This is the week of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meetings in New York. This series of plenaries and breakout sessions is attended by the most forward-thinking innovators from countries around the world. Leaders of business, politics, charities, and nations gather in a mind expanding brainstorming session to address the biggest issues of our world. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Clinton Global Initiative’
23 Sep
Clinton Global Initiative Commitments
Five years ago, the first Clinton Global Initiative meetings brought together world leaders, CEOs, heads of the non-profit world, and philanthropists to think big and come up with solutions to the world’s biggest problems. Together each year, people and organizations come together to form new short- and long-term commitments to tackle the big stuff. In [...]
20 Sep
A Big Week for the Global Community
It’s a big week–United Nations General Assembly, Clinton Global Initiative, and dozens of ancillary events taking advantage of the gift and opportunity of having most of the world’s leaders together in New York City…together with devotion to solving the world’s problems and moving the GLOBAL community forward. It is Monday morning…so much to do.
23 Jun
STILLERSTRONG
Ben Stiller is a smartass. We knew that–it’s why we love him. He is able to send up serious situations that bring levity while still being respectful (though not necessarily exhibiting outer respect). We see it in films and TV appearances, and I saw it when he hosted the final evening of last year’s Clinton [...]
24 Sep
Clinton Global Initiative-Day 2
CGI-DAY TWO Lordy I love Diane Sawyer—she is just so damn smart and so unpretentious. She lets you in on everything without making you feel stupid—no small feat at this event where we swim in statistics and stories of hardship (and eventual stories of victory and success) This morning’s plenary session of the Clinton Global [...]
