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Lendit USA Conference and Awards Gala NYC-2017

Lendit USA Conference and Awards Gala NYC-2017

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LendIt, the world’s largest lending and FinTech conference returned to NYC for a gathering of thousands of established and emerging CEOs, innovators and thought leaders from Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and from Main Street to Wall Street, for two days that focused on the hot button topics and issues exploring the future of finance, including: digital banking, AI, investing, insurtech, blockchain, wealth management and real estate.

Financial technology ‘FinTech’ has surged over last 7 years and investments in the space have grown from $3B to more than $40B in 2015. With the rise of AI and data science,Fintech has played an increasingly important role across the financial ecosystem.

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Lendit usa conference nyc 2017

Lendit USA Conference and Awards Gala NYC-2017

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By: Dr.Adal M.Hussain,Phd (AKA) Dr.Abbey  Editor @ Large for World Liberty TV LendIt, the world’s largest lending and FinTech conference returned to NYC for a gathering of thousands of established and emerging CEOs, innovators and thought leaders from Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and from Main Street to Wall Street, for two days that focused...
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The 112th annual Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show -2017

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BY: Art Campomanes Staff Writer for World Liberty TV The 112th annual Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show  took place January 25-29, 2017 at the Javits Center, bringing lifelong boaters and enthusiastic dreamers the latest in luxury motor yachts, sport fishers, performance boats watersport boats and thousands of new marine technologies and accessories. Beyond delivering...
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American Federation for Aging research (afar) 35th Anniversary Awards Dinner -2016

American Federation for Aging research (afar) 35th Anniversary Awards Dinner -2016

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The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)  hosted  its 35th Anniversary Awards Dinner on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in New York City. The Awards Dinner was  themed “Let’s Make this the Age of Aging Better,” and  celebrated leaders in finance, philanthropy, and science for their commitment to the socioeconomic impact of aging research.

AFAR  presented four Awards of Distinction. Johannes J. Baensch, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Nestlé Skin Health S.A., was   presented the Honorary Leadership Award. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA,  received the Chairman’s Award. Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, was  presented with the Icon of Aging Award. Peter G. Peterson, Founder and Chairman, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, was presented the George E. and Marie J. Doty Award.

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Chile Week NY Events -2016

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By: Lidia Evita, Staff Writer for World Liberty TV  Pics BY: AL CAPLAN FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY This October, the largest-ever delegation of top Chilean officials  visited the United States as part of the country’s inaugural Chile Week USA, a collaboration of political and business leaders from Chile’s public and private sectors, and a celebration of the people...
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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.

CES 2016 in Las Vegas World’s Largest Show

CES 2016 in Las Vegas World’s Largest Show

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Keynotes from the Leaders of FitBit, NBCUniversal, Samsung and YouTube Plus Tech Policy Sessions and Best of CES Awards Highlight Day Two and Three of CES 2016

Las Vegas, NV – 01/09/2016 – Dynamic keynotes from the top executives at FitBit, NBCUniversal, Samsung and YouTube, along with tech policy sessions and top product awards rounded out Day Two and Three of CES® 2016. The future of technology innovation stood center stage this week, with more than 3,600 companies launching products across more than 2.4 million net square feet of exhibits – the largest show floor in CES history. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, CES 2016, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, concludes today in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The annual Leaders in Technology (LIT) Dinner took place Thursday evening, honoring the policymakers and technologists that are instrumental in furthering tech innovation. Honored guests and speakers included Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Emmanuel Macron, who noted that France brought a delegation of 190 entrepreneurs and 127 startups to CES 2016, calling them “the face of France.”

Fitbit CEO and Co-Founder James Park delivered the evening’s keynote address as a discussion with CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. Now a global brand providing fitness solutions to consumers around the world, Park noted how far Fitbit and fitness tech have come. “We essentially had to create the health and fitness category in 2009,” said Park. “I remember talking to Best Buy, and they didn’t even have a section to display it.” Fitbit unveiled its Fitbit Blaze at CES Press Day on Tuesday. The smart fitness watch creates a digital health platform – hardware and software – to help people reach their health goals. “People really want to work for a company that is mission-oriented,” Park noted. “And they want to work for a company that has profound benefits in society.”

World Liberty TV, Tech and Tech Review Teams were on hand, to Cover many aspects of CES 2016, right here in our World Liberty TV, Technology and Technology Review Channels.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia Speaking about Climate Change @ CGI -2015

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia Speaking about Climate Change @ CGI -2015

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Juan Manuel Santos Calderón is the 32nd and current President of Colombia, in office since 2010. He was Minister of Defense from 2006 to 2009.

An economist by profession and a journalist by trade, Santos is a member of the wealthy and influential Santos family, who from 1913 to 2007 were the majority shareholders of the El Tiempo newspaper until its sale in 2007 to Planeta DeAgostini. Shortly after graduating from the University of Kansas, he joined the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia as an economic advisor and delegate to the International Coffee Organization in London, where he also attended the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 1981, he was appointed deputy director of El Tiempo, becoming its director two years later.

In 1991, he was appointed by President César Gaviria Trujillo as Colombia’s first Minister of Foreign Trade. Santos worked in expanding international trade with Colombia, and worked in creating various agencies for this purpose including: Proexport, Bancoldex, and Fiducoldex. In 2000, he was appointed by President Andrés Pastrana Arango as the 64th Minister of Finance and Public Credit.

Santos rose to prominence during the Administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. In 2005, he co-founded and led the Social Party of National Unity (Party of the U), a liberal-conservative party coalition that backed the policies of President Uribe, successfully supporting his attempt to seek a Constitutional reform to be able to run for a second term. In 2006, after Uribe was re-elected, and the Party of the U won a majority of seats in both chambers of Congress, Santos was appointed Minister of National Defence, and continued defending the security policies of President Uribe, taking a strong and forceful stance against FARC and the other guerrilla groups operating in Colombia. He oversaw rescue operations of hostages, including Operation Jaque that led to the rescue of former presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt, three American citizens, and 11 other members of the Colombian Army that had been held for several years. Though widely viewed as a heroic endeavour that cemented Santos’ popularity, the rescue was criticised for misappropriating emblems of the International Red Cross, a violation of the Geneva Conventions.

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.

Tech Crunch DISRUPT 2015-New York

Tech Crunch DISRUPT 2015-New York

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Startup Alley is jam-packed with early stage companies showing off their talent and technology to attendees. With different companies exhibiting on Monday and Tuesday, Startup Alley hosts hundreds of exciting international companies in categories ranging from finance and security to e-commerce and travel. Many of these companies are launching at Disrupt for the first time and Disrupt is a great way to get in front of thousands of VCs and members of the press.

Additionally, on Monday and Tuesday, the audience votes for the “Wild Card Winner” giving the Startup Alley companies a chance to present on the Disrupt stage in front of our esteemed Startup Battlefield judges. The winning Startup Alley company receives the last spot to compete on stage as part of that day’s Battlefield contestants. If chosen, that company will be eligible to compete in the Battlefield Finals for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted Disrupt Cup.

World Liberty TV, Tech Team was on hand and interviewed many upcoming early stage companies, and see what products they was promoting and what they had to say .

Style Fashion Show at NYFW at Mercedes Benz NYFW-2015

Style Fashion Show at NYFW at Mercedes Benz NYFW-2015

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Style Fashion Week NY Presented by New York Life Benefiting American Heart Association

Each year, Style Fashion Week features unforgettable performances, diverse cultures of the world, and brings in international commerce season after season. We are excited to announce our partnership with Nicolas G Perez with New York Life, a company that has been a fixture and dominant force in finance since 1845 and the American Heart Association. Together we will bring a superior level of class, entertainment and community impact unrivaled by any other.The series of Style shows continues to be the highlight of Fashion Week with their international designers and celebrity attendance and garners millions impressions from local, national and international media. Since 2009 Style Fashion Week has ben premiering world renowned collection during New York, LA and Dubai Fashion Week. We are excited to showcase this seasons designers

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