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WATCH ONLINE: New CGI Commitments to Action to Address Domestic Economic Recovery Announced at CGI America 2014


President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton Host Fourth Annual CGI America Meeting June 23-25, 2014 in Denver, Colorado
Secretary Clinton to announce several new commitments to encourage youth employment, promote early childhood education

NEW YORK, NY – President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting in Denver, Colorado from June 23 to June 25, 2014. Nearly 1,000 leaders from the business, government, philanthropy, and nonprofit sectors will gather at the working meeting dedicated to promoting economic recovery and the long-term competitiveness of the United States.

Participants will join sessions that will provide them with opportunities to share knowledge, build partnerships, and generate Commitments to Action: new, specific, and measurable plans that address an economic challenge facing the United States. Secretary Clinton will announce a number of new Commitments to Action around her early childhood development and youth employment efforts.

Watch plenary sessions and new Commitment to Action announcements online at http://live.cgiamerica.org.

*** SCHEDULE AND PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***

Tuesday, June 24

9:00 AM MDT (11:00 AM EDT)
PLENARY SESSION: The Case for Economic Justice: Mobility, Opportunity, and America's Growth
Watch Online: live.cgiamerica.org

Remarks:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
  • Raj Chetty, Bloomberg Professor of Economics, Harvard University
  • John Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado

Commitment Announcements:

  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will announce new Commitments to Action. CGI commitment-makers will report on progress of existing commitments.

12:00 PM MDT (2:00 PM EDT)
PRESS CONFERENCE: Update on a CGI Commitment to Action by the AFL-CIO to invest $10 billion in Infrastructure Projects
Watch Online: live.cgiamerica.org

Participants:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States
  • Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO
  • Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
  • Sean McGarvey, President, North America's Building Trades Unions

 

1:00 MDT (3:00 PM EDT)
PLENARY SESSION: Charting a New Course: Education and Employing America’s Future Leaders
Watch Online: live.cgiamerica.org

Remarks:

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York

Moderator:

  • Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation

Participants:

  • Rashid Ferrod Davis, Founding Principal, Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), New York City Department of Education
  • Tiffany Lewin, Systems and Hardware Analyst, New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Eduardo J. Padron, President, Miami Dade College
  • Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Eric Spiegel, President and CEO, Siemens Corporation

Commitment Announcements:

  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will announce new Commitments to Action.

 

Wednesday, June 25

2:00 PM MDT (4:00 PM PM EDT)
PLENARY SESSION: Local Laboratories: Equitable Transformation in America’s Communities
Watch Online: live.cgiamerica.org

Moderator:

  • President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States

Participants:

  • Audrey Choi, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley
  • Tony Hsieh, Chief Executive Officer, Zappos.com, Inc.
  • Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation

Commitment Announcements:

  • President Bill Clinton will announce new Commitments to Action. CGI commitment-makers will report on progress of existing commitments.

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About Clinton Global Initiative America
The Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America), a program of the Clinton Global Initiative, addresses economic recovery in the United States. Established in June 2011 by President Bill Clinton, CGI America brings together leaders in business, government, and civil society to generate and implement commitments to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, foster innovation, and support workforce development in the United States. Since its first meeting, CGI America participants have made over 300 commitments valued at more than $15 billion when fully funded and implemented. To learn more, visit cgiamerica.org.

Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders year-round and at its Annual Meeting to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI also convenes CGI University, which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their communities and around the world. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 2,800 Commitments to Action, which are already improving the lives of more than 430 million people in over 180 countries. When fully funded and implemented, these commitments will be valued at $103 billion. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.org and follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.

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