We're excited to reveal more speakers for the Social Good Summit in September: Lance Armstrong, Doug Ulman, Abigail Disney, Brian Gott, Asi Burak and Tamara Gould are now part of the dynamic lineup of speakers.
The Social Good Summit -- presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation -- explores how new media and technology provide innovative solutions for the world's greatest challenges. This unique, four-day event is during UN Week from September 19 -22 at 92Y in New York City.
The brightest minds, passionate activists and influential thought leaders will unite around the issues that impact lives globally. This year, innovation, the economy, emerging technologies, new forms of journalism and gamification are among the topics to be covered on stage.
New Confirmed Speakers
Lance Armstrong is an international activist, the founder of LIVESTRONG and the leader of a global movement. Lance is passionate about community, using social media to connect with people and collaborating to fight cancer.
Doug Ulman is president and CEO of LIVESTRONG, which is committed to improving the lives of people who have cancer. This September during UN Week, you can help make cancer and NCDs (non-communicable diseases) a top global health priority by signing on here: www.livestrong.org/signon
Abigail Disney is a filmmaker, philanthropist and executive producer of the PBS mini-series, Women, War & Peace, a global media initiative on the role of women in peace and conflict.
Brian Gott, publisher of Variety, sits on the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, which tackles global issues through innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also the founder of Variety’s Power of Youth effort.
Asi Burak is the Co-President of Games for Change and the Executive Producer of the Half the Sky game. Asi will speak about the role of games in digital activism and social change.
Tamara Gould is vice president of ITVS International for the Independent Television Service. She is a driving force behind the ITVS campaign Women and Girls Lead as well as the series Women, War & Peace, Half the Sky and others.
Event Details
Date: Monday, September 19, 2011, through Thursday, September 22, 2011
Time: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
Tickets: $30 per day or $100 for 4-day pass.
Livestream: Unable to join us in person? RSVP for the Livestream to join us online.
Complete List of Speakers
Further details and speakers will be announced soon on Mashable.
Lance Armstrong, Founder and Chairman of LIVESTRONG
Ronit Avni, Founder and Executive Director, Just Vision
Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
Asi Burak, Co-President Games of Change
Pete Cashmore, CEO and Founder, Mashable
Beth Comstock, Chief Marketing Officer and SVP, GE
Ami Dar, Founder and Executive, Idealist.org
Abigail Disney, Executive Producer, Women, War & Peace, Fork Films
Brian Gott, Publisher of Variety
Tamara Gould, Vice President ITVS International
David Jones, Global CEO, Havas and Global CEO, Euro RSCG Worldwide and Co-founder, One Young World
Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something
Simon Mainwaring, Founder/Author, WE FIRST
Alec Ross, Senior Adviser for Innovation, in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Raj Shah, USAID Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Peter Sims, Author, speaker, entrepreneur
Ted Turner, Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation
Doug Ulman, President &Chief Executive Officer, LIVESTRONG
Elie Wiesel, President, Elie Weisel Foundation for Humanity
Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank