Business, the MDGs and Beyond
Over 120 leaders from business, government and civil society will convene in New York City on 25 September to discuss the powerful role that business can play in accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and developing a post-2015 agenda for development.
The day is being organized by a coalition of leading international business and development organisations including: the Business Call to Action, Business Fights Poverty, the Overseas Development Institute, the United Nations Development Programme and UNGlobal Compact. Event partners include Business Action for Africa, Harvard Kennedy School's CSR Initiative, Initiative for Global Development, the International Business Leaders Forum, ONE and Business Council for the United Nations.
The day is being organized by a coalition of leading international business and development organizations including: the Business Call to Action, Business Fights Poverty, theOverseas Development Institute, the United Nations Development Programme and UNGlobal Compact. Event partners include Business Action for Africa, Harvard KennedySchool's CSR Initiative, Initiative for Global Development, the International BusinessLeaders Forum, ONE and Business Council for the United Nations.
This event is by invitation only. For event videos, summary report, and other information please click here.
Speakers include:
Business leaders
John Fallon, Chief Executive, Pearson International
Miguel Pestana, Vice President, Global External Affairs, Unilever
Dieter May, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phone Services, Nokia
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff (COS), NovoNordisk
Abayomi Awobokun, CEO, Oando Marketing PLC
Eduardo Ferreira, CEO of Microinvest, ItaúUnibanco
Beatrice Perez, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Rick Hooper, CEO, Barefoot Power
Jim Ayala, Founder and CEO, Hybrid Social Solutions
Government and Civil Society
Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Deborah Dugan, CEO, RED
Shinichi Iida, Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Christopher Jurgens, Global Partnerships Division Director, USAID
Sigrid Kaag, Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
H.E. Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, Deputy Prime Minister, Kenya