This year's Social Good Summit will be a must-attend event during UN Week in New York City. UN Week kicks off Saturday, Sept. 22, when the Social Good Summit will begin a three-day event at the 92Y, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in technology and social good.
From Saturday, Sept. 22 to Monday, Sept. 24, the conference will be full of onstage programming with premiere speakers, including Forest Whitaker, Mira Sorvino, Allyson Felix and Nick Kristof. Plus, attendees will enjoy tons of networking opportunities and a Sunday evening reception full of surprises.
We've just released the agenda for this three-day conference taking place at the 92Y in New York City from Sept. 22-24. We will be adding more amazing names and compelling sessions, so stay tuned. We are just days away from the summit, so get your tickets today!
Saturday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The State of Social Good
Pete Cashmore, CEO & Founder, Mashable
Sol Adler, Executive Director, 92Y
Hans Vestberg, CEO, Ericsson
The World In 2015: Millenium Development Goals
Pete Cashmore, CEO & Founder, Mashable
Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Kathy Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation
How Google Earth Is Changing the World
Rebecca Moore, Engineering Manager, Google Earth Outreach & Earth Engine Google, Inc.
How Digital Is Redefining Diplomacy
Victoria Esser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, U. S. State Department
Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States of America
Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican Ambassador to the United States
Chrystia Freeland, Digital Editor, Thomson Reuters
Charles Ray, Former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Can Mobile Phones Eliminate Pediatric AIDS?
Josh Nesbit, CEO, Medic Mobile
Anu Gupta, Director in Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson
Robert Fabricant, Vice President of Creative, Frog Design
Wrestling Malaria: Uniting Fans Online & Offline for Social Good
Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President of Creative, World Wrestling Entertainment
Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships, United Nations Foundation
Ocean Conservation In The Digital Age
Fabien Cousteau, Ocean Producer, Founder & Executive Director, Plant-A-Fish
Sylvia Earle, Explorer-In-Residence, National Geographic
Disappearing Degrees of Separation: Creating Community Connections
Mike Fogarty, Global SVP & Board Member, BabyCenter LLC
Sophie Blackall, Illustrator & Artist
Kristin van Ogtrop, Managing Editor, Real Simple
Devi Thomas, Director of Shot@Life Campaign, United Nations Foundation
Unleashing The Power Of Open Innovation In Government
Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, The White House
Project Diaspora: Africa's Technology Renaissance
TMS “Teddy” Ruge, Co-Founder, Project Diaspora
Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Office of the Secretary of State, Global Partnership Initiative
Zoe Fox, Reporter, Mashable
How Millennials Will Save The World
Adora Svitak, Author, Teacher, Speaker & Activist
What Jefferson & Tocqueville Would Think About Twitter: Social Media, Philosophy & 'The Good Life'
Rob Reich, Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society, Director of the Program on Ethics in Society, Stanford University
8-Year-Old YouTube Sensation: Musical Performance & Inspiration
JD Malkin, Youth Ambassador, Save the Children
Sunday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Global Sustainability in the 21st Century
Dr. Gro Brundtland, Former Prime Minister, Norway
Drones, Digital & #OWS
Tim Pool, Independent Journalist
Digital Activism: On the Frontlines of the Arab Spring
Ramy Raoof, Egyptian Blogger & Human Rights Defender
Jan Karski's Legacy: Preventing Genocide in the Digital Age
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Former Prime Minister of Poland
Digital Tracking for Human Trafficking
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
Alison Friedman, Senior Coordinator for Public Engagement, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
Justin Dillon, Executive Director, Slavery Footprint
Shrinking the "Digital Divide": The Future of Mobile
Larry Irving, Co-Founder, Mobile Alliance for Global Good
Using Mapping Technology to End Polio
Nicole Newnham, Documentary Film Maker & Writer, The Revolutionary Optimists
Sherine Guirguis, Communications Specialist, UNICEF
Linord Moudou, Anchor & Reporter, Voice of America
Climate & Energy: The Next Digital Frontier
Special Video Message from Al Gore
Maggie L. Fox, President & CEO, Climate Reality Project
Senator Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation & Better World Fund
Alex Fitzpatrick, Reporter, Mashable
Digital Disaster Relief
Wendy Harmon, Director of Social Strategy, American Red Cross
David Kobia, Director of Technology Development, Ushahidi
Samantha Murphy, Reporter, Mashable
The Next Generation of Social Good
Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA
Embracing Technology to Foster Peace
Forest Whitaker, Artist & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University & Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson
Special Musical Performance
Apple Juice Kid & Pierce Freelon
Developing Technology for the Developing World
Dr Raj Shah, Administrator, USAID
Mira Sorvino’s Fight Against Human Trafficking
Mira Sorvino, Academy Award Winning Actress & UN Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking
Laurie Bolthouse, Producer, Trade of Innocents
Monday, Sept. 24, 11:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Commit to ACT: Achieving Cyber-security Together
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security
Moira Forbes, President & Publisher, ForbesWoman
The Global Conversation: Bringing Voices From Around the World to New York
Designed To Move: A Physical Activity Action Agenda
Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist
Charlie Denson, President, NIKE Brand
Social Gaming for Good
Nick Kristof, Columnist & Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner, The New York Times
Asi Burak, Co-President, Games for Change
Morra Aarons-Mele, Founder, Women Online & The Mission List
Doing Well By Doing Good: How Corporations & NGO's Are Coming Together for Social Impact
Kyle Peterson, Managing Director, FSG
Neal Keny - Guyer, CEO, Mercy Corps
Martyn Parker, Chairman of Global Partnerships, Swiss Re
Going Viral With Philanthropy
Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO, Meetup
Women Editors Take On the Intersection of Print, Digital & Social Good
Catherine Sharick, Managing Editor, TIME
Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships, United Nations Foundation
Alanna Stang, Editor in Chief, Whole Living
Take A Byte - Nutrition & Technology
United Nations World Food Programme
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Women, Social Media and an End to Poverty
America Ferrera, Actor & Producer
Alexis Bledel, Actor
Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Leads Social Innovation, Twitter
Molly Kinder, Director for Agriculture & Europe Policy, ONE
Stand Up for Social Good - Special Comedic Performance
Andy Borowitz, New York Times Best-Selling Author & Comedian
Spirituality in the Digital Age
Deepak Chopra, New York Times Bestselling Author & Founder, The Chopra Foundation
Brought to you by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the U.N. Development Programme and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the 2012 Social Good Summit promises to once again showcase the unparalleled effects of citizens united through social media and technology to change the world.
Purchase Your Tickets to Social Good Summit
The Social Good Summit is where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions. Held during UN Week, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, through Monday, Sept. 24, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. each day
Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
Tickets: $130 for a three-day pass.
Press: Press credentials will be given to press and bloggers from around the world for all Social Good Summit sessions and the Digital Media Lounge (DML). The DML is a fully wired work space at 92Y to report out of, network with fellow members of the media, and self-organize interviews and exclusive content from Social Good Summit sessions. The DML will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 22-24. To apply, please fill in the form here.
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