This year's Social Good Summit will be a must-attend event during UN Week in New York City. UN Week kicks off Saturday, Sept. 22, when the Social Good Summit will begin a three-day event at the 92Y, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in technology and social good.
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From Saturday, Sept. 22 to Monday, Sept. 24, the conference will be full of onstage programming with premiere speakers, including Forest Whitaker, Mira Sorvino, Allyson Felix and Nick Kristof. Plus, attendees will enjoy tons of networking opportunities and a Sunday evening reception full of surprises.
We've just released the agenda for this three-day conference taking place at the 92Y in New York City from Sept. 22-24. We will be adding more amazing names and compelling sessions, so stay tuned. We are just days away from the summit, so get your tickets today!
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Saturday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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The State of Social Good
- Pete Cashmore, CEO & Founder, Mashable
- Sol Adler, Executive Director, 92Y
- Kathy Calvin, CEO, United Nations Foundation
- Hans Vestberg, CEO, Ericsson
- Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
How Google Earth Is Changing the World
- Rebecca Moore, Engineering Manager, Google Earth Outreach & Earth Engine Google, Inc.
How Digital Is Redefining Diplomacy
- Victoria Esser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, U. S. State Department
- Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States of America
- Chrystia Freeland, Digital Editor, Thomson Reuters
- Charles Ray, Former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Digital Tracking for Human Trafficking
- Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
- Alison Friedman, Senior Coordinator for Public Engagement, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State
- Slavery Footprint
Wrestling Malaria: Uniting Fans Online & Offline for Social Good
- Nothing But Nets
- World Wrestling Entertainment
From Tsunamis to Diseases: How Mobile Technology Is Saving Lives
- Josh Nesbit, CEO, Medic Mobile
- Anu Gupta, Director in Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson
- Robert Fabricant, Vice President of Creative, Frog Design
One-on-One With White House Chief Technology Officer
- Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, The White House
- Lance Ulanoff, Editor in Chief, Mashable
Project Diaspora: Africa's Technology Renaissance
- TMS “Teddy” Ruge, Co-Founder, Project Diaspora
- Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships, Office of the Secretary of State, Global Partnership Initiative
- Zoe Fox, Reporter, Mashable
How Millennials Will Save The World
- Adora Svitak, Author, Teacher, Speaker & Activist
8-Year-Old YouTube Sensation: Musical Performance & Inspiration
- JD Malkin, Youth Ambassador, Save the Children
Sunday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Global Sustainability in the 21st Century
- Dr. Gro Brundtland, Director General, World Health Organization
Drones, Digital & #OWS
- Tim Pool, Independent Journalist
- Ramy Raoof, Egyptian Blogger & Human Rights Defender
- Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Former Prime Minister of Poland
- Nicole Newnham, Documentary Film Maker & Writer, The Revolutionary Optimists
- Ndimyake Mwakalyelye, Broadcaster, Voice Of America
- Mike Mwanza, Nutrition Officer, National Food and Nutrition Commission
- Senator Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation & Better World Fund
- Alex Fitzpatrick, Reporter, Mashable
- Wendy Harmon, Director of Social Strategy, American Red Cross
- David Kobia, Director of Technology Development, Ushahidi
- Samantha Murphy, Reporter, Mashable
- Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA
- Forest Whitaker, Artist & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University & Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
- Hans Vestberg, President & CEO, Ericsson
- Apple Juice Kid & Pierce Freelon
- Dr Raj Shah, Administrator, USAID
- Mira Sorvino, Academy Award Winning Actress & UN Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking
- Laurie Bolthouse, Producer, Trade of Innocents
- Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist
- Charlie Denson, President, NIKE Brand
- Nick Kristof, Columnist & Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner, The New York Times
- Asi Burak, Co-President, Games for Change
- Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO, Meetup
- Catherine Sharick, Managing Editor, TIME
- Elizabeth Gore, Vice President of Global Partnerships, United Nations Foundation
- United Nations World Food Programme
- Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
- America Ferrera, Actor & Producer
- Alexis Bledel, Actor
- Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Leads Social Innovation, Twitter
- Molly Kinder, Director for Agriculture & Europe Policy, ONE
- Deepak Chopra, New York Times Bestselling Author & Founder, The Chopra Foundation
Digital Activism: On the Frontlines of the Arab Spring
Preventing Genocide in the Digital Age
Using Mapping Technology to End Polio
Climate & Energy: The Next Digital Frontier
Digital Disaster Relief
The Next Generation of Social Good
Embracing Technology to Foster Peace
Special Musical Performance
Developing Technology for the Developing World
Mira Sorvino’s Fight Against Human Trafficking
Monday, Sept. 24, 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Global Conversation: Bringing Voices From Around the World to New York
Getting Active Through Digital
Social Gaming for Good
Going Viral With Philanthropy
Can Journalism Do It All? - The Intersection of Print, Digital & Social Good
Take A Byte - Nutrition & Technology
Women, Social Media and an End to Poverty
Spirituality in the Digital Age
Brought to you by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the U.N. Development Programme and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the 2012 Social Good Summit promises to once again showcase the unparalleled effects of citizens united through social media and technology to change the world.
Purchase Your Tickets to Social Good Summit
The Social Good Summit is where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions. Held during UN Week, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, through Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. each day Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY Tickets: $130 for a three-day pass.
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