Global Conference for Social Change and Women & Girls Education Summit - United Nations

United Nations Global Conference for Social Change
October 5-6 | New York City
UN Plaza Hotel, First Ave & 44th Street, Diplomat Ballroom

Sponsors

Program Agenda

Moderated by

Jane Bornemeier, The New York Times | Heidi N. Moore, Fortune Magazine |
Mia Haugen, TheStreet.com | Diane Brady, Bloomberg BusinessWeek | Amy Resnick, Thomson Reuters | Femi Oke, New York Public Radio | and Genevieve Bahrenburg, Above

Wednesday, October 5
7:30 to 9:00am Registration / Breakfast
9:00am - 4:00 pm Presentations

Women & Girls Education Summit:
Driving Economic Progress

A high-level presentation with interviews and best practices of global organizations dedicated to gender equality through education. Learn why investing in young women and girls is the main driver in economic progress and workforce development throughout the world.

Scheduled Guest Speakers*

Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

John Paul DeJoria, Co-Founder, Paul Mitchell Systems, Patron Spirits and JPSelects.com

Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Women

Woman of Change for 2011
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, First Lady of Gabon

2011 Leader of Change
Derek O'Neill, CEO, Billabong

Presentations by:

Patricia Velasquez, Wayuu Taya (Venezuela)  |  Alicia Marin, ALAS Foundation (Latin America)
Paula de Santis, Consulado da Mulher (Brazil)  | Patricia Sierra, Fundacion Pies Descalzos (Colombia)
| Trina DasGupta, mWomen (Africa)  |  Liesel Pritzker, IDP Foundation (Ghana) | Dr. Cesar Rey and Bibiana Ferraiuoli, Ricky Martin Foundation (Puerto Rico) | Nicolette vanExel, SAP | Kathy Pickus, Abbott Labs | Francine LeFrak, SameSky | Girl Up/UN Foundation | Karen Spencer, Intel

Thursday, October 6
7:30 to 9:00am Registration / Breakfast
9:00am - 4:00 pm Presentations

Global Conference for Social Change
Presentations by the 2011 Leaders of Change
Discussions | Interactive Workshops

Derek O'Neill, CEO, Billabong
Zoe Tcholak-Antitch, Director, North America, Carbon Disclosure Project
Amy Domini, Founder, Domini Social Investment Fund
Hgh Welsh, President / North America, DSM
Mike Dupee, VP, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Mike Barry, CEO, Marks & Spencer
Steve Davies, Director, NatureWorks
Harry Verhaar, Senior Director, Philips
John Replogle, CEO, Seventh Generation
TBD, Unilever

Special Honoree... Ricky Martin, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Founder of Ricky Martin Foundation (video acceptance only - will not appear in person)

The Leader of Change Award is given annually to organizations who have a proven business case for solving social and environmental problems. Discussions and presentations of real-world practical examples of how “doing good is good for business.”

Interviews and presentations of the honorees who are selected by a committee based on rigorous criteria. Leaders of Change represent multinational corporations, individuals, NGOs, government organizations and small-to-mid-size businesses.

Networking, public/private partnership opportunities, and one-on-one discussions.

Attendees
Attending will be an invitation-only audience of top Fortune 500 Corporate Executives, Venture Capitalists, Government Leaders, Heads of CSR, Foundation Presidents, and Social Entrepreneurs including firms such as Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Philanthropic Capital Group, Castellar Partners, Columbia University, NYU Stern School of Business, Dow Chemical, Nike, Reebok, Ringling College of Art and Design, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Carbon War Room, Global Partnerships Forum, United Nations, Nike Foudation, Intel, Adobe, World Bank, Microsoft, Cisco, Facebook and many, many more.
    

Strategic Partners

*Speakers Scheduled to appear - Subject to change.

For more information, contact:
Laura Welch, Chief Development Officer, 212.203.2122 or lwelch@foundationchange.org