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Global Action Summit

The preeminent Summit for global thought leaders and decision makers for abundant food, health and prosperity.

During the launch of Global Action Platform's new large-scale, sustainable projects that apply knowledge, investment, and networks created to date, the Summit is being re-designed and positioned as a platform to identify opportunities, report project results, and accelerate collective impact action.

2017 Summit Program Overview

Summit Registration

Full 2017 Agenda

Prefunction Area

9:00am - 12:00pm

Registration Open

Board of Trust Room

9:30am

Summit Fellows Orientation

Commodore Ballroom C

10:30am

Speakers Forum
Required for all Summit Speakers

Commodore Ballroom

12:00pm

Lunch

Commodore Ballroom

12:30pm

Chairman’s Welcome

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Scott T. Massey

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Commodore Ballroom

12:45pm

Special Presentation

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Donato Tramuto

Commodore Ballroom

12:55pm

Opening Keynote
The New Golden Mean: Converging Trends in Impact Investment, Financial Markets, and Corporate Strategy

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Fareed Zakaria

Myron Brilliant

Amie Patel

Tomicah Tillemann (via video)

David Wilton

SESSION 1 | 2:00pm

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

SDG #2
Economic Transformation Through Food Security

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

HEALTH
Ballroom C

SDG #3
Health and Wealth: A Path to 2030

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Trevor Davies

Charles Dalton

Remy Szykier

Jami Taylor

PROSPERITY
Lower Level 1-2

Identifying Pathways for Inclusive Growth through SDG #1

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Martin Chrisney

Leslee Alexander

Tim Docking

Louise Kantrow

Lona Stoll

Commodore Ballroom

3:30pm

Afternoon Plenary
Life in a Post-Employment Society

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Bob Castro

M. Douglas Meeks

Jim Pugh

Scott Santens

Michael Tanner

5:00pm

Dining Downtown Nashville

LOCAL RESTAURANTS

Local Restaurant Selections

Scott T. Massey

Prefunction Area

7:00am

Registration Opens

Light Breakfast

Commodore Ballroom

8:00am

Morning Plenary
Comprehensive Rural Innovation: Connecting Agricultural and Rural Development to Globalization and Prosperity

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Jonathan Gershon

Agnes Jamora

Josyline Javelosa

Caryl Stern

Special Presentation: Dana J. Hyde

SESSION 2 | 9:30am

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Food Safety
Threats, Traceability and Forensics

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: David Mills

Pingfan Rao

Moshe Rosenberg

Alida (Linda) Stolker

HEALTH
Ballroom C

The Cancer Moon Shot Initiative
Scope and Prospects

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Joxel Garcia

Carlos Arteaga

Klaus O. Schafer

PROSPERITY
Lower Level 1-2

Riding the Tiger

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Amit Kapoor

Wilfried Aulbur

Anurag Batra

Hari Sharana

SESSION 3 | 10:50am

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Food Security
No More Food to Waste

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Wiebe Draijer

Charles Gause

Kelly Johnston

Cheryl Mitchell

Toine Timmermans

HEALTH
Ballroom C

The Precision Medicine Initiative

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Kenneth Holroyd

Joshua C. Denny

Dan M. Roden

TOMICAH TILLEMANN

PROSPERITY
Lower Level 1-2

New Models for Scaling Social Enterprise and Sustainable Development

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: David Wilcox

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova

Amber Nystrom

Stuart Williams

Commodore Ballroom

12:00pm

Lunch & Keynote
The Sustainable Development Goals First Year Report
An Interview with Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN and Ban Ki-Moon, Former UN Secretary General

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Fareed Zakaria

Ban Ki-moon

SESSION 4 | 1:30pm

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Oxfam Reports
Poverty, Hunger, and Income

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Wanneh Dixon

Ellen Gustafson

Fabio Lavelanet

Lori Rowley

HEALTH
Ballroom C

Why Health is No One’s Business
Economic Incentive Barriers to Improving Health

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Atul Grover

Al Ganier

Robert Dittus

Sundeep Dugar

Lee Fleisher

PROSPERITY
Lower Level 1-2

Emerging Economic Leadership in Mega-Regions
Young American Leaders Showcase

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Frances Holuba

Lonnell Matthews

Mendy Mazzo

Tim Ozenger

Renata Soto

SESSION 5 | 3:30pm

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Global Food
Interoperability for the Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Brad Holtz

Richard Cates

Glenda Humiston

Matthew Lange

James Canton

HEALTH
Ballroom C

Global Health
Forging Medical Data Interoperability

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Edward Cantwell

Neal Patel

Hayley Hovious

Brian Moyer

Caroline Young

PROSPERITY
Lower Level 1-2

Humanistic Capital
A Convergence of Humanitarian Aid and Development

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Iftikhar Mostafa

Andreas Kern

David Wilcox

Amber Nystrom

Commodore Ballroom

4:30pm

Afternoon Plenary
Urban Resilience and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Global Megacities

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Moderator: Mary Kane

Megan Barry

Lytle Troutt

Maxwell Young

Marty Walsh

Prefunction Area

5:30pm

Cocktail Reception

Commodore Ballroom

6:30pm

Banquet Dinner

Commodore Ballroom

7:30pm

Presentation of 2016 Global Shared Value Award

Commodore Ballroom

2016 Challenge Impac Investment Announcement

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Landon Gibbs

Commodore Ballroom

Closing Keynote
Reflections on the 2016 US Presidential Election:
What Just Happened?

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS INFO

Fareed Zakaria

FEATURED KEYNOTES

The World in 2017 - A Review of Global Trends and Conditions
Fareed Zakaria, CNN

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

In Conversation with Fareed Zakaria: The Future of Innovation in Global Cities
Fareed Zakaria, CNN and Bruce Katz, Centennial Scholar, Brookings Institution

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Creating a Global Knowledge Base to Create Abundant Food, Health, and Prosperity
A 5 year Global Action Platform Review by North Highlands, consolidating ideas from 400 of the world’s leading experts and business leaders on food, health, and economic development

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

ROUND TABLE TOPICS

Building an Indigenous Economy with Global Markets Advanced Technologies for Smart Food Chains

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Innovation for Food Systems in Developing Regions

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Leapfrog Innovations for Health in Developing Regions

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Abundance through Near-Zero Production Costs for Advanced Materials,
3D Manufacturing, and the Closed Loop Cycle Economy

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

The Body-Device Interface

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Distributing Prosperity: Post Financial Market Platforms for Investment and Transaction

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Superfoods, Personalization, and Agri-Food Innovation Capital

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Health Gamification, Personalization, and Localization

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT

Turning Food Waste Into Nutrition
Matt Clifford, COO, Barnana

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Reversing Desertification and Climate Change

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Health Transformation Through Shared Value Business Strategy
Katherine Pickus, Abbott

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Abundant Energy and Water with Zero Carbon Emissions
Kevin Harmon, CEO, Brisa International

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

AI Computer-Brain Connections for Health
Chris Purifoy, Chief Technical Office, Global Action Platform

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Integrated Innovation and Resilience
Ross Martiensen, Director, Australian Education City

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Localizing Food Sources Near Cities
Larry Schaefer, President, Schaefer Global Management LLC

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

A Shared Value Innovation Initiative for Nutrition in India
Katherine Pickus, Abbott

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

Blockchain Solution and Belt and Road Development Conundrum
Adrian Gheorghe, Senior Scientist, European Institute for Risk and Communication Management (EURISC), Professor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

Nicole Goldin

Hilary Haddigan

Federica Saliola

Jerry Skees

7:00am

Prefunction Area

Registration Opens

Light Breakfast

8:00am

Commodore Ballroom

Morning Plenary
Comprehensive Rural Innovation: Connecting Agricultural and Rural Development to Globalization and Prosperity

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Jonathan Gershon

Agnes Jamora

Bryan K. Thomas

Caryl Stern

Special Presentation: Dana J. Hyde

SESSION 2 | 9:30am

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Food Safety
Threats, Traceability and Forensics

SPEAKERS

Moderator: David Mills

Pingfan Rao

Moshe Rosenberg

Alida (Linda) Stolker

HEALTH
Lower Level 1-2

The Cancer Moon Shot Initiative
Scope and Prospects

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Joxel Garcia

Carlos Arteaga

Klaus O. Schafer

Remy Szykier

PROSPERITY
Ballroom C

Riding the Tiger

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Amit Kapoor

Wilfried Aulbur

Anurag Batra

Sundeep Dugar

Adarsh Kataruka

SESSION 3 | 10:50am

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Food Security
No More Food to Waste

SPEAKERS

Raja Ramachandran

Charles Gause

Kelly Johnston

Cheryl Mitchell

Toine Timmermans

HEALTH
Lower Level 1-2

The Precision Medicine Initiative

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Kenneth Holroyd

Joshua C. Denny

Dan M. Roden

PROSPERITY
Ballroom C

New Models for Scaling Social Enterprise and Sustainable Development

SPEAKERS

Moderator: David Wilcox

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova

Amber Nystrom

Stuart Williams

12:00pm

Commodore Ballroom

Lunch & Keynote
The Sustainable Development Goals First Year Report
An Interview with Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN and Michael O’Neill, Assistant Secretary-General, UN, Director of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP

SPEAKERS

Fareed Zakaria

Michael O’Neill

SESSION 4 | 1:30pm

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Oxfam Reports
Poverty, Hunger, and Income

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Wanneh Dixon

Ellen Gustafson

Fabio Lavelanet

Lori Rowley

HEALTH
Lower Level 1-2

Why Health is No One’s Business
Economic Incentive Barriers to Improving Health

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Atul Grover

Al Ganier

Robert Dittus

Jim Jirjis

Lee Fleisher

PROSPERITY
Ballroom C

Emerging Economic Leadership in Mega-Regions
Young American Leaders Showcase

SPEAKERS

Linda Peek-Schacht

Saul Garlick

Lonnell Matthews

Mendy Mazzo

Tim Ozenger

Renata Soto

SESSION 5 | 3:30pm

FOOD
Board of Trust Room

Global Food
Interoperability for the Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Brad Holtz

Richard Cates

Glenda Humiston

Matthew Lange

James Canton

HEALTH
Lower Level 1-2

Global Health
Forging Medical Data Interoperability

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Edward Cantwell

Neal Patel

Hayley Hovious

Brian Moyer

Caroline Young

PROSPERITY
Ballroom C

Humanistic Capital
A Convergence of Humanitarian Aid and Development

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Iftikhar Mostafa

Andreas Kern

David Wilcox

Amber Nystrom

4:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

Afternoon Plenary
Urban Resilience and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Global Megacities

SPEAKERS

Moderator: Mary Kane

Megan Barry

Lytle Troutt

Maxwell Young

Marty Walsh

5:30pm

Prefunction Area

Cocktail Reception

6:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

2016 Global Abundance Dinner
Honoring Colleen Conway Welch, Dean Emerita, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 2016 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Inductee

7:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

Presentation of 2016 Global Shared Value Award

7:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

2016 Challenge Impac Investment Announcement

SPEAKERS

Landon Gibbs

7:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

Closing Keynote
Reflections on the 2016 US Presidential Election:
What Just Happened?

SPEAKERS

Fareed Zakaria

7:30pm

Commodore Ballroom

Special Tribute Performance by Vince Gill
Honoring Kitty Moon Emery

Global Action Summit

The Global Action Summit convenes a highly select group of experts, investors, decision-makers and distinguished leaders to mobilize action for abundant food, health, and prosperity.

Based on founding research and development, the upcoming Summit will showcase scalable, sustainable solutions, large scale projects, and case studies of living laboratories for urban and rural development.

Advances in cryptocurrencies, AI, robotics, energy, ESG metrics, impact investment, and shared value will be explored and advanced through the Summit's ongoing programs and Global Action Platform's growing initiatives.

Hosted By
Fareed Zakaria, CNN Host, Washington Post Columnist
Dr. Scott Massey, Chairman, Global Action Platform

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Scott T. Massey

global action platform | CHAIRMAN

Donato Tramuto

Healthways | CEO

Moderator: Fareed Zakaria

Host, CNN

Myron Brilliant

US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | EVP & Head of International Affairs

Amie Patel

Goldman Sachs Asset Management | VICE PRESIDENT

Tomicah Tillemann (via video)

Bretton Woods II Program | DIRECTOR

David Wilton

MORGAN STANLEY | Managing Director AIP Private Markets

Moderator: Mark Fitzgerald

UN, KPMG | Global Lead Partner

Nicole Goldin

Center for Strategic & International Studies | Senior Fellow

Hilary Haddigan

Heifer International | CHIEF OF MISSION EFFECTIVENESS

Federica Saliola

The World Bank Group | GLOBAL INDICATORS GROUP, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Jerry Skees

University of Kentucky | EMERITI FACULTY

Moderator: Trevor Davies

International Development Assistance Services Institute, KPMG | GLOBAL HEAD

Charles Dalton

International Finance Corporation | SENIOR HEALTH SPECIALIST

Remy Szykier

Aegis Health Security | MANAGING PARTNER

Jami Taylor

Global Public Health Systems Policy, J&J | DIRECTOR

Moderator: Martin Chrisney

International Development Assistance Services Institute, KPMG | DIRECTOR

Leslee Alexander

Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development | INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

Tim Docking

IBM | VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Louise Kantrow

USCIB | ICC PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

Lona Stoll

Millennium Challenge Corporation | DEPUTY VICE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF COMPACT OPERATIONS

Moderator: Bob Castro

Bob Castro Strategies | FOUNDER

M. Douglas Meeks

Vanderbilt University Divinity School | CAL TURNER CHANCELLOR PROFESSOR

Jim Pugh

Universal Income Project | CO-FOUNDER

Scott Santens

PATREON | CEO

Michael Tanner

Cato Institute | SENIOR FELLOW

Scott T. Massey

Chairman, global action platform

Moderator: Jonathan Gershon

GPSS | MANAGING PARTNER

Agnes Jamora

Greencredible | CEO

Josyline Javelosa

Embassy of The Philippines | AGRICULTURAL & TRADE ATTACHÉ

Caryl Stern

UNICEF | CEO

Special Presentation: Dana J. Hyde

Millennium Challenge Corporation | CEO

Moderator: David Mills

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FUTURE EARTH | DIRECTOR, FOOD PROJECT

Sustainable Food Chains | PROGRAM MANAGER, Wageningen UR
FUSIONS | Project Coordinator