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2022 GLOBAL IMPACT FORUM AGENDA

Monday, June 13 – Global Impact Forum
 
8:30 a.m. Registration Opens

9:15 a.m. Next Gen Global Leaders Breakfast (by invitation)

9:15 a.m. Veterans for Smart Power Breakfast (by invitation)

11:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Sessions

  • Meeting the Moment: America on the Global Stage
  • The Next Global Crisis: Famine, Food Insecurity, and Feeding a Hungry World

 
1:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn Seminars

  • Addressing Climate Change and Building Resilient Communities
  • Leading Global Pandemic Response and Preparedness
  • Tackling the Global Threats of Today and Tomorrow
  • The New Frontier: Where Diplomacy Meets Technology

 

 


2:30 p.m. Afternoon Plenary Sessions

  • Capitol Hill Briefing
  • Dispatch from the Frontlines: Covering a World in Crisis
  • Foreign Aid: What’s it Worth?

 
4:30 p.m. Global Impact Expo & Networking Reception

 

Tuesday, June 14 – State Leaders Capitol Hill Day (by invitation)
 
8:00 a.m. Breakfast Briefing: Taking Our Message to the Hill

10:00 a.m. Congressional Meetings (individual schedules to vary)

3:00 p.m. Closing Happy Hour

THIS YEAR'S SPEAKERS

Ambassador
Samantha Power

Administrator, USAID

Secretary
Tom Vilsack

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Ambassador Cindy McCain

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

Representative
Joaquin Castro

U.S. House of Representatives
(D-TX-20)

Admiral
James G. Stavridis

Supreme Allied Commander Europe/NATO
(2009-2013)

Clarissa Ward

Chief International Correspondent, CNN

Arrow Augerot

Director, Public Policy Americas, Amazon

Mayor
Steve Benjamin

City of Columbia, SC (2010-2022)

Chris Burns

Chief Digital Development Officer and Director for Technology, USAID

Gillian Caldwell

Chief Climate Officer, USAID

Malick Diara

Public Health Manager, ExxonMobil

Kasey Gillette

Head of Sustainability and Political Affairs, Bayer

Dan Glickman

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1995-2001)

C.D. Glin

Global Head of Philanthropy, PepsiCo; Vice President, PepsiCo Foundation

Mary Beth Goodman

Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response & Health Security, U.S. Department of State

Michelle Grogg

Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Cargill

Carrie Hessler-Radelet

President, Global Communities

Representative
Sara Jacobs

U.S. House of Representatives (D-53-CA)

Jahaan Johnson

Senior Vice President, Citi

Doug Keesling

Owner, Keesling Farms

Katharine Kendrick

Director, International Affairs, Airbnb

Greta Lundeberg

VP, International Operations & Policy, The Boeing Company

Tjada D’Oyen Mckenna

CEO, Mercy Corps

Nate Mook

CEO, World Central Kitchen

Melanie Nakagawa

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy, National Security Council

Penelope Naas

President, International Public Affairs, UPS

Heather Nauert

Spokesperson for the
U.S. Department of State (2017-2019)

Scott Nathan

CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Morgan Ortagus

Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State (2019-2021)

Dr. Christian Pitter

Director, Global Health Population and Nutrition, FHI 360

Joanna Price

Chief of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, The Coca-Cola Company

The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Former U.S. Member of Congress (R-FL)

Llyr Rowlands

President, International Development Energy Practice, Tetra Tech

Gregg Szabo

VP and Global Commercial Leader, Virology, Merck

Beth Tritter

Director, COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Delivery Initiative, USAID

Jocelyn Wyatt

CEO, Alight

THIS YEAR'S SPEAKERS

Ambassador
Samantha Power

Administrator, USAID

Secretary
Tom Vilsack

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Ambassador Cindy McCain

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

Representative
Joaquin Castro

U.S. House of Representatives
(D-TX-20)

Admiral
James G. Stavridis

Supreme Allied Commander Europe/NATO
(2009-2013)

Clarissa Ward

Chief International Correspondent, CNN

Arrow Augerot

Director, Public Policy Americas, Amazon

Chris Burns

Chief Digital Development Officer and Director for Technology, USAID

C.D. Glin

Global Head of Philanthropy, PepsiCo; Vice President, PepsiCo Foundation

Nate Mook

CEO, World Central Kitchen

Melanie Nakagawa

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy, National Security Council

Morgan Ortagus

Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State (2019-2021)

Dr. Christian Pitter

Director, Global Health Population and Nutrition, FHI 360

Joanna Price

Chief of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, The Coca-Cola Company

Gregg Szabo

VP and Global Commercial Leader, Virology/Immunology, Merck

Jocelyn Wyatt

CEO, Alight

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