The first round of 2015 Social Good Summit speakers has been unveiled, and it includes everyone from film stars to CEOs.
Among the confirmed panelists is actor, filmmaker and producer Adrian Grenier, who starred in the hit HBO series and recent full-length feature from Warner Bros., Entourage, as well as Richard Curtis, director, writer, producer and founder of Project Everyone.
Grenier and Curtis will join philanthropists, activists and thought leaders on stage in September to discuss how people and communities are using digital tools to plan for a brighter future by the year 2030.
Confirmed speakers for this year’s Social Good Summit include:
Kathy Calvin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation
Pete Cashmore, Founder and CEO of Mashable
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Richard Curtis, Director, Writer, Producer and Founder of Project Everyone
Adrian Grenier, Actor, Entrepreneur, Dell Social Good Advocate
Vivienne Harr, Philanthropist, Activist and Chief Inspiration Officer at STAND
Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Special Advisor for Post 2015 Development Planning
Trisa Thompson, Chief Responsibility Officer at Dell
Henry Timms, Executive Director of the 92Y
Tickets are now available for the event, which will take place from Sept. 27 to 28 in New York City. Join us, as we bring together world leaders, grassroots activists and global citizens to discuss digital solutions to the greatest challenges of our time.
Together with our partners, including the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme and the 92nd Street Y, we're expecting the 2015 Social Good Summit to be bigger than ever.
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