2016 Summit Topics & Speakers Featured Announcements

The 2016 Global Action Summit continues high-level discussion and action to create scalable, sustainable solutions for abundant food, health, and prosperity (SDG1-3). We connect businesses, universities, investors, and NGOs to end poverty, end hunger, and promote the wellbeing of all people and the environment.

Featured topics at this year's Summit, again moderated by Fareed Zakaria (CNN), include:

A New "Golden Mean"
Converging Trends in Financial Markets, Corporate Strategy, and International Trade to Integrate Investment, Social, and Environmental Impact 

Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN

Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President & Head of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Amie Patel, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

David Wilton, Managing Director on the AIP Private Markets, Morgan Stanley

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Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Election and Its Global Implications by Fareed Zakaria (CNN)

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Life in a Post-Employment Society

M. Douglas Meeks, Cal Turner Chancellor Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies Emeritus, Director, The Turner Center for Church Leadership

Jim Pugh, CEO, Share Progress

Scott Santens, CEO, Patreon

Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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Urban Resilience and Innovation for Tomorrow's Megacities

Mary Kane, President & CEO, Sister Cities International