropy through programs that develop leaders and accelerate solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Under the leadership of President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton,...
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Clinton Global Initiative World Leaders & Humanitarians Speaking at CGI 2023 Meeting

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The CGI Meeting 2023, was very well attended close to 1200 people in attendance from all walks of life, in attendance from all over the world. For one reason how they can help humanity with their money, skills, technology and expertise.

We at World Liberty TV, has covered most of Clinton Global Initiative, since President Clinton founded the Organization since 2005. Have to say we met some of the World’s elite people from the Political World, Royalty, Business Tycoons, Sports Celebrity’s, Non-Profit leaders, Presidents and prime ministers from around the globe and so many more.

President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2005 to bring together world leaders, business executives, leaders of effective nongovernmental organizations, and philanthropists to match resources with those doing good work on the ground.

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Clinton Global Initiative Meeting Opening of CGI -2023

Clinton Global Initiative Meeting Opening of CGI -2023

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The CGI Meeting 2023, was very well attended close to 1200 people in attendance from all walks of life, in attendance from all over the world. For one reason how they can help humanity with their money, skills, technology and expertise.

We at World Liberty TV, has covered most of Clinton Global Initiative, since President Clinton founded the Organization since 2005. Have to say we met some of the World’s elite people from the Political World, Royalty, Business Tycoons, Sports Celebrity’s, Non-Profit leaders, Presidents and prime ministers from around the globe and so many more.

President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in 2005 to bring together world leaders, business executives, leaders of effective nongovernmental organizations, and philanthropists to match resources with those doing good work on the ground.

President Clinton Welcomes, guests in attendance at the opening of Clinton Global Initiative 2023. Has a Remote call with Holy Father, Pope Francis from the Vatican in Rome. See the transcript of the conversation in our World Liberty TV, Humanitarian blog by clicking here.

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Clinton Global Initiative 2022 Meeting -NYC

Clinton Global Initiative 2022 Meeting -NYC

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CGI 2022 Meeting Concludes with the Launch of 144 New Commitments to Action that Address Climate Change, Health Equity, Inclusive Economic Growth, and the Global Refugee Crisis and President Zelenskyy joined President Clinton for a conversation on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

This year’s meeting included over 2,100 leaders from across the public and private sectors, including Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen; Xiye Bastida, Climate Justice Activist; Xavier Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bono, Lead Singer of U2, Co-Founder of ONE and (RED).

Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org; Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA; Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock; Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder, Pivotal Ventures; Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation; Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective.

Today, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton concluded the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting, announcing 144 new Commitments to Action that address climate change, health equity, inclusive economic growth, and the global refugee crisis.

For the first time since 2016, CGI brought together global and emerging leaders to take action on the world’s most pressing challenges. Highlights from the CGI 2022 Meeting program include:

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and President Clinton in a one-on-one conversation about the state of global affairs; the refugee crisis created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and what members of the CGI community can do to help. Watch the conversation, and read the full transcript of the conversation here.

Secretary Clinton speaking with Malala Yousafzai about expanding education for girls worldwide, following Malala receiving the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award on stage;

It was a great pleasure to see President Clinton Back with his Clinton Global Initiative, after six years, it was a great two-day conference, with thousands of people attending all over the world, with one goal in mind how can they serve humanity, there is no better way, then the way president Clinton does it.

Bringing everybody together and do brain storming, make commitments and get things done. We have covered every Clinton Global Initiative, ( CGI), President Clinton has done throughout the years. It is amazing how he gets, Political heads from all over the World, Movie Stars, CEO’s from all sectors, Non-Profit heads and organizations, Royalty from around the world.

President Clinton truly is a great man, with a heart of gold, and saving and touching millions of lives worldwide, he has to be one of the greatest Humanitarian of our Era. Thank you for what you do and give World Liberty TV, the opportunity to share your vision with our readers worldwide.

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Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting –NYC 2022

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By:Dr.Adal M.Hussain,Phd (AKA) Dr. Abbey ,Editor @ Large for World Liberty TV CGI 2022 Meeting Concludes with the Launch of 144 New Commitments to Action that Address Climate Change, Health Equity, Inclusive Economic Growth, and the Global Refugee Crisis and President Zelenskyy joined President Clinton for a conversation on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. This...
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Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) hosted its alumni gathering at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island NY-2019

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 By: Steve Webner Staff Writer for World Liberty TV President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton recognize social impact by Clinton Global Initiative University alumni .Distinguished alumni convened to reflect and celebrate 12 years of progress and renew commitments to social impact and innovation. Today, the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) hosted its alumni gathering at...
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Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

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Established in 2007, the Clinton Global Citizen Awards honor outstanding individuals for their exemplary leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change. Through their uncommon abilities to strengthen civil society, these visionaries inspire us all to take action and to become true global citizens.

The 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards were presented during a special ceremony at the CGI Annual Meeting on the evening of September 19. This year’s program included special performances by honoree Jon Bon Jovi, as well as Andrea Bocelli with the Voices of Haiti Choir.

2016 HONOREES

 

Leadership in Public Service

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

 

President, Republic of Colombia

 

Juan Manuel Santos has been the president of the Republic of Colombia since 2010. Previously, President Santos was minister of defense, minister of finance, minister of foreign trade, designate to the presidency, and chief of the Colombian delegation before the International Coffee Organization. He created the Good Government Foundation (Fundación Buen Gobierno) and founded Colombia’s largest political party, Partido de la U. President Santos was awarded the King of Spain Prize and was president of the Freedom of Expression Commission for the Inter American Press Association. He has published several books, including “The Third Way,” co-written with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and “Check on Terror” (Jaque al Terror). President Santos is a graduate of the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Leadership in Civil Society

Hawa Abdi

Founder, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation

Hawa Abdi Diblaawe was born in 1947 in Mogadishu, Somalia. After her mother’s death, Abdi raised her four younger sisters in conditions of poverty, yet never lost sight of her dreams. With the support of her father and a Soviet scholarship, Abdi studied medicine in Kiev and became Somalia’s first female gynecologist. She then completed a law degree at the Somali National University, where she later became an assistant professor of medicine. She opened a clinic on her family’s ancestral land in the Afgooye Corridor using the profits from the land to provide free health care. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, Abdi started housing her employees on her land, feeding them, and caring for them.

Leadership in Philanthropy

Jon Bon Jovi

Chairman, JBJ Soul Foundation

Self-reliance, optimism, and community are key concepts Jon Bon Jovi embodies in his music and charitable efforts. These common threads have resulted in heightened awareness on issues that adversely impact our society, as well as millions of dollars raised. Bon Jovi is the frontman of the iconic, Grammy Award-winning band, Bon Jovi, who have set the bar for over three decades as one of the most successful rock bands in the world. Globally, they have sold more than 130 million albums, performing more than 2,900 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 37.5 million fans. Bon Jovi is also the chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need, “one SOUL at a time.”

Leadership in Private Sector

Adi Godrej

Chairman of Godrej Group, Godrej Industries Limited

Adi Godrej is chairman of the Godrej Group, a more than 100-year-old family conglomerate, with operations in India and several other countries. Godrej is chairman of the board of the Indian School of Business and former president of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and a member of the Wharton Asian Executive Board. Godrej is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, including the Rajiv Gandhi Award (2002), the American India Foundation Leadership in Philanthropy Award.

Leadership in Civil Society

Nadia Murad

Yazidi Human Rights Activist and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Nadia Initiative

Nadia Murad was born and raised in the quiet agricultural village of Kocho, Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her family lived a peaceful, happy life. On August 3, 2014 her village was attacked by ISIS, marking the beginning of its savage genocidal campaign against the Yazidi people. Six of her nine brothers were executed on the spot. Murad, along with her two sisters and thousands of other men, women, and children were taken captive and subjected to unspeakable crimes. Murad was initially held hostage in a building with thousands of families. She witnessed young children given to ISIS soldiers as sexual “gifts.” She was raped and tortured on a daily basis. But after facing unimaginable brutality, she was able to escape.

 

About the Award

In 2012, CGI partnered with Donna Karan to design the Clinton Global Citizen Award. The collaboration was inspired by Karan’s design aesthetic and her efforts in Haiti to bring artisan products to a global market. Karan reached out to her longtime friends Nadia Swarovski of Swarovski Crystal and Cookie Villiard, a Haitian metal artist, to work together to create an award emblematic of CGI and its mission. The handcrafted design is an illustration of the magic that happens when individual voices come together to take positive action.

Final Clinton Global Initiative Meeting NYC -2016

Final Clinton Global Initiative Meeting NYC -2016

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Former president Bill Clinton closed a major chapter of his post-presidential life on Wednesday, marking the end of his foundation’s glitzy, three-day philanthropic confab that had become a hallmark of its work.

CGI, which was founded in 2005, had become the networking event of choice for corporations, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations and wealthy philanthropists.

“This may be the last annual meeting, but the work and the spirit of President Clinton’s vision and the CGI committed community will live on forever.” Said Many People who were in attendance.

Nevertheless, Clinton launched into a forceful defense of the partnership “model” of philanthropy founded by CGI that he said would be its enduring legacy, in addition to the more than 430 million people counted as beneficiaries of philanthropy that started at CGI over the years.

Clinton did not directly address his critics, but he gave an overall defense of the motivations behind the foundation in the face of accusations by their political adversaries that the foundation served as a source of financial enrichment for the Clintons. CGI, Clinton said, is about “building a culture of possibility” that can be deployed to solve the world’s most difficult and pressing problems.

 

And despite beginning the week with the suggestion that in its final day CGI would not become a “nostalgia trip,” Bill Clinton did just that. He listed off country after country and initiative after initiative that he had participated in and visited in his post-presidential years, starting the stories with the words “I remember.”

After a few minutes he warned the crowd that “just a couple more” were coming before he was finished.

When he walked off the stage many minutes later, he was greeted with an extended standing ovation.

We at World Liberty TV, Have Covered the Clinton Global Initiative’s for the past 8 years, and the kind of people President Clinton has helped throughout the World, through all regions of the World, with Medicine, Housing , Education, building of Haiti, is an honorable act of Humanity, and we heard testimonies, from World Leaders, and people helped by the Clinton Global Initiative’s, over and over again, in the past 8 years.

I want to finish of with this,  President Clinton is one of the greatest  Humanitarians, of our Era, we honor him and respect him ,for all he has done for Humanity, Thank you President Clinton for giving us the opportunity, to showcase your Humanitarian work on our World Liberty TV, Humanitarian Channel, you will always be our “Humanitarian Champion”. God Bless you!.

9th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards-2015

9th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards-2015

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Clinton Global Citizen Awards Honorees, Special Guests and Performers Announced
The 9th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards presented by Starkey Hearing Foundation will honor Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister for International Cooperation and Development, United Arab Emirates; Aliko Dangote, President & CEO, Dangote Group; Syeda Ghulam Fatima, General Secretary, Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan; Alan Knight, Corporate Responsibility, General Manager, ArcelorMittal; and Raj Panjabi, Chief Executive Officer, Last Mile Health ,With special performances and appearances by Tony Bennett; Ben Harper; Janelle Monáe; The Roots; Trudie Styler; Founder, The Rainforest Fund; Rainn Wilson, co-founder the Lidè program; Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; and musical producer, Randy Jackson.

New York, NY – The Ninth Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards, presented by Starkey Hearing Foundation, honored outstanding individuals for their leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change around the world in the areas of healthcare, poverty, economic empowerment, legal aid, and women’s leadership.

The 2015 ceremony honored:
For Leadership in Public Service, Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister for International Cooperation and Development, United Arab Emirates; President, Zayed University. She will be honored for leading the United Arab Emirate’s global philanthropic efforts and making investments to fight hunger and poverty around the world.

For Leadership in the Private Sector, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO, Dangote Group. He will be honored for expanding economic growth in West Africa through investments in business, healthcare, and education in the next generation of West African leaders.

for Leadership in Civil Society, Syeda Ghulam Fatima, General Secretary, Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan. She will be honored for driving a proactive approach toward policy in Pakistan and advocating for core labor standards in Pakistan.

for Leadership in Humanitarian Response, Alan Knight, Corporate Responsibility, General Manager, ArcelorMittal for private sector leadership in the Ebola response efforts; and Raj Panjabi, Chief Executive Officer, Last Mile Health, for bridging the gap between clinics and remote villages in Liberia and responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Raj Panjabi will be accepting his award on behalf of the following organizations for their Ebola response efforts: Africare; Afya Foundation; Airlink; American Logistics Aid Network; AmeriCares; Becton, Dickinson and Company; Brussels Airlines; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ChildFund International; Christian Aid Ministries; Direct Relief; GE Foundation; Government of Guinea; Government of Liberia; Government of Sierra Leone; Greenbaum Foundation; LIFT; Medical Research Centre- Sierra Leone; Medtronic, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Nippon Cargo Airlines; Open Society Foundations; Partners in Health; Paul G. Allen Family Foundation; UBS Optimus Foundation; Wellbody Alliance; and Western Global Airlines.

The evening featured musical performances by Tony Bennett, Ben Harper, Janelle Monáe, and The Roots, with special appearances by Trudie Styler, Founder, The Rainforest Fund, Mo Ibrahim, Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Rainn Wilson, co-founder the Lidè program, and Randy Jackson who serves as musical producer for the event.

Clinton Global Initiative 2015 Meeting-NYC

Clinton Global Initiative 2015 Meeting-NYC

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President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the 11th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting on September 26-29 in New York City. More than 1,000 of the most influential leaders from philanthropy, business, government, and civil society will assemble at this year’s meeting, themed “The Future of Impact,” to define the next decade of solving global challenges and highlight the necessary next steps for accelerating progress going forward. Announced today are initial participants and attendees as well as session highlights.

Coinciding with the United Nations’ new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), members of the CGI community will explore how to take action on timely issues such as climate change, women’s equality, and global health at this pivotal time in philanthropy and international development.

President Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, to convene global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions through the creation of Commitments to Action – new, specific, measurable plans to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 3,200 Commitments to Action which have improved the lives of over 430 million people in more than 180 countries.

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will be joined by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Joyce Banda, Former President of the Republic of Malawi; Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister of the State of Israel; Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Deborah L. Birx, Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State; Irina Bokova, Secretary-General, UNESCO; Richard Branson, Founder Virgin Group & Virgin Unite; Jim Brett, President, West Elm; Ursula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation; Kathy Calvin, President and CEO, United Nations Foundation; Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Minister of Health, Republic of Senegal; Robert Collymore, Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom Limited; Bernice Dahn, Minister of Health, Republic of Liberia; Ted Danson, Actor, Member of the Board of Directors, Oceana; Philippe Douste-Blazy, Chairman, UNITAID; Sylvia Earle, Founder and Chairman, The Sylvia Earle Alliance and National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence; José Maria Figueres Olsen, Former President of the Republic of Costa Rica; Tin Ma Ma Htet, Teacher and Storyteller, Monastic Education Development Group, Myanmar Storytellers; Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia; Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia; Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia; Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines; Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of the Republic of Croatia; Hugh Grant, Chairman and CEO, Monsanto Company; Ólafur R. Grímsson, President of Iceland; António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Former Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic; Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo; Ashley Judd, Ambassador, Population Services International; Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited; Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group; Ousmane Kone, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Republic of Mali; Elizabeth L. Littlefield, President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Yang Lan, Chairman, Sun Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation; Jane Madgwick, Chief Executive Officer, Wetlands International; James A. Michel, President of Seychelles; Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta; Deogratias Niyizonkiza, CEO and Founder, Village Health Works; Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico; Sean Parker, Chairman of the Parker Foundation‎; Frieda S. Pinto, Actor & Producer of Girl Rising; Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia; Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania; Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and Former President of Ireland; Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation; Marcus Samuelsson, Chef-Owner of Red Rooster Harlem, Ginny’s Supper Club, and Streetbird Rotisserie, Marcus Samuelsson Group; Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President, Republic of Colombia; Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 2014; Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Charif Souki, Chairman and CEO, Cheniere Energy, Inc.; Kathy Spahn, President and CEO, Helen Keller International; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia; Joseph Stiglitz, Professor, Columbia University; Elizabeth Hausler Strand, Founder and CEO, Build Change; Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History; Yanzhi Wang, President, Silk Road Fund; Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Chairman, Yunus Centre; Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico; and more to be announced.

Key parts of the program at the 2015 CGI Annual Meeting will include sessions such as:
• The Future of Impact which will build on the achievements of CGI members over the past decade and highlight the necessary next steps for accelerating progress going forward;
• Investing in Prevention and Resilient Health Systems which will explore how investing in prevention and health systems will help ensure access to quality health services for all and reduce long-term health care costs, and how this investment is key to building resilient and prosperous communities;
• Escalators of Opportunity in which leaders from the private, public, and civil sectors will discuss how income inequality and social mobility starts by investing in children—placing them on the escalator to more equitable futures—and is continued by empowering individuals to create wealth and break cycles of inequality;
• Looking to the Next Frontier where industry-leaders will demonstrate how innovations of today can impact our societies, environment, and economies of tomorrow;
• Climate Change and Resiliency: Redefining Business as Usual in which participants will discuss how investing in prevention and preparedness can mitigate the negative effects of natural disasters and climate change;
• Unleashing Women’s Economic Opportunities which will include a No Ceilings Conversation to examine priorities to advance the status of women and girls over the next 20 years, and a panel on women as sustainability leaders in which panelists will discuss how to ensure that women farmers and fishers have access to the same resources as men and are connected to global supply chains to sustainably meet future food demand and raise family incomes;
• The Future of Equality and Opportunity in which global leaders will join CGI members and youth around the world in a special closing conversation on co-creating a future rooted in justice, human rights, equality, and opportunity for all.

Erin Burnett, anchor, “Erin Burnett OutFront”; Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” and Washington Post columnist; Becky Quick, co-anchor of CNBC’s “Squawk Box”; and Shane Smith, CEO and co-founder of Vice Media, will moderate special sessions for broadcast.

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