President Danilo Medina is scheduled to speak in New York, as part of the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit, the largest nonpartisan convening that will take place 24-25 September at the Grand Hyatt New York, while the United Nations General Assembly is happening. The Presidency has not yet announced President Danilo Medina’s participation in the 73rd United Nations General Assembly that opens on 18 September in New York City.
Medina will join other speakers that include his colleagues, President Michel Temer of Brazil; President Ivan Duque Marquez of Colombia; President Jovenel Moise of Haiti; President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana; Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and former presidents Laura Chinchilla, of Costa Rica, and Jose Maria Aznar of Spain. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.
The Concordia Annual Summit seeks to provide an innovative global forum to debate pressing global issues. This year’s programming will cover diverse ground, from the rise of populism and the urgent need to engage the political middle to the outlook for global development. One area of focus this year will be the future of the workforce. With Internet platforms and online technology entering uncharted territory over recent years, and with today’s rapid transition towards artificial intelligence and automation, traditional employment models are continually being disrupted.
Other speakers at the event are: Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar-winning actor and board member of Represent US; Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the World Bank; Bernard-Henri Lévy, philosopher, filmmaker, and activist; Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber; Tom Coburn, former member of the United States Senate; Bradford L. Smith, president of Microsoft; Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States; Lorena Castillo de Varela, First Lady of the Republic of Panama; Liz Schrayer, president & CEO of U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.
Also, Thomas F. “Mack” McLarty, III, former White House chief of staff under the Clinton Administration; Thomas S. Kaplan, environmentalist, philanthropist, and investor; Andrew Liveris, former Chairman & CEO of Dow Chemical; David Batstone, co-founder of Just Business, Not For Sale, REBBL, Dignita & Z Shoes Organic; Michael Sneed, executive vice president of Global Corporate Affairs & chief communication officer at Johnson & Johnson; HRH Princess Lamia Al Saud, secretary general and member of the board of trustees at Alwaleed Philanthropies; Jan Saumweber, senior vice president of responsible sourcing at Walmart; Premal Shah, president & co-founder of Kiva; Jay Collins; vice chairman of corporate & investment banking at Citi.
And Concordia Leadership Council members Dr. Ian Bremmer, President & Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, Senator George J. Mitchell, Former Majority Leader of the United States Senate & U.S. Special Envoy For Middle East Peace, Ambassador John Negroponte, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State & U.S. Director of National Intelligence, are also confirmed to speak.
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Concordia Summit
11 September 2018
