For Immediate Release: September 5, 2024
Contact: press@clintonfoundation.org
At CGI 2024 This Month: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex; Sec. Janet Yellen, Laurene Powell Jobs, Matt Damon, Yulia Navalnaya and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and more
The CGI 2024 Annual Meeting, to be held September 23-24, 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.
Additional featured participants announced today include Vedika Bhandarkar, President & COO, Water.org; Ian Bremmer, Founder and President, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media; Sophia Bush, Actor, Activist, & Partner at Union Heritage Ventures; Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank; Jodie Ginsberg, CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists; Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Margaret Hoover, Host, Firing Line; Sheila Johnson, Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection; Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author; Maria Teresa Kumar, Co-Founder & President, Voto Latino; Alsu Kurmasheva, Journalist, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Michael Miebach, CEO, Mastercard; David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois; Kelley Robinson, President, Human Rights Campaign; Justin Tranter, U.S. Global Music Ambassador and Songwriter; Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Ginger Zee, Chief Meteorologist and Climate Correspondent, ABC News; and more.
Media accreditation is now open. To apply, please visit clintonglobal.org/2024mediaregistration.
NEW YORK – Today, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton announced new leaders from across government, business, philanthropy, and civil society who will participate in the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting this month, September 23-24.
“Today, we announced our most robust lineup of participants yet with leaders who represent some of the boldest ideas and most meaningful solutions at work around the globe,” said Secretary Clinton. “Bill, Chelsea, and I are so inspired by the undoubtable impact of the CGI community – 500 million people affected through programs, partnerships, and solutions that are addressing our climate crisis, economic disparities, equality for women and girls worldwide, and more.”
The CGI 2024 Annual Meeting will feature the launch of more than 100 new partnerships that advance solutions to major global challenges, known as Commitments to Action. The meeting will also feature special sessions tackling the climate crisis, global health inequity, gun violence, freedom of the press, and more. Visit www.clintonglobal.org/2024 for program details, confirmed participants, and livestreaming during the event.
Media accreditation for the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting is now open. To apply, please visit clintonglobal.org/2024mediaregistration.
Featured participants announced today include Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex; Vedika Bhandarkar, President & COO, Water.org; Ian Bremmer, Founder and President, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media; Sophia Bush, Actor, Activist, & Partner at Union Heritage Ventures; Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank; Matt Damon, Co-founder, Water.org & WaterEquity; Jodie Ginsberg, CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists; Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Margaret Hoover, Host, Firing Line; Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective; Sheila Johnson, Founder and CEO, Salamander Collection; Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author; Maria Teresa Kumar, Co-Founder & President, Voto Latino; Alsu Kurmasheva, Journalist, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Michael Miebach, CEO, Mastercard; David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee; Yulia Navalnaya; J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois; Kelley Robinson, President, Human Rights Campaign; Justin Tranter, U.S. Global Music Ambassador and Songwriter; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Opposition, Belarus; Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; Ginger Zee, Chief Meteorologist and Climate Correspondent, ABC News; and more.
Sponsors of the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting include American Beverage, APCO, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Aviram Awards Climate Journalism, Bob and Jane Harrison, Cisco, Domuschiev Impact, Flagship Pioneering, Global Education Foundation, Growth Energy, Integra Capital, InterEnergy, John D. Evans Foundation, Joyce Aboussie, La Colombe, Liz Hirsh Naftali, Marc Haas Foundation, Masimo, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, MEBO International, Northwell Health, Pfizer, Starkey, Stellar Development Foundation, Strauss Media Strategies, Tarsadia Foundation, The EKTA Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Postcode Lottery Group is serving as a partner for the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting. Kokoro, McKinsey Health Institute and Wellcome Trust are partnering with CGI at the 2024 Annual Meeting on the launch of a new global initiative on mental health investment. Media partners for CGI 2024 include Devex, Female Quotient, and Grist, which is announcing their Grist 50 Fixers at CGI.
Previously announced featured participants include Mo Abudu, CEO, EbonyLife Group; Noubar Afeyan, Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering; Co-Founder and Chairman, Moderna; President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana; José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen; Albert Bourla, CEO, Pfizer; Jesper Brodin, CEO, Ingka Group | IKEA; Richard Dickson, President & CEO, Gap Inc.; Lindsay Ell, Artist and Activist; Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director, Moms Demand Action; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster, Founder, President, and CEO, InterEnergy; Jane Goodall, Primatologist and Anthropologist, Jane Goodall Institute; Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico; Katie Hobbs, Governor, Arizona; Paul Hudson, CEO, Sanofi; Asa Hutchinson, CEO, Hutchinson Group; Aurora James, Founder, Brother Vellies; 15 Percent Pledge; Fran Katsoudas, Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer, Cisco; Peter Laugharn, CEO, Hilton Foundation; Frankie Miranda, President and CEO, Hispanic Federation; Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados; Bill Nye, Science Educator and Television Host; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization; President Vjosa Osmani of Kosovo; Amy Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration; Samantha Power, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; Bill Ready, CEO, Pinterest; Michael S. Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Maria Ressa, Nobel Laureate, Co-Founder and CEO, Rappler; Shonda Rhimes, Founder, Shondaland; La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Madison Tevlin, Actor and Activist; Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and Founder, Chobani, and Founder, Tent Partnership for Refugees; Sigrid Van Aken, CEO, Postcode Lottery Group; Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation; Emma Walmsley, CEO, GSK; Olivia Walton, Founder and CEO, Ingeborg Investments; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, Michigan; and more.
In 2005, President Clinton launched CGI with the goal of harnessing the power of individuals, corporations, and governments to take action. For the first time at a conference of this kind, hundreds of leaders from various sectors came together to not only discuss pressing issues facing the world but also to develop Commitments to Action, which are new, specific, and measurable solutions. Nearly 20 years later, CGI has grown into a year-round program that drives collaboration and action. CGI has facilitated more than 4,000 Commitments to Action, mobilizing billions of dollars in resources and making a difference in the lives of more than 500 million people in over 180 countries.
To apply for media credentials, please visit clintonglobal.org/2024mediaregistration. Please visit www.clintonglobal.org/2024 for the latest program details, confirmed participants and livestream during the event. Follow CGI on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, and X, for meeting news and highlights.
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