UN Webcast

The Social Innovation Summit is a private, invitation-only forum that explores “What’s Next?” in the world of Social Innovation. Tailored to executive leaders interested in discussing the strategies and business innovations effecting social transformation across the corporate, investment, government, and non-profit sectors. Participants will include hundreds of top Fortune 500 Corporate Executives, Venture Capitalists, Government Leaders, Emerging Market Investors, Foundation Heads and Social Entrepreneurs eager to discuss social challenges, analyze innovative approaches and build lasting partnerships that enable them and their organizations to affect positive social change.

Agenda (part 1):

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome Address

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General – United Nations (by video)

introduced by: Soon-Hong Choi, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer – United Nations

9:15 am - 9:30 am Opening Remarks: How Technology is Disrupting Philanthropy

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder and Chairman – Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

9:30 am - 10:00 am The Private Sector's Role in Fostering Excellence in Education

Peter Bloom, Advisory Director – General Atlantic (Chairman – DonorsChoose.org)

John Abele, Founder – Boston Scientific Corporation (Chairman – FIRST)

Robert J. Torres, Ph.D, Senior Program Officer – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Moderator: Shannon Schuyler, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility – PwC

10:00 am - 10:30 am Empowering Women & Girls

Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Executive Director – Girls Up

Avery Winthrop McCall, Teen Advisor – Girl Up

Judy Vredenburgh, President & CEO – Girls Inc

Bianca Louis, Vice-President, ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge (Teen Advisor) – Girls Inc.

Moderator: Rhonda Mims, President – ING Foundation

10:30 am - 10:40 am Building a Kinder, Braver World: A Conversation with The Born This Way Foundation

Cynthia Germanotta, Co-Founder and President – Born This Way Foundation

Moderator: Ross Martin, Executive Vice President – Scratch (Viacom Media Networks)