Hillary Clinton at CGI 2014

These are a few of the major events at CGI 2014 in which we can look forward to seeing Hillary participate.

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Monday

Opening Plenary Session

12:00 PM -

 1:30 PM

Reimagining Impact

Brunch will be available at 11:00 AM in the Member Lounge and Second Floor Hallway

Since 2005—through great imagination, partnerships, and hard work—CGI members have tried, sometimes failed, and most often succeeded in turning their ideas into action to tackle global challenges. To accomplish this, they have designed better and more ambitious Commitments to Action, and mobilized their resources and partnerships to form creative networks of collaboration across the world. For CGI’s 10th Annual Meeting, the 2014 annual theme of Reimagining Impact will:

• highlight and celebrate the transformative ideas and actions of CGI members over the last decade
• explore how members measure and assess the outcomes of their commitments
• imagine bold ideas for CGI members to achieve even greater impact going forward

Opening Conversation:

Participants:

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President, and CEO, IBM

Panel Discussion:

Participants:

President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States
Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Tuesday

 

 

Plenary Session

4:15 PM -

 5:30 PM

Putting Education to Work

Globally, nearly 75 million or 13 percent of young people are unemployed. In the Middle East and North Africa region, this number rises to more than 28 percent. The issue is compounded when factoring in the over 127 million adults worldwide who are also unemployed. Meanwhile, 40 percent of employers in the United States, 65 percent of Brazilian employers, and 64 percent of Indian employers report they are unable to fill job vacancies, potentially causing billions of dollars in losses. Connecting youth and adults to a value chain stretching from education to job opportunities is essential for achieving long-term economic growth and unlocking the human talent that drives the prosperity of businesses. In this session, key leaders across sectors will reimagine how CGI members can:

• collaborate across sectors—specifically companies, government, education, and training providers—to create real education-to-employment journeys for young people, as well as skills conversion for adults
• eliminate the barriers that keep those traditionally left behind from gaining meaningful employment opportunities

Moderator:

Nicholas Kristof, Columnist and Author, The New York Times

Participants:

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco
Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates
Nisreen Mitwally, Alumna, Education For Employment (EFE)
Ashish Thakkar, Founder, Mara Group;, Founder, Mara Foundation

Commitment Announcements:

Remarks:

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

Wednesday

 

 

Plenary Session

8:45 AM -

 10:30 AM

Equality for Girls and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?

When women participate in the economy and politics, the positive effects ripple across entire societies. Imagine a world where women make up half of CEOs, executives, government officials, and landowners, and whose salaries equal men’s. What if this world also ensured that girls and women were as educated and as healthy as men, and were free from violence, trafficking, and abuse? While tremendous progress has been made over the last 20 years in achieving equality for girls and women around the world, the pace of change needs to be significantly accelerated. For example, with current projections, women will not comprise half of the world’s elected representatives until 2065 or half the world’s leaders until 2134. In this session, key leaders across sectors will reimagine how CGI members can:

• examine the progress that has been made since the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, and what challenges remain
• build the foundation for women’s equality and societies’ prosperity through increased access to finance and land, while addressing socio-cultural norms
• utilize transformative levers, such as social media and data, to accelerate progress

Opening Conversation:

Moderator:

David Leonhardt, Editor, The Upshot, The New York Times

Participants:

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
Melinda Gates, Co-chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

Katie Couric, Global Anchor, Yahoo News

Participants:

Hikmet Ersek, President, CEO and Director, The Western Union Company
Nilofar Sakhi, Chief Executive Officer, American University of Afghanistan

Commitment Announcements:

Remarks:

Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation

 

 

CGI Conversation hosted by CNN's Sanjay Gupta

The Science of Success: Investing in Babies’ Minds

Session Features:  Filmed for Broadcast  •   Panel

A baby’s mind develops into an incredible intelligence machine—from zero to five years old, 700 new neural connections are formed every second. In this critical stage of life, parents and caregivers play a huge part in building their babies’ brains, fostering the abilities that will help them succeed in learning and working. Investing in early childhood development garners phenomenal returns—improving the future health, education, and income of children and creating higher-skilled workers whose increased level of productivity benefits their local economies and society as a whole. This conversation will guide CGI members in reimagining how to:

• equip parents across the world with the tools necessary for providing their children with the best early start in life
• identify proven early childhood interventions that reduce income inequality for individuals, increase economic opportunities for countries, and grow profits for businesses

Moderator:

Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

Participants:

Geoffrey Canada, President, Harlem Children's Zone
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
Nadine Burke Harris, Founder and CEO, Center for Youth Wellness
Cindy McCain, Founding Member, Eastern Congo Initiative
Rosemarie T. Truglio, Senior Vice President, Global Education Content, Sesame Workshop

 

 

 

 

Closing Plenary Session

3:30 PM -

 4:45 PM

Aiming for the Moon and Beyond

Since 2005, CGI members have challenged the status quo by proposing bold and cutting-edge ideas, some never envisioned before, that led to disruptive breakthroughs. Going forward, how can CGI members continue to take worthwhile risks and accept that experiencing failure is a critical element to achieving success? How can they “dream big” in order to unlock innovation and drive social change?

This session will share the perspectives of forward-thinking leaders and innovators from across sectors, including a live conversation with the International Space Station on exploring new frontiers.

Participants:

President Bill Clinton, Founding Chairman, Clinton Global Initiative; 42nd President of the United States
Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from New York
Cady Coleman, Astronaut, NASA
Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and Founder, X PRIZE Foundation
Graça Machel, Founder, Graça Machel Trust and Foundation for Community Development
Reid Wiseman, Astronaut, NASA , Commander, U.S. NAVY