17 Days of Sustainability
September 17th - October 9th, 2020
During Ideagen's “17 Days of Sustainability”, highlighting one goal per day, Ideagen will showcase how the world’s leading organizations are addressing these goals. Achieving the Global Goals is only possible through the education, awareness, and collaboration of individuals and organizations who strive for a better society and planet. A key highlight during the 17 Days of Sustainability will include a spotlight on Global Goal 5, Gender Equality, during Ideagen's Annual Empowering Women & Girls Summit on October 8, and Goal 17, Partnerships for the Goals, during our Annual Ideagen Global Partnerships Summit on October 9.
Ideagen's 17 Days of Sustainability, 17 Global Goals including over 100 Speakers, Leaders, and Luminaries, from across sectors sharing insights, perspectives and partnerships to achieve the Global Goals by 2030.
September 17th - SDG #1: No Poverty
Speakers: Day 1
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S. AI, and Sustainability Strategy
- Nancy Youssef: Chief Business Development Officer, Soles 4 Souls
- Connie Hu: Head of Operations and Logistics, ThirdLove
- Atul Tandon: CEO of Opportunity International
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Commencement of the 17 Days of sustainability
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Nancy Youssef & Connie Hu
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Atul Tandon
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Gretchen O'Hara | Interviews the selected youth groups from Ideagen's Global Leaders Academy on their solution to No Poverty
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Daily Recap
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September 18th - SDG #2: Zero Hunger
Speakers: Day 2
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S. AI, and Sustainability Strategy
- Cristina Shapiro: President, Impact Fund for Children at UNICEF USA
- Kari Armbruster: Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Project Manager at Kroger
- Andrew Rzepa: Partner at Gallup’s London Office
- Luq Niazi: IBM Global Managing Director, Consumer Industries
- Stefan Fürnsinn: Senior Vice President, Crop & Digital Solutions at Yara International
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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Cristina Shapiro
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Kari Armbruster
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Andrew Rzepa
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Luq Niazi & Stefan Furnsinn
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September 21st - SDG #3: Good Health & Well-Being
Speakers: Day 3
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S. AI, and Sustainability Strategy
- Dr. Michael J. Manyak: Global Medical Affairs Executive Director for GlaxoSmithKline
- Jane Adams: Vice President, Federal Government Affairs and Canada for J&J
- Tim Paydos: Vice President & General Manager, IBM Government
- Dr. Rhonda Medows: President, population health management and CEO, Ayin Health Solutions
- David L. Casey: Vice President of Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer for CVS Health
- Cristina Shapiro: President, Impact Fund for Children at UNICEF USA.
- Dr. Kyu Rhee: Vice President and Chief Health Officer, IBM Corporation
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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Dr. Mike Manyak
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Jane Adams
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Tim Paydos
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Dr. Rhonda Medows
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David Casey
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Cristina Shapiro
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Kyu Rhee
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September 22nd - SDG #4: Quality Education
Speakers: Day 4
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S AI and Sustainability Strategy
- Dr. Peggy Pelonis: ACS Athens President
- Annie Constantinides: Athletic Director at ACS Athens
- Julie Wolman: President of Widener University PA
- David Gleason: Clinical Psychologist and author
- Ann Marie Martinou: student at ACS
- Kam Chohan: COO of The Educational Collaborative for International Schools
- Ornella Muca: Student at Berkeley
- Jane Oates: President of WorkingNation
- Eric Bing: CEO, College of Health Care Professions
- Jeanne Contardo: VP and Managing Director, Capital CoLAB
- Scott Pulsipher: President Western Governors University
- Lynn Pasquerella: President Association of
- American Colleges and Universities
- Pascale Charlot: President of the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade Community College
- Aleschia Velasquez: Director of Barnard Pre-College Programs
- Casey Near: Executive Director of Counseling at College Wise
- Mahveen Azam: Manager Programs and Partnerships at the American University’s School of International Service
- Atul Tandon: CEO of Opportunity International
- Kim Smith: IBM Global Vice President
- Neal Vedullapalli: Lead Organizer of Creative Children for Charity
- Harvin Park: Organizer for Creative Children for Charity Mireya: Founder of Kids for America
- Dr. Valerie J. Calderon: Senior Consultant at Gallup
- Diana Birkett Rakow: Vice President, External Relations Alaska Airlines
- Charu Jain: Vice President Merchandising & Innovation, Alaska Airlines
- Candice M. Smith: Director, Engineering Strategy & Operations, The Boeing Company
- Sheri Hashemi: Integrated Product Team Lead at Boeing
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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Panel Lead by Dr. Peggy Pelonis
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Panel lead by Jane Oates
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Aleschia Velasquez, Casey Near, & Mahveen Azam
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Atul Tandon
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Panel lead by Kim Smith
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Dr. Valerie Calderon
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Panel Lead by Jane Oats
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Youth Panel lead by Gretchen O'Hara
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Charu Jain & Diana Birket Rakow
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Candice and Sheri
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September 23rd - SDG #6: Clean Water & Sanitation
Speakers: Day 5
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S AI and Sustainability Strategy
- Mary Millben: Award-Winning Actress & Singer
- Ideagen Leadership Team
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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Gretchen O'Hara Youth Global Leaders Academy Interview
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Inside look into Ideagen's Global Leaders Academy with its class on Clean Water and Sanitation lead by Mary Millben
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Ideagen's Global Insights into Global Goal 6 and potential solutions
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September 24th - SDG #7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Speakers: Day 6
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S AI and Sustainability Strategy
- Brad Gammons: Global Managing Director, IBM Energy, Environment and Utilities
- Jigar Shah: President & Co-Founder of Generate Capital
- Neil Gerber: Director of New Energy & Blockchain in IBM’s Energy, Environment & Utilities Industry
- Katherine Neebe: VP of national engagement and strategy and chief sustainability officer for Duke Energy
- Heather Lux: Strategic Director at Microsoft
- Dr. Sonia Van Ballaert: Global Client Director at IBM Global Markets
- Jeff Welser: VP of Exploratory Science and University Partnerships, IBM Research
Schedule
Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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Dr. Sonia Van Ballaert
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Brad Gammons, Jigar Shah, & Neil Gerber
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Jeff Welser
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Katherine Neebe & Heather Lux
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September 25th - SDG #8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
Speakers: Day 7
- Gretchen O'Hara: Microsoft VP U.S AI and Sustainability Strategy
- John P. Calamos, Sr: Founder, Chairman, and Global Chief Investment Officer Calamos Investments
- Paula Tavares: Senior Legal and Gender Specialist, World Bank Group
- Jane Oates: President of WorkingNation
- Matthew Sigelman: CEO of Burning Glass Technologies
- Robert Reiss: Founder and CEO, The CEO Forum Group
- M.R. Rangaswami: Founder at Indiaspora Forum, Co-Founder Sand Hill Group, Founder at Corporate Eco Forum
- Charlotte Keenan: Head of the Office Corporate Engagement International and Global Head of 10,000 Women at Goldman Sachs
- Seanice Lojede: C.E.O Blu Flamingo Digital Africa
Schedule
10:00 AM: Gretchen O'Hara | Opening Remarks
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10:15 AM: John Calamos
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11:00 AM: Paula Tavares
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12:00PM: Jane Oates & Matthew Sigelman
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1:00 PM: Robert Reiss
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1:30 PM: Charlotte Keenan & Seanice Lojede
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2:30 PM: M.R. Rangaswami
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*The day will finish with a recap and preview of upcoming days*
Empowering Women and Girls: October 8th, 2020
The Empowering Women and Girls Summit on October 8th will correspond to goal number 5, "Gender Equality" Our mission at this summit is to bringing together and empower women leaders around the globe.
Global Partnerships Summit: October 9th, 2020
The Global Partnerships Summits on October 9th will conclude the 17 days of sustainability and will correspond to goal number 17, "Partnerships for the Goals" Our mission at this summit is to highlight and emphasize the importance of global partnerships in achieving the SDG's by 2030.
Past Summit: EU Global Goals Digital Summit
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July 22nd, 23rd, & 24th
Our mission at this Summit was to focus on the progress of the European Union to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As we are on the runway to 2030 it is essential, now more than ever, to ensure a sustainable future!
Speakers Include:
- Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis: EU Ambassador to the US
- Gretchen O’Hara: Microsoft VP US AI & Sustainability Strategy & Partnership
- Simon Bland: Chief Executive Officer Global Institute for Disease Elimination, Abu Dhabi
- Minister Harry Theoharis: Minister of Tourism Hellenic Republic
- John P. Calamos, Sr: Founder, Chairman and Global CIO Calamos Investments
- Luq Niazi: IBM Global Managing Director, Consumer Industries
- Dr. Peggy Pelonis: ACS Athens President
- Gerton van den Akker: EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva
- Vangelis Morfis: Marketing & Operations Director for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta
- Chaitra Vedullapalli: President & Co-Founder, WIC; Co-Founder & CMO, Meylah
- Maria Gabriella Anagnostopoulos: Project Manager & Financial Analyst, Envolve Entrepreneurship, Greece
- Effie Tsiotsiou: Executive Director & Director of Education, Onassis Foundation
- Jimmy Athanasopoulos: Libra Social Programs and Chair of Envolve Entrepreneurship
- Kiran Bir Sethi: founder The Riverside School and Design For Change
- Kam Chohan: COO at ECIS
- Mark Wolper: President and Executive producer - The Wolper Organization
- Lydia Pinirou: Student Royal Holloway Uni UK
- Hanne Dalmut: Sr. Director, Partnership Development at Concordia
- Melina Taprantzi: Founder of Wise Greece
- Michalis Stangos: Co-Founder ID-GC
- Vassilis Michailidis: Chief of Staff at The HOME Project
- Yanna Darili: Media Executive
- Elina Pipa: Athens (ACS) Student
- Nick Larigakis: President, American Hellenic Institute
- Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis: Former Greece Minister of National Defense
- Ioannis Vrailas: Greek Ambassador to the European Union - Brussels
- Chef Maria Loi: Founder and Corporate Executive Chef of Loi Brand
- Archika Dogra: Founder and Executive Director of Innoverge
- Christina Venos: ACS Athens Faculty
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Past Summits
Annual Ideagen Global Innovation 2030 Digital Summit
This Summit reached over 18 million people worldwide!
June 4th & 5th
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Our mission at this summit was to focus on global innovation with topics including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence for Good, Cloud for Good, Disruption of Aging, and more as well as maintaining a drive to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Speakers include:
- Richard Haass: President, Council on Foreign Relations
- Gretchen O’Hara: Microsoft VP US AI & Sustainability Strategy & Partnership
- BJ Moore: Executive Vice President and CIO at Providence St. Joseph Health
- Mary Millben: Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Actress
- Atul Tandon: CEO of Opportunity International
- Scott Frisch: EVP & COO, AARP
- Sharon Price John: President & CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Jean Accius: Senior VP for AARP Global Thought Leadership
- Peter Fatelnig: Minister-Counsellor of Digital Economy Policy of the EU to the US
- Chantal Line Carpentier: Chief of New York Office UNCTAD
- M.R. Rangaswami: Founder at Indiaspora Forum, co-founded Sand Hill Group, a founder at Corporate Eco Forum
- Mark Fitzgerald: Principal in KPMG's International Development Services
- Steven James Tingus: National Disability Policy and Diversity & Inclusion Expert / Actor & Executive Producer
- Mike Hayes: Global Renewables Leader, KPMG
- Sidhant Gupta: Strategy Advisor at Microsoft, Ideagen Board Member
- Anita Whitehead: Principal, Development and Exempt Organizations at KPMG
- Estaban Olivares: Director of Educational Development & University Partnerships
- Kevin Donnellan: Ideagen Advisory Board Chairman and Chief of Staff AARP
- Karolyn Hart: Founder & CEO of Inspire Hub
- Renee McAlpin: Manager of the EduQuality Programme, Opportunity EduFinance
- Stacy Haller: CEO at Brightfocus Foundation
- Cecilia Arradaza: Executive Director, Strategy at wondrous
- Phyllis Barkman Ferrell: Global Lead, External Engagement, Alzheimer’s and Neurodegeneration at Eli Lily and Company
- Scott Kaiser: MD Family Physician and Geriatrician, Chief Innovation Officer at Motion Picture and Television Fund
- Dr. Clark Lagarias: Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology at University of California Davis
- George Sifakis: Founder & CEO Ideagen
- Todd Lohr: Principal, U.S. Practice Leader for Digital Consulting at KPMG
- Mohammed Younis: Senior Software Engineer at Blueprint Technologies
- Sarah Muckler-Visser: Global Director, Microsoft Partner Network Go-To-Market
- Chaitra Vedullapalli: Business Leader, Cloud Thought Leader, Smart Cities, Women In Cloud, TEDx & UN Speaker Board Member, Entrepreneur
- James Keach: Award-Winning Actor, Director, Writer, and Producer
- Charlotte Keenan: Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
- Seanice Lojede: Group CEO at Blu Flamingo Digital Africa
- Cristina Shapiro: President of the Impact Fund for Children and the Bridge Fund at UNICEF USA
- Sreeram Visvanathan: IBM's Global Managing Director for Government, Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Vasiliki Argeroplos: Social Entrepreneur
- Jackie O’Hara: Pre-medical student at UC Berkeley
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