GLOBAL IMPACT FORUM AGENDA
1:00 p.m. ET Global Impact Forum Welcome & Keynote Conversation
1:30 p.m. ET Leading Globally Matters Locally: The Next Frontier for America’s Mayors
2:00 p.m. ET Global Crises Demand a Global Response: The COVID-19 Pandemic
2:30 p.m. ET Global Crises Demand a Global Response: The Geopolitical Landscape
3:00 p.m. ET Program Concludes
4:00 p.m. ET Global Impact Forum Workshops By invitation
SPEAKERS
This year's speakers include:
Salman Ahmed
Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
Leo Bastos
Head of Carbon Business Model, Bayer
Mayor Steve Benjamin
City of Columbia, SC
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones
Managing Director, Policy and Coalitions, Communications, Policy and Advocacy, The Rockefeller Foundation
Sean Callahan
President & CEO, Catholic Relief Services
Dr. Beth Cameron
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense, National Security Council
Sarah Charles
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Elizabeth Cousens
President & CEO, UN Foundation
Lisa Epifani
Manager, ESG and Sustainability, Chevron
Emily Gibbons
Director, Global Public Policy, Infectious Diseases, Merck
Amb. Nina Hachigian
Deputy Mayor of International Affairs, City of Los Angeles, CA
Carrie Hessler-Radelet
President, Global Communities and CEO, PCI, a Global Communities Partner
Karl Hofmann
President & CEO, PSI
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
U.S. House of Representatives (D-PA)
Laleh Ispahani
Managing Director, Open Society-U.S.
Lionel Johnson
President, Pacific Pension & Investment Institute
Shanthi Kalathil
Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights, National Security Council
Annie Kneedler
Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Cargill
Jenelle Krishnamoorthy
Interim Vice President, Global Public Policy, Merck
Rep. Darin LaHood
U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
Alexia Latortue
Deputy CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Kristin Lord
President & CEO, IREX
David Marchick
Chief Operating Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Leo Martinez-Diaz
Senior Advisor to Special Envoy Kerry, U.S. Department of State
Mayor Christina Muryn
City of Findlay, OH
Michelle Nunn
President & CEO, CARE
Kishore Rao
Principal and Global Leader for International Development Organizations, Deloitte
Sen. James Risch
U.S. Senate (R-ID)
Aaron Sherinian
Vice President, Global Communications Transformation, Philip Morris International
Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman
U.S. Department of State
Janti Soeripto
President & CEO, Save the Children
Adm. Jim G. Stavridis
USN (Ret.), Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (2009-2013)
Sarah Thorn
Senior Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart
Alexandria Walden
Global Head of Human Rights, Google
Andrea Wainer
Executive Vice President, Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics, Abbott
Rep. Michael Waltz
U.S. House of Representatives (R-FL)
Sherrie Westin
President, Sesame Workshop
This year's speakers include:
SPEAKERS
Salman Ahmed, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State
Leo Bastos, Head of Carbon Business Model, Bayer
Mayor Steve Benjamin, City of Columbia, SC
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Managing Director, Policy and Coalitions, Communications, Policy and Advocacy, The Rockefeller Foundation
Sean Callahan, President & CEO, Catholic Relief Services
Dr. Beth Cameron, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense, National Security Council
Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Elizabeth Cousens, President & CEO, UN Foundatio
Lisa Epifani, Manager, ESG and Sustainability, Chevron
Amb. Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of International Affairs, City of Los Angeles, CA
Carrie Hessler-Radelet, President, Global Communities and CEO, PCI, a Global Communities Partner
Karl Hofmann, President & CEO, PSI
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. House of Representatives (D-PA)
Lionel Johnson, President, Pacific Pension & Investment Institute
Shanthi Kalathil, Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights, National Security Council
Annie Kneedler, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Cargill
Jenelle Krishnamoorthy, Interim Vice President, Global Public Policy, Merck
Rep. Darin LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives (R-IL)
Alexia Latortue, Deputy CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Kristin Lord, President & CEO, IREX
David Marchick, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Leo Martinez-Diaz, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy Kerry, U.S. Department of State
Mayor Christina Muryn, City of Findlay, OH
Michelle Nunn, President & CEO, CARE
Kishore Rao, Principal and Global Leader for International Development Organizations, Deloitte
Sen. James Risch, U.S. Senate (R-ID)
Aaron Sherinian, Vice President, Global Communications Transformation, Philip Morris International
Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman, U.S. Department of State
Janti Soeripto, President & CEO, Save the Children
Adm. James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.), Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (2009-2013)
Sarah Thorn, Senior Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart
Andrea Wainer, Executive Vice President, Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics, Abbott
Alexandria Walden, Global Head of Human Rights, Google
Rep. Michael Waltz, U.S. House of Representatives (R-FL)
Sherrie Westin, President, Sesame Workshop
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