Social Issues SPEAKERS
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Social Issues SPEAKERS
Mallory Brown |
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Social entrepreneur Mallory Brown represents a new generation of philanthropy. At age 24, she founded World Clothes Line, an online business that donates one article of clothing for every article sold. Mallory and her numerous success stories are a living testimony that we really can "do well by doing good." As a speaker she takes her philanthropic business philosophy to students, non-profits, and corporate audiences, inspiring them to find inventive… Read More |
Connie Duckworth |
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Business strategist Connie Duckworth transferred her skill set from Wall Street to war-torn Afghanistan. The retired Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs, & Co. set up Arzu Hope Studios, a rug-weaving co-op, to give Afghan women a fair price and global market for their products in order to lift their villages out of poverty. After decades of smashing glass ceilings in corporate America, Ms. Duckworth, the first woman sales… Read More |
Jane Fonda |
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Screen legend, political activist, and fitness guru, Jane Fonda has inspired people around the world promoting a greater understanding of our common humanity through her acting and philanthropy. The Academy award-winning actress is recognized for her relentless advocacy for women and girls. In addition to starring in over 40 films including Julia, The Morning After, and On Golden Pond, Fonda was one of the first women in Hollywood to start… Read More |
Christine Romans |
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Veteran reporter and CNN’s chief business correspondent, Christine Romans delivers the day’s top business news every morning nationwide. An award-winning reporter known for her decades of trustworthy analysis of Wall Street and economic affairs, she is a respected journalist who has also covered some of this century’s monumental stories like the first democratic elections in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the Southeast Asia tsunami. In addition to acting as the co-anchor… Read More |
Marc Kielburger |
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Leadership expert and youth guru, social entrepreneur Marc Kielburger is a New York Times bestselling author and co-founder (with his brother Craig) of Free The Children. This international charity and educational partnership aims to assist young people in achieving to their fullest potential. Across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, Free The Children provides programs for more than 4000 youth groups and hundreds of thousands of young people.… Read More |
Craig Kielburger |
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Social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and syndicated columnist Craig Kielburger likes to give back to the world in as many ways as he can. It’s a trend he’s followed since co-founding Free The Children in 1995, at the age of 12. Today, Free The Children is the world’s leading youth-driven charity and Craig remains a full-time volunteer. The organization has come a long way from its humble beginnings… Read More |
Lisa Ling |
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Throughout her career, Lisa Ling has reported from some of the most dangerous locations from the world in an attempt to bring attention, aid, and change to those who need it the most. A former television co-host on ABC’s The View as well as OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, she currently hosts the investigative documentary series This is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN. Ling’s desire to become a journalist… Read More |
Ian Goldin |
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A world expert in economics, finance and global affairs as well as innovation and social issues, Ian Goldin is currently Director of the Oxford Martin School at Oxford University, as well as being a Professorial Fellow at Oxford's Balliol College. Prior to his current position at Oxford, Goldin was a vice president at the World Bank. He was a member of the Bank's Executive Committee with responsibility for relationships with… Read More |
Anderson Cooper |
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Anderson Cooper is the anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, a nightly newscast that goes beyond the headlines—keeping politicians and policy makers honest with in-depth reporting and investigations. The show airs weeknights at 8:00pm ET on CNN. Since the start of his career in 1992, Cooper has covered nearly all-major news events around the world, often reporting from the scene. Most recently, he has extensively covered the conflicts in Syria… Read More |