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STARTING TODAY: Leaders Across Business, Government, and Civil Society Convene for the Return of CGI


For Immediate Release: September 19, 2022

Contact: press@clintonfoundation.org

 

STARTING TODAY: Leaders Across Business, Government, and Civil Society Convene for the Return of CGI

Watch the program live, September 19-20, at clintonglobal.org/2022   

 

NEW YORK, NY – Today, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton convene leaders across business, government, and civil society for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting in New York. For the first time since 2016, CGI is bringing together global and emerging leaders to take action on the world’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, health equity, inclusive economic growth, the global refugee crisis, and threats to the rights and prosperity of girls and women.

 

With the theme “The Business of How,” the CGI 2022 Meeting will include announcements of new Commitments to Action™ – specific, measurable programs that address a pressing global challenge – as well as updates on the impact of previous CGI commitments. More than 3,700 Commitments to Action have been launched through CGI since its inception in 2005, making a difference in the lives of more than 435 million people in over 180 countries.

 

Each day will begin and end with an engaging plenary session, along with a full schedule of spotlight sessions, commitment announcements, and special programming like CGI Entrepreneurship Greenhouse and Story Studio: Breaking Gridlock.

 

**FOR PLANNING PURPOSES**

**SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

 

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

 

BREAKFAST SESSION

Training in Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill East

The U.S. is encountering the worst drug overdose crisis in its history. More than 108,000 people died from an overdose in 2021, with more than two-thirds of the deaths linked to opioids. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and can be administered easily by nearly anyone with minimal instruction. Join this session, facilitated by Rosalind Pichardo, to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose with naloxone and hear how she has saved more than 1,000 lives with naloxone. A limited amount of Narcan (nasal-spray form of naloxone) will be distributed to those who complete the training.

This session will explore:

  • How to recognize when someone is experiencing an opioid overdose
  • How to respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone
  • How to access naloxone in your own community

Speakers/Facilitators:

  • Joe Kiani, CEO, Masimo
  • Rosalind Pichardo, Founder, Operation Save Our City and Lead Educator, Prevention Point

 

BREAKFAST SESSION

Future-Proofing the Caribbean: How We Can Support the Region’s Economic, Health, and Climate Resilience

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

The Caribbean faces multiple threats: the region is on the frontlines of climate change, reeling from the devastating health and economic impacts of the pandemic, and under the immense pressure of rising inflation and debt.

Investing in the revitalization and diversification of the Caribbean’s economic fabric, strengthening local and regional health systems, and building climate adaptation capacity and resilience to future disasters will be critical to move the region from vulnerability to opportunity.

This session will explore:

  • How can we unlock public and private investment to revitalize key economic sectors and foster entrepreneurial activity?
  • How can we help enhance the region’s capacity to prepare for and mitigate future climate risks?
  • How can national and regional health systems be strengthened to better cope with endemic and emerging diseases?

Speakers:

  • Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM
  • Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

PLENARY SESSION

Opening Plenary Session: Getting Unstuck

Preset for video and photographers — 8:30 a.m.

Preset for pen and pad reporters — 9 a.m.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Location: Grand Ballroom

Since CGI last convened in 2016, the world has dramatically changed. More frequent natural disasters caused by climate change, the largest number of refugees since World War II, and rising inequality in our health and economic systems are just some of the urgent challenges we face as an international community. Even worse, as challenges continue to mount, it feels increasingly harder to break through the gridlock and realize solutions nationally or globally. But for community-based organizations, entrepreneurs, and a new generation of leaders from the frontlines of these challenges, they’ve had no choice but to rise to the moment to creatively forge solutions and demonstrate that progress is possible. As the public sector, private sector and civil society convene in New York City in person again for the first time in years, the question becomes: how do we break through the challenges and gridlock to make a difference in lives around the world?

Speakers:

  • Chef José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen
  • President Bill Clinton, Founder and Board Chair, Clinton Foundation; 42nd President of the United States
  • Dr. David C. Fajgenbaum, Co-Founder, Every Cure
  • Larry Fink, Chairman & CEO, BlackRock
  • Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever
  • Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective
  • Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados
  • Kennedy Odede, Co-Founder & CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
  • Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All, Sustainable Energy for All
  • Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

The Future of Health: How We Can Horizon Plan for the Next Global Health Challenges

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

The COVID-19 pandemic put immense strain on an already fragile global health system, and new variants show continued gaps in preparation and containment of infectious diseases. The future of health will be marked by a wide range of challenges, including further infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics; increased disability and death from non-communicable diseases; rising hunger and starvation; inequality and lack of equitable access to health care; and environmental effects and lasting conflicts that impact the health of millions of people. Now is the time to focus on how to better prepare for future disease outbreaks and threats to global health.

This session will explore:

  • How can our global health systems be better designed to respond to emerging and worsening challenges?
  • How can governments, businesses, and civil society mobilize for greater investment in global health systems?
  • How can individual actors and organizations take steps to support the health and wellness of their communities in the context of these future threats?

Speakers:

  • Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust
  • Felicia Marie Knaul, Director, Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, University of Miami
  • Margaret-Mary Wilson, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Beyond Representation: How We Can Close the Ownership Gap for Entrepreneurs and Investors of Color

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill East

In the United States, centuries of systemic racial discrimination have locked communities of color out of the tools and opportunities to build generational wealth. These persistent inequities are evident in the country’s entrepreneurial and financial landscape – only 2 percent of businesses with employees are Black-owned, and only 6 percent are Latino-owned. Of all U.S. asset management firms – key wealth creators and allocators – those owned by persons of color control just 0.7 percent of U.S.-based assets under management. Despite heightened awareness of bias and calls for equity and justice, the focus has often been on increasing representation in leadership positions instead of enabling more diverse ownership of the businesses and capital that drive the nation’s economy.

This session will explore:

  • How do we create pathways to asset building, wealth creation, and ownership for historically excluded communities?
  • How can we work together to identify and break down the greatest systemic barriers that have slowed and prevented asset building and wealth creation?
  • How can we support the growth of asset allocators, fund managers, and entrepreneurs of color?

Speakers:

  • Patty Arvielo, Co-Founder & President, New American Funding
  • Janis Lee Bowdler, Counselor for Racial Equity, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • James A. Casselberry Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Known Holdings LLC
  • Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
  • Alicia Menendez, Host of “American Voices with Alicia Menendez,” MSNBC
  • Nathalie Molina Niño, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Known Holdings

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Mercury Ballroom

Special Conversation: Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures

Guest:

  • Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Reaching Net Zero: How We Can Achieve the Ambitious Pledges for Carbon Reductions Amid New Laws and Regulations

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Mercury Ballroom

With increasingly dire forecasts on climate change, companies across the globe have rushed to commit to net zero carbon emissions. However, pledges are not plans, and – despite this wave of good faith – significant obstacles exist for most organizations to reach their targets, including the limits of re-engineering and the pace of implementation of new technologies. The challenges are made more complex – but also more urgent – with the emergence of new laws and regulations under consideration in Europe and the United States.

This session will explore:

  • How can companies move past pledges toward actionable plans to achieve net zero targets?
  • How can organizations navigate the latest regulations around the world, from new proposed rules by the SEC requiring disclosure of emissions and net zero plans to European Climate Law that sets intermediate and long-term emissions goals?
  • How can organizations adopt new technologies and business models and use more sophisticated tools (like the Science Based Target initiative) to set and achieve ambitious carbon reduction goals?

Speakers:

  • Henadi Al-Saleh, Chairperson, Agility
  • Charles Baker, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Mauricio Claver-Carone, President, Inter-American Development Bank
  • André Esteves, Chairman and Senior Partner, BTG Pactual
  • Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman, Carbon Direct
  • Dr. M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International
  • Kristen Siemen, Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
  • Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President, European Commission

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Reversing the Global Slide on Poverty: How We Can Scale Up Proven Anti-Poverty Solutions

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Gramercy West

The continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation, and the war in Ukraine have exacerbated global poverty levels. According to the World Bank, between 75 and 95 million people are likely to be pushed into extreme poverty this year, reversing decades of progress on global poverty alleviation. In the face of severe loss of income, social protection measures like direct cash transfers, poverty graduation, and cash plus programs have proven extremely effective in providing fast relief to those facing disruption. Strengthening the social protection infrastructure, and pairing immediate poverty relief with long-term strategies, is key to helping the most affected communities rebound and withstand future shocks.

This session will explore:

  • How can governments, businesses, and NGOs work together to implement and scale up evidence-based anti-poverty solutions?
  • How can we make social protection programs more robust and more responsive?
  • How can we leverage data and technology to improve the targeting of anti-poverty interventions so that the most vulnerable are not left behind?

Speakers:

  • Alice Patterson Albright, Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
  • Prof. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Gargee Ghosh, President, Global Policy and Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, Government of Togo
  • Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization.

 

COMMUNITY SESSION

Entrepreneurship Greenhouse

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Trianon/Petit Trianon

The Clinton Global Initiative has a long history of supporting innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world aiming to make a positive difference. In its early days, CGI was one of the first promoters of the role of the private sector in developing innovative solutions that could be brought to scale. At CGI’s 2022 Meeting, we are launching the CGI Greenhouse, programming designed to support socially-minded entrepreneurs and innovators.

More than 100 nonprofit and for-profit social impact enterprises applied to be a part of this first-ever CGI Entrepreneurship Greenhouse. At CGI’s 2022 Meeting, the 19 finalists will present to an audience of potential partners and funders including Fortune 500 companies, large private and corporate foundations, family offices, and impact investors ready to implement their products and services. The CGI Entrepreneurship Greenhouse will not only identify opportunities to build out these social impact programs, but also provide operational support and opportunities to showcase their work throughout the meeting.

Speakers:

  • Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
  • Felecia Hatcher, CEO, Black Ambition Opportunity Inc.
  • Brad Keywell, Founder, Uptake Technologies, WNDR; Co-Founder Groupon, Tempus
  • Nancy Twine, Founder & CEO, Briogeo

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

The Public Health Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore: How We Can Work Together to Prevent Overdose Deaths

Preset time: 12:45 a.m.

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET

Location: Nassau

With economic upheaval, stresses on public health infrastructure, and the COVID-19 pandemic creating gaps in communities’ support systems, people with substance use disorders are facing tougher struggles, and deaths due to drugs, alcohol, and suicide have reached record highs in the United States. As this problem has worsened, well-intentioned but siloed efforts to address addiction and overdose have led to disjointed approaches. However, glimmers of hope have begun to emerge in local communities as police, fire, and EMS respond to overdoses with mental health and addiction counselors in tow; peer recovery coaches proactively engage people in emergency rooms; and workplaces become “recovery friendly.” Across a variety of sectors, a reckoning has begun – the realization that they cannot solve these challenges on their own.

This session will explore:

  • How can we create a comprehensive continuum of care that includes prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and mental health support?
  • How can we develop policies to address substance use disorders that bring together resources from across sectors?
  • How can we create, replicate, and scale partnerships across health care, public health, law enforcement, and community support organizations?

Speakers:

  • Sister Simone Campbell, Leader, Understanding US
  • Tom Coderre, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, SAMHSA
  • Ryan J. Hampton, Founder, Mobilize Recovery and The Voices Project
  • Dr. Taryn M. Jaramillo, Senior Clinical Director, Caron Florida Ocean Drive
  • Representative Patrick Kennedy, Founder, The Kennedy Forum
  • Dr. Benjamin F. Miller, Psychologist
  • Nikki Myers, Founder & Executive Director, Y12SR-The Yoga of 12 Step Recovery
  • Reverend Edwin Sanders, Senior Servant and Founder, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church
  • Brandon Scott, Mayor, City of Baltimore
  • Dr. Susan G. Sherman, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

A Pivotal Window for Reproductive and Maternal Health: How We Can Lead the Vanguard for Availability, Agency, and Access

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Mercury Ballroom

This is a critical moment for reproductive and maternal health around the world. In recent years, preventable maternal deaths have increased; global resources devoted to comprehensive reproductive and maternal health have remained woefully inadequate; and access to these critical services is increasingly being threatened and outright curtailed. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision was a massive setback to reproductive rights and the world is watching to see what will happen next. The pandemic, climate change, and humanitarian crises are worsening already massive inequities that threaten the health and well-being of people around the world. Despite the challenges presented, partnerships across the private sector, civil society, government, and the advocacy community can lead the vanguard with solutions centered on clinical innovation, policy change, and shifting culture.

This session will explore:

  • How can we accelerate solutions to improve maternal and reproductive health, including new technologies, policies, and service delivery?
  • How can we address pressing global challenges, such as climate change and food insecurity, in ways that recognize the impact on maternal and reproductive health?
  • How do we develop cross-sector partnerships to accelerate progress toward achieving comprehensive maternal and reproductive health, access, and rights?

Speakers:

  • Secretary Xavier Bacerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
  • Christy Turlington Burns, Founder and President, Every Mother Counts
  • The Right Honorable Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State
  • Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, AVP, Health Equity & Lead, Merck for Mothers, Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Molly Jong-Fast, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
  • Dr. Aparna Hegde, Founder and Managing Trustee, ARMMAN
  • Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA
  • Enid Muthoni Ndiga, Chief Programs Officer, Center for Reproductive Rights

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

A Fast and Fair Clean Energy Transition: How We Can Unlock Capital for Climate Mitigation in an Equitable and Just Way

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

To reach net zero global emissions by 2050 and avert the worst impacts of climate change, the world will need to deploy clean energy technologies much more rapidly. This will require a massive surge in public and private investment across mature, clean technologies and early-stage and breakthrough solutions. Support for clean energy innovation and transition is especially critical for emerging and developing economies as they try to reconcile poverty alleviation and economic growth with global decarbonization goals. Proven strategies – from investment in local research and innovation to knowledge and technology transfer – can help countries advance cleantech solutions tailored to their specific needs and take the lead in determining their own energy future.

This session will explore:

  • How can the public and private sectors work together to unlock capital for innovation and create markets for new clean technologies and businesses?
  • How can we fund and strengthen local energy innovation ecosystems in emerging and developing economies?
  • How can we center equity and justice in deep decarbonization efforts?

Speakers:

  • Rolando González-Bunster, Chairman & CEO, InterEnergy
  • Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO, World Resources Institute
  • Patricia Espinosa, Ambassador, Former Executive Secretary to the UNFCCC, and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
  • Guillermo Lasso, President, Republic of Ecuador
  • Salma Okonkwo, Founder, Blue Power Energy
  • Katie Rae, CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
  • Chris Sacca, Founder, Lowercarbon Capital
  • Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, Renew Energy Global PLC
  • Hemant Taneja, CEO, General Catalyst

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Philanthropy Meeting the Moment: How We Can Transform Giving and Grantmaking for Equity, Justice, and Impact

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 P.M. ET

Location: Murray Hill East

Since 2020, the global philanthropic community has faced urgent, intersecting needs at a level never before seen. An ongoing pandemic, increasing health and wealth disparities, an urgent reckoning of racial injustices, a worsening global refugee crisis, and worldwide conflicts have all demanded bolder action from funders and forced the philanthropic sector to reckon with questions of its effectiveness, legitimacy, and role in reinforcing structural inequalities. Grantmaking models centered on justice, participation, and trust can help address the inherent power imbalance in the donor-grantee relationship and shift agency to the communities served.

This session will explore:

  • How can philanthropic actors assess their efforts to avoid reinforcing unjust systems?
  • How do trust-based philanthropy and participatory philanthropy work in practice, and what are the implications for donors and grantees?
  • How can these approaches be reconciled with other models like strategic philanthropy or venture philanthropy?

Speakers:

  • Sigrid van Aken, CEO, Novamedia/Postcode Lottery Group
  • Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, President, Mellon Foundation
  • James Bildner, CEO, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
  • Marla Blow, President & COO, The Skoll Foundation
  • Dr. Sarah Beth Gehl, Executive Director, Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)
  • Charmaine Mercer, Chief of Equity and Culture, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Dr. Carmen Rojas, President & CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
  • Karundi Williams, Executive Director, re:power

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

An Equitable Recovery: How We Can Support Underserved Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 P.M. ET

Location: Gramercy West

The pandemic has had a devastating impact on small businesses, especially in underserved and underrepresented communities. These populations are already constrained by limited access to capital, lower digital connectivity, and weaker entrepreneurial infrastructure. According to a recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey, women-owned businesses around the world were 20 percent more likely to report a closure due to the pandemic. In the United States, minority-owned businesses also suffered temporary or permanent closures at disproportionately higher rates. However, there are promising signs of entrepreneurial vitality and innovation. The pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital technologies by small businesses, and new business formation is surging, particularly in the United States, where online microbusinesses are booming, fueled by women and people of color.

This session will explore:

  • How can we expand access to flexible working capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses facing entrenched gender, racial, and geographic disparities?
  • How can we leverage fintech and alternative investment models like revenue-based investing or profit- sharing to spur a more equitable recovery?
  • How can we strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved geographies?

Speakers:

  • Melissa Bradley, Founder, 1863 Ventures
  • Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, Revolution
  • Philip H. Gaskin, Vice President, Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation
  • David Holt, Mayor, Oklahoma City
  • Shamina Singh, Executive Vice President, Sustainability & President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard

 

 

PLENARY SESSION

“Once and For All”

Preset for video and photographers — 3:30 p.m.

Preset for pen and pad reporters — 4 p.m.

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. ET

Location: Grand Ballroom

After decades of progress for women around the globe, there has been a stark reversal of this trend in recent years. Governments around the globe are rolling back rights once taken for granted. Global crises – from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change – are landing disproportionately on women, in particular women of color and LGBTQ+ communities, and jeopardizing shared gains in economic prosperity and social stability.

 

Although these setbacks are real, collective action can prevent them from becoming permanent. There are more tools and opportunities than ever before for women across the globe to access education. Studies show women are outperforming men in the classroom, and businesses recognize that their talent pool is increasingly female. Women are gaining roles in leadership positions, while women-owned businesses receive more investment than ever before. Yet critical work remains to restore and advance this progress, with actions for all to contribute. This session will explore how a new wave of female leadership is poised to fight these threats to everyone’s rights and prosperity, and, once and for all, codify a world where women’s rights are human rights.

Speakers:

  • Prof. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
  • Peggy Clark, CEO and President, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
  • Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State
  • Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder, Pivotal Ventures
  • Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation
  • Marinel S. Ubaldo, Advocacy Officer for Ecological Justice and Youth Engagement, Living Laudato Si’ Philippines

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

 

BREAKFAST SESSION

The Implications of Climate Change: How We Can Support Young Children’s Healthy Development

Preset time: 7:45 a.m.

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

Young children are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. According to UNICEF, about one billion children around the world, nearly half of the world’s children, are at an extremely high risk of experiencing negative effects from climate change, with significant implications for their health, nutrition, education, development, survival, and future. While the challenge is formidable and more research is needed to ascertain climate change’s specific impacts on young children’s developing brains and bodies, there are promising solutions that communities, corporations, and philanthropy are pursuing today. This session will highlight the disproportionate impact climate change is having on young children and families, identify market gaps, and lift up multi-sectoral solutions being explored to address them.

This session will explore:

  • How do we raise awareness of the disproportionate impact of climate change on young children and families and use that awareness to galvanize action?
  • How can we leverage growing public sector, philanthropic, and corporate focus on and commitment to climate to focus on young children and families?
  • How do we support parents of young children who have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and decades of systemic racism, and engage their voices in this conversation?

Speakers:

  • Laurence Chandy, Director of Global Insight and Policy, UNICEF
  • Adrián Cerezo, Visiting Researcher, CHILD Fellow, Yale Child Study Center
  • Dr. Joan Lombardi, Senior Fellow, Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues
  • D. Meera Mani, Vice President, Children and Families, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Rebecca Marmot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever
  • Dr. Frederica Perera, Professor, Columbia University

 

BREAKFAST SESSION

Still Unfinished Business: How We Can Improve Economic Outcomes for Women

Preset time: 7:45 a.m.

8:00 – 9:15 a.m. ET

Location: Gramercy West

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified existing gender inequalities at work and at home. Women were especially vulnerable to employment and income losses and the increasing burden of unpaid work, threatening to reverse decades of progress expanding women’s economic opportunity. The digital gender gap, which has barely improved over the last decade, has further hindered women’s ability to acquire skills and access online employment and financial services. Closing the gaps between men and women in the workplace could increase the global GDP by 26 percent, benefiting both advanced and developing countries, and many of the tools needed to build inclusive economies exist. This session will discuss actions to support gender parity, including policies and programs that support women’s employment, leadership opportunities, recognition of unpaid work, and efforts to close the digital gender divide.

This session will explore:

  • How can we reduce the gender imbalance in unpaid work to support those who need care and those who provide care—from fiscal policies that support employment and protect incomes to family-friendly childcare and flexible work policies?
  • How do we scale progress in key areas, including financial and digital inclusion, women’s leadership and representation, and pay parity?
  • How do other interventions in gender equality—including addressing girls’ education, violence against women, and maternal health—improve economic outcomes for women?

Speakers:

  • Cherie Blair, CBE QC, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State
  • Temie Giwa-Tubosun, CEO and Founder, LifeBank
  • Kathy Hochul, Governor, New York State
  • Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding President and CEO, Voto Latino
  • Vanessa Roanhorse, CEO, Roanhorse Consulting
  • Olivia Walton, Founder and Managing Partner, Ingeborg Investments
  • Robin Wright, Co-Founder, Pour Les Femmes Foundation

 

BREAKFAST SESSION

Training in Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration

Preset time: 7:45 a.m.

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill East

The U.S. is encountering the worst drug overdose crisis in its history. More than 108,000 people died from an overdose in 2021, with more than two-thirds of the deaths linked to opioids. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and can be administered easily by nearly anyone with minimal instruction. Join this session, facilitated by Rosalind Pichardo, to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose with naloxone and hear how she has saved more than 1,000 lives with naloxone. A limited amount of Narcan (nasal-spray form of naloxone) will be distributed to those who complete the training.

This session will explore:

  • How to recognize when someone is experiencing an opioid overdose How to respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone
  • How to access naloxone in your own community

Speakers/Facilitators:

  • Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Rosalind Pichardo, Founder, Operation Save Our City and Lead Educator, Prevention Point

 

PLENARY SESSION

Home

Preset for video and photographers — 8:30 a.m.

Preset for pen and pad reporters — 9 a.m.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m. ET

Location: Grand Ballroom

Today, 1 in every 78 people on earth has been forced to leave their homes– the highest number on record – due to political persecution, conflict, violence, and climate change. For many others, natural disasters and a lack of housing and public services threaten their ability to stay rooted in their communities. While these trends present both short- and long-term challenges, it prompts an important question – what does it mean to be at “home”?

In this plenary session, speakers will explore how to foster community and belonging in an increasingly unstable world.

Speakers:

  • Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Dr. Noubar Afeyan: Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering; Co-Founder & Chairman, Moderna
  • Ana Marie Argilagos, President and CEO, Hispanics in Philanthropy
  • Nazanin Ash, CEO, Welcome.us
  • Jesper Brodin, CEO, Ingka Group, Ikea
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State
  • Polina Frishko, Executive Director, Carolinas for Ukraine
  • Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Muhidin Libah, Executive Director, Somali Bantu Community Association
  • David Wright Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
  • Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and Founder, Chobani; Founder, Tent Partnership for Refugees
  • Malala Yousafzai, Co-Founder, Malala Fund

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Communities Leading the Way on Public Health: How We Can Center Local Health Infrastructure in Vaccine Development and Global Health Investments

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Mercury Ballroom

There has never been a more critical moment for local development in public health, as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of a strong local health care workforce, investment in local manufacturing, research and development, and production of medicines and vaccines. According to the Foresight Africa 2022 report, less than 1 percent of all vaccines used in Africa are locally produced, demonstrating the continent’s vulnerability and dependence on foreign supplies. However, governments and allies are beginning to rally around regional initiatives that provide critical local investment and revert control of these health systems to the communities themselves.

This session will explore:

  • How can organizations support investments in localized health care infrastructure?
  • How can the public and private sectors work together to reduce reliance on imports of vaccines and strengthen localized manufacturing of vaccines?
  • How can best practices be shared across communities while not imposed in a top-down approach?

Speakers:

  • Maria Elena Bottazzi, Associate Dean and Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
  • Priti Krishtel, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, I-MAK (Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge)
  • Kennedy Odede, Co-Founder & CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Cities at the Center: How We Can Find New Opportunities for Inclusion at the Nexus of Climate Change, Economic Growth, and the Refugee Crisis

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities and urban centers, including more than 60 percent of the global refugee population and 80 percent of internally displaced persons. These numbers have increased considerably in recent years, in what the United Nations Population Fund describes as the largest wave of urban growth in history. This growth is expected to continue with greater access to good jobs and innovations in urban living; as well as the effects of climate change, global conflicts and violence. This poses significant challenges, but has also prompted city leaders around the world to pioneer innovative solutions through more affordable housing, efforts to abate air pollution and create low emission zones, and further investments in renewable energy and public transit. The need for inclusive, equitable, and resilient cities is greater than ever

This session will explore:

  • How can cities around the world work together, and learn from one another, to address the equity and inclusion challenges of growing urban centers?
  • How can we address historic inequity as we redefine cities’ services, infrastructure, affordable housing and physical spaces?
  • How can cities continue to support the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems that provide employment and business opportunities to historically underserved communities and more recent arrivals like refugees and displaced individuals?

Speakers:

  • Eric Adams, Mayor, New York City
  • José Francisco Aguirre, Executive Director, Santo Domingo Foundation
  • Nazanin Ash, CEO, Welcome.US
  • Jody Barnett, Head of Global Cities & Transit and Mobility, Mastercard
  • Risa Berrin, Foundation and CEO, Health Information Project (HIP)
  • Majora Carter, Real Estate Developer/Consultant, Majora Carter Group
  • Katherine Lugar, President & CEO, American Beverage Association
  • Roman Mars, Host and Creator, 99% Invisible
  • Jaime Alberto Pumarejo, Mayor, Barranquilla Mayor’s Office
  • Frank Scott, Jr., Mayor, City of Little Rock
  • António Vitorino, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Real Social Impact: How We Can Measure and Make Progress on the “S” in ESG

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill East

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards have become a critical tool for investors, employees, and customers to hold companies accountable for sustainability and social responsibility. They indicate the strength of a company’s management and probability of long-term financial success, and companies have an incentive to bolster their performance on these metrics. However, there is often uncertainty around how, in practice, we measure corporate social responsibility – the ‘S’ in ESG. Amid this uncertainty, organizations continue to look for opportunities to strengthen their practices and improve their social impact using whatever tools or measures are accessible to them.

This session will explore:

  • How can government and civil society work with the business community to define and achieve social improvement targets?
  • How can organizations broaden diversity among vendors and improve the transparency of their supply chains?
  • How can each organization in attendance take specific actions to strengthen their social practices?

Speakers:

  • Matthew Richard Bishop, Visiting Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute
  • Priscilla Sims Brown, President and CEO, Amalgamated Bank
  • Meg Garlinghouse, Vice President, Social Impact, LinkedIn
  •  Eduardo della Maggiora, Founder & CEO, Betterfly
  • Dr. Diane Osgood, Founder, Osgood Consulting & Carbon Almanac
  • Eric Benjamin Skinner, President, Transparentem

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

The Food Crisis and the Threat of Global Destabilization: How We Can Take Urgent and Sustainable Action to Address Food Insecurity

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Location: Gramercy West

First came the historic drought in Africa, China, and Europe, exacerbated by global warming and lowering crop yields. Then came a global pandemic, disrupting the global supply chain of critical agricultural trade. The war in Ukraine followed with two consequences: the cost of oil has doubled prices for fertilizer, and a blockade of Ukraine’s grain has reduced supplies to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia by half. As a result of these issues, more than 276 million people around the world are at risk of acute food insecurity. This number is twice as high as it was three years ago, leading to what the World Food Program is calling a “hunger catastrophe.” As global supply chains and traditional farming practices have been increasingly disrupted by the effects of climate change and geopolitical events, there are urgent needs to adopt climate-smart, regenerative, and indigenous agricultural practices around the world and to help create equitable and sustainable access to nutritious food.

This session will explore:

  • How can we partner with and elevate traditional agricultural practices to respond to the urgent hunger crisis?
  • How can local and global food systems be strengthened and work collaboratively to adapt to the effects of climate change?
  • How can we work to prioritize equity and nutrition as we safeguard sustainable access to food?

Speakers:

  • Gabriela Bucher, Executive Director, Oxfam International
  • Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President, Malawi
  • Carrie Freeman, Co-CEO, SecondMuse
  • Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Food & Agriculture Agencies in Rome, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
  • Dongyu Qu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Matthew Brooks Wilson, Food Sovereignty Director, Sicangu Co

 

COMMUNITY SESSION

Story Studio

Preset time: 11:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Nassau East & West

President Clinton often speaks about how storytelling has been critical to his personal journey: “Growing up in Arkansas just after World War II in a family that didn’t have a lot of money, most of our entertainment revolved around storytelling. Listening to my relatives and neighbors tell stories showed me that everyone has a story, and that everyone’s story has value. When I got into politics, I always thought that the main point of my work was to give people a chance to have better stories. And after I left office, that same purpose led me to start the Clinton Foundation.”

Building on President Clinton’s ability to harness the power of storytelling, Story Studio seeks to use stories to ignite future action within the CGI community. Set in a more informal and relaxed space, the Story Studio cultivates a unique opportunity to hear inspirational stories from trailblazers, gridlock busters, innovators, and those on the frontlines of our biggest common challenges. Attendees at CGI’s 2022 Meeting are invited to join these Story Studio sessions to hear the experiences and personal journeys that illuminate the complex challenges we face and the solutions and actions we strive to take.

Speakers:

  • 11:30 AM-12 PM – Breaking Gridlock Through Stories

Join six-time Peabody Award and MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship recipient, Dave Isay for a conversation discussing the unique power stories hold in the pursuit of breaking gridlock.

  • Dave Isay, Founder and President, StoryCorps
  • 12:15-1:00pm – Exploration and Understanding

Science and technology allow us to overcome our human limitations and enhance our capacity to survive and thrive in the world. In the last decades, science and technology have become central to the solutions to many of our global challenges, including the potential to connect people and access information in ways that were unimaginable before. This session will feature stories of people who have used science and technology to improve the human condition, overcoming personal barriers and societal obstacles in the process.

  • Sumak Helena Sirén Gualinga, Advisor, Daughters for Earth
  • Host: Ashley Tyler Judd, Partner, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Reserve
  • Martin Surbeck, Assistant Professor, Human Evolutionary Biology, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Reserve
  • Sara Wahedi, Founder/CEO, Ehtesab

  • 2:00-2:45 PM – Trust and Transformation in partnership with Skoll Foundation

Trust is the basis of connection; it is the speed of impact; and it is one of our most basic and increasingly precious human needs. Trust builds friendships, families, communities, institutions, and societies; and it is the connective tissue between them. Its absence – or fracture- can change everything. Join us as we hear from four storytellers, innovators, and changemakers whose stories of tapping into and forging trust have broken down barriers and created new pathways toward connection and impact.

  • Amanda E. Chen, SVP, Impact and Engagement, Participant
  • Rodney Foxworth, CEO, Common Future
  • Rahul Jain, Director, Participant
  • Lou Louis Koboji, Executive Director, Kajo Keji Health Training Institute
  • Host: Cara Mertes, Founding Director, International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS)
  • Alessandra Orofino, Executive Director, NOSSAS

  • 3:00-4:00PM – Culture and Ingenuity

Through Culture and Ingenuity we have the power to transcend stalemate and gridlock by changing the way we see the world one subtle perception at a time. They challenge the given and can crack open cemented opinions, questioning problematic views and exposing what is often hidden. In this segment of Story Studio, audiences will hear short stories from a diverse group of innovators and trailblazers that illuminate how through ingenuity and culture we can help bridge gaps, inspire us to embrace our differences, and expand our horizons.

  • Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Correspondent & Podcast Host, VICE News
  • Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, Author/Explorer/Social Entrepreneur, Courageous Girls
  • L Morgan Lee, Actress and Storyteller
  • Raj Kamal Saxena, President, Ramrati Education Complex, Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation
  • Tanaya Sharma, Board Member, Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation (VGCF) / Global Education Foundation

 

 

 

 

Hult Prize Global Finals

Preset time: 12:45 p.m.

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Trianon Ballroom/Petit Trianon/Rendezvous

The Clinton Global Initiative is proud to host the Global Finals of the 2022 Hult Prize. Through their year-long social entrepreneurship competition, more than 100,000 young people in 120 countries work to create high- impact startups that address the annual Call to Action in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The 2022 topic is Getting the World Back to Work, where students are challenged to develop businesses that will provide employment for at least 2,000 people by 2024. The six finalists will pitch their businesses to a panel of expert judges, and the winning team will receive $1M USD in funding to make their idea a reality.

Speakers/Judges:

  • Meg Garlinghouse, Vice President, Social Impact, LinkedIn
  • Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder and CEO, ActOne Group
  • Erika Karp, Chief Impact Officer, Pathstone
  • Carin Klaesson, Content Manager for Public Programs, The Nobel Prize Museum
  • Manish Ranjan, CEO, NanoHealth
  • David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and CEO, AeroFarms
  • Sandy Speicher, Former CEO, IDEO

 

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

The Mental Well-Being of the Next Generation: How We Can Support Young People’s Mental Health Amid Multiple Existential Threats

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Mercury Ballroom

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an existing mental health crisis, particularly among children and young people. The emergence of “climate anxiety,” new and ongoing international conflicts, and widespread use of technology have added to the stressors impacting our youth across the globe. A study last year estimated that one in seven children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced significant psychological challenges, and almost 10 percent qualify for a psychiatric diagnosis. Overdose rates among teens in the United States are on the rise. Youth are facing cultural and infrastructural challenges – from stigma in seeking help to barriers in accessing support – in finding the tools and treatment they need.

This session will explore:

  • How can organizations take action to directly support the mental health of young people in their communities and around the world?
  • How can we develop and implement effective models for delivering mental health care in schools, clinics, and community settings?
  • How can we leverage technology – which has exacerbated much of the mental health crisis among today’s youth – to reduce stigma and give youth easier access to support and treatment?

Speakers:

  • Dr. Tia Dole, Executive Director, The Steve Fund
  • Tristan Harris, Co-Founder & President, Center for Humane Technology
  • Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Founder and CEO, FloraMind
  • Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General
  • Dometi Pongo, Journalist, MTV News
  • Heather White, Author & Founder, OneGreenThing.org

 

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

Education on the Move: How We Can Harness a Shift to Online Learning to Reduce Disparities in Access to Education

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Gramercy West

The pandemic has made it more difficult for many around the globe to access learning – from restrictions in schools to families confronting urgent needs at home. However, the recent transition to online learning has also presented us with tools to reimagine the future of learning. Teaching and learning are increasingly happening on the move and outside of physical classrooms – whether due to COVID-19, forced migration, climate disasters, or other crises. Innovative approaches have brought remote learning to refugee camps via text message and radio, expanded access to education technology in rural America, and brought reading materials to everyday environments to encourage parents of young children to talk, read, and sing to promote brain development. The last several years have demonstrated that education does not exist in a vacuum but within a broader context informed by the trauma and disruption of the past few years.

This session will explore:

  • How can we continue to move toward more adaptable, mobile education and meet students and teachers where they are?
  • How can we advocate for these efforts to include historically excluded communities?
  • How can we emphasize mental health and well-being in virtual and in-person learning?

Speakers:

  • Shoriwa Shaun Benjamin, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, It’s Learnable LLC
  • Dr. Celine Coggins, Executive Director, Grantmakers for Education
  • Jaime Saavedra, Global Director of Education, The World Bank
  • Maia Sandu, President, Republic of Moldova
  • Yasmine Sherif, Director, Education Cannot Wait
  • Sherrie Westin, President, Sesame Workshop

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

The Climate Crisis We’re Already In: How We Can Accelerate Adaptation to a Changing Climate

Preset time: 2:15 p.m.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Murray Hill West

As the impacts of climate change worsen, accelerating climate adaptation strategies to the same levels of mitigation has become more urgent and will require increased investment. The Global Commission on Adaptation estimates that investing $1.8 trillion in climate adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits – in avoided losses, lower risks and improved economic benefits, and social and environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and cleaner air and water. Climate adaptation measures protect the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems and make companies more resilient to climate-related environmental and economic shocks.

This session will explore:

  • How can we identify and accelerate the most critical adaptation strategies – from early warning systems and resilient infrastructure to climate-smart agriculture and mangrove and water protection – across different communities and countries?
  • How can companies prepare for the impacts of climate change on their businesses, including supply- chain breakdowns, employee migrations, and increases in diseases?
  • How can we increase the financing available, so these efforts are not competing for resources with climate mitigation strategies?

Speakers:

  • Manish Bapna, President and CEO, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

  • Xiye Bastida, Co-Founder, Re-Earth Initiative
  • Tom Rivett-Carnac, Founding Partner, Global Optimism
  • Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org
  • Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Alvaro Lario Hervas, President-elect of IFAD, Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Controller, FOD, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Kara Hurst, Vice President, Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
  • Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard North America
  • Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Office of the Governor of California
  • Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
  • Amanda Nusz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Target and President, Target Foundation
  • Gary White, CEO and Co-Founder, Water.org

 

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION

Taking Action Together

Preset for video and photographers — 3:30 p.m.

Preset for pen and pad reporters — 4 p.m.

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. ET

Location: Grand Ballroom

The CGI community is united in its commitment to taking action together. Over the course of the year ahead, there is an opportunity for our actions to not only help address the global challenges we face today, such as rising health and economic disparities, but also to lay the groundwork for a reimagined spirit of partnership and action that is more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than ever before. If the challenges of the past and the last several years of the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that we are better when we work together, we are more resilient when we support all our community members, and we are most effective when we coordinate and disburse our shared resources. As we go forward to take action, the question becomes: how do we affirm our common humanity, develop deep and cross-cutting partnerships, and center the lived experiences of those on the frontlines of our global challenges at the heart of our collective work?

Speakers:

  • Donnel Baird, CEO, BlocPower
  • Bono, Lead Singer, U2 and Co-Founder, ONE and (RED)
  • President Bill Clinton, Founder and Board Chair, Clinton Foundation; 42nd President of the United States
  • Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State
  • Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
  • Dolores C. Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation
  • Dr. Karen Hayden Miga, Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz and Co-Founder, The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Award-Winning Songwriter, Actor, Director